Hello from Old San Juan, Puerto Rico! I am writing this slightly hungover. I can now say I've had rum in the world's rum capitol, and I never have to do it again. Drink rum, that is. I had one rum. Oh, head. When Seth and I left Vieques (the tiny island off the … Continue reading Puerto Rico: El Yunque and La Cueva Ventana
We're taking 8 days out of it to abandon all responsibility (with a serious case of #catownerguilt) and hang out in Puerto Rico. So far it's been … um, worth it. Also, this blog will likely gather dust for another year or so … unless we drunkenly buy flights to an exotic paradise again before … Continue reading Vieques – Beach Bums and Sea Turtles
With every new place Seth and I go in Vietnam, I feel hit upside the head with happiness. So far (knock on wood), nobody has scammed us into giving them too much money, everybody has been really friendly and spoken reasonbly good English, the food has been amazing every single time, and the country itself … Continue reading Life’s a “Beach” – Hoi An and Whale Island
After our last night in Hanoi, we woke up early to catch the bus to Halong Bay. We hopped in a minibus with about 15 other people -- all cool and interesting from all over the world, between the ages of 23 and 45, and took the 4 hour ride to the bay. From there … Continue reading Pinching Ourselves in Halong Bay
We love Hanoi. This place rocks. It has all the modern conveniences we're used to (multiple constantly functioning outlets in the hotel, no power outages, I haven't squatted once to use a public bathroom yet!) and the weather has been completely clear since we arrived. So, we begin when Seth and I got off a … Continue reading Falling in Love with Hanoi
The last two days we spent trekking were awesome, and exhausting. The foothills of the Himalayas don't exactly have flat paths, so about 97% of the time you have to keep your eyes really focused on the ground so you don't fall (in a new record, I only got two bruises!). Dat view tho I … Continue reading Trekking Poon Hill, Hot Springs, and Chitwan
The night before our first trek out of Pokhara, we went out for dinner and ate wild boar curry at a happy hour at a bar we found which was playing live music and offered lounge chairs on the terrace overlooking the lake. It was dark, but we could still see little lights on the other side of the water of families who live in these incredibly remote areas on mountains.
Good news everyone! Tomorrow we will set out on a trek near the Annapurna Mountian Range. The trek is called Poon Hill and it's super popular among backpackers. Our itinerary is as follows: Friday: fly to Pokhara Saturday through Wedensday: trekking from Mayapul, Ulerig, Ghorepani/Poon Hill, Shinadanda, then back to Mayapul and Pokhara Thursday through … Continue reading Paradise in Pokhara
Hey gang, Seth here. I'll be recounting our exploits for day two so Patrice and nurse those typing blisters (she doesn't really have blisters...I'm...I just wanted to be funny. Please like me...) So, after one heck of a start, we took a much more zen-like approach to Nepal and put the high-octane, let's-get-destroyed-by-a-mob level adventuring … Continue reading Kathmandu Cont’d: Temples, Stupas, and Hinduism 101
We weren't in Osaka for very long, but as per our new usual, we still walked and walked until we couldn't walk anymore, then walked a little more. We eventually found Osaka castle, which was definitely the most impressive castle we saw in Japan. It was well-preserved and the walls next to the moat were … Continue reading From Osaka to Kathmandu: Welcome to the Third World