Australia

To be completely honest, I’ve never had a strong desire to visit Australia. The idea of wandering a place where the majority of animals can kill me has…

New Caledonia

Carey has wanted to visit New Caledonia ever since we started planning our world trip. An excellent YouTube channel calledCrime Pays but Botany Doesn’t focuses on botany and…

New Zealand’s North Island

We love seeing friends and family on our travels and were joined by some of our favorite trivia and bird-loving friends for our time on the North Island….

New Zealand’s South Island

New Zealand is somewhere I have always heard “it is amazing – you’ll love it!”, but didn’t actually know much about. We’ve met a lot of Kiwis in…

Nyepi in Bali

Although March is the rainy season in Indonesia, we wanted to visit Bali during the end of our time in SE Asia to experience one of the island’s…

Malaysia

While Malaysia may be one of the hottest and most humid countries we have ever visited, we enjoyed our time there. It is full of hidden gems, delicious…

Lunar New Year in Singapore

Singapore is a small, but incredibly diverse, island nation in SE Asia. When most people think of Singapore, they think of an impressive airport, the surfboard hotel, delicious…

Thailand & Laos

Southeast Asia is full of travelers of all backgrounds – 18-year-olds on gap years wearing elephant pants, families exploring with their kiddos, solo travelers relaxing in the countless…

Holidays in Germany and Italy

There is no place like home for the holidays, but thankfully my family brought some home to us this year. And, few places have as much hygge and…

India

Almost every traveler we’ve met has either been to India or wants to visit India. Talking to people who had visited India, we got many differing opinions and…