In this overdue second part of Suriname, aside from Paramaribo, I will go into the details of where we had the most “screw-ups” on our little trip. My two companions and I are rather experienced travellers. We’re not extreme ” Every passport stamp” type, but we have all been to roughly 60-80 countries each. Still,…
Category: The Americas
Kourou, Guyane- Home of the ESA launch pad
I couldn’t go to Suriname without stopping next door to French Guiana! Why? Because A. It is an overseas department of France, so I could add entering the EU on a tattered boat to my bucket list. B. Have proper croissants and have my EU data roaming work. C. Visit the Guiana Space Centre aka…
The Space Cadet’s Guide to Paramaribo
So here is the second part of my Suriname piece! Here is a guide to the capital,where we spent most of the time as a whole. Where to stay We stayed at the Twenty4 hostel. It’s pretty much the only” hostel” in Paramaribo. Mostly it is backpackers staying there, but you can find travellers of…
Checking out Dutch Louisiana…I mean Suriname: PT 1
Happy Spring, fellow cadets! 2023 is only a quarter gone, and it has already been my most eventful travel year in a long time. Today, I will talk about my first big trip of 2023 this year. This year it was Suriname! Why Suriname? Many people asked why I picked Suriname to kick off my…
2022 overall wrap up
Happy New year to all my readers! I hope 2023 gives y’all peace and lots of exciting travels and other pleasures you find. I don’t subscribe to the good year/ bad year thing. Years are not collectively good or bad. It’s subjective to each person. Also, when the official year starts is not that relevant….
Breaking borders tour
As I mentioned in my last post, I am historically not a person for walking tours. I usually prefer to do my self-guided tour or go with a Couchsurfing host or go with a friend. I usually only go on a tour if it is a place I am required to go on tour, like…
Bogota vs Medellin
Hello Cadets! Happy Easter I’m still suffering from nostalgia for Latin America. Colombia has been open for tourists for a bit, so I’ve seen like five friends in the past month go. It has made me nostalgic. It’s no secret that Colombia was one of my favourite countries that I’ve been to. I’ve strongly been…
Envigado, Colombia
Happy Spring! I’m going to look back on a place known as the city of the eternal spring: Medellin, Colombia. Medellin has become a hot spot for digital nomads and travellers over the last decade for many good reasons. It has a high-quality transportation system that had a significant role in helping Medellin transition from…
Mardi Gras: Joe Cain edition
Now let’s talk about the other Mardi Gras the is less grandiose than New Orleans, but still quite a big deal to many, Mobile Alabama. Mobile, Alabama, is, in fact, where the first Mardi Gras was. This is their most significant bragging point. Many residents from Mobile and around insist that it is also quality…
Revisiting New Orleans Mardi Gras in 2020
Hey cadets! Happy Lunar New Year and the start of carnival week! Unfortunately, many festivities for both holidays are canceled, even in countries that have been better behaved, the people are encouraged to stay in their towns and limit travel due to a resurgence of cases in a few areas. Carnival in Europe is pretty…