So, although it was supposed to be a surprise, I can now finally post that Ryan and I will be making our way back to Canada for Christmas. We are sadly trading in the sunshine beaches for snow covered streets and scraping windows of ice in the morning. My original plan was to continue travelling after Ryan returned to work in January. Tyler connected me with a very nice couple in Spain whom I was going to live with (WWOOF'ing again) on their olive farm. As ...

This weekend Ryan and I got to head into the main part of Brindisi to do some sightseeing/education. Maurizio gave us a map of all the places we should visit. As part of our work at the hostel, we should be able to instruct visitors on the main sights to see as well as where things are in the town. Maurizio said that often times we can go with hostel guests into the town and act as tour guides J So, Ryan and I set off with our list of statues, churches, and...

After travelling around Belgium for a week, it is nice to finally have a place to call home for the next month. Ryan and I have been really excited to go to Italy, but anxious to see what life working at a hostel was going to be like. Well, the weather is not AS good as I would have liked it to be, but the hostel is so far proving to be a lot more fun than expected. Basically, Carpe Diem is owned and run by Maurizio who lives there as well. The hostel i...