After Tokyo, it was time for the Instagram-built, yoga mat wielding, Eat Prey Love famous, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The final three weeks of the trip focused on relaxation, diving, and jungle trekking. Ubud is a decent-sized town cut out of the middle of the jungle of Bali Island. As a country, Indonesia has the fourth …
Points, Points, Points. Now that we are home, we get tons of questions about the trip. “What was the best place?” “What were the weirdest things you ate?” “Did you ever want to kill each other?” One of the most frequent is, “How did you do it?” The answer always comes back to points. They …
Sung to the tune of “Jingle Bells:” Jungle Trek, Jungle Trek, in Bukit Lawang See the monkey, see the bird, see orangutan (hey) Jungle Trek, Jungle Trek, in Bukit Lawang See the monkey, see the bird, see orangutan Walking through jungle, in Bukit Lawang Everyone together, in Bukit Lawang. Walking through jungle, see the …
Most people don’t realize how incredibly diverse Japan is. The small island country has something for everyone. Castles, gardens, and temples in the ancient capital of Kyoto. The best power skiing in the world in Niseko. Mountainous hot spring onsen baths in the Japanese Alps. White sandy beaches on the subtropical Okinawan islands. The list goes …
While Cape Town is our favorite city to visit, Tokyo is the city where I could most easily live. It’s got everything that I love about New York and more. The food is A+ – Japanese people are obsessed with food, which is probably why the city has more Michelin stars than Paris. Michelin …
Tomorrow is our last day on our RTW trip! Can you believe it?! This trip has been beyond my wildest dreams and expectations. Looking back on the last seven months, I can’t believe how much we’ve done and I’m so, so grateful for the experiences we’ve had. And even though I’m seriously missing our friends …
If our recent flight path looked odd, it’s because we were supposed to end this RTW trip in South America; however, fond memories of our honeymoon in Japan encouraged us to extend the trip, taking us back to Asia. After Cape Town, we flew to Tokyo, finally arriving to our Airbnb in Shibuya some 30+ …
After a week in Jose Ignacio, it was time for “the audible” back to Cape Town for Gadi and Nisi’s wedding festivities #GCandNisi. While relatively close (it’s all relative when you’re traveling as much as we have), South Africa is a pain in the ass to get to from South America. The only direct flight is …
Jose Ignacio, Uruguay was not an original destination of the trip. The Gadi-Nisi wedding audible changed our plans around a bit, but, boy did we luck out! Jose Ignacio has gained Instagram-fame over the past few years as the destination to see and be seen in South America. Apparently, between Christmas and New Years, the …
One picture that inspired a visit What: Gunung Leuser National Park is one of the most important and biologically diverse conservation areas in the world. The park protects a wide range of ecosystems and endangered species including elephants, tigers, rhinos, and orangutans. When I saw my cousin’s picture of her trip to Gunung Leuser, …