We didn’t do a whole lot of traveling in 2013… so instead of writing a post that rounds out our year in travel, we’re going to take this time to enlist your help – help us choose where to go on our honeymoon in 2014!
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Sandboarding in Huacachina
An oasis and a board. A day of sandboarding in Huacachina, Peru! We arrived into Ica from Arequipa by bus and hailed a taxi to drive us 20 minutes out to Huacachina. It’s a pretty random place. Have you ever seen those cartoons or movies where someone gets lost in the desert and start hallucinating… Read more…
Bolivia Salt Flats: Salar de Uyuni (Part 2)
Earlier this week, we shared our post about our 3-day safari through the Bolivian outback. Now check out the main reason that brought us to Bolivia in the first place. Day 4 Cactus Island Another freezing 5am wake up call except today we finally made it to the salt flats. At first, I couldn’t believe… Read more…
Bolivia Salt Flats: Journey from Tupiza (Part 1)
We spent four days in a jeep driving through the Bolivian outback! Most tourists do a 1-3 day tour from Uyuni. We took the road less traveled – a four day, 1,000km journey from Tupiza through the remote, uninterrupted and stunning scenery of Southwest Bolivia. It wasn’t all easy. We spent at least 10 hours… Read more…
Took the Train to Machu Picchu
The trails to Machu Picchu is not for the faint of heart. Which is why we took the train. 🙂 By now you should know, I’m not much of a hiker. I’m outdoorsie, sure – I’ll go rafting, mountain biking, play ball and all – but I don’t hike. Now I know what you’re thinking,… Read more…
Our Shark Encounter in Hawaii
No one in their right mind would willingly swim in sharked-infested water. No one that is us at least. After all, as a birthday present to me, we went bungy jumping in New Zealand. So, to return the adrenaline-gifted favor, I figured we would go swimming with sharks in Hawaii for Gerard’s birthday! Fun, right?… Read more…
Sushi to Dai For
Warning: Reading may lead to instant cravings. Provocative and explicit photos included. Having sushi at Tsukiji fish market is a Tokyo must for any sushi enthusiasts. There are two legendary sushi restaurants at Building 6 – Sushi Dai and Daiwa Sushi – both serving similar set menus. We went to Sushi Dai because they had more… Read more…
Being Great Wall Flowers
We made it to the Great Wall! And our journey to Mutianyu. The Great Wall of China was built mainly to protect the Chinese Empire from invasions from the North. It was built in sections made of stone, brick, wood and other material as early as the 7th century BC. Later it was joined together… Read more…
Bucket List: Bungy Jumping in New Zealand!
Yes, I did it! I bungy jumped 134m on my 29th birthday! For backpackers, New Zealand is a mecca for extreme outdoors activities – skydiving, canyoning, glacier hiking and, of course, bungy jumping! We’re here to do almost all of the above, but primarily, we came to conquer the latter. And by we I mean… Read more…
Video: Zorbing in Rotorua
Want to find out what zorbing is? Check out our video. You have the option to zorb dry or wet. We did both! Enjoy!