Traveling Couples’ {Digital} Dinner Party
YOU’RE INVITED! Friends, foods, and table talk from travels around the world. Hosted by @twoOregonians – ‘For visitors unfamiliar with the back story, see our #RTWdinnerparty page.’ meet and mingle Hey.. We’re Gerard & Kieu! GQ for short. Currently, G is learning to cope with funemployment while training for a half-marathon. I still have my… Read more…
Itinerary: An RTW in the Making
An adventure awaits. Find out what’s in store for us in 2012! The idea came about during our Mediterranean cruise in 2009. On our flight home, we talked how ‘It’d be nice to take 3 months off to travel’ while G doodled on a napkin of places we’d like to visit — one month in France, maybe Spain…. Read more…
My Job Quit Me. Now What?
Call it a career break, funemployment.. my 365 day ‘weekend’ starts now! My plan then. I’ve been working while attending school for the last 12 years of my life. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my job doing mail surveys for cash and maintained somewhat of a work/school/life balance, but I felt like I was missing out on… Read more…
4 Must-Do Activities in Costa Rica
Do not miss these activities that will make you scream Pura Vida! This was a bit of a last minute, on- the- whim kind of trip. And since Q wasn’t coming along, not enough PTO days, I invited my friend Remy. G solo trippin’.. sort of. We decided to book the Costa Rica Quest with Gap… Read more…
Kickin’ It in Mykonos
Want to party it up in Mykonos? Just don’t come in October! Apparently, the party does stop in Mykonos. Off season is really off here in Mykonos. The tourists are all gone, so are the locals. Shops — closed. The few that stick around open for business when cruise ships, that’s us, pull into port. We… Read more…
Happy 1 Month, GQ trippin!
Happy birthday to me! The last 30 days has been a trip. Here’s what’s happened the last 30 days since we’ve launched — the things we’ve learned, people we’ve met and those we’ve connected with. tweets and likes. Quickly learning the world of twitter is a beast (in a good way). We’re still rookies in… Read more…
What we ate in Milan, Italy
Despite our travel hiccups, we arrived in Milan in time for dinner! As much as I would have loved to call it a night after our 5 hour delay out of SFO and 1 missed flight in Frankfurt (we were suppose to arrive early morning), I’m glad my obsessive planning finally paid off. Dinner was… Read more…
Rome, You Had Me at Ciao Bella!
It’s no secret. I am head over heels for all things Roma! I love this city. You can walk the city streets at any time of day and feel like you’re stepping back a moment in time. Everything about this city excites me — the uninterrupted history, the people, the fashion, the architecture, the cobblestone… Read more…
Weekend Getaway in Cinque Terre, Italy
Cinque Terre — the perfect refuge to the most romantic Italian getaway. I’d like to point out, this isn’t quite how we spent our 72 hours in the Italian Riviera. And by not quite I meant we did it backwards. Given a second chance, I’d flip it and reverse it. So here it is, our… Read more…
Spacin’ Out in Amsterdam
Want the most eclectic, forbidden food trippin’ experience — head to Amsterdam! I am proud to say, I have never experimented with drugs, ever! I’ve tried vaping coast clouds ejuice but never a joint. That is until now. Let me start by saying, we did not come for the weed! Though I wouldn’t say the thought… Read more…