City Walls of Dubrovnik This morning I woke up early to walk the city walls when it opened. The city walls surround the city centre of Dubrovnik. It took me approximately 1.5 hours to walk the city walls while stopping to take incredible pictures of Dubrovnik’s terracotta rooftops. Mount Srd and Panorama Restaurant I then met Drea at the entrance to the city walls and we headed up to Mount Srd to see Dubrovnik from Above. We had reservations at Panorama Restaurant and Bar at 10:00 am. Panorama received a Michelin star and was worth the trip up the mountain. I enjoyed my coffee and treat while enjoying the view of the city walls from above. We then headed back to the hotel to enjoy time by the pool. I booked a Game of Thrones tour ... read more

Plitvice National Park Today, we left early in the morning on our road trip to the coast of Croatia. The first stop was Plitvice Lakes National Park. Plitvice Lakes National Park is the largest and one of the oldest national parks in Croatia. In 1979, the park was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Andrea dropped me off at the entrance of the park. The park is beautiful but it took me over an hour to get in. I did not spend that much time at the park because we needed to head over to Split before it got dark. I would one day need to come back to Croatia to experience the park in all its glory. Split We arrived in Split in the late afternoon. Split is the second-largest city in Croatia after the ... read more

The other tour that Renata and I decided to go on was a Sugar, Rum and Tobacco Tour. Our first stop was a sugar cane museum. At the museum, we saw a collection of locomotives used in sugar production and learned how sugarcane is grown and processed. We even tried Guarapo, a sweet drink made from sugar cane We then enjoyed learning about and tasting the local rum while getting drunk in the process and we tried our first Cuban cigar (Definitely not for me). I can see why sugar, rum and tobacco play an important role in Cuban culture and enjoyed learning and trying their local products. So that marked the end of our Cuba trip. Definitely relaxing and a great getaway from everyday life. The cars, the people, the drinks; Cuba was a fun ... read more

Canadians love to go to Cuba for vacation. So, we decided it was time Renata and I finally visited Cuba. For the first time in Cuba, we stayed at an all-inclusive resort. We heard good things about the Melia Resort chain from our friend Andrea, who was travelling with us. We decided to spend a week at the all-inclusive resort Melia Los Americas in Varadero, Cuba The Resort The first couple of days were pool days, where we explored the resort, relaxed, and enjoyed Pina Coladas and other alcoholic drinks by the pool. The beach was stunning. The creepy critters were about and the local cats provided great entertainment. It provided a great mental escape from the everyday work life in Canada. The resort had a display of vintage motorcycles and cars one day and a ... read more

Day 4: Saturday, November 20th, 2021 For Breakfast this morning we headed to Sweet Maple, one of the go-to-brunch spots in San Francisco. I had their French toast and millionaires’ bacon. It was probably my favourite meal in San Francisco. The millionaire’s bacon was delicious. Millionaire’s bacon is thicker bacon baked with brown sugar, cayenne, red and black pepper. After breakfast we headed to the Japan Center. Unfortunately, not many stores were open yet so instead we headed to Chinatown to the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory. We bought some fortune cookies for home. They even had green tea and chocolate flavoured fortune cookies. We then headed downhill towards the Ferry Building. At the Ferry Building Renata and I bought some chocolate at Dandelion Chocolate. Outside the Ferry Building there was also a Farmers market ... read more