From the rainforest to the beach in PR

Our first full day in Puerto Rico started with a visit to El Yunque National Forest. As the US National Forest Service puts it,  “Located in Puerto Rico's Northeast Region, El Yunque National Forest is the only tropical rainforest in the [US] national forest system. At nearly 29,000 acres, it is one of the smallest... Continue Reading →

A missing hotel in Puerto Rico

Note: If you're among the few who subscribe to this blog and forgot. Hi. 👋 We've done some travel post-pandemic, but I haven't been good about writing since before. Trying to get back at it, maybe even catch up on some missed trips eventually. We had chosen India for our next trip. It’s a large... Continue Reading →

Floating around Pucon

White water rafting has always intrigued me. We had a taste while canoeing on the Belize River back in 2009. At the time, I certainly didn’t think the next time I went down a rapid (even a lowly class II) it would just be me and a three year old in the boat. When we... Continue Reading →

Ella Takes Istanbul

Have you ever wondered what it's like to travel with a celebrity? One thing we didn't anticipate about travelling with Ella is her celebrity status. Who knew that at 4 months old she would be so popular with the Turks. It started as soon as we boarded our Turkish Airlines flight to Isatanbul. Though Ella... Continue Reading →

Three ways bringing an infant has changed our approach to travel

Wow, it's been awhile since I've written anything here so, dear non-existent reader, let's get you caught up. When we last spoke we were in Malta. Here's the Coles notes version of how that ended: We had a great time. It wasn't our favourite country, but we're glad we went. The highlight was definitely our... Continue Reading →

Three things we learned on the way to Malta

Getting to Malta is actually relatively easy. There's an international airport with flights coming in regularly from London, Holland, France and, in our case, Rome, among others. As I write this, I'm sitting by the pool at our farmhouse in Gozo, but a few hours ago we thought we would be spending a little more... Continue Reading →

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