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Cayman Islands Destinations North America 

Road Tripping Grand Cayman

April 13, 2017May 14, 2019 Mike & Anne 8354 Views 40 Comments beach, food, islands, road trip

“Where the hell are you from?” said an old Caymanian guy in red horns and a sequin cape. The Cayman

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Destinations Ecuador South America 

Cuenca: Ecuador’s City of Arts

August 11, 2015February 26, 2018 Mike & Anne 3558 Views 7 Comments antiques, architecture, churches, City Guide, food, homestay

The sound of trumpets, trombones, and snare drums is getting louder and louder…we roll over in bed. Then a crescendo

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Asia Budget Destinations Myanmar Southeast Asia 

Lost in Time: Yangon, Myanmar

August 1, 2014November 11, 2017 Mike & Anne 2969 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

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Destinations Southeast Asia Vietnam 

Hypnotic Hanoi

February 11, 2014February 15, 2019 Mike & Anne 2785 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

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Asia Budget Destinations Southeast Asia Vietnam 

Deep in the Mekong Delta

December 27, 2013April 16, 2018 Mike & Anne 4467 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

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Asia Beach Destinations Japan Luxury 

Okinawa Island Hopping

June 3, 2013November 11, 2017 Mike & Anne 5818 Views 20 Comments beach, boat, food, in transit, islands, Jungle, kayak, river, Water Adventures

After getting our feet wet on Okinawa’s largest island, we navigated to the tiny isles in the far reaches of

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Asia Budget Destinations Japan 

WWOOF Japan – Our Japanese Farm Experience

May 16, 2013December 31, 2017 Mike & Anne 14055 Views 51 Comments farm, food, japan, mountains, temple, trek, WWOOF, wwoof japan

We’ve always known that we would WWOOF Japan (World-Wide Opportunities On Organic Farms…a.k.a. Travelers willing to work four-to-six hours per

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Asia Destinations Japan 

Konichiwa Hokkaido!

May 2, 2013July 26, 2016 Anne & Mike 7436 Views 28 Comments City Guide, fish, food, Hikes, mountains, waterfalls

Japan!!! A place near and dear to our hearts for so many reasons. My parents lived here in the 1970s

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Asia China Destinations 

Shanghai Special

March 30, 2013July 26, 2016 Anne & Mike 3323 Views 21 Comments architecture, City Guide, food, gardens, temples

We heard such mixed reviews on Shanghai that we almost didn’t come here. “It’s just another big city” some people

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