2022 Year In Review
Long time no post! Blogging post Covid is still something we are trying to figure out. We have been busy(ish)[...]
Running in the Mazatlan Marathon – 10 km in the heat
What better way to start my winter fitness program in Mazatlan than with a 10km run in the Mazatlan Marathon?!I[...]
Going out to dinner in Amman Jordan
To set the stage: Jordan is a Muslim country which means beer is hard to come by. Amman was in[...]
A Long Look Back And A Look Forward – 2020 – 2022 (Part 1)
You have not heard much from us recently. Yes this has been by design. We were quite deliberate in determining[...]
2019 Year in Review – Looking forward to 2020
The New Year is the perfect time to reflect on the past year and to dream of the future. We[...]
Getting to the start of our bike adventure: Selling our used car in Mobile Alabama
The scrap dealers in Calgary suggested Matt’s car was only worth $80 Canadian dollars. WTH?! While it was a piece[...]
Mobile Alabama- well worth the visit!
Mobile, Alabama – to pronounce it, spend a little longer on the ‘i’ and pronounce it as an ‘e’ such[...]
The Russian Subway Angel
Arriving in RussiaWe were tired. ‘Feel it in your bones’ tired. ‘Non-functioning exhausted’ tired.We had just arrived in St. Petersburg[...]
Hiking the Great Divide Trail
Welcome to our Next Adventure - Hiking 400km on the Great Divide Trail! The route follows the Great Divide (also[...]
Day of the Dead in Mexico – Our experience in San Miguel De Allende
What happens when you throw together a national celebration of the dead and some greasepaint? You get the two of[...]
The couches of America
Getting out of the saddle is often the hardest part. That first moment when you release your sit bones from[...]
Hiking the Canol Heritage Trail- Planning Logistics
360 kilometres (222 miles) of remote forest, bog, and mountains on the Canol Heritage Trail were ahead of us as[...]
Shooting “Shit”
It would seem that when the Soviets left the Baltic States they left a few things behind...like AK-47's. So we[...]
Create the time to travel: 8 easy ways
Travel requires three things: desire, money and time. We hope that after reading a few of our posts you have[...]
The Definitive Guide To The Best Travel Board Games
Why would you take up such valuable space in your luggage for a silly game?The answer is simple: games bring[...]
Why pedal the Underground Railroad?
When both of us were in elementary school we read the book Underground to Canada. I remember as a child the[...]
Here Fishy, Fishy, Fishy
Whale sharks are large fish that are neither whales nor sharks. They are plankton feeders. When I say large I[...]
Gorilla Trekking: A How to Guide
We had such an incredible experience trekking the Mountain Gorilla's in Uganda and feel like everyone should experience this. So,[...]
