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The Night before the flights…
It is the night before the flights and Caitlin and I are beyond STOKED. The reality has finally sunk in for me. Tomorrow will be the beginning of our ADVENTURE! I can’t wait to YOLO my face off (while...
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We’re Here!
We made it safe and sound to Chiang Mai! The voyage here was pretty grueling (including a 9 hour layover in Hong Kong). Chiang Mai pictures to come!
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Chiang Mai – First Impressions
We have been in Chiang Mai, Thailand for basically three days now. The first two days we stayed a ways out of town near the airport, at a really cute and quiet hotel named De Jasmine Hotel, (that no...
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Chiang Mai – Loi Krathong Festival
Hi Again! While here in Chiang Mai, Thailand we have been lucky enough to attend many festivities included in the celebration of Loi Krathong, otherwise known as the Festival of Lights. Loi Krathong is...
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Chiang Mai – Learning to Cook and Getting Massages
Hello! For the past few days we have been exploring Chiang Mai and attending Loi Krathong festivities. It has been eye opening and very exciting. Chiang Mai has a lot to offer to travelers/backpackers...
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Chiang Mai – Temple Run
With Buddhism being Thailand’s main religion, Thailand has many, many breath-taking temples. The temples are not only beautiful spectacles, but give travelers a way to participate in a daily practice...
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Border Crossing : To Cambodia with a Flatscreen TV
Alright let me set the scene and give you some backstory first. We hopped on a plane from Chiang Mai to Bangkok and stayed for one night, before heading to Cambodia via bus. The one night in Bangkok...
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Siem Reap, Cambodia – Angkor Wat – Temple Run 2
Upon arriving in Siem Reap, Cambodia to see the renowned temples of Angkor Wat, we hired a tuk tuk driver for the 3 day adventure for 250,000 Cambodian Riel which is about $60. We had read about the...
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Bangkok – Food, The Protests and Our Thai Mom
Our adventure in Cambodia had come to an end and we were headed to Bangkok via a mini van. Honestly we were both ready to get out of that country, we were “templed out” and ready for a cleaner...
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Phuket – The Sales Team, and Catching Fire.
Of course Sumol sent us off with our bellies full. She had this fish we saw on the street that I was interested in trying delivered via motorbike to the house for our final meal with her. Expecting a...
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Krabi – Island Hopping and the Photo Bomb of the Year
As we mentioned in the last post, Andrew and I caught a bug at the end of our time in Phuket. Fortunately, Andrew’s symptoms seemed to wear off relatively quickly, but my bug proved to be more...
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Koh Lanta – Just What We Were Looking For
We said goodbye to Krabi and embarked on our “2 hour” minivan ride to our next destination, Koh Lanta. The ride ended up being about 5 hours and I think we rode in a total of 4 different vans, but that...
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Koh Phi Phi – A Little Party Never Hurt Nobody (YOLO)
As mentioned in the last post, we had a YOLO moment and jumped on a boat headed to Koh Phi Phi for the night to kick it with our new friends, and celebrate Mia’s birthday! We left Koh Lanta bright and...
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Penang and Kuala Lumpur – Eating Our Way Through Malaysia
After our wonderful time in Koh Lanta, we had a journey ahead of us in order to get to Penang, Malaysia. We jumped in a minivan around 8am and just hoped to get to Penang by midnight. Per usual, we...
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Ubud, Bali – Soulshine Festival and Positive Vibes
After about 2.5 hours of shut eye, our alarm yells out, reminding us we have a travel day ahead of us. Travel days are the worst days, especially with little sleep. Since we lived on the top of...
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Kuta – Stinky Room, Loud Neighbors, Happy New Year.
We packed our bags and jumped in the car headed to Kuta. Our guest house owner offered to give us a ride to Kuta the night before, we agreed to ride with him for about 15 bucks. The drive was a little...
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Ubud, Bali (Round 2) – Books, Crafts, Dance, Bikes and a Wedding
After walking back and forth on Legian Road in the rain with our packs on, we finally found the Perama Tours stand that offered the bus back to Ubud. We booked the hour or so ride back and got the last...
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Lombok and Gili Air – Farwell to Asia and New Travel Plans!
After a wonderful time in Ubud it was time to leave again in order to make it to the famous Gili Islands. The Gili islands are known for their beauty and we had heard many great things about them from...
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Darwin, Australia – Reverse Culture Shock, a Campervan, and Beautiful Sights
We arrived in the Darwin airport around 6pm after a flight from Bali and a 2.5 hour time change. Being our 12th flight during this trip, we basically have the routine down; bags, passports, boarding...
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