We are officially on the Southeast Asia (SEA) backpacker trail, having taken our first overnight train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai. Right now, we’re basking in the glory of cheap travel, amazing food (loved the Pad Thai in Bangkok), and no schedule. Guys – we don’t even have a place to stay five days from …
It feels so good to be on the road again! After a jam-packed 18 days in Hong Kong, it is so nice to get back to our “normal” travel life. It’s been relaxing staying in nice hotels and spacious Airbnbs, but we’ve missed exploring new cities every couple days, packing and unpacking, and even the …
If this trip had an origin story, Hong Kong would be central to the story line. Our yearlong trip around the world really grew from the fact that we’d be in Hong Kong in December no matter what, so why not tack on six months of travel on either side? We are in Hong Kong …
One thing we try to do in every country is learn how to say thank you in the local language. It’s a small gesture, and we definitely wish we could speak more fluently in every language (we REALLY do), but we’ve found that a simple thank you generally gets us pretty far in the eyes …
OMG SOUTH KOREA IS SO GREAT! After two trips to the US on either side of a quick jaunt through Europe, we were ready for some culture shock, and man did we get it in the best possible way. We actually only decided to come to Seoul because we found a good deal on Korean Airlines …
I was so excited to come to Paris! I just wanted to eat Macarons and French Onion Soup and crepes and baguettes and croissants all day. It’s home to the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Notre Dame and Disneyland Paris, and I’m sure you already know why people are excited about Paris. After only three hours …
Back in June, we were two drinks into happy hour at Stout (our favorite Chicago bar) when we hopped on our laptops and registered for the Budapest Marathon. We had intended to try to run a few marathons abroad and Budapest fell perfectly in the month we planned to be in Europe. We probably would …
We got into Krakow at 8 AM after taking the over-night train from Vienna. It was nine hours on a stop-and-go train, that was running an hour late (ask me how I feel about train logistics, I dare you), with crappy sleep in 20 minute increments. We hadn’t showered and our walk to the hostel …
When we were in Medellin for three weeks at the beginning of this trip, I made a comment that I didn’t really feel like a backpacker, yet. Even though I had a backpack and was in a different continent, I didn’t feel like I’d earned my stripes. Europe has earned me my backpacker wings. Every …
I can’t actually figure out if I love Prague, or if I love Prague in Fall specifically. Autumn has turned what I’m sure is an already beautiful city and painted it with the most stunning reds and sparkling golds and popping yellows. I have walked into a fall fairy tale, and the coming weeks will …