Today we took a water taxi to the north island. Our destination was Bounty Bay Beach club. For $15 we got the water taxi ride, entrance to the club and a free drink. Berni had a fruit rum punch and I just had a fruit punch. They were delicious. They were all kinds of people… Read More Having a beach day on Caye Caulker

Today we took a full day snorkeling tour to a number of different dive sites. There were eight of us on the boat. A family from Nova Scotia and a couple from England. There was an adorable 10-year-old girl and 12-year-old boy that really got into the trip. The first stop we made was back… Read More Full day of snorkeling

Since we actually came to Belize a day earlier than originally planned, we had to find a place to stay for one night. So today we moved to the Airbnb that we will be staying in for the next three nights. Here are some pictures taken at the first place we stayed at. Caye Caulker… Read More First full day on Caye Caulker

Three plane flights later I am now in Caye Caulker, Belize. I met my friend Berni here. We will be here for four days before we move on to another island. The primary reason we’re here is to do snorkeling on supposedly one of the best reefs in the world. My last flight was on… Read More I made it to Belize

Today we went to a café near the university to talk to a recent graduate. He is currently an architect. He had three years of high school, three years of university +2 more to get a masters. He then spent time apprenticing in his field until he can pass the exams to be a full-fledged… Read More Last day in Porto and last day of the tour.

In the morning, we took a public bus to where the Douro River meets the Atlantic Ocean. Even though it was a public bus, it was a double-decker, so we had really nice views on the way to the ocean. I was able to grab the front row seat on the top deck. Once there,… Read More Our first day in Porto

Sunrise from our hotel in Lamego in the Douro Valley. We got on our bus at 9 o’clock in the morning for the two hour ride to Porto. Once in Porto, we met with our local guide who was a delightful woman who spoke incredible English. I wouldn’t actually call Porto a beautiful city, but… Read More On to Porto,the last stop on this tour.

We got up early today to do two major activities, one was a boat ride on the Douro River and the other was visiting a vineyard. Here are the pictures from the boat ride. Some beautiful tile work at the railroad station depicting the Douro Valley. I next stop was a vineyard. There are over… Read More Our Day in the Douro Valley

Our destination for the day is Lamego, Portugal, in the Douro Valley. Our first stop in route to Portugal was Ponte de Lima where we were supposed to walk part of the Portuguese El Camino. Unfortunately, it was raining so we shortened our walk. We did get to cross a very old bridge. Ponte de… Read More On to Portugal