The Accidental 5-Country Whimsical Dash In late Summer 2026, we decided to make a whirlwind trip through Central America. We were ambitious, to say the least, intending to cover four countries in 12 days. While booking, we noticed our flight had a layover in Panama. Having passed through Panama a few times without seeing its …
In the spring of 2026, we visited Brazil. Let me start by saying this is a soccer-crazy country. Everywhere you go, people are talking about soccer. They wear team jerseys on a daily basis; in fact, you see so many people wearing soccer jerseys that you would think there is a match every single day. …
This is the third installment in our ongoing series about our Eastern European trip from Fall 2024. We loved Budapest (well, I loved it more than my wife did, but that’s OK). I found Budapest fascinating. It has real European charm and at the same time, it is an expensive city compared to the rest …
We recently visited the capital city of the Czech Republic during our Eastern European trip. Originally, we planned to take a train from Krakow, Poland, to Prague. We chose a direct train (meaning no change of trains along the way) because we had a lot of luggage—really a lot! Normally, we don’t travel with this …
I have written mostly about the destinations since we started this blog, and I thought we would talk about the journey itself—especially our transportation experience on our trip to Eastern Europe. In the fall of 2024, we visited Eastern Europe. This was a unique trip in that we decided to drive through eight countries on …
The Galapagos Islands have been on my wife’s bucket list for the longest time. So in the Fall of 2023, we decided to get that checked off her list! As you may know, Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution was inspired by seeing the natural life around the Galapagos Islands. Geography Lesson A quick geography lesson. …
We recently visited Greece, the all-time classic tourism country. It was a fun place to visit—I was especially impressed with Athens and its history. Santorini has an amazing history—almost 3,000 years of history, but I could do without the beaches—more about that later in the post. We arrived in Athens in the afternoon—in the middle …
In one word, Turkey was AMAZING! We recently visited Turkey (officially, they changed the name to Turkiye) and found this country on two continents, a developing country with a European touch, fascinating. IST Airport – Just Incredible We landed in Istanbul, a city of 16 million people, in the early hours of the morning. Istanbul …
We had an incredible time on our visit to Egypt early this year! Although most people know Egypt to be an African country, it is a transcontinental country with a part in Asia. What a country I tell you! Certainly worth a visit especially for history buffs. Our journey started in Cairo—the capital city of …
Many people ask me what my favorite country is out of all the places I have visited. Although I do not have one favorite country, Costa Rica has to be on the top five list of countries I love. It is one of the most serene places I have ever visited. It is the most …