We LOVED, LOVED, LOVED Borneo. It was a rather unexpected addition to our journey and we are so glad we managed make our way there. Every bit of this trip was something different, exotic and new. We started our trip in Mulu National park. A national park that is out in the middle of no […]
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Malaysia: Penang and Kuala Lumpur
Penang and Kuala Lumpur are the cities we visited on mainland of Malaysia. We joined Penang from Koh Lipe, Thailand and it was definitely a change of pace. Koh Lipe was very much laid back small island feel, while Georgetown, Penang is a big old city with a rich history. Multiethnic; religious and culturally diverse, […]
Berlin
Berlin is the first city in Europe I have ever visited. To say I was in awe of the architecture would be an understatement. Coming from Seattle where the buildings are relatively new, everything in Berlin was so impressive. Robin and I spent only about 5 days in Berlin, and we loved every minute of […]
Indonesia and Komodo
Bali Indonesia! One of my favorite places visited and probably our favorite dive sites to date! For us, Indonesia was all about the National Park above and below the surface of the water. When we arrived in Denpasar we were overwhelmed by the mass amount of people and vehicles. We know Bali is known for […]
Cambodia: Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, and Angkor Wat
Oh Cambodia and the beautiful Khmer people. Visiting Cambodia was very emotionally impactful experience. Robin and I visited many of the sites where the Khmer Rouge did horrible and unspeakable things to their very own people in relatively recent history. Many of these sites were visited from within or short distance from Phenom Penh, Cambodia’s […]
Qui Nhon to Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam
We decided to make Qui Nhon a destination because we heard of the pristine beaches and almost no foreign tourists. The government it seems has put a lot of money into keeping this area relatively clean compared to other parts of Vietnam. The sand was imported and mostly free of litter, however as the tide […]
Hue and a history tour + Bach Ma National Park
Hue’s local street food was one of my favorite. We got a tip from our hotel front desk employee for one of his favorite places to eat. He was so excited for us, it was adorable. Perks of staying at a hotel not in the heart of the tourist area, insider secrets. We ate a […]
Phong Nha Homestay and Caves
Phong Nha! Ah we loved it here. Things definitely weren’t going according to plan from the get go, but it all smoothed out from there! I’ll just skip to the moral to the story and say always ask what time you’ll arrive in a city and then always double check that timing on Google. Also, […]
Bia Hoi Hanoi!
“Goodmorning, Vietnam!” Really, really early in the morning actually… Robin and I arrived in Hanoi in Northern Vietnam on April 26th, 2018. We had a long direct flight from Japan and were ready for this next chapter in our year long (or so we say now) journey. From Pho to Bahn Mi to Bun Cha […]
Osaka- Quick and Sweet
Osaka was a short trip of about 3 nights. We stayed in a microstudio AirBnB in the Orange District which was basically America Town. We didn’t realize this until we arrived but it was pretty interesting to see what people view as American culture and that it was popular. This area was a great location […]
Kyoto Diaries
Let me preface this with, this post is more like a diary or journal writing… Did I mention traveling is full of hiccups? The only thing to do is to make the best of it, but that does not mean it’s always easy in the moment. We loved Japan, even though we probably ran into […]
Mt. Fuji and Journey
From Tokyo we decided to spend a few days in Mt. Fuji to spend some time in traditional Japanese inn known as a ryokan. At ryokans you eat a set meal of traditional seasonal foods and bathe in geothermal hot spring baths known as an onsen. We really didn’t want to leave Japan without getting […]
Arigatou Gozaimasu, Tokyo
JAPAN!! I can’t believe we’ve already made it to Asia! WOW. So Robin and I have a bit of an obsession with sushi, so naturally Japan was on our list of places to go on this journey. Japan was extra exciting because it was the first stark cultural contrast of our trip in relation to […]
Great Barrier Reef Dive Video
Check out this post to see some footage of the Great Barrier Reef shot and edited by my excellent camera man, Robin Clowers 😉 Please note that much of the reef in this area is dead although we did see a lot of living coral that did not make it into the clips for quality […]
Sydney and Cairns
Ok this is feeling a bit like a distant memory to me right now. It’s been about 3-4 weeks since we were in these cities… Sydney From Melbourne we flew to Sydney. Sydney is the largest city in Australia and with quite a different vibe to it when compared to Melbourne. Lots of men in […]
Great Ocean Road and Dandenong Ranges Photo Album
View this post to see all our photos from this portion of our trip in Australia.
Great Ocean Road and Dandegong Ranges
Ah, so excited for the Great Ocean Road. Robin and I were again ready to see some nature. We had a minor hiccup along the way that set us back a few hours. You see, we decided to book with a rental car company that had a special at one of their locations just outside […]
Melbourne, Australia
Ah, Australia. I’ve wanted to come to this great island for so long, and I was happy we finally made it. Although, if I’m being honest I thought I would like it more, as lovely as it is. That might just have been the route we took and our personal interests, but that is how […]
South Island, NZ
From Wellington we caught a ferry to Picton, South Island and began driving on some of the windiest and scariest cliff sides I have ever been on. I’m definitely a baby in the passengers side and kept trying to hit the imaginary brake, while actually just stomping the floor. Thankfully, all these twists and turns […]
South Island, NZ Photo Gallery
Check out this post to see photos from our road trip through the South Island of New Zealand.
North Island, NZ Photo Gallery
Check out these photos from our trip to the North Island, or look at my first blog post for more details 🙂
North Island, NZ
Ok, ok. Finally getting this down somewhere. I’ve been saying I would post something for a while now, but I’m actually pretty impressed that I’m doing this. If you know anything about me and how much I love and have an art for procrastination, then you’re likely impressed right now too. We left Seattle on […]