What do you get when you mix 2 insane couples with even more insane amounts of wine? I’ll tell you… You get our 2012 Hunter Valley trip. We met Brooke and Pat at the Travel Blogger Conference in Umbria last April and immediately clicked. By the time we made it to Australia in November, epic […]
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 I think surfing, there are only a few places that immediately come to mind: Hawaii, Australia, and Bali. I crossed Bali off of the list in October when we took our first surf lesson and will be crossing Hawaii off of the list shortly as Meg’s parents are buying boards for the family to use […]
9 men are skinning a just-killed cow as their children run around the carcass screaming and playing tag. The carcasses of dead goats are scattered around the small field, all in varying stages of the butchering process. The wives of the men are carrying the freshly cut pieces of meat, organs, and heads back to […]
I am not what you might call, an “art aficionado.” My art vocabulary mostly consists of insightful phrases like: “I like it” or “weird” or the more high-brow “not for me.” Insightful, right? Despite my lack of expertise, what got me curious about doing an art tour in Sydney was that the tour (led by Scott) […]
I always struggle when ranking my favorite cities for other people, not because I don’t have them, but because my experience in a city is uniquely my own. The littlest changes to what you see or do can dramatically impact your final verdict. Did it rain the entire time and you never got beyond the […]
Relationships are about compromise. Relationships are about open communication. Relationships are about respect. BLAH BLAH BLAH. But they’re also about who has the upper hand… and Meg has always held her SCUBA certification way above my head. That is why when presented with the opportunity of spending 3 weeks on the tiny island of Gili […]