Phone cards, banks, toll roads, renting cars and more. We’ve got you covered! Croatia is friendly, beautiful, and reasonably priced. It...

Truffle hunts! Cute small towns, cobbled streets, country views, Roman ruins and more. The Istrian Peninsula is a beautiful, rural area...

Note: Many museums right now (October 2023) are closed for repairs due to an earthquake that occurred in 2020. These include Atelier...

The architecture of Zagreb means many internal courtyards, thus you will often find restaurants off the main sidewalk. Look for...

Water: the tap water is safe to drink and tasty. It is ok to order tap water in restaurants. Usually "tap water" was understood. We never...

In this post, we introduce the major truffle suppliers in Buzet, Croatia and review their truffle hunt offers and some of their products,...

There's not a huge food scene in Sofia, but we found some pretty good spots for Bulgarian traditional food and other good foods. Benitza:...

Note from Dan and Sarah: There is a lot to do and see in Istanbul. Though we were in Istanbul for 6 days in 2023, we had a couple of...

Of course, you will find many of the same foods we highlighted on the Foods in Istanbul, Turkey page, but one of the local specialties is...

Meat. Borek. Kabab. Fish. Manti. Turkish Delight. Coffee. Baklava. Let's go!! Pandeli Restaurant Pandeli Restaurant is just inside the...

We chose a visit to Ha Giang because we had read that Sapa was very touristy. We greatly enjoyed our time in Ha Giang. It had amazing hiking, wonderful weather, interesting homestays with ethnic minorities, and new foods at roadside stands. The best shopping I had was at our first homestay. We had a private guide and driver for our trip. We used YESD (Youth Employment and Society Development): https://yesd.org/ . We found this organization in our quest to volunteer while in V

Herring We love herring. If you like fish you should certainly eat it here. We don’t have any particular spots to recommend. Whichever...

Sanjocho Neighborhood We mostly explored food and necessities in Sanjocho (google map location), but there are also many clothing,...

Running in Kyoto There are two places in central Kyoto that I found good for running: the grounds of the Imperial Palace (aka...

Neighborhoods in Kyoto One of our long-term ideas is to spend 1-3 months a year in Japan – we love the food, culture and lifestyle. So,...

Arashiyama Arashiyama is a region of west Kyoto with many temples, shrines and other attractions. It’s a great day trip from central...