. . The village of Hampi is one of the most important religious sites in India, located within the ruins of the capital of the former Vijayanagara Empire. Dozens of historic Hindu temples are spread ...
. . So, I’ve got a beef with India: The cows. Who let all the cows loose? Seriously! When I say all the cows, I really mean ALL the cows. In India, the cows are considered holy, and are free to...
. . Welcome to our Hotel Tip of The Week series. Being on the road every day of the year means we stay in countless hotels, and at over 700 days as nomads, we have stayed some of the best (and worst)...
. . Since we’ve arrived in India, we have definitely had our ups and downs…but one thing that always keeps us smiling are some of the friendliest folks we have met throughout our travels. Wherever we...
. . We fell head over heels for Cambodia – which caught us completely by surprise. This South East Asian country isn’t perfect, definitely rough around the edges. Here are our first impre...
. Sometimes, you just know it when you see it. Like those who don’t know their Merlots from their Cabernet Sauvignons know that they love the glass of red wine in their hand, or those who aren...
. . Haw Par Villa was definitely one of the more bizarre sights we have visited during our travels and is hands down definitely the oddest attraction in Singapore (if not in all of South East Asia!) ...
. . We arrive in a propeller plane under the cover of night and have no idea what to expect. All we know is that after months of heavy travel, we need this beach escape bad! The question is…wil...
. . We imagined our time in Asia to be filled with visits to impressive mega-metropolises, where the future is palpable and the lifestyle, fabulous! But to be honest, not one of the cities we visited...
. . 1. Sunsets over the Mekong River 2. Beer Lao This is our favorite beer in South East Asia, but maybe that is due in part to the relatively low price tag ($1.25 for a liter).3. The alms giving cer...
. . When we travel, we always have a plan. Not that we stick to it, but we always intend to. It might seem predictable, but the truth is there is a reason why travelers follow a trail, at least rough...
. . We returned to Malaysia for a few days last week, and finally visited Melaka. We expected a quaint little town with Chinese temples, relics of the colonization by the Dutch, Portuguese and the Br...
. . When this ‘trip’ began on April 30, 2010, there was no set finish date. Still, it is amazing to think we have been able to continue to maintain this lifestyle for 730 days now – in a ...
. . As we leave South East Asia today, we are thinking about what we will miss: the delicious food of course, our daily coconuts, seeing entire families passing us on a motorbike, cheap beer and cock...
. . Piles of bright green seaweed and giant fish fresh from the nearby Mekong river, mounds of small, bright oranges, live toads and fried rats on the BBQ…the markets of Laos were some of the most ex...
. We’re city people. We love the buzz, the food, the art, the people-watching that can be done in big cities… So after touring the more remote areas of northern Laos, the French colonial city o...
. . Visiting Angkor Wat had been on the bucket list and last week, it finally happened. After almost six months in South East Asia, we arrived in Siem Reap, the city used as a base for a visit to the...
. . . A while back while traveling Central America, we wrote this piece about how it feels as a lesbian couple to jump back into the closet while traveling and this one on how we live a bit of a half...
. ‘ Unlike when we arrived in Thailand, we were entirely unfamiliar with Lao cuisine. Thai restaurants are a dime a dozen in Europe and the U.S., but the only thing we knew to expect about the ...
. . How hard would you work to spend the day on 7km stretch of almost completely deserted white sand beach? We were looking for it in Thailand, almost found it in Malaysia, but it is in Cambodia wher...
. . Arriving in Muang Ngoi Neua We had been advancing up the Nam Ou River for nearly an hour, cruising slowly between the white limestone rocks of the mountains that border the river right and left. ...
. . Finishing the last of my watermelon fruit shake, I lay listening to Sade play softly over the speakers as I relax poolside at the Beach Club Resort in sunny Sihanoukville, Cambodia. Nearby Ochheu...
. . They say that travel is about the journey, not the destination… In our recent Reflections post, we said that we love the nitty-gritty of bus travel. We thought it was about time to share just wha...
. . This last week has been all about lounging after we finally arrived at Cambodia’s south coast. We were so excited to get out and explore each of Sihanoukville’s surrounding beaches &#...
Last Saturday we reflected on the last 100 days which we spent exclusively in South East Asia – Thailand, Malaysia and Cambodia. We came across an interesting observation: while t...
. . 1. The views over the city You will spend most of the time downtown looking up at mile high skyscrapers in Chicago, but both the Willis Tower and the John Hancock offer excellent views from above...
. . This is our seventh time reflecting on a set of 100 days of constant travel. After 700 days, it seems silly to refer to this major life event as a trip, really. This truly is a lifestyle, even if...
. . Along with neighboring Laos, Cambodia was a protectorate under the French Empire until 1954, and the influence of the French is still visible in many places. Crumbling colonial houses with the ty...
. . The Thai Rhythm of Life Preparing for our trip to Thailand, I remember reading somewhere about the romantic Thai rhythm of life. Waking up early, air still crisp and cooking the rice, first thing...
. . . We avoided them in Mexico, outsmarted them in Central America and other than a bank card being cloned at an ATM in Panama, the first 18 months of our nomadic travels had been entirely scam free...
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