Looking for things to do in Albuquerque? We’ve spent a lot of time in this city over the years. Jess used to live here, we’ve visited on multiple occasions as part of our Route 66 road trip, and we once spent five weeks exploring New Mexico with Albuquerque as our base. We’ve also been to […]
Archives for November 2016
Visiting Jasper for the Dark Sky Festival
Our recent visit to Canada was two-fold – first, we visited the city of Edmonton, ate lots of food and took in a number of sights, and came up with a guide for things to do in Edmonton. And that was all a lot of fun. I have to admit though that the part of […]
Oyster vs Contactless: The Best Way to Pay for London Transport
I lived in central London for two and a half years, and across countless commutes I paid for the Tube, the buses and the Overground with both an Oyster card and a contactless bank card. So here is the short version of the Oyster versus contactless question: for almost every visitor, a contactless card or […]
26 Photos From The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
This year we took a trip to New Mexico, where we spend five weeks exploring this truly wonderful state. Lots of posts on this topic coming soon! In the meantime though, I wanted to share our experiences visiting probably the most famous annual event to take place in New Mexico – the Albuquerque International Balloon […]
Things to Do in Edmonton: Our 2-Day Itinerary
Somehow, in all my wanders, I had not made it to Canada until a few years ago. This was a particularly nagging omission in my mind, largely because I am a passionate landscape photographer, and, well, Canada has some pretty epic landscapes. So when the chance came up to visit Edmonton, Alberta’s capital, Jess and […]