European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #12, Florence, IT

Ristorante Il Pozzo - Monteriggioni, Italy

Saturday, June 23, 2012 – The first 11 days of our European honeymoon were quite busy, as I’m sure you’ve read, with Florence being our sixth city in 11 days. Initially we had planned on seeing Naples after Florence, but while we were in Venice we decided to extend our stays in Florence and Rome, [...]

European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #11, Venice, IT to Florence, IT

view of the Arno from Pointe Vecchio - Florence, Italy

Friday, June 22, 2012 – Breakfast was the first thing on our mind when we woke up, but with the National public transportation strike happening today, we quickly got showered & dressed before heading downstairs. We had packed up our suitcases the night before, so Julia & I were able to get downstairs and through [...]

European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #10, Venice, IT

View from Rialto Bridge - Venice, Italy

  Thursday, June 21, 2012 – The first thing we noticed about Venice when we arrived yesterday was just how hot & muggy it was. Luckily our room at Hotel Rialto was equipped with a working air conditioner, so we opted to have a nice, comfortable sleep before leaving to explore one of the most [...]

European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #9, Salzburg, AU to Venice, IT

Venice, Italy

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 – With today being a travel day, Julia & I were up at 6:45 am and checked out of Hotel Villa Carlton in Salzburg, Austria by 7:30 am and walked to the train station. At Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, we picked up croissants, bottles of water and some juice, to get ready for [...]

European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #7, Amsterdam, NL to Salzburg, AU

Salzach River & Alps - Salzburg, Austria

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 #5, Amsterdam, NL

11pm in Amsterdam, NL

Saturday, June 16, 2012 – Because of the EuRail pass and only being an hour outside of Amsterdam, Julia & I were in no rush to check-out and get to the train station. Regardless, we were out of the hotel room by 11am and made the 15-minute walk from the hotel to the train station. [...]

European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #4, Paris to Arnhem, NL

Watch The Throne, European Tour - Arnhem, Netherlands

Friday, June 15, 2012 – Julia & I woke up quite early today to check out of Hotel Design de la Sorbonne, catch a metro to Gare du Nord and board our 10h01 train to Arnhem, Netherlands. Why Arnhem, you ask? Well, because if it’s good enough for Jay-Z & Kanye West, it’s good enough [...]

European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #1, YYZ to CDG

Locks of Love - Paris, France

Tuesday, June 12, 2012 – What a crazy 36-hours! Julia & I exchanged our vows, we celebrated the occasion with our close family & friends and then started our 20-night European honeymoon. To say I’m incredibly lucky & fortunate would be a vast understatement. My parents offered to drive us to Pearson International Airport for [...]

Suad in Spain, 2012: Part One – Madrid

Banco de Espana, at the Plaza de Cibeles

(Text and photos by Suad Bejtovic) A few months ago, I stumbled upon a fare sale on American Airlines, and booked a round trip ticket to Madrid for only $755. My itinerary had me changing planes in Miami going, and in Boston coming back, but non-stop flights were available from Dallas-Fort Worth for about $200 [...]

Winter Fun At Whistler!

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I know what you’re thinking – how can you even start talking about the winter? While I agree with you, the thought of the ski season being just around the corner has gotten me pretty excited over the last week… And with that, comes the recent email I received from Tourism Whistler, promoting a few [...]