Goats On The Road Posts
What is a Casa Particular? All You Need to Know About These Homestays in Cuba (with Video)
Since returning from Cuba, you may have noticed that we’ve been raving about how great the casa particular experience is in the country. Staying with a local family, eating Cuban food, smoking cigars with the home owners and learning about the nation’s culture and history from real people was one of the major highlights of our trip. It’s ...
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Why Google Flights is The Best Thing To Hit The Web Since Google
First I have to say that finding Google Flights was one of the most exciting things we’ve discovered online since Johnny Ward’s travel blog (which inspired us to start this one). And no, Google isn’t paying us to write this post (although they should… they probably pay very well). We just found out about Google Flights ...
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We’re Home! Our Journey from Costa Rica to Grenada
Home is where our backpacks are. That’s just the way it’s been for us for almost 5 years now. We refer to our hostels, hotels, apartments and house/pet sitting jobs as “home”. And although we’ve enjoyed all of our temporary homes over the years, there’s just something extra special about the island of Grenada. We first ...
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Camagüey, Cuba: A Mini-Guide For Travellers
Unless you’ve been travelling in Cuba, or researching a trip to the Caribbean island, you probably have never even heard of Camagüey, which is known for its maze of alleyways, Spanish plazas, performing arts and numerous cathedrals. After reading about how the city was continuously attacked by pirates, and how the labyrinth of streets is often compared ...
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Taking The Leap Into A Life Without Chores
When I look back at my existence before I left Canada to pursue this dream of travel & adventure, I see a life full of things that I didn’t really want to do. I had to wake up early in the morning (oftentimes 6:00am, or even 2:00am) to go to work at a job that I ...
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How To Get A Working Holiday Visa in Australia
This is a guest post from the well-travelled Anna of Global Gallivanting. She travels the world on a budget, and found a unique way to earn money for travel by working in Australia! Read on to learn how you too can get a working holiday visa in Australia, how much you can earn, and where ...
