in search of darn good digs

Every trip we have taken over the past nine years has been influenced by our son. Whether we went to Latvia, Spain, Nicaragua or California, Benjamin has definitely made his voice heard. We often find that when he is happy during our trips, we’re happy.   With that in mind, we asked him if he wanted […]

Last year we blogged about our other Goa guest house, Casa Susegad, recently included on the Lonely Planet Hidden Gems list. Today I’d like to share our newest Goa retreat, the chill and spectacularly beautiful Olaulim Backyards. Yvonne Gray from Cardiff, UK gave us the heads up about this very cool spot. What makes the […]

We knew we were onto a great idea, but we were a little surprised when The New York Times pretty much lifted the entire concept of our website, darngooddigs.net, for its featured article in this Sunday’s Travel section.  The article, “100 Hotels Under $150″, is a list of hotels recommended by NYT readers in Europe’s […]