Travelling in Spain? 12 Things to Know

Photo of the fresh seafood display in Vinitus Tapas Bar, in Barcelona. Travel Tips

Here are some helpful tips that we learned the hard way while travelling in Spain: Bonus Tip: “Woah! There’s no acceleration lane!” Some on-ramps to Spain’s freeways don’t have acceleration/merge lanes. These on-ramps end abruptly at the freeway, dumping you Read more…


Top 12 Crucial Driving Tips for Spain

Plaça Espanya

Here are Rick’s top 12 driving tips for Spain, and what he learned about driving there. Bonus Tip: The Barcelona subway (Metro or TMB) is cheap, easy to navigate and within walking distance of most of the sites in the Read more…


26 Inspiring Photos of Sagrada Família

The three wise men bearing gifts are carved on the Nativity Facade. La Sagrada Família.

Welcome to our photolog of Antoni Gaudi’s architectural masterpiece, El Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Família, aka La Sagrada Família. Opinions on this minor basilica are mixed. See the photo gallery below to experience the grandeur (or gaudiness?) that is Read more…


Madeira Carnival

Madeira Carnival

Madeira, a Portuguese island in the Atlantic Ocean, is part of the Madeira Archipelago. The island is closer to the African continent than Portugal. The mild and moderate subtropical climate supports a lush, green landscape covering the island’s volcanic, rugged Read more…


Iceland – Land of Fire and Ice

A couple is walking away on Reynisfjara Beach in a snowstorm, as the black basalt sea stacks of Reynisdrangar sit in the background. Iceland in Winter.

It took some convincing to get Rick to agree that we should start our Multi-year Travel Adventure in Iceland. “Who leaves Canada in January to go to Iceland?” “How many places are colder than Ontario Canada in January?” Well, Siberia Read more…