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Couples Adventure in Petra Jordan

Asia Destinations Jordan Middle East

Petra, Jordan: The Local Way

June 1, 2017March 20, 2018 Anne & Mike 3620 Views 3 Comments culture, New Seven Wonders of the World, Travelocity

Following the snaking slot canyon, swirled with red, purple, and gold sandstone, we entered the 2000-year old city of Petra.

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Destinations Ecuador Luxury South America

Sleeping on Volcano Avenue

July 2, 2016March 12, 2018 Mike & Anne 1955 Views 0 Comments culture, Hikes, mountains, volcano

We drove from Quito down the Pan-American Highway, the storied road from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, towards the highest

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Budget Destinations Dominican Republic North America

The Oldest City in the Americas

December 12, 2015December 30, 2017 Mike & Anne 2882 Views 2 Comments architecture, cave, City Guide, culture, friends, homestay, sports

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic doesn’t get nearly enough credit. It’s the oldest city in The Americas (est. 1496) and home

Mercado 24 de Mayo

Budget Destinations Ecuador South America

A Modern Indigenous City: Otavalo

September 19, 2015February 26, 2018 Mike & Anne 319 Views 4 Comments biking, culture, Hikes, market, shaman, waterfalls

Every city in Ecuador has a small indigenous population…but in Otavalo they aren’t at the fringe, they are at its

Yangon, Myanmar

Asia Budget Destinations Myanmar Southeast Asia

Lost in Time: Yangon, Myanmar

August 1, 2014November 11, 2017 Mike & Anne 3062 Views 15 Comments architecture, City Guide, culture, food, temples

When we were planning the HoneyTrek route, Myanmar (formerly Burma) was still under a military dictatorship, saddled with sanctions and

Tet New Year in Vietnam

Destinations Southeast Asia Vietnam

Hypnotic Hanoi

February 11, 2014February 15, 2019 Mike & Anne 2861 Views 9 Comments architecture, culture, food, hotels, motorbikes

Hanoi is an Asia metropolis at its most romantic. With strong Chinese and French colonial influences and plenty of Vietnamese

Mekong Delta life

Asia Budget Destinations Southeast Asia Vietnam

Deep in the Mekong Delta

December 27, 2013April 16, 2018 Mike & Anne 4559 Views 8 Comments boat, culture, food, river, Ultimate Journeys for Two, Videos

Our love-hate relationship with Vietnam began the moment we crossed into the Mekong Delta. It’s gorgeous, it’s exotic, it’s a

Battambang to Siem Reap

Asia Cambodia Destinations Southeast Asia

Eye-opening Cambodia

October 24, 2013December 30, 2017 Anne & Mike 2774 Views 10 Comments architecture, boat, City Guide, culture, in transit, Khmer Rouge, river, temple, train, vineyards

Departing Thailand and entering Cambodia was like stepping back 50 years in time. It’s a fascinating country full of charms

Asia Destinations Japan

You Know You’re in Japan When….

July 18, 2013September 13, 2016 Mike & Anne 3797 Views 31 Comments culture, fish, You Know You're In...

Japan is sort of its own special planet. Nowhere is this clean, people are never this nice, and nothing is

Asia City & Culture Destinations Japan Luxury

The Many Faces of Tokyo

July 13, 2013July 26, 2016 Mike & Anne 6512 Views 16 Comments culture, kabuki, museum, sashimi, sushi

Tokyo is as lovely and well mannered as you’d expect the Japanese capital to be, but it has a nerdy,

Asia City & Culture Destinations Japan Luxury

Crash Course in the Japanese Arts

June 30, 2013March 11, 2018 Anne & Mike 4259 Views 23 Comments art, castles, City Guide, culture, flowers, geisha, wine

How to tie a kimono, arrange an ikebana flower arrangement, write kangi calligraphy…these are skills we never dreamt we’d learn,

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