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Dobrodosli u Split! Welcome to Split in Croatia! After spending four days in chilly Bergen, on July 9th, we arrived slightly overdressed in sunny and picturesque Split. We were not the only ones excited to be in Split this week; lots of young people from all over the world arrived for the Ultra Music Festival, which is a weekend long, annual outdo...

*Guest Post by Gabi* Velkommen til Norway! Before we even considered Norway as a destination, we knew very little about it and had no idea what to expect. Turns out, besides being the land of the most beautiful people, Norway is also the land of Fjords - or long narrow bodies of water, created by glacial erosion. It may not sound super appealing...

The first destination of our long term trip was Bergen, Norway (BGO). The main reason we went there was because we got a good deal on a one way flight and it seemed like a good place to start in Europe. Knowing that Scandinavian countries are very pricey, none of them were on our initial list of places to visit. Neither of us really knew much about...

After coming back from Canada we spent over two weeks home in NY getting ready for the next few months on the road. Vlad, Gabi and I flew out of JFK airport to Bergen, Norway, on the evening of Independence Day. We were really excited to leave that evening and hoped to see fireworks from the air. And we did, although they looked quite small from th...

"Is this really happening?" - asked sleepy James as he saw Vlad, Sheryll and I in the kitchen early Sunday morning ready for church. I guess we surprised him. After late night out we decided to trade sleeping in for a dose of spirituality at James and Sheryll's local church. Later we had lunch at Sanremo Bakery located in Old Mimico which has been...

Welcome to Toronto! After 3 rainy days in Quebec we were happy to arrive to a relatively warm and sunny Toronto. Vlad’s friends and our hosts for the next three days, James and his wife Sheryll, picked us up at the airport. Vlad and James used to work together in Bermuda and had lots to reminiscent about. Our Saturday went by very quickly. We fir...

Quebec, oh Quebec. I knew it was in the French part of Canada but I did not expect it to be this french. It does not feel like North America at all. Everyone speaks french and english, but with a french accent. The architecture of the city is beautiful and extremely charming. There are tiny streets with colorfully painted houses. Here are some phot...

Bienvenue a Quebec! We arrived in Quebec on June 11, 2014 for a three night stay at a fairy tale like hotel Fairmont Château Frontenac. When Vlad first showed me photos of Frontenac a few weeks ago, I was enamored from the start and automatically thought of the wonderful photos I would have a chance to take. Turns out I am not alone in this thinki...

*This post was written by Vlad* Thanks to my buddy Jared, we were able to take a tour of the brand new (1year old) Investors Group Field, home to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League and the University of Manitoba (my alma mater) Bisons, on the U of M campus. After meeting in the pro shop, Jared's colleague Roxanne showed up...

Tow days after his last day at work, Vlad headed to Winnipeg to visit his friends and family. I joined him two weeks after since I continued working a bit longer and wanted to be in New York for my brother's 30th birthday. Vlad was very excited to go back to his hometown early and be able to see his cousin Joe who traveled from Calgary with his lov...

Last night we attended a meet up organized by Nomadic Matt, aka Matt Kepnes, the author of How to Travel the World on $50 a Day, and the owner of nomadicmatt.com. He has been traveling the world since 2006 after he quit his desk job in Boston and completed his MBA. He is a budget traveler who shares lots of useful tips and advice. We were really ex...

Wow. The day has finally come. We both quit our jobs! It’s a relief but it also produced some stress and a few sleepless nights. But it’s all behind us and the whole traveling plan is becoming more and more real every day. Quitting was not an easy task for us. I have been at my job for 6 years and 4 months which translates to 20% of my life (accou...

Since we started telling our friends, family and coworkers about our plan to travel the world for few months, we have been asked about what inspired us to do it. Frankly, it all started when we found out about our friends Ben and Cristina’s amazing 18 month honeymoon on which they embarked right after their French wedding in the fall of 2011. Back...