Photos and words about what we've been up to
In Toronto our neighbours, Greg and Adrienne, also happen to be old friends of ours. Greg and I attended high school together, and so we were all delighted to find out we were living in the same building, on the same floor. To keep the coincidences coming, a week after we booked our trip to…
Continue reading ➞ Adventure with our Toronto neighbours in Mexico City!
The old streets of Cordoba are small, but they felt extra packed while we were visiting. Why? Because we visited during the Cordoba Patio Festival! Here's some background on the festival from Andalucia.com: The Patio contests is sponsored by the Córdoba City Hall and began in 1918. But to really understand why a contest of…
Continue reading ➞ Days 6 and 7 in Spain – Exploring the Festival of Patios in Cordoba!
After our day at the museum, we squeezed in a bit of shopping to help top up Kevin's wardrobe. Then we headed off to meet up with Zoya. We met up at her apartment where we enjoyed wine in the sunshine of her back patio. It had finally stopped raining! On the way to dinner,…
Continue reading ➞ Day 5 in Madrid – Friday Night! Party time!
In the time that I've been travelling, the glorious technology of iMessage & Group Chats has been a complete lifesaver, helping me keep in constant touch with some of my best friends in Canada. I have a group chat with 2 of my friends, Julie and Komal, that is essentially a haven of love, positivity,…
One of the loveliest benefits of spending time in Portugal was the proximity to some of my fellow Canadian friends. One such friend, Anne, was working in London for the first half of 2015. Before she headed back to Canada, she took a quick jaunt to Alte, where we spent a few days enjoying the…
Continue reading ➞ #tbt – My friend Anne came to visit us in Portugal!
If you're reading closely, 2 things are clear: Kevin and I are back in Canada Most of the posts about our travels are describing things have taken place a few months ago At the end of July, Kevin and I booked one-way tickets back to Canada. We'd been in Portugal since early 2015, and had…
Continue reading ➞ Back in Grimsby :: An update on what’s happening with this here blog
Ok, so the last few posts have detailed some fairly magical sights. But to be honest, there's more to come here. This trip was pretty surreal, and we saw many memorable places. The driving on the trip may also have been a bit much, but in this case it turned out to be worth it.…
When I say that Kevin researched and planned our road trip with Tyler, I don't mean that lightly. As soon as Tyler booked his tickets to visit, the research began. And not just some simple google searches of 'best sights in Portugal'. If Kevin has ever helped you with anything, you know that his research-style…
While we were visiting the Convent of Christ in Tomar, the map of the site said that there was an aqueduct attached. Tyler was pretty excited about this, never having seen a real aqueduct. Kevin and I had seen some in Lisbon, but agreed that it was pretty cool. While Tyler and I searched for…
Continue reading ➞ Roadtrip Day 2: An Aqueduct “just around the corner”
The main thing that we orient our trips around is eating. Good food is a big deal to us, and so we're often looking to try new restaurants, in hopes that they impress. In Lisbon in particular, where we hadn't spent much time, we were looking to try new places, in search of some future favourites.…
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