This time last year, Tony and I were sitting at our desks at work emailing each other back and forth eagerly planning for our trip around the world. Planning was almost as exciting as the journey itself. But looking back now, we never fully stuck to those original plans. We decided to forgo purchasing around […]
Tony. Chocolate. Really bad TV shows… These are a few of the things that I love in the world. Another one on the list: Bargains. I get unbelievably excited when I am able to find uber cheap accommodations abroad. Hostels, cheap apartment rentals, housesitting gigs… I am down with anything that will give us more […]
Traveling is one big test on your will power. There is so much you want to do and see. And whether you are on a tight budget or not, it is easy to stress out about your wallet on your adventures. I am here to tell you that stressing out is not the right mentality […]
Back in 2003, my sister came down with a horrible case of amebic dysentery and salmonella poisoning while she was studying abroad in Italy… Long story short, she had to be evacuated back to the states and spent weeks in the hospital recovering. As you can imagine, my mom was incredibly paranoid about my health when […]
Throughout our journey we have stayed in a plethora of accommodations. In South America, we were fresh into our RTW trip and trying to embrace the “true backpacker lifestyle”. To save a few extra bucks, we would cram ourselves into shared dorm rooms at hostels… But we soon realized that privacy was an amenity worth […]
I remember watching My Best Friend’s Wedding when I was 13 years old and thinking that Julia Roberts character, Julianne, had the best career ever. The opening scene showed her in a fancy restaurant in Chicago nibbling on a variety of mouth watering dishes as an esteemed food critic. As soon as I saw this […]
Tony and I spent this past month on the Thai island of Koh Samui, house-sitting a beautiful luxury villa and taking care of some amazing German Shepherd dogs. But when we weren’t playing with the pups at the beach, we were checking out some great dining spots on the island that were participating in the […]
When it comes to eating, I am both perplexed and in awe of Thailand natives. Since arriving in Thailand, I have noticed a couple common themes: Thais are ALWAYS eating Thais are ridiculously thin As someone coming from the most obese nation in the world, these paradoxes boggle my mind! But then 3 weeks into […]