Since you’re here, you’ve probably heard of an onward ticket and wondered when you need one and how to get one. Well, as I write this, I’m sitting on a plane to Bangkok from Hong Kong. The next flight I have booked is from Bangkok to Tokyo in two weeks. But I’m not going to …

Hong Kong  is a Special Administrative Region of China, located just south of mainland China. It comprises Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula, the New Territories and 200+ other near islands in the South China Sea, covering over 400 square miles of land. Hong Kong is hard to label because it’s (basically) a country but also a …

After a 14-hour economy cabin flight to Dubai earlier this year, I vowed to stop flying over 8 hours (give or take) in economy cabins. It wasn’t an awful flight by any means, but when you save lots of money (and spend no points) flying low cost carriers on every other flight you take, you …

Planning a trip abroad? You don’t want to land and find out you can’t use Google Maps to figure out where to go or that you can’t make that phone call to mom telling her you safely arrived. We’re here to help you stay connected overseas. Here’s the problem, in short: If you take your …

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 …

Hi, friends! Remember me?! I know it’s been a while since we checked into Hong Kong over three weeks ago. Hong Kong was a total whirlwind and filled with memories I will cherish forever. We saw some incredible sites, spent time with friends and family, and indulged in some serious points perks. Here’s a rundown …

Guys! Remember a few days ago when I cried about losing my laptop on a flight and how I was trying to accept that it was just gone because the airline hadn’t found it yet? Guess what?! THEY FOUND IT!!! It’s the best news ever, and I’m so excited that I’ll get all of my …

I LOVED Seoul. It was definitely one of the cities I was least excited about, but enjoyed the absolute most. Seoul is definitely my favorite city we’ve been to on this trip, and is in the running for my favorite city in the world. This city is alive to the fullest extent of the word. There …

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 …