Chiang Rai, Thailand

Chiang Rai was the first place we visited in Thailand that felt like an actual working city that wasn’t dependent on tourism as it’s primary industry. It was nice to have a break from the constant feeling of people trying to sell us something. We ate well and enjoyed perusing through the night market a […]

September 2018: Monthly Summary

Last month was a blur! In the first half of September, we took a whirlwind tour through Japan. Then we packed our bags, got on our last international flight for a while, and flew back to the United States. We landed in Los Angeles to spend time with my family while recovering from jet lag. […]

Pai, Thailand

While we debated on how long to stay in Thailand, we decided to check out Pai for a couple of days. If you’re a motorbike person, I think there’s a ton of adventuring to be had around Pai. But we’re not motorbike people: Neither of us have ridden one, let alone driven one before. Hilly, […]

Chiang Mai, Thailand

From Bangkok, we took the overnight train to Chiang Mai. The travel blog universe will tell you that Chiang Mai is the place to be. The town is a bit of a digital nomad’s paradise with cheap living, warm weather, and delicious food. Many bloggers, online teachers, developers, and dropshippers base themselves in Chiang Mai […]

One Year Review

We recently celebrated a few one year anniversaries: one year since we left our jobs, one year since we moved out of our apartment, and today marks one year since we left the US. And what a year it’s been. It’s hard to think back on everything that we’ve experienced and seen without a sense […]

Bangkok, Thailand

Big, crazy Bangkok was our first stop in Thailand. After some debate on where to stay, we finally found a unique hotel on the river. The hotel is only accessible by boat with no roads connecting it to the rest of the city. The hotel has a little boat that ferries you across to the […]

August 2018: Monthly Summary

The one word summary is simply wow. August was amazing and China completely blew our minds. August started in Hanoi – just as the city was really growing on us – and ended with our first stop in Japan: Osaka. In the middle we hung out in Hong Kong while waiting for our China visas, […]

George Town, Malaysia

After enjoying the cooler and wetter weather in the Cameron Highlands, we took a bus to Butterworth. Then we transferred to the ferry to Penang Island and after a short ride we arrived in George Town. I was excited to spend some time in a smaller city with lots of beautiful architecture, art, and great […]

Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

From hot and humid Kuala Lumpur, we took a bus towards the cooler mountains. As the bus winded its way up to the highlands, we saw forest covered hills, glimpses of waterfalls, and peeks of tea plantations. All of which we hoped to see more of in the next couple of days. Hike to Brinchang […]

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

We weren’t planning to go to Malaysia. We were at the check-in counter in Melbourne trying to get our boarding passes for our flight to New Zealand, when we ran into a slight issue… The airline wouldn’t print our boarding passes until had a flight booked out of New Zealand. Whoops. We knew we wanted […]