AOTEAROA (aka New Zealand): Land of the Long White Cloud; also Land of the Strong Latte
We are using the term ‘Aotearoa’ rather than New Zealand as Aotearoa is the original Indigenous Māori name for the Land of the Long White...
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Brendan Munden
Jan 154 min read
Hiking Ireland
Neither Wind, Nor Rain, Nor Rain, Nor...more Rain...Hmmm. Hiking Some of Ireland's Most Scenic Trails (Above) The Bray to Greystones...
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Brendan Munden
Dec 3, 20238 min read
Italy: Where Hype Meets Memories
2023 was our first trip to Italy, and we fully expected Italy to be memorable, but not quite as memorable as it turned out to be. We...
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Brendan Munden
Jun 12, 20231 min read
Cookbook: free to our guests
We hope this cookbook has some ideas to help keep costs low when travelling, along with some tasty, simple dishes to make when you are on...
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Brendan Munden
Jun 4, 20233 min read
Ocean Island Inn Backpackers Hostel in Victoria, B.C.
We have stayed at numerous hostels in Canada and Europe, and Ocean Island Inn Backpackers rates as one of our top 5 hostels to stay at....
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Brendan Munden
Apr 24, 202310 min read
Our Top 10 (and 2 Honourable Mention) Food Stops on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
These might not be hidden gems, and a few have been vlogged about a great deal. That said, there is a reason some of these have been...
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Brendan Munden
Apr 9, 20234 min read
Oahu, Hawaii - Paradise with a Social Cost
Not to be a downer, but there are a few things about travelling to Oahu that are hard to ignore. Oahu has all the iconic scenery that a...
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Brendan Munden
Mar 28, 20232 min read
Top 10 Low-Cost, and No-Cost, Activities on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii
We went to Oahu with family for nine days - check out our video on the Royal Grove Hotel for an affordable, fun and kitschy experience -...
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Brendan Munden
Jan 30, 20238 min read
New York: a living organism with selfie-spots
New York blew us away (click on the link to see our video). Simply put. It isn't somewhere we had thought about visiting until Angela's...
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Brendan Munden
Nov 18, 20224 min read
Cascais, Portugal - a great Lisbon Day Trip for Budget Travellers and a Vegetarian Restaurant Gem
Cascais, Portugal Lisbon day trip; vegetarian restaurant; budget travel and sights Getting to Cascais is very easy and straightforward. ...
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Brendan Munden
Aug 24, 20228 min read
The Hostels
Ireland Hostels We have had the good fortune to stay at a number of hostels in Ireland over the years - some we have talked about in the...
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Brendan Munden
Apr 25, 20224 min read
Montserrat: A Mountain Monastery
As mentioned in other parts of the site we do tend to settle in to a place and travel outward. We spent six days in Barcelona and one of...
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Brendan Munden
Mar 22, 20225 min read
PARIS: A City-Museum
So, what more can we say about Paris that hasn't already been said. Like Rick Steves - his Paris videos are some of the best out there...
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Brendan Munden
Mar 20, 20225 min read
Trip Packing: Keep It Simple & Small (KISS)
How to pack lite so that a 3 week European adventure can be a carry-on
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Brendan Munden
Nov 13, 20218 min read
Vancouver, BC - a.k.a 'home'
Vancouver is situated on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh...
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Brendan Munden
Nov 7, 20218 min read
Will we still hostel, when we're 64....?
Apologies to The Beatles for paraphrasing their song for the title. We've come across several blog sites that talk about staying in...
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Brendan Munden
Apr 10, 202116 min read
Hawaii: our go-to get-a-way when we need a shot of sun
It seems that Oahu and Honolulu get a bit of dissing from travellers for several reasons - sometimes it is an anti-city sentiment, and...
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Brendan Munden
Apr 10, 20213 min read
Ireland
Ireland holds a special place for me - it's where my mother was born and came from, and it is where many of my cousins live. There is...
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Brendan Munden
Apr 10, 20214 min read
Portugal: Lisbon, Sintra, Cascais and Estoril
We spent 6 days in Lisbon in 2019 and loved it. Lisbon is a facinating city with uniquely different neighbourhoods. Some of that is...
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