New trip, new blog, same address
Two recumbent bicycles, a tent, camp kitchen, no limits. After six years of sedentary life we start off towards the west, to see where Europe ends, and beyond…This is the motto for our new expedition. The address of the blog is: www.nextstopwhere.com
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Bacalhau com Natas
One of the things we cooked around the world was, when we find it (very seldom), bacalhau com natas. Portuguese recipe, but everyone seems to like it. Shredded salted codfish (150g pp) 2 onions 6 potatoes 4 + 2 tablespoons butter 250ml cream 500ml milk 1 tablespoon flour mustard, lemon juice, salt, pepper Cook the […]
Read MoreMobile network in Brazil – a story
Like in several other countries we bought a SIM card to our mobile phone here in Brazil. Arrived to the airport in Belo Horizonte we asked a shop keeper where to buy and which network he recommended. We got a chip from Vivo. We tried to call. Not possible, it was necessary to register the […]
Read MoreTo travel…
… is being conscientious of missing much more than what you will have time to visit.
Read MoreTipping, beggars, over-pricing: questions
Tips, double-pricing, beggars, children-beggars, children-sellers. Yes, no, yes or no? Poverty, South-East Asia (SEA), Vietnam, Cambodia. Questions to which I don’t know the answer. Several moments a day which I don’t know which is the right action to do. Children-beggars if given money it will just increase the number of beggars and remove them from […]
Read MoreTravel software and websites
One post I tough for long is about the few software I’ve put in my usb key and websites which help a lot during the trip. Maybe it can help you if you like to travel light without your own computer. – Firefox Portable – Firefox is still miles faster than IE, and is the […]
Read MoreSix months searching the Next Stop
Six months of traveling, we are near Lijiang, in Yunnan province of Southwest China. Twelve countries crossed: Switzerland, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Japan, South Korea and China. Thousands of kilometers done mostly by train, some by bus and short escapades by bicycle, foot and kayak. “Do you sometimes feel tired of […]
Read MoreWashing machines
The laundry element of our trip comes usually once a week. It includes having access to a washing machine, understand how it works, find washing powder and research for enough space to hang our clothes. While in Eastern Europe and European Russia it was very much like at home – we were couchsurfing, people had […]
Read MoreAlphabets
One of the things I’m enjoying on this trip is to learn new vocabulary in many languages, seeing the differences among languages and so on. But more interesting are the alphabets and so far in the trip we crossed the latin, cyrillic, both japanese katakana and hiragana and now the korean hangeul. The latter one […]
Read MoreAbout Japan
Things I like in Japan+ It is an organized country+ Public transport is frequent, reliable and take us everywhere+Tourist offices exist in every train station, have maps and help with accomodation+ Public baths and onsens are relaxing+ Tatami floor in the room is very comfortable with japanese futons and pillows+ Set menus and boxed lunches […]
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