European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #7, Amsterdam, NL to Salzburg, AU
Monday, June 18, 2012 – The train ride from Amsterdam to Salzburg left the Centraal Station at 7am, so it was an early day for Julia & me. Having learned about the whole first-class option on our previous train rides, we were sure to find the first-class car for our early morning journey. Since we [...]
European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #6, Amsterdam, NL
Sunday, June 17, 2012 – After a pretty late night we slept in and had breakfast at the crepebar across the street from our hotel, for some crepes – a Dutch specialty. While the service was a little on the slow side, and the menu that they were set to launch in the coming weeks [...]
Suad in Spain, 2012: Part Two – Food & Drinks
(Text and photos by Suad Bejtovic) You might wonder why would I need a separate post on Spanish food and drinks. Let me illustrate by explaining why a Spanish gin and tonic is superior to the American gin and tonic: First, Spanish bartenders use a big glass. I didn’t measure it, but I bet it’s [...]
St. Maarten, 2011 – Day #7
Friday, September 30, 2011 – With today being our last official day in St. Maarten, we opted to get up a little earlier today and make the scenic drive around the perimeter of the island to Philipsburg. We were out of the room by 11am, and on our way. The drive was nice & relaxing, [...]
St. Maarten, 2011 – Day #6
Thursday, September 29, 2011 – The fresh air at night, mixed with the sound of the ocean, combined with a super comfortable bed has equaled some fantastic sleeps! We weren’t even out late last night, but didn’t wake up until 11am, and weren’t out of the hotel until almost noon today! This trip has been [...]
St. Maarten, 2011 – Day #5
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 – Today was a pretty relaxing day – we were up at our usual time of 10:30am, and had a light breakfast before leaving the hotel. We had planned to spend the day in Philipsburg, so shopping and beach time was on the agenda. There was a lot of construction going [...]
St. Maarten, 2011 – Day #4
Tuesday, September 27 2011 – We were up at 10:30am today for our usual breakfast before heading out to spend some more time at Baie Rouge on the French side of the island. Renting the car provided us with a lot of freedom, so we wanted to take full advantage of it. Since we drove [...]
St. Maarten, 2011 – Day #3
Monday, September 26, 2011 – Sleeping with the patio door open allowed the breeze from the ocean to fill the room, which resulted in each of us having some great sleeps these first few nights. We got out of bed around 10am and had a quick breakfast before we got ready and left to look [...]
St. Maarten, 2011 – Day #2
Sunday, September 25, 2011 – Julia was so excited for our first full day in St. Maarten that she was awake at 5:40am and watched the sun come up. She read her Kindle for a few hours until she managed to fall back asleep for a bit. We were both up at 9:30am and I [...]
St. Maarten, 2011 – Day #1, YYZ to SXM, via ATL
Saturday, September 24, 2011 – With a 6am flight out of Pearson International in Toronto, it was necessary for us to leave Kitchener-Waterloo early enough for us to be at the airport with enough time to get through security and to the gate, so Julia & I picked up my dad (who was gracious enough [...]
