We Are Bamboo

Last month I took off for two weeks on a whirlwind adventure through the beautiful country of  Thailand. This time around I did something a little bit different; instead of planning everything on my own, I signed up for a tour that specializes in combining adventure tourism with giving back. I also didn’t have my…

A Week In New Orleans: Five Itinerary Favorites

1. City Park This charming little retreat was our go-to spot for relaxation. We found ourselves being drawn to the park every chance we had, whether it be after a long morning of touring or if we just had some time to kill between the hours of exploring and drinking our faces off on Bourbon…

Layovers and Losing My Mind

I’m sure by now you all have a pretty good idea of how much I just love airports by the way I talk so pleasantly about them. Just kidding, you know I hate them. But it didn’t start off that way. It’s a new thing for me. I used to actually enjoy flying, in fact,…

Travel Planning

“How on earth do you guys afford to travel like you do?” That is a question that Mike and I are constantly asked by friends and family when they see us take off on vacation each year for a few weeks at a time. And today I’m going to tell you how we do it.…

Where to next?

As January slooowly comes to an end (like, really slowly. I’ve been feeling like it’s February for at least two weeks now), I find myself in an excited frenzy to organize all of our travel plans for the coming year. It’s the most exciting month for us because this is when we sit down and…

Travel tips: Beijing

Before taking on China, all of our traveling adventures centered around Europe. We’ve been all over the place. We were naive to assume that because of this, China would be a sinch—we are used to overcoming language barriers, unfamiliar cuisine, odd toiletry systems...easy peasy. We went in thinking, “bring it on, let’s see whatcha got!”…

A Little Piece of India

This past weekend Mike and I got a chance to visit the Mandir of Robbinsville, New Jersey. A Mandir is a Hindu place of worship, a “haven for spirituality and a place of paramount peace”. The cool thing about it is that this particular Mandir is quartered in what is to be the largest Hindu…

Liebster Award

Hey, friends! Happy news! I was recently nominated for what is referred to as the Liebster Award! Are you familiar with it? Neither was I, but everything is explained down below! I started blogging two months ago, sharing my experiences in international travel with anyone willing to listen. It has quickly become one of my…

Travel can be scary. Do it anyway.

I had a friend tell me recently that my blog makes her nervous to travel. She’s read about me burning my hair off in France. She’s read about us getting lost in Rome. She’s read about us getting scammed in numerous different countries. She’s read about issues we’ve had with visas and passports. Basically, she’s…

Floating Markets of Thailand

One of the most popular things to do while visiting Thailand is to take a trip to one of the many infamous floating markets around Bangkok. We had originally planned to book a proper tour but we got lucky in meeting a local taxi driver, Nu, who offered to chauffeur us around for the day…