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Archives for 2014

Month #12 Travel Update: Roaming Around the US and South America

December 23, 2014 By John Widmer 2 Comments

Well folks, it’s now been an entire year since we began this crazy journey. We just can’t believe how quickly those 365 days have flown by. There never was a concrete plan or route in which we were traveling in but we never intended for our round the world trip […]

Filed Under: Blogs, Monthly Updates, Posts Tagged With: Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, South America

Month #11 Travel Update: Roaming Around Greece and Crossing the Atlantic

November 17, 2014 By John Widmer 8 Comments

Route map from Turkey to Greece to Spain to Florida with photos & pictures

During the past 30 days, only 20 of them were spent on land, yet we somehow managed to roam around four different continents during this past month of travels! These last 30 days were also unique in that overwater travel became our primary means of transportation, as we didn’t use a […]

Filed Under: Blogs, Monthly Updates, Posts Tagged With: Europe, Greece, Spain, Update

Month #10 Update: Roaming Around Romania & Turkey

October 16, 2014 By John Widmer 5 Comments

Flat island near Fethiye

Another month is in the books. On October 11, we actually marked 300 days of consecutive travel! We were really happy to celebrate this milestone here in Turkey, as it’s been one of our favorite countries so far. And while 300 days have gone by, it still feels like we’ve […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Blogs, Monthly Updates, Posts Tagged With: Europe, Romania, Turkey

Budget Travel Cappadocia: A Guide to Goreme, Turkey

October 7, 2014 By John Widmer 29 Comments

Budget Travel Cappadocia Turkey Guide

Cappadocia is such an incredible area with so much to offer. We found it difficult to narrow down the top things to do in Cappadocia on a budget. We did manage to uncover some really great value here while still having incredible experiences. You can have a very budget-friendly Cappadocia experience with a […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Destination Guides, Posts, Travel Bargains, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Europe, Turkey

Beers Around Morocco

October 1, 2014 By John Widmer 14 Comments

Beer in Morocco In keeping up with our tradition of reviewing the beers around the countries we’ve visited, I am reluctantly posting this review of beer around Morocco. I say “reluctantly” because Morocco has been the worst of the 25 countries we’ve visited so far this year, but this is […]

Filed Under: Drinking Around the World, Beers Around the World, Eating & Drinking Around the World, Posts, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Africa, Morocco

The Barbary Apes of Azrou Morocco

September 24, 2014 By John Widmer 4 Comments

Mother and baby barbary ape

Introducing Azrou Of course, you’ve heard of Casablanca. And perhaps you’ve even visited Marrakech or Fez. But Azrou, Morocco? What the heck is there? We stopped in for a few days to find out. Only about an hour away from busy Fez and Meknes is the calm and tranquil village of […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Misadventures Around the World, Posts, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Africa, Morocco

Month #9 Update of Roaming Around the World

September 19, 2014 By John Widmer 2 Comments

Has it really been nine months now? Where does the time go? We’re not sure, but here’s where it went over the last 30 days… Month 9 Stats: Countries visited: 5 Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, and Romania City-to-City transport segments: 17 Trains: 7 Boats: 0 Busses: 10 Miles traveled: […]

Filed Under: Blogs, Monthly Updates, Posts Tagged With: Czech Republic, Europe, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine

Our Ukraine Vacation: Part 1: Why We Went and Arriving to Ukraine

September 10, 2014 By John Widmer 4 Comments

Many people have been scratching their heads and wondering why the heck we’ve ventured into Ukraine while the country is in the middle of the largest conflict of its young history. Friends, relatives, and followers of this blog have all expressed concerns for our safety and well-being. So we felt […]

Filed Under: Blogs, Misadventures Around the World, Posts Tagged With: Europe, Ukraine

Our Ukraine Vacation: Part 2: Is Ukraine Safe for Travel?

September 10, 2014 By John Widmer 4 Comments

You can find Part 1 – Why We Traveled to Ukraine During a Time of Conflict – here. Is Ukraine Safe for Travel? The short answer: yes, most of Ukraine is actually quite safe for travel. The situation currently unfolding in Ukraine is the first time since World War II […]

Filed Under: Posts, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Europe, Ukraine

Our Ukraine Vacation: Part 3: Why Travel to Ukraine Now?

September 10, 2014 By John Widmer 5 Comments

Previous posts to this series can be found here: Part 1: Why We Went & Arriving to Ukraine Part 2: Is Ukraine Safe for Travel We found that its prices, people, food, culture, outdoor pursuits, and its cities made it an absolutely fantastic travel destination. We just loved our two […]

Filed Under: Posts, Travel Bargains, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Europe, Ukraine

Beers Around Panama

September 8, 2014 By John Widmer 9 Comments

La Rana Dorada

Panama was the last country we would drink beer in during our grand tour through all of Central America. In a land filled with pale lagers, we were eager to try some of the craft brew pubs we heard existed in Panama City. Previously the craft beers in Costa Rica were […]

Filed Under: Drinking Around the World, Beers Around the World, Eating & Drinking Around the World, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Beer, Central America, Panama

Searching for Lviv’s Masonic Restaurant

September 2, 2014 By John Widmer 4 Comments

We had heard some buzz about a secret masonic restaurant in Lviv, Ukraine. So one evening we set off on a mission to find it. It would be no easy task but we were up for the challenge. We walked up and down a street several times looking for a […]

Filed Under: Eating Around the World, Blogs, Eating & Drinking Around the World, Posts Tagged With: Europe, Ukraine

Beers Around Costa Rica

August 31, 2014 By John Widmer 27 Comments

Of all the countries within Central America, Costa Rica was our favorite when it comes to beer. If you’ve been to Costa Rica before then you’ve almost certainly had the ubiquitous Imperial. But there are lots of other goodies to try here in addition to this standby. During our most […]

Filed Under: Drinking Around the World, Beers Around the World, Eating & Drinking Around the World, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Beer, Central America, Costa Rica

Month #8 Update on Roaming Around the World

August 20, 2014 By John Widmer Leave a Comment

Whoa, we just can’t believe another month has already flown by. I remember writing our 7-month update from Paris and not even knowing where in the world we would be 30 days down the road. I now write to you from the Czech Republic with our 8-month update!  Month #8 […]

Filed Under: Blogs, Monthly Updates Tagged With: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Europe, Germany, Update

Sandstorm and Sandboarding: Our Camel Trek into the Sahara Desert (Erg Chebbi)

July 28, 2014 By John Widmer 22 Comments

Camel Sahara desert

We had arrived midday to a riad in the village of Merzouga on the edge of a stretch of the Sahara known as Erg Chebbi. It was too hot for the camels to head out any earlier so our host, Omar, fixed us up some lunch and allowed us to […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Africa, Morocco

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