Shark!

“Michelle, don’t move. There’s a shark swimming next to you.” “REALLY?!” “Yes.” “Oh, shit.” — We made it to the Maldives. With world-class waves and scuba diving in one place, it’s the most fun destination so far of our trip. On Thulusdhoo island, there’s a great hotel for $79/night, right next to Coke’s beach’s famous wave, …

Bulgarian Fun Fact

You know how you can say yes by nodding your head? Like this: Fun fact: In Bulgaria, it’s the opposite. Nodding “yes” actually means “no” here. So when we asked a bookstore if they sold Kindles, the shop person was like “yes” but said “no” at the same time. How fun is that?

We got pepper sprayed

Michelle: “Oh my god my face is on fire!” Jack: “Mine too. This sucks.” 10 minutes earlier… We’re leaving from a dinner at our Bulgarian friend’s house. (Lovely people we met in South Africa.) And they’re like, “Here, take my pepper spray.” “Why?” “There’s a pack of rabid dogs that eat people. Seriously. You need …

Santorini

You: “Jack and Michelle!! Where are you guys? Where have you been? I haven’t seen any new gifs on the blog in a few weeks… I’m starting to get worried…” Jack: Okay. So here’s the update. We’ve been in Barcelona, Prague, Israel and Greece. Barcelona is a mess. Prague has frothy, yummy pilsner. Israelis are …

Prague Pho Show

Fun facts about Prague: Czech people speak Czech, not Russian. They’re different. Trust me, Babushka. It’s 30% cheaper than Spain. Hipster coffee is like $1.30 USD and you can get a nice AirBnb in the city for $33 USD a night. Everyone wears leather jackets! You can drink beer anywhere you want. Their Pho is the …

Tourist Taxes

We’re in month 3 of our trip and we’ve paid our fair share of “tourist taxes” so far. You know… Toursit Taxes. I’m not talking about Airport Taxes or Custom Tariffs here. “Tourist Taxes” are a thing I made up to explain those situations when you have to pay extra money because you did something …