"You know we just smuggled across the border everything we confirmed we didn't have? A weapon (bear spray is considered a weapon), alcohol, fruit, and commercial products." Crossing from Canada's Yukon into Alaska turned out to be surprisingly smooth — and that was just the beginning of our wild Alaskan road trip.

We spent two weeks camping on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Sleeping in beachside campsites and inside the Haleakala crater was an exotic experience we'd never had before — here's what camping in Hawaii is really like and how much it costs.

After our article about the dark side of working in Canada, many of you asked why we were there and why we kept coming back. So here's our honest story about moving to Canada — and everything we learned along the way.

Upon arriving at the place from which we'd been posting breathtaking mountain photos, I had a mental breakdown in our 2×2 metre room with a shared kitchen for 40 people and one mouse. "I want to go home. What was I thinking!" I screamed during our first hours in the staff accommodation in the forest above Banff, where we were supposed to spend 2.5 months.

I first went to Canada three years ago. Since then, I've travelled through eight provinces, experienced all four seasons, tasted "summer snow", and completely fallen in love.

At the end of January, Lukáš and I headed on a trip to Riga, Latvia. It probably wasn't the best time to visit — it was freezing cold and rainy — but Riga has its charm even in the worst weather.