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planning a trip to cuba to do list before travel

Planning a Trip to Cuba: To-Do List Before Travel

Planning to travel to Cuba isn’t as simple as preparing for a trip to the rest of Latin America and the Caribbean. There are many things to think about before heading off to this tropical paradise. We’re travelling to Cuba in just a few days and for us, as Canadians, these are the pre-trip preparations and ...
Travelling to Lake Atitlán, Guatemala: A Guide to The Villages

The Cost of Living on Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

As digital nomads, we’re constantly browsing the web in search of somewhere to live, unpack and put down some temporary roots. We do our research and try to source out costs and amenities before moving, but rarely do we find exact costs of basic, every day items. Surely, these are the things that people want ...
Sunday Scene: Cuba

Why We Decided to Drop Everything & Travel to Cuba

As you may know from our recent posts on our Facebook page and our big announcement on our YouTube channel (video embedded below), we decided to drop everything that we were doing here on beautiful Lake Atitlan to travel to Cuba. Our Big Announcement: But Why? In reality, this was an easy decision for us to make. We’re ...
Julia’s Song: Teaching English in China

5 Essential Steps To Becoming An English Teacher Anywhere In The World

So you want to become an English teacher? Well we’re here to tell you that you’re making an excellent decision. Even though we are now digital nomads, living off of earnings from travel writing and blogging, we still look back at our teaching jobs in China with fond memories. ☞ Learn how to start a travel ...
Easter Antigua

Experiencing Easter in Guatemala – With No Bunny in Sight

Growing up in Canada, Easter consisted of waking up, grabbing our colourful baskets and setting off to scour the backyard for plastic eggs filled with jellybeans and chocolates! The commercials on TV always had a cute, furry bunny hopping around, and the malls were filled with eggs and bunnies in candy form. When we moved out to ...
Airbnb Coupon 2018

Our Digital Nomad Lifestyle On Lake Atitlan

We’ve now officially been living in Paxanax on Lake Atitlan, Guatemala for over a month and it’s time to share how we feel about this place. We’ve been so busy getting caught up on our projects and other work that we haven’t really written much about our life here on the lake. Well, I have ...