London was freezing but the view from the other side of the Thames warmed us up. We were walking towards the Tate Modern Museum and saw the city lights. It was just 5PM. This is a city that looks amazing in the dark. Mostly because the days are very grey.
On highway 307 from Playa del Carmen to Tulum (Mexico) you’ll find a number of Cenotes right before you reach Akumal. A Cenote is a natural limestone structure which contains ground water (and lots of flora and fauna). The ride from Playa del Carmen to Cenote Cristalino is 20 Pesos … more »
We made a day trip to Santiago de Compostela. Zara did a year of Erasmus exchange here during college. It’s mostly a university town and buzzing with young people. It also has an enormous cathedral which is a place of pilgrimage for many Christians and just travelers from around the … more »
The Aztecs drank a drink very similar to Tequila called octli/pulque. Tequila has been mass produced in Mexico since the year 1600.
Sand castles on opposite sides of the Atlantic appear to be quite different. Here we have a Mayan beauty pitted against a Spanish castle. So which one of the two is your favorite?
They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. This is where we will write a 1000 words – every day. Here’s a photo we took in a market in Madrid, to start you up for now!
If you’re doing a road trip in Spain, there’s definitely a lot of things that you can do to save a bit of money. We started our trip in Barcelona and our itinerary looked as follows: Barcelona Valencia Granada Malaga Cordova Sevilla Madrid So lets start with what we learned … more »
I just entered Mexico today from Cancun. Flew in from Madrid, Spain. The Mexico Embassy website in New Delhi states that no visa is required for anyone who holds a valid US visa. This is true for all classes of US visas. I have a tourist visa to the US … more »
This is something that people often forget to do or aren’t aware of. But you can save a TON of money by doing this! If you are not an EU citizen, you can reclaim most of the VAT/IVA on your purchases (electronics, shoes, etc.) when you leave the … more »
It’s not easy for me to write about my country from a touristic point of view. As I have lived in Portugal for most of my life, I am obviously biased and would tell you there are a million reasons why you should visit (and more than half of those … more »