Living on a boat

By | 2020-11-06T19:30:17+01:00 October 9th, 2020|

When we arrived in Sainte-Anne, Martinique, we noticed many boats standing in the bay. Back then we idly wondered, if the beaches were so nice in Sainte-Anne (yes, they are) that so many boats came to visit them. On the next day, at 7 am on the beach (thanks, Mia, for daily early morning wakeup [...]

San Blas paradise

By | 2019-02-02T16:25:38+01:00 February 2nd, 2019|

One of the reasons why we flew to Columbia over Panama was that eight years ago on his world trip Matthias spent some wonderful time on the San Blas islands and since we started travelling together, he wanted to show me this paradise on Earth. About San Blas Actually, the modern name of San Blas is Guna [...]

Cuba. Part 5: About peculiarities and specialties

By | 2017-10-19T06:37:30+01:00 April 28th, 2016|

The last post in this series. Cuba was indeed amazing and this part is about some things that I found very special, sometimes awkward or fascinating… Signs for a casa Remember, when you are searching for a place to stay, you can easily spot them by the sign like the one below on the photo. The color of the sign [...]

Cuba. Part 4: Cuban cities and national parks

By | 2017-10-19T06:37:40+01:00 April 25th, 2016|

We had 11 days on Cuba and managed to see 10 cities and 2 national parks. For many, this intense trip could seem too hectic, but for us this rhythm is quite usual. We can’t spend more than 3-4 hours on the beach or stay in one city longer than 2 days. We are hungry for new places, new things [...]

Cuba. Part 3: Cuba’s beaches

By | 2017-10-19T06:38:15+01:00 March 23rd, 2016|

I promised to write about 10 cities on Cuba we explored, but today I’m more in a mood to reminisce about Cuban beaches with turquoise water. We’ve been to five of them and they are all very different and worth a visit. […]

Cuba. Part 2: Travelling from A to B (transport on Cuba)

By | 2017-10-19T06:38:25+01:00 March 17th, 2016|

After solving the problem with accommodation on Cuba (I wrote about it in my previous post), the second question arises: “How to get from A to B possibly quick, cheap and comfortable?” First, these three notions cannot be combined on Cuba (yet, who knows what it will look like there in 10 years). Second, transport on Cuba is a very [...]