After landing in Foz on day 1, we spent the night in the hotel closest to the airport to leave as early as possible to Brasilia. In our...

My message on Thursday was very quick, so I’d like to take a few steps back in this post -which I am writing in the air between Brasilia...

A few days ago we were still waiting for papers and permits -including the results of an English proficiency exam requested by Brazilian...

After having postponed our trip by about a month, we are in the starting blocks for a somewhat re-engineered round the world flight. We...

We are still at our beach house, and now that the truck is fixed (applause!!), the main decision we need to make every day is “shall we...

January 2021, the height of the summer season and I am in our country house, on the “Costa Atlantica” in the South of Buenos Aires...

I am so happy that it's 2021, I can't stop writing (even though it is still not about REAL travel). Following my new year's dive post, my...

In my post yesterday, I mentioned my Dutch genes did not perform well at high altitude (4000m is my current limit). They work better in...

Today is the last day of 2020, so naturally, I think about my main wish for 2021 which is to TRAVEL and see everyone again. As our...

So after a lot of to and fro, it looks like we finally sold the house! It was quite an adventure because we got an offer in October which...

Finally, Alex and I went on a real trip last week vs a memory trip. You are probably aware that on December 14th there was a solar...

Argentina is in the middle of a 4 day weekend, also know as the XXL (or even XXXL!) weekend. Tuesday December 8th is a public holiday...

Following the rule of "never a dull moment", I just want to point out that today is National "mate" day in Argentina. In addition to...

India, Myanmar, Bhutan, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Japan and South Korea are all on our wish list, I wonder how many we will be...

I had absolutely no idea yesterday, when I wrote about raining trees that today was National Flower day in Argentina! And this deserves a...

Every year in the spring, when I go for a walk in our neighborhood it feels like it is raining, but only under the trees that line the...

Our departure date is getting closer: February 1st is just about 2 months away. Alex and I are working through our to-do list with items...

The second wave of Covid-19 infections is in full swing in Europe and I just finished a grim report about the outlook for the...

We have been back in Buenos Aires for almost 4 weeks but Chicago’s Street Art is still present in our minds and in the photo albums on...

I owe you a post on Street Art in Chicago, and it will follow, but I changed my mind about today's topic while I was running with the...