Recap: 9 Months of Traveling the World

Cheap food, even cheaper beers, and street performers was our favorite way to spend a night out in Medellin.

Mmm beer mustard pizza. We didn't expect our favorite meal to come so early on in our trip, but we still can't stop dreaming about this pizza.

Our Spanish wasn't great, but one of our favorite blunders was when we meant to order Aguila (a beer) and got Tequila instead.

The ecopods at Kasaguadua has to be one of the coolest places we've ever stayed.

Sometimes when you need to get from town to the Valley, you have to ride on the back of a Jeep and hang on tightly.

"Let's drink beer, chuck rocks at gunpowder, and make some friends," said everyone in Salento, Colombia.

I am nowhere near as photogenic as the doors and walls in Cartagena de Indias.

Palettas are required eating in Cartagena. It's all fun and games until you get one dipped in chocolate and then it melts ALL over you when you're just trying to have a nice sunset night.

What's not to love about a KGB themed bar in Colombia?

Tostacos picante grande. We were obsessed with these chips from Colombia and on our last day in the country, we spent our last remaining Colombian pesos to buy our last bag.

I didn't even know Lima was on the coast until we showed up and got swept away by its gorgeous coastal boardwalk in Miraflores.

Magic Water Show! We had low expectations for this water and light show, but it ended up being one of the highlights of our time in Lima.

Situated high at 3,399 m altitude, Cusco will kick your butt. But if you can hack it, it will quickly become one of your favorite small towns.

This was the first time I ugly cried on the trip, but it turned out to be one of my favorite memories. After four days of hiking the Inca Trail, we missed our train back to Cusco because Kenny was playing cards with this little Peruvian girl.

And because we missed our original train, we ended up on a different train which included a dance performance by these things.

This is one of few runs in my life that I'm really, truly proud of. We only planned on running 14 miles, but I chose to take the extra lap and busted out 18 miles.

La Boca is our biggest travel miss. We didn't go to La Bocca until our last day before we had to fly out. We ended up loving it there, but didn't have the chance to explore this colorful part of Buenos Aires as much as we'd have liked.

This is Raspberry Ice Cream Cheesecake and it will change your life.

In South America, you run up hills and soak in the view.

I was like, REALLY excited to see the Chilean President's convoy from our Airbnb window on Independence Day.

Pit stop in the USA to meet these beautiful humans!

When your high school best friend gets married, you come home from South America and cheer her the heck on.

In Munich, there's a damn in a river and people just surf on it. It's the most cool thing!

I loved Prague, but it's seriously SO crowded. I needed an escape so we hopped in a pedal boat and suddenly Prague wasn't so bad.

I'll take all the macaroons please. Oh, they're how much? Just four would be fine.

I have been to a lot of churches, but none of them have spoke to me like Notre-Dame. Unoriginal, I know. This cathedral is truly heavenly.

Going to Auschwitz is hard, but so important. Never forget.

Not every walking tour ends with a beheading, but that's why the Macabre walking tour in Krakow is one of our faves. (Don't worry, it wasn't real.)

Starbucks cups around the world have been a real hoot.

We really just chased fall all around the world.

What's better than Disney music? Disney music in Hungarian synced to a fountain show.

I think we can all agree the Oslo Sky literally can't be beat.

Back to the US for MOH duties! If this isn't the most beautiful wedding photo, I don't know what is.

Kenny got to play bartender when we flew Business on Korean Airlines A380 to Seoul.

Line Friends are the best kind of friends!

The Korean War Memorial is the BEST museum! It is a thorough, clear and engaging look at a complex and fascinating history.

We could stare at Shanghai's skyline all day.

Sometimes you stay in a micro apartment Airbnb ...

... and then later that same day check into the Ritz Hong Kong Club Level.

Look who we found in Hong Kong! My brother & sister-in-law!!

That time we went out for an 8 mile run, but ended up running 18 and almost drank water which may or may not have been contaminated with Dengue Fever.

No one tells you about how many cool bird experiences there are in Hong Kong, but I found them all.

Sooo I left my laptop on a plane. They said they didn't have it. I freaked out and eventually bought a new one which I swore never to let out of my site. Then the airline found my laptop. So now I have two laptops.

They finally did it!! My brother and sister-in-law had the most gorgeous wedding in Hong Kong.

This is my favorite photo because my sister-in-law is looking flawless and fabulous and I'm eating a McDonald's hash brown and drinking a mimosa with a flamingo straw.

It was so fun to have the family meet us on our travels in Hong Kong.

Mom climbed ALL the way to the top of the Big Buddha!

After a decent amount of peer pressure, we got my parents to come sing karaoke with everyone!

The HK skyline is impressive anytime, but it's extra magical at sunset.

Just some shameless self-promotion

We celebrated our anniversary in Thailand and were supposed to gift each other fruit. Mango Sticky Rice it is!

I can't even.

On my 29th birthday, we took a trip from Chiang Rai to this beautiful white temple.

My birthday dessert ended up being some sort of sweet fruit crunch things in ice milk. I hated it, but Kenny finished it for me.

"Do you have food?" "Yes, drinks, okay!" "But food?" "Food, drinks, yes, okay!" "Okay ...." [receives shot of whiskey upon arrival]

The Kuang Si waterfalls outside of Luang Prabang are out-of-control pretty.

I saw these birds at the bottom of a hill and stopped to stare. The lady explained (mostly by pointing) that buy one, take it to the top of the hill, and release it to make a wish. I obviously did it, but it still breaks my heart a little bit for all the birds I didn't set free.

I can't get over the fact that I wove a scarf from hand-spun silk thread. I'm so glad I spent a little extra money on this craft day in Luang Prabang.

It's strange going to a museum in a communist country and it's even stranger to go to a museum in a country that fought against your country. The Hanoi Hilton was wierd on all levels.

When I ordered coconut coffee, I thought I was getting the healthy option, not the ice cream sundae version, but I wasn't mad about it.

We stopped at this restaurant because we saw a sign that said it was featured in Lonely Planet. The chef was deaf and mute and walked us through the Vietnamese menu by pointing and handmotions. Turns out, you don't need to talk or hear to make darn good food!

Same Same, but Different: Southeast Asia's mantra and a way of saying our own favorite travel phrase, "More alike than different."

When I saw these lanterns in Hoi An, I knew I had to buy one for my dad. So I dragged around a lantern in my backpack for two whole months. Love you, pops!

This was the time our driver was going 90 into oncoming traffic in an attempt to get us to Da Nang before the soccer game ended. He did, and we all watched the final shootouts from outside a bar in town. They won. The city went WILD! It was incredible.

Banh Mi and Laos-style sandwiches are what we miss most about Southeast Asia! You could find them everywhere along the street for less than $2 and they were SO good!

Now this dessert was magical. It was like shave ice, but the "ice" was chocolate milk. Then it was topped with cocoa powder, cashews and sprinkles. Yes. Please.

Outside of Ho Chi Minh City, we visited the Chu Chi tunnels. This site was where the Vietnamese dug extensive, complex and tiny tunnels underground. Learning about the "American War of Aggression" (what they call the Vietnam War) in Vietnam was a really strange and hard experience.

Watching the Super Bowl at 4 AM in Siam Reap, Cambodia!

Everything is pretty spread out in Phuket, but there's no better (or cheaper) way to get around than on these open air buses.

This was one of my favorite days of work-life-balance. We sat in this bar in Phuket, drinking a beer, watching the waves, and getting stuff done.

We struggled a lot in Beijing, but we quickly figured out how to order this street tofu!

My first time in China: "I've never wanted to eat anything less than those candy coated strawberries." Me my second time: "OMG those strawberries are so good!"

We were in Beijing for Chinese New Year. It's a cold and confusing time to visit. Sometimes you read about temple fairs that exist and are super fun like this one, and sometimes you show up and there's just nothing there.

Speaking of temple fairs and China, Kenny had to physically push his way through this crowd to buy tickets. Can you spot him in there?

We went to a LOT of temples in Asia, but the Fushimi Inari Temple in Kyoto was definitely one of our favorites.

We missed true Cherry Blossom Season in Japan, but we did catch a few early blossoms at Osaka Castle.

Mmmm Mos Burger. Our favorite vegetarian fast food chain had locations all over Japan and I'm too embarrassed to even tell you how many times we ate there.

A true ice cream sandwhich in Singpore with rainbow bread and sweet corn ice cream from only $1.20!

Walk walked through the Super Trees, watched the light show, crossed Helix Bridge and then decided we had to move to Singapore one day.

Standing on two sides of the world at the Prime Meridien.

It's Always Raining in London: A Case Study

We travel the world and then I find this sparkle latte in my home town.

I have missed these face so much! Getting to come home for a week after 9 months away is good for the soul and I'm thankful for these humans who love me as much now as they did when I left.

And then there's this bunch! We're so lucky to have families that support us and love us even though they don't always understand us. We loved getting to see the fam while we were home before starting our final six months of travel.