Imagine arriving to the shore of a glacial lake, surrounded by yellow poplar trees and snow-capped mountains and saying, “We’re home.” This my friends, is campervanning in New Zealand, where each night you stop at an absurdly gorgeous place, make a home-cooked meal, open a bottle of Marlborough wine, and then wake up to a…
We generally try not to speed-tour a town, but when faced with a three-hour bus layover in one of Myanmar’s most historic cities, we had to make the most of it! We arrived from Hpa An to the 1000-year-old-town-meets-transit-hub and walked right up to the moto-taxis. “We have three hours in Bago,” we said, “Who…
We cannot believe it’s been a full year since we started our 500-day trip around the world. Exactly 365 days ago, we were locking the door to our empty apartment, saying goodbye to New York City, and hopping on a plane into the unknown. Every day we walk into a new world of wonder, never…
In African travel, Kenya has just about everything—savannah, jungles, mountains, beaches, wildlife, tribal people, colonial charm, and enough character to make you fall in love with the country, quirks and all. After spending one unforgettable month here, you know you are in Kenya when… – Air traffic controllers have to double as game wardens. –…
While traveling 8,512 kilometers overland from Victoria Falls, Zambia to Lamu Island, Kenya does not quite make us experts in the field…we did learn some very valuable lessons on the mysterious process of African overland travel. Regardless of the name (matatu in Kenya, dala dala in Tanzania, chapa in Mozambique), the main form of transportation…
Tag we’re it! Passed down from travel blogger to travel blogger, we were kindly asked by Ellen and Justin of TheTimeCrunchedTraveler to fill-out the infamous ABCs of Travel questionnaire. Unlike your run-of-the mill what’s-your-favorite ______ list, these ?’s made us dig deep for all the outlandish and awe-inspiring things that have happened in the past…