Just 51 miles from Nassau, there is a sliver of land that boldly splits the teal Caribbean and deep blue Atlantic; its lined with 135 beaches, coral cliffs, 8,000 locals and a handful tourists. We aren’t sure why more people don’t know about Eleuthera Island, considering it’s the Bahamas’ oldest settlement, a 55-minute flight from…
The Amazon is where the HoneyTrek began, nearly four years ago (can you believe it?). It’s where we cast off our 9-to-5 nets, and walked into the jungle towards our new nomadic lives. It holds a special place in our heart, so much so, that we were a little nervous to go back. Could the…
A luxury cave? A modern 3,000-year old home? These are the paradoxes of the Museum Hotel that make it the only Relais & Châteaux property in all of Turkey and one of the most unique hotels in the world. Its home in Cappadocia is marked by volcanic eruptions and a blanket of thick ash that…
Smoke is billowing from Chimborazo volcano. We pull over to let our jaws hang low as we stare cautiously at this irritable mountain. An indigenous woman with a baby swaddled on her back waits on the side of the road, looking so poised with her velvet skirt, matching red tights, and felted bowler cap. She…
Ten million years older than the Amazon, Daintree is the most ancient rainforest in the world. And if being 180 million years old wasn’t awesome enough, it grows along some of Australia’s finest beaches. Rainforest plus reef? Count us in! Now the question was how to to get there from Cairns. Bus, tour, rental car,…
If you are going to find tourists in Myanmar, they are on Inle Lake…but when you get away from the throngs and experience life in the lively canals, floating farms, and stilted houses, its charms are far from lost. We spent three days biking the shores of Inle, boating to the far-flung corners of the…
Ahhh Laos…a chill, beautiful, affordable, and friendly country. Here, things move at a slower pace and after the whirlwind that is Vietnam we decided to embrace the pace, traveling by river boat, trekking into the mountains, and living with local families. We began our three weeks in Laos in the idyllic towns along the Nam…
Heading north from Ho Chi Minh City, travelers usually head one of two ways: the sand dunes of Mui Ne or the flower-covered mountains of Dalat. We couldn’t decide between them so we did a zigzag and squeezed in both! These two Southern Vietnam getaways couldn’t be more opposite but both lovely in their own…
Our love-hate relationship with Vietnam began the moment we crossed into the Mekong Delta. It’s gorgeous, it’s exotic, it’s a veritable sensory overload…but Vietnam has more shysters than any of the other 33 countries we visited on the entire HoneyTrek–combined! We got scammed/lied to/accosted five separate times in our first three days in the country….
Surviving 12/12/12 mostly unscathed, we led our six fearless friends on a race to see as much as Southern Thailand as their remaining five vacation days would allow. On the docket: Khao Sok virgin rainforest, Phang Na Bay’s karst islands, party Phuket, and the mellow beaches of Racha island. GO! Khao Sok National park Beaches…
Stilt houses teeter over the winding river, boats are propelled by bamboo poles, stepping stones act as bridges, and the everyone is in a good mood in Fenghuang, China. Boasting a twelve-hundred-year old history with great Chinese leaders and artists claiming it as their home, Fenghuang is firmly on the Chinese tourist track (not the…