Money in Uruguay works differently from its neighbors. Our first lesson came at the ATM: the Abitab machine we tried wouldn’t accept our foreign card at all, and every other bank ATM that did charged us 100 pesos per withdrawal. This money in Uruguay guide covers the four decisions you actually need to make…
Is Montevideo worth visiting, or is it just a quick stopover on the way to the famous beaches of Punta del Este? We didn’t exactly choose to spend five days in Montevideo. After four weeks at sea from Germany, our Defender spent another five days waiting for port clearance (here’s how we shipped our…
On 1 September 2026, our Land Rover Defender 110 left Hamburg inside a sealed 40-foot high-cube container aboard the Maersk La Paz, bound for Montevideo. The container was $4,060 / €3,500 (split by two), and we picked a company most overlanders have never heard of: Overlander Shipping from Hamburg. This is the guide we…
We installed the Orange Travel eSIM on an iPhone 17 Pro Max, tested it, and ran a speed test in Antwerp. Is it as good as they say? It is a good fit for travellers on a Europe trip who want a REFUND SAFETY NET and an operator they know. It is not for…
Come with us to Spain, not for two weeks this time, but for a year. Picture this. It is a chill Tuesday, your afternoon English teaching classes are done, and you are walking home through a neighbourhood market where the fruit seller already knows your order before seeing your friends for some tapas and…
We travelled around Lake Como from the famous towns of Bellagio and Varenna to smaller villages like Tremezzo, and Villa Carlotta is still one of the places we would make time for again. If villas and gardens are a big reason you’re coming to Lake Como, Tremezzo is one of the best places to…
Lecco feels completely different from the fancy villa towns most tourists picture when they think of Lake Como. If hiking, mountain views, and a real local Italian vibe matter more to you than villa gardens and constant ferry-hopping, this is one of the Lake Como bases we’d recommend. We explored Lecco from the waterfront…
The Yucatan Peninsula on the northeastern coast of Mexico looks like the perfect holiday destination, and it’s not hard to see why. Everything is amazing: the food, the culture, and amazing things to do… Not to mention the stunning beaches with powdery sand and turquoise waters. Yet, something has always stopped us from booking……
We’d visit Cernobbio for an afternoon rather than base an entire Lake Como trip here. It is one of the least touristy and most authentic towns on the lake, with beautiful villas, gardens and one of our favourite romantic promenades, but there simply isn’t enough to fill several days unless staying at Villa d’Este…
If we want to stay in the middle of Lake Como without dealing with the crowds of Bellagio or Varenna every evening, we go to Menaggio. You still get excellent ferry connections across the central lake, but Menaggio feels much more like a town where people actually live once the day-tourists disappear. It also…