The final wrap up from our time in the land of smiles! After 3-months of travel, we finally made it to our first SE Asia country and it was about time. We were growing tired of living on a backpacker’s budget. It was time to splurge a little for luxury in the land of smiles… Read more…
List of places we’ve stayed in Thailand. Pros and con and more. We decided to start a new series on all the places we’ve stayed and whether we’d recommend it.. starting with Thailand. We used Agoda.com for hotel search and booking. Also, keep in mind we tend to live on a flashpacker’s budget. Meaning there… Read more…
Thailand has hundreds of islands, it’s hard deciding which ones to visit. During our month in Thailand, we managed to visit a handful of big and little islands while in the south: Hong, Samui, Phi Phi and Pha Ngan which you already know, that’s where we had an epic night at the full moon party…. Read more…
Our V-Day tribute. Nothing says love more than couples in match-y clothes! OK, so Valentine’s Day isn’t exactly my favorite of holidays, but I’m not going to rain on other people’s parade if they find it all lovey-dovey and romantic and stuff. So, for you love birds out there, this couple coordinated-wardrobe post is for… Read more…
Oh the things Vietnamese carry around on two wheels. It’s a hoot! It never seizes to amaze me what Vietnamese can load on two wheels, other than themselves and a passenger or two (or three or four!). This week, my family flew back to Vietnam in time to celebrate Tet (Vietnamese New Year) and I’m… Read more…
This is the nasty side of traveling Australasia. It is not pretty. You know how we always talk about the good in traveling and all the great things that comes from it? Well, this is not that post. Warning: Explicit and gross pictures are included in this post. You have been warned. We’ve been pretty… Read more…
You asked us where our favorite place of travel this year was.. And in our latest post where we answered your most ask questions, we replied Japan. Well, here are a handful of reasons why we fell head over heels for this wickedly awesome country: 1. Fancy toilets Heated seats should be a standard for… Read more…
A year in pictures, a lifetime of memories. 2012, best year ever. When we quit our jobs, never in my wildest dreams did I imagined we’d be spending the year the way we did – a year in travel. It’s been one helluva a year filled with more ups than down, both good times and… Read more…
From pho, to bun to mi. It is all about the noodles. Vietnam is blessed with amazing food. I’m not being bias when I say that either, am I? From rice plates to spring rolls, savory crepes to delectable snails, not to mention the various types of noodle bowls, we Vietnamese know how to eat… Read more…
Eating out in Kyoto is a popular attraction in and of itself. Japan is one of my favorite food countries. It’s not simple, but rather refined. Simply put, it’s awesome and delicious. We ate well in Kyoto. Here are some of our favorite things we ate. Katsu I love the Kyoto train station – it has… Read more…
