One Month in Indonesia
Grant visited Indonesia in college and I had always wanted to go. I had dreamy visions of Balinese bungalows. Indo gets a lot of hype and it is well deserved. We loved this Southeast Asian paradise. We started our trip […]
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Land of Dragons and Mantas: Flores and Komodo Travel Guide
I remember watching Komodo Dragons on Planet Earth. I didn’t think I would actually see them in real life! When we found out they were located in beautiful Indonesia along with some of the world’s best scuba diving, we knew […]
Surfing and Scooting around Kuta, Lombok
Grant had been to Lombok with his brother almost 10 years before we visited and he was so enamored by it’s beauty that he said he wanted his ashes spread there (kind of kidding, kind of seriously) so of course […]
The Gili Guide: What to do on Gili Trawangan, Gili Air, and Gili Meno
Grant and visited the Gilis years prior and raved about this fun and gorgeous archipelago. It’s a must do on the Indonesian backpacker circuit. I had also recently read Eat, Pray, Love, and had romanticized the Gili islands so here […]
66 Hours in Tokyo
Over Labor Day Weekend Grant and I traveled to Tokyo! It was a very short and last minute trip but we had the best time. So why cross the international date line for a long weekend? Two reasons: We had to […]
Weirdly Wild and Western Siem Reap
You read that right, western. Geographically speaking Cambodia is obviously in SE Asia but Siem Reap definitely attempts to appeal to Westerners in a no shame fashion, such as “Gringo Hamburgers Here!” Understandably, it is a city built on tourism since […]
Sights and Smells of Bangkok
Oh Bangkok… You’re probably picturing Leo backpacking in The Beach or your Facebook friend’s profile pic on an elephant. It is a little bit of those things, but so much more! Since our visit (and probably before) Thailand is becoming […]
Elephant Kisses- Falling in Love at Patara Elephant Farm
As several travel stories begin… We were sitting on a plane. I don’t recall exactly where we were traveling to but most likely back and forth between Atlanta and San Diego. I was flipping through SkyMag when I read a very interesting […]