For much of month eleven we explored Japan. I loved it. It’s orderly, the food is delicious, the people are amazingly polite, things are on time (the trains are on time to the minute… everywhere, always), things are clean and,…
Island Hopping in El Nido
On October 29th we bid farewell to Bohol and set out for the island of Palawan. We started with a tricycle taxi ride to the pier; a ferry back to Cebu City; a taxi to from Cebu City’s pier to…
Ten Month Roundup
We had a few interesting transitions in the last month. We went from Thailand to the Philippines, then the Philippines to Japan. The differences between these three countries have been delightfully entertaining– everything from culture, food, etiquette, weather, etc. is…
Nine Month Roundup
It’s been nine amazing months of travel. In the last month we took a road trip around Bali on a scooter, thought seriously about just staying on Nusa Lembongan, failed to obtain our India visa in Bangkok and rekindled our love…
Eight Month Roundup
We marked eight months of travel while roadtripping around Bali with a scooter, a small bag, and no laptop (hence the lag in posts). More to come soon, but, for now, the usual summary: Countries visited: 2 Beds slept in: 12…
Seven Month Roundup
I’m thrilled to be in Asia. We absolutely loved South America, Turkey, Crete and London, but we missed Asian food. Also, so far, Asia is cheap. Before we left I created something of a budget. It’s not absolute; rather, it serves…
Six Month Roundup
It’s time for the six month roundup, which is a little bonkers. The last half-year has flown by, and according to our imprecise plans, this means we’ve made it about half way through this adventure (Henry is calling us home). During the…
Five Month Roundup
We celebrated our fifth month of frolic-and-detouring in Egirdir, Turkey, in the Lakes District. Incidentally, I had a an administrative law professor who was this stout dude from Boston–he looked like he was a college fullback–who was the first person to teach me…
(Remarkably Belated) Three Month Roundup
We were in the midst of hiking the Inca Trail on our three-month frolic and detour anniversary. Below, some approximation of the stats: Countries visited: 3 Beds slept in: 16! (final two nights in tents) Long-distance bus rides: 5 Rental…
Month Two Roundup
We spent our two-month travel anniversary wandering around Iguazu Falls, Argentina. A look back on our first two months of frolic-and-detouring: Countries visited: 3 Beds slept in: 18 Long-distance bus rides: 9 Rental cars: 3 Flights: 7 Empanadas consumed: countless…