We didn’t visit Les Terres Basses on this visit but we did them in 2022 - our older video has good footage of 3 beaches there including BR if you want to check it out. They were great for walking but strong waves when we were there and rocky at the shoreline. As for traffic, it was bad by the causeway bridge and the main pass north of philipsburg. Marigot had slow sections but not standstill like north of Simpson Bay (Union rd?) Check the traffic on google maps and work around it. Enjoy!

Not hard at all, the main road is well maintained, not too narrow and zero traffic, a treat if you live in the city. Come to think of it, I don’t recall any traffic lights! Appreciate the feedback, glad it was helpful.

You will love Grand Case. Just read today on their local news that there was a robbery attack on a tourist couple at midnight leaving a restaurant so just be mindful anywhere really, not just this place.

Glad it was of help. Enjoy!

Glad you liked it, the wind was definitely a factor for about the entire time on Anguilla and it calmed down a tad when we got to SXM, never seen it that windy before and for so long! Enjoy your trip and thanks for the support! 🙏 ❤️

Do you mean the location of the trailheads? We used All trails directions, it’s free if you use it on wifi but can’t download info without the paid subscription.

I know, car rental is crazy expensive for automatic transmission, about half that for manual if you can drive it!

If it’s 1 week, I generally probably wouldn’t bother - I like to do 5 nights min for 1 spot if I can. However, if you’re flying in/out on the north airport, you could do a couple nights up at that end then head down or vice versa. It’s such a long island making it about 3 hrs one way drive tip to tip (N. Eleuthera to lighthouse beach). That’s why we ended up flying into Gov Harbor in the middle. It also depends on what your must-stay places are eg if you want to stay in Spanish Wells or Harbour Island really badly, then it would be worth moving south to avoid a long drive back & forth. We didn’t do everything but maybe we may go back in a few years.

No, it’s more of an invisible border, there are markers to snap a photo but that’s about it. Most times, you don’t even know when you crossed the border other than the shop signs or street names (english vs french)

@YYZWanderers thanks for the info. Safe travels

What amazing feedback, we are so glad you enjoyed it and appreciate the support! 🙏

Other than the ones we mentioned specifically on the popular trails, there are virtually none and you have to rely on the cafes at or near the trailheads, which are mostly free but you obviously have to buy something, There were public free ones at Fanal too but didn’t use them. And yes, all paid ones were cash. At the cafe in Pico A, it was a coin turnstile in the resto! But I’m sure they would make change for bills if you needed. At the Girao skywalk, there was an attendant who took payment and made change. Seixal had free standing public coin operated toilets but we used at the restaurant instead. So definitely keep a few coins with you. I (Karen) plan my hikes around bio breaks 😂

Enjoy your trip!

That’s so funny! It’s about 20-30min walk to Hidden beach which is on the Atlantic, so it’s rough waves, not for little ones.The Caribbean side is the calm beach which you’ll have to drive to. We saw little fishes but all the beaches are more sandy and not much coral/sea life at the shore. Twin cove, Gaulding and rainbow beach would be good options as there are rocky parts near the shore and the water is calm. I think near or on Spanish Wells there are sea turtles but we didn’t make it there. Enjoy!

I like that piece too, it’s called Rooftop by Slo Loris, we got it off Musicbed but was able to find it on Spotify!

No, your choices are more limited unfortunately. Look for a bank that has no ATM fees eg Schwab bank. Some banks you can order currency in advance so check what fees they charge. Wise debit cards have paused US account set ups as that would be a good one too, there is an email list you can get on for Wise to be notified when they do but there is no date.

Makes us want to go back, thanks for your comment! ❤️

Glad you enjoyed it! 🌺

Oh no, thanks so much for pointing that out. Great tip about doing that walk! It would be stunning. I can’t make the edit in the video but will pin this comment.

@@YYZWanderers It is a long video and Portuguese is not easy ! If I remember well Camara de Lobos translates to the Chamber of Wolves, but it refers to the sea lions once resting here when the place was discovered by the Portuguese.

Thanks! Glad you liked it, still our top hike!

Appreciate that, it’s the part of the process we really love.

That’s true for many of the beaches, but some more so than others and it’s not for everyone. We’re just back and felt Happy Beach to suit us as it has no development around it and while on Mullet, we stuck to the side far away from the beach chairs. Can’t say much about the snorkelling as it was too windy the entire time.

Yep, he got us good!

Thank you for the feedback ❤️

Yes, we’ve been schooled. Mahalo.

Happy to hear that! You can’t go wrong with either island. Eventually we hope to visit the other Azores islands as they are quite unique. 🙏

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Appreciate your feedback!

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Nice! Yes, TO 🇨🇦 Appreciate the comment!

Hey, me too and we are currently planning our trip there for this upcoming June​@@YYZWanderers

@@YYZWanderers Nice! My wife and I are flying out of Toronto (we live in St. Thomas) in February for a 11 day trip. Making it even harder to wait now watching this video!

Love your feedback, much appreciated 🙏 ❤️ 🇵🇹

Madeira is a special place but it’s the people too that made our trip so memorable. Glad you were able to enjoy it with your fam. ❤️

Thanks for watching! 🙏

😂 we’re back in Marigot today, no complaints about the view and food so far.

So happy it brought back good memories!

Hey! 🇨🇦 Didn’t do La Cloche but a quick look at All Trails and the O circuit has about 2x elevation gain. But you don’t have elevation everyday so you get breaks. We hiked the Crack like 10 yrs ago and that is a cakewalk compared to the Mirador. It’s not technical and by the time you’re tired of elevation gain, you’re there. Fitz Roy in Argentina was way steeper than Torres. We just finished the TMB and that was a killer. Lmk if you want to know how we trained as it’s impossible to hike hills in Ont.

Ditching that word, it wasn’t intended.

Yep, a labour of love, but we enjoy the process. Thanks so much for the support. ❤️

Awesome! Thanks for the kind words and enjoy your stay on the island 🩷🏝️

We were there mar22-apr16. Glad it was helpful!

@@YYZWanderers Oh perfect! We are planning pretty much those exact dates in 2025! It looks like we should pack some warmer clothes as well as some summer ones. Could you swim while there, was the water warm enough? Loved your video, will definately be doing some of the hikes!!

⁠@@jenniferannmaceachern126the water is pretty rough. There was only 1 pool open but brrrr❤

☺️ I hope you make it there!! 🏝️

Thank you!!!🙏