Hey, Mike, do you remember that time when… …we drove on a black-sand beach near Vík, Iceland, to try to see a puffin colony that was blocked off from the roadway? I thought for sure we’d get stuck in the sand! Bruce Peninsula was playing, and the music kind of fit the mood. The sky Read Post
I Don’t Want to Write This
There is one reason it took us a month to tell our parents and now two months to announce this to the world: We are trying to forget it ever happened. The “it” is purchasing our return tickets back to the USA. On July 31, we will take a dreaded (but maybe slightly eager) ride Read Post
Losing Myself Around the World
It’s 12:30am and I look out the window at a dimly lit road and manicured median. Bushy dark trees slowly move out of my eyesight as we continue onward. It’s just me, Mike and 25 strangers. We’ve put our lives in the hands of yet another bus driver. I can’t even begin to tell you Read Post
We’ve Been Gone NINE Months!
It feels like ages ago that we sat in a beer hall in Zagreb with our Couchsurfing host, Tanja, talking about how much we love Croatia and could live there. We never wanted to leave. Africa and India seemed like years away, and now both are already behind us. It’s sad for us to think Read Post
Packing For Long-Term Travel: Her Top Six Necessities
After months and months strung together on the road, it becomes quite easy to nail down the possessions you’re really thankful that you bought and brought. When I was thinking about my top 6, some came as a surprise and were actually items I almost didn’t bring. But travel turns you into a bit of Read Post