We enjoyed our time on Moalboal, diving and on land with Cebu Dive Centre. When it was time to move on, we caught an early bus back to Cebu City, ran a few errands, and then grabbed a ferry (full-sized…
Khao Soi & Elephants: Chiang Mai & Chiang Rai
After our complete failure to obtain visas for India in Bangkok, we headed north for another attempt. The Indian consulate in Chiang Mai was completely different from the Bangkok visa agency, but no less confusing. We showed up bright and…
Balinese Road Trip Adventures (pt. 2)
After contending with our first (and so far sole… fingers crossed) roadtrip mishap, we left Kintamani and headed for Pura Besakih, Bali’s Mother Temple. It’s Bali’s largest and most important Hindu temple, and is actually a sprawling complex of buildings.…
Seeing Bali by Scooter (pt. 1)
August 31 was a busy day. We woke up before dawn in Pulau Weh and then took a taxi across the island, a ferry to Banda Aceh, another taxi to the airport, a flight to Kuala Lumpur, another flight to…
The Bules Take on Pulau Weh
We always intended to go to Indonesia on this trip. It’s a fantasy location– more than 13,000 balmy islands offering everything: jungles, cities, resort destinations, tiny barely inhabited islands that take days to get to, and so on. Like most travelers,…
Penang, Malaysia: Street Food Paradise
We loved the myriad delicious and cheap street food options available all over Kuala Lumpur, and we took full advantage of them. But as pretty much any Malaysian will tell you, Penang is the go-to food (I hate and refuse…
Best of Crete: The Beaches
We decided to go to Crete on a whim, closely following on our spontaneous decision to visit Gina in London. Since we’d already be somewhat close by, Greece, and Crete in particular, was a logical choice: beautiful scenery, great beaches,…
‘Ello Poppet! A long weekend in London
One of my best friends and roommates from college (or “Uni,” as she now says), spent years after graduation living in Quito, Ecuador… where we never managed to visit her. Gina relocated to London to attend LSE long before we…
Coasting: Patara Beach & Kas
On top of the normal decadent feeling evoked by this trip (and by not, say, going to work every day…) there’s an added layer of decadence when we go to the beach. After all, for the most part on this…
Lake Life: Egirdir, Turkey
After a busy 12 or so days in Istanbul, followed by an active few days of hiking, exploring, and tour-group-dodging in Cappadocia, it was time to get off the beaten path a bit. On June 5 we boarded a bus…