As much as I love the beautiful island of Kauai, it certainly has more than a few places that cater to tourists. After a month on the island, I was craving to go behind the curtain and explore the true local culture. And by local culture, what I really mean is the local food. I […]
If you have been following our blog in 2012, you are probably well aware now that Tony and I ate PHENOMENAL food on our RTW trip. We were fortunate enough to travel to some cities with exceptional food scenes (Buenos Aires, Paris, Berlin) and even got to travel to countries that served up our favorite […]
“Tomorrow, is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one.” ~Brad Paisley To be a little cliché, I am a firm believer that each year should be better than the last – But I never took initiative to practice what I preached…. until this past year. Today is my birthday […]
A bug bite: It’s there. It burns. It throbs. It itches. But once you give into the temptation of scratching it, you will never be able to stop. It becomes an addiction deep in your soul. Just like any bug bite, once I scratched the surface of the Thailand itch, I couldn’t get enough of […]
Bangkok is famous for two things: Ladyboys and cheap messages. …It may actually be famous for more things, but I don’t want to bore you with the details. Unbeknownst to me, I would experience BOTH of these Bangkok treats during our 4-day stay in the city. And in my situation, these two things did not […]
The sun is shining, the wind is blowing in my hair, and I am sipping on a glass of Merlot as I stand at the bow of a private yacht looking out over the stunning Sydney Harbour. Did I recently become a rap star? No. Am I dreaming? Let me check… *Pinch*. No. I am […]
“When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” ~Leonardo Da Vinci I was a late bloomer to the world of airline travel. My parents always had a fear of being trapped in […]
Being a backpacker on a limited budget, “all you can eat” basically means “eat as much as humanly possible so you can save some money on meals later”… or maybe even skip a meal or two altogether. After countless meals of stale crackers on long bus rides through South America, whenever heaps and heaps of […]