Dublin is a beautiful compact city with most of its sites situated within walkable distance in the city center or a quick train ride away. Despite its small size, this city is steeped in history and makes it very accessible (free museum lovers, rejoice). From ancient artifacts dating back to 6000 B.C. to Viking sites to the more Guinness Storehouse, there is much to discover in this 'Land of Saints and Scholars’.
Read MoreWe were in Porto for two weeks, which is a long time for us to stay in one city. We wanted to try a slower paced travel, to try to live a little longer in a place instead of just seeing the highlights.
Read MoreUsually, I put Favorite Corners posts at the end of a destination as a catch-all for things that didn’t quite make it into other posts. However, since the island of Madeira didn’t make it on our travel itinerary through the usual ways, it feels fitting to kick off this leg of the blog a little differently as well.
Read MoreIt’s the middle of fall and that means the rainy days are coming to Vancouver. We caught the tail end of a two week period of non-stop wet stuff. Here are a few places we went to stay warm and dry.
Read MoreBeautiful, bustling Lima sits along the South Pacific Ocean and yet, it is the second driest capital city in the world. There’s cheap local eateries and Michelin Star restaurants. There’s colonial architecture and ancient pyramids. It’s a place full of contrasts, and yet it all seems to balance out into a wonderful city. While most people use it as a quick stopover on their way to Cusco, Lima is worth a few days to check out the cuisine scene, the museums, and the stunning ocean views.
Read MoreCusco, known as the navel and capital city of the Inca world, and one of the highest places we’ve ever been. To put things into context, the Rocky Mountain city of Banff sits at 1,397 meters above sea level. Machu Picchu is at the top of a mountain and sits at 2,430 meters. And then there’s Cusco, sitting even higher than both of those places at 3,400 meters. The air is much thinner and dryer, so we had to take it easy our first few days which was very hard because there is much to see and do here.
Read MoreOsaka is the third largest city in Japan and is filled with covered shopping streets, multi-level mall complexes, and lots and lots of food. Its location in the Kansai region makes it perfect for day trips out to explore places such as Kyoto, Nara, Kobe, Himeji (all only an hour or two train ride away), but it's also worth setting aside some time to explore what else this lively city has to offer.
Read MoreCome to Nara for the deer, but stay for the many other amazing sites that are here. What else is there to see in Nara? Oh, just a couple of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, one of the largest wooden buildings in the world, and lots and lots of lanterns.
Read MoreOut of all the places that we travelled to on our world trip last year, Japan was one of the countries that we wanted to return to again. So, a little over a year later, we're back and ready to explore. Our first stop was the old capital, Kyoto, which still glows with that old world feel.
Read MoreWe've been to Vegas quite a few times now. The lights, the bustle, and the hustle never seem to change, even if the skyline does have a few new additions since our last visit. This time around, we sought out some corners we that hadn't seen, and we even found a few "secret" ones too.
Read MoreWe had a free day in Toronto before moving onto our next destination. The issue with Toronto, as with any big city really, is it's impossible to see everything. Due to our short time here, we didn't feel like waiting in lines to do the standard "connect-the-dots between the big tourist attractions" routine and instead, we opted to hit a few neighborhoods and streets to see what else we could find.
Read MoreCornwall was one place that wasn't on our original itinerary. We'd heard about it here and there, but it wasn't until our guesthouse owner in Malta raved about the beautiful scenery (and we were quite smitten with Malta's scenery at that point) that our curiosity grew. So, when we were ready to look for our final destination in the U.K., we figured why not! What's in Cornwall? Just the usual things...space age domes, a jaw-dropping cliff side theatre, intriguing little stone circles, oh yeah, and a ton of beautiful scenery.
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