The Traveler Dilemma: Seeing Everything Versus Taking It Slow
Greetings from Busan, South Korea — our new home for the next 2 months. We’ve found ourselves a cozy (read: very small) studio apartment and will be settling down here for the next couple of months....
View ArticleThe Rest Of The Trip’s Itinerary
Click to enlarge Sharon and I have now officially booked and planned the rest of our trip, including our return flight back to the states. In this post, I’ll give you a quick update on our plans for...
View ArticleWhen Travel Loses Its Thrill, Is It Time To Go Home?
I recently sent out the following message via Twitter: “I’m much less motivated to learn Indonesian than previous countries. A sign that travel has lost its lure? A sign it’s time to go home?” I’ve...
View ArticleTraveling For A Year Isn’t Luck
I don’t normally create blog posts that consist of a rant, but, this post is a rant. I’m tired of being told how lucky Sharon and I are that we get to travel the world for a year. That’s not luck, we...
View ArticleItinerary update… The Home Stretch!
I fit in again! After spending over 3 weeks in Padang, Indonesia (on Sumatra, one of Indonesia’s 17,000 islands) we are now in the very international country of Singapore. It would be an...
View ArticleTop 8 Things we promise NOT to do back at home
Upon our arrival back home (San Francisco or Sacramento, both are home to us) Jason and I will have spent approximately 355 straight days in Asia at each others’ side. In this case, when I say...
View ArticleThe top 10 things we WON’T miss about Asia
Our year-long Asia romp is coming to an end. Recently, Jason and I have been reminiscing about the good memories as well as a few of the bad. While the good memories far outweigh the bad ones, there...
View ArticleTop 10 Things We’re Going to Miss About Asia
Previously, Sharon wrote the Top 10 Things We WON’T Miss About Asia. Today, I continue our “Asia Recap week” with the top 10 things we’re going to miss about Asia. I’m awesome: Just for looking the...
View ArticleA Year of Travel in Numbers
I’ll admit it, I like numbers. This post is a look at our year-long trip in numbers. Miles Traveled – 30,703 (The distance around the world is 24,901 miles) Posts Written – 130 Twitter Followers – 301...
View Article10 Signs You’ve Been in Asia Too Long
Asia can be quite the culture shock when you first arrive from the western world. Once you start getting accustomed and understanding the traditions, however, you’ll find Asia to be uniquely appealing...
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