Goats On The Road Posts
Travelling to Lake Atitlán, Guatemala: A Guide to The Villages
Lake Atitlán, Guatemala has long been a popular hangout for hippies, backpackers, expats and travellers. And, after living on the lake for two months in early 2015, we can definitely see why! There’s just something about Lake Atitlán that gets under your skin, and ultimately makes it very difficult to leave. Lago de Atitlán as it’s known ...
Online Spanish Classes – We’re Finally Learning a Second Language!
“You’ve travelled the world for 5 years, you must speak at least two languages, right?” “You guys lived in China, you must be able to speak quite a bit of Mandarin.” “You’re from Canada, so you obviously speak French and English.” People often assume that just because we’ve travelled a lot and lived in a ...
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Trinidad, Cuba: Torn Between a Treasure and a Tourist-Trap
Trinidad was one of the cities that we were most looking forward to visiting during our one month backpacking trip around Cuba. Before arriving, other travellers had spoke of cobblestone streets, brightly coloured buildings and blindingly white beaches nearby. And although we did find all of those features during our week in Trinidad, we also found ...
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Cuba With a Splash of Spain – Experiencing the Unique Side of Cienfuegos
The city of Cienfuegos is located on the southern coast of Cuba and is dubbed the “Pearl of the South”. There are around 1,500 Neoclassical buildings here, a fortress used to defend against pirates in the 1700’s, one of the most important naval seaports, a long seafront promenade, and…a Spanish Flamenco Cultural Center. As a ...
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25 Awesome Travel Hacks That You Will Always Use
After 5 years spent on the road, we can consider ourselves expert travel hackers. We may not be pros when it comes to hacking credit cards and earning a ton of points (yet), but that’s mainly because we’re Canadian and our cards don’t offer as good of rewards programs as some other countries! However, we ...
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Cruising Crete By Car: 5 Must-See Stops
Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek Islands, and is actually the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean. At 260 x 60 kilometers (8,336 km2), a destination this enormous deserves ample time to explore! There are some local buses and taxis available, however, we recommend renting a car for the duration of your ...
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