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 …
Sometimes I don’t think I do a great job of actually taking you on this journey with us. I am working on doing a better job of capturing the things we do and the sites we see on a more regular basis. (I’m not going to lie, part of this is because I think maybe …
We’ve been in Asia for a couple weeks now. It has been incredible, but it hasn’t been the easiest place to be a tourist. The language barrier is real. There are lots of restaurants and museums and cafes where there is no English posted, and even if there is English posted, many of the people …
The one word we learn in every country we go to is “thank you”. I’ve talked about this a few times here on Lattes & Runways, but we’ve really come to see how valuable this tiny gesture can be. Every time we get to a new city, we try to ask a local how to …
Kenny blogs more extensively about Disney travel over at Mouse Hacking, where we’ve also got a guide to planning a trip to Shanghai Disney Resort. While we won’t say we chose Shanghai as a destination because of its new Shanghai Disney Resort, it certainly played a role. You would think that two Disney fans would …
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 …
Traveling for so long gives us the opportunity to travel to places that might not be top destinations when you only have a week of PTO. When you’re time is limited and there are so many incredible places to go, it’s easy to cross places off the list for a variety of reasons. Including sometimes…questionable…reasons …
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 haven’t had an actual home for seven months, and it’s been four months since I have stayed in the same place for more than three weeks. In the next nine days, we will have slept in eight different beds, flown on five different flights, and been in five different cities across four countries. Consistency …
Backpacking through Europe for a month has been wild. We’ve bounced our way through eight different countries in only a month and it’s been such a whirlwind. Moving from hostels and Airbnbs so frequently has forced me to really perfect my packing strategy. To avoid packing and unpacking my entire backpack every time I change …