Let’s face it, not every travel destination is Shangri-la. And for sure: different strokes for different folks. But we did NOT love Hanoi. Now, maybe we didn’t give it a fair shake: we stayed for 3 nights in the Old Quarter. Maybe that’s a bit like staying 3 nights on Times Square in New York or the Magnificent Mile in …
What to do in Sofia Bulgaria for Affordable Luxury Travel: Getting To Sofia, Bulgaria We arrived in Sofia on a Ryanair Flexi Plus ticket from Berlin. Our plan was to explore Sofia, Bulgaria for 3 days then head to the Bulgarian Black Sea coast towns of Sozopol, Burgas, Sunny Beach and Varna. After landing and clearing immigration we hopped in …
Having a travel keto diet kitchen makes eating a keto diet while traveling much easier! Especially for snacks and desserts. Cooking in a Keto on the Go Kitchen Before we started eating a keto diet Lisa and I rarely cooked at home. She was a traveling consultant most of her life living in hotel rooms, so cooking was never a …
My reviews of AirAsia from Chiang Mai to Kuala Lumpur and back were pretty detailed so this review of AirAsia from Chiang Mai to Hanoi will just focus on the AirAsia Premium Flex experience and saying goodbye to Chiang Mai.
As full time travelers we have become very good at ordering keto diet friendly food in restaurants. Even in countries like Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia where the rice and noodles are staples, we have found ways to stick to a keto diet while eating at restaurants all over the world. The key to ordering at a restaurant on a travel …
Before We Found the Keto Diet We Were Fat When we decided to become digital nomads and travel full time we knew we didn’t want to be chubby – and we were. In order to live light we had to get light. Diet and Exercise We started by counting calories and getting back to the gym and running. Using the …
We spent 3 months eating a keto diet in Mexico. Think you can’t find keto Mexican food? Think again! Living in Mexico as digital nomads we thought we’d have a hard time finding a Mexican keto diet too. When you think about Mexican food it typically involves corn or flour tortillas – whether around tacos or burritos. And tortilla chips. …
What to do in Krakow, Poland for three days? Be a tourist! Krakow is a beautiful city but has a dark past. So to see the amazing you have to hang out in the Market Square. And see the Wawel Castle and Corpus Christi Basilica. But you also have to take in the horrors of the 1930s and early 1940s …
The VIP Green Bus is the affordable luxury travel way to go from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai. Chiang Mai Tours, Tickets, Activities & Things To Do Chiang Rai Tours, Tickets, Activities & Things To Do Plane, Bike, or VIP Green Bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai? It’s about 125 miles (200 kilometers) from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai. …
What to do in Berlin, Germany for two days? German beer, Brandenburg Gate, The Wall, Checkpoint Charlie and…a dentist…twice! Berlin was the first stop in a plan Lisa laid out to spend 2 weeks exploring Germany and Poland with her parents. We arrived in Berlin Germany on a Lufthansa Business class flight from Philadelphia via Frankfurt. We took a taxi …
The Priority Pass Singapore Airport Lounge in Terminal 4 – the Blossom Lounge – is a high quality airport VIP club with lots of seating, eating and drinking options. The Singapore Terminal 4 lounge is one of the nicest Priority Pass lounges we have been in! What is Priority Pass Priority Pass provides airport lounge access to over 1200 lounges …
Getting any visa to visit Vietnam is a bit tricky. Here is how we got our multiple entry Vietnam tourist visas. First, credit where it is due, we had read and studied up on getting our Vietnam Visas, but then this enthusiastic dude Ty Livingston showed up on one of the Facebook digital nomad groups we belong to and he …
The Bulgarian Rail Network The Bulgarian train network spans over 4000 km and connects all of the major cities and towns in Bulgaria. The main rail hub is Sofia. From Sofia there are international connections to Serbia, Greece, Romania and Turkey. International service to Turkey is also available from Plovdiv. The national railway company is the Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ). Bulgarian trains …
As full-time travelling digital nomads we’ve learned how to avoid Airbnb scams. We live in short-term rentals or homestays all over the world 11 months out of the year, often booked through Airbnb, VRBO or Booking.com. And we’ve definitely had some mishaps. One time in Penang Malaysia we were soft evicted from an Airbnb. And once in London we had …
Priority Pass Da Nang lounge is the CIP Orchid Lounge. As digital nomads we often let airfares dictate the timing for and location of our next destination. When we found cheap Singapore Airlines business class flights from Da Nang, Vietnam to Bali, Malaysia it felt like fate was calling us to Bali. And we qualified for entry to CIP Orchid …
