After three months of travel things are starting to show wear. Our clothes, our relationships, our mental sanity…
Packing list for Round the World Travel-Updated
When we were preparing to leave on this adventure people asked me how we were planning to carry all of the stuff we would need for a year and I said, “A backpack” and they said, “Oh.” Maybe they didn’t care what we were bringing or it was too overwhelming of a question to ask. But if you are planning to ever travel long term or if you are curious about what one packs for a year long trip around the world, here is what is in my back pack. Continue reading
Round the World Itinerary
We embarked on a 13 1/2 month round the world trip on June 11, 2015. Here is our itinerary: Continue reading
Arriving in Bangkok
Upon arriving in Bangkok, after a 28 hour train ride from Butterworth, Malaysia, we stepped out of the taxi onto what I not so fondly referred to as Khao San Road Jr.
Just a few blocks from the actual Khao San Road, this street had the same vibe you would find in that famous locale, mostly foreigners in varying states of drunkenness, overpriced restaurants lining one side of the street, and souvenir stands on the other. Continue reading
Adventures in Transportation Part 1: Getting from Butterworth to Bangkok
We love traveling by train. It’s generally cheaper than flying. You get to see parts of the country you are travelling in that you wouldn’t normally get to see as the scenery rolls by out the window. And at night you get to sleep. In a bed. A fold out bed, yes. But way more comfortable than trying to sleep in an airplane seat on an overnight flight!
Budget Guesthouse Reviews: Malaysia
We stayed at a number of budget guesthouses in Malaysia, some good, one not so good. If you are planning a trip to Malaysia, here is my opinion of the guesthouses where we stayed.
In which I get locked in a bathroom stall in Penang, Malaysia
Sometimes we stay at guesthouses with shared bathrooms. This means that the toilets and showers are down the hall from your room. Not unlike a college dorm. Except with less twentysomethings. Or not, depending on what type of guesthouse you are staying at.
It’s not as bad as you might think, especially if it is a small guesthouse with less people to share with. In fact, sometimes you get the place all to yourself, as happened to me the day I got locked in a bathroom stall in Penang, Malaysa. Continue reading
On Turning 42
I just turned 42. The answer to life, the universe, and everything. 42 seems old, but also it doesn’t. I still feel like my 23 year old self. Except that I don’t.
Penang: Kek Lok Si Temple
Besides eating and walking around looking for street art, we didn’t do much in Penang. There was lots we could have done: Monkey Beach, Snake Temple, Penang National Park. But we live near a fantastic beach, heard that the Snake Temple was lame, and it was too hot and we were too tired to hike in the national park. Honestly, after 3 weeks of sightseeing everyday we were ready for a rest.
But we did go visit Kek Lok Si Temple. Continue reading
Penang: the Street Art
The old town of Georgetown on the island of Penang is cute in the way that crumbling colonial architecture is cute. See isn’t it adorable? Continue reading
Any Direction We Choose 