Our trans-Pacific journey from Fiji to the Yucatan Peninsula marked our six month travel anniversary, and what an incredible six months it has been – two continents, 11 countries, many new friends, too many hangovers, and memories to last a lifetime. After 48 hours of sleepless travel to Cancun, we were ready to find ourselves…
New Zealand is all about adventure and exploration. With only 4.5 million people in a stunningly beautiful land mass the size of Colorado, there is plenty to be discovered and not a lot of people to get in the way. There’s a reason they filmed Lord of the Rings here. It’s a big playground complete…
“It’s not where you are but who you’re with that really matters.” – Dave Matthews Band The South Island of New Zealand may be the most naturally beautiful place on the planet. If there is a more scenic destination, please tell us because we’ll want to go there. We were lucky enough to be able…
There are a lot of ways to get around this great big world of ours. Some like to hit all the hot spots, tagging all 897 of the self-proclaimed “eighth wonders of the world.” Others will literally go to the ends of the earth to place the first human footsteps on an unnamed mountain or…
Before we left on our trip, my uncle wisely suggested that if something bad happens, we should wait a while before telling anyone about it. This is one of those stories. Two weeks young into our adventure we found ourselves in Pai, a little hippy town in northern Thailand surrounded by nothing but miles and…
After an exhausting jaunt across Java, we were ready for some beachy downtime and some beers. Insert the Gilis, three islands just off the west coast of Lombok. There is a Gili island for everyone. Gili Trewangan for the party hardy backpackers, Gili Meno for those looking to escape everything and everyone, and Gili Air…
If you travel in Nepal, you will most likely fly into Kathmandu and inevitably spend some time there trying to figure out what to do with yourself. Since there is very little infrastructure here and since Kathmandu is the largest city and near the center of the country, it serves as the launching point for…
If you haven’t already, take a spin through Everest Base Camp Trek – Part I. If you can make it through that entire post, take a quick nap and then continue reading below… Day 8 – Dingboche (14,500 ft) to Thukla (15,200 ft) Miraculously, around 2am that night in Dingboche my headache went away and…
By far the most anticipated of our adventures thus far, we’d been looking forward to the Everest Base Camp trek for quite some time. Here are just a few of the ways we attempted to get ourselves hyped, primed, and prepped for the two week adventure: Running a half marathon back in November (our cardio…
We have a winner for our favorite city in Southeast Asia (so far at least). With beautiful beaches, a river walk that rivals San Antonio, the best food in Vietnam, and an easy-going vibe, it was really difficult for us to leave Hoi An, even after lengthening our stay from three to six days. It…
Beaches & Backpacks 