I know, I know. It’s been a really long time since my last blog post! To be honest, life happened and I didn’t have time for this blog anymore. Unless it made money (which it didn’t), it wasn’t a priority. But I’ve lived on Koh Tao for almost 9 months now over the last year and a half, so I thought it would be a waste not to share all the information I gathered over time with you guys! So here’s a new “Cost of Living” blog post that will be muuuuch more accurate than all the others ones I …
Cost of Living on Koh Tao, Thailand
How To Get a Multi-Entry Thai Visa for Canadian Citizens
Guess what our next destination is? THAILAND! I’m so excited for this new part of the world we’ll get to discover this winter, but South East Asia isn’t as nice when it comes to visas as Central America was. To stay in Thailand for 6 months, Chris and I had to each get a multi-entry visa and I thought I’d share our experience on the blog since there are quite a few lessons we learned that I didn’t know before. Don’t get your visa until you’re ready to leave When Chris went to Australia, he got a visa that was …
7 Things I Really Missed About Canada
After spending a full year outside Canada, it feels so good to be back. Traveling is amazing, but coming back and feeling that sense of belonging is also pretty necessary. I couldn’t travel indefinitely and avoid Canada forever, I miss it too much. If you’ve ever traveled the world for an extended period of time and just came back home, you might very well relate to this. There are so many things I missed about Canada! 1) Flushing toilet paper in the toilet Half the world (and maybe even more) doesn’t flush toilet paper down the toilet. Instead, you have to …
A Food Guide To San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua
Whenever we get to a new city, one of the first thing we do is try a few restaurants. After all, if we’re going to be there for a while, we might as well find our favorites right away! I thought I’d share our discoveries and the little gems we found so you don’t starve on the side of the road or get a food intoxication right after you get there! Our Favorite Restaurants Comedor Las Flores If you want some delicious local food, this is where you want to go! It was recommended to us by a local because otherwise …
Top 10 Things To Do In San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua
Planning a trip to San Juan Del Sur? I put together a list of my favorite things to do there and even added a few secrets spots that most tourist might overlook! If you want to relax and have a good time, San Juan Del Sur is a great place to do that! But let me warn you: the water is pretty cold there during the winter! Like sometimes it’s even too cold to want to go in. Why? I have no idea. It probably has something to do with the fact that it’s also super windy during the winter …