Hello finally! Cédric and I have been driving through Argentina for the past week and have finally come across reliable Wi-Fi in El Chatlen. So the first batch of updates are to come… The two few days of our trip were spent driving far, far away from Buenos Aires. Leaving the airport at noon last Sunday, we barreled westward through …
Spain part II – Indian summer in Andalusia
[avatar user=”cedric” size=”thumbnail” align=”left” link=”file” /] Please read the first post in Madrid first! So after picking up my parents at the airport after a podcast binge-listening due again to Ryanair delays, we drove straight to the south of Madrid to avoid traffic the next morning. Nothing very exciting in a hotel completely empty, still no heater (i.e. winters in …
New year in Spain – part I – Madrid & around
[avatar user=”cedric” size=”thumbnail” align=”left” /] After a few days celebrating the end of year festivities with the family and the usual almost-daily gargantuan meals, I took the chance to finaly visit Spain south of the first 100km across the Pyrenean border. Some new low-cost airlines from Toulouse made the direct trip to Madrid very cheap and easy. From Toulouse to …
Adventuring through Pacific Costa Rica
[avatar user=”cassie” size=”thumbnail” align=”left” /]During our week stay on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, we also used to opportunity to explore the area and experience its natural wonders, from ocean side to mountain summit. The first excursion was exploring the beaches of the area. Our first stop was a beach just down the road from us: Playa Piñuela and …
Our home in Costa Rica
[avatar user=”cassie” size=”thumbnail” align=”left” /]Through a series of unmarked dirt roads in the dense, overgrown rain forest and numerous left turns, our caravan finally arrived at the rental house. Without the property manager leading us down the steep and winding roads in his ATV, we surely wouldn’t be able to this place in the dark. Although we were still in …
Final section – Occitanie
[avatar user=”admin” size=”thumbnail” align=”left” link=”file” /] A good few days have past since our bike tour came to an end, and it’s hard to believe that we covered so much distance in so little time. In total, we biked over 1120 km (almost 700 miles) in 10 days. After we spent a night in Gallician, Cédric and I got back …