Xin chào! Greetings from Vietnam, our final country on this 421-day journey. After eating our way through nearly all of Southeast Asia (Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos), we have been loving the cuisine here in Vietnam. A lot of meat that we can’t eat, but also loads of mouthwatering seafood and delicious veggies. Read Post
Postcard from India
Namaste from India! We’re happy to report that south India is waaaayyyy different from the north. Remember that post Tara wrote about culture shock? Well, we think it would have been a different post if we had traveled around the south first. It very well could be our own personal experience, but we think the Read Post
Postcard from Malawi
Hello from far away! Today we find ourselves in Malawi, the eighth African country we’ve visited on our RTW. It’s one of the poorest countries in the world but known as “the warm heart of Africa” because everyone is so nice. We spent much of our drive through Malawi watching the scenery and waving at Read Post
Postcard from South Africa
Greetings from the Southern Hemisphere, We finally made it down under, though not “Down Under,” yet. What was once autumn is now spring and the weather has been a little on the cooler side. It is nice to be back in a country where English is pretty much spoken by everyone. Not that we weren’t Read Post
Postcard from Egypt
As-salamu alaykum, Who would have thought October would be “high” season for a country, but here in Egypt it is. The weather has cooled off a little, but it is between 90-100°F during the day. Turns out ancient Egypt is more advanced than you may think — we are still not sure how they made the Read Post