The Galapagos Islands have been high on our list of places to visit, and we figured that since we had signed up for a week of SCUBA diving to see the underwater creatures, we might as well opt for a week of land-based activities to see the above water wildlife. We are so glad that…Continue reading Ecuador – Galapagos
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Cuba – Trinidad
Trinidad’s maze-like cobble stoned streets lined with pastel hued houses, barefoot boys playing soccer, trovadores belting out rhythmic tunes, and awed camera toting tourists soaking it all in will forever be etched in our memories. What a magical place! We were lucky enough to be in Trinidad during the Fiestas Sanjuaneras, with time to spare…Continue reading Cuba – Trinidad
Mexico – Yucatán
We have wanted to visit Mexico for as long as we can remember. It took a while but we finally made it to the Yucatan Peninsula, and spent some time exploring the region by car. Even though this is one of Mexico’s most heavily touristed areas, we still had a great time and managed to…Continue reading Mexico – Yucatán
Antigua
Antigua is famous for its 365 beaches. The locals proudly claim that a visitor can enjoy one different beach every day of the year. We didn’t know much about this Caribbean isle prior to our visit, but a week on Antigua quickly rectified that. The highlights of our Antiguan vacation included a visit to Devil’s…Continue reading Antigua
St Martin
St Martin (St Maarten) is a super friendly Easter Caribbean island that is shared by two countries, France and the Netherlands Antilles. Out of all the Caribbean islands we visited, St Martin definitely won the “tourist-friendly” award hands down. We only had two days here, but ended up enjoying all that St Martin had to…Continue reading St Martin