We push our physical limits, carry our possessions on our backs, eat strange foods, battle language barriers, stay in cheap hostels, get dirty, get sick, dodge dangerous insects, and seek new adventures. We travel the world, with no plans to stop. If you’re reading this, you probably do it, too. But why? I know why [...]

I don’t know about the rest of you who are stuck up here in the Northern Hemisphere, but I am beginning to get a bit of cabin fever with this cold, gray winter. My body is suffering from severe sunlight deprivation, causing me to experience a constant feeling of malaise. Granted, I’m sure the smog [...]

Nothing, save perhaps the Great Wall of China, ever really compelled me to want to visit Asia. That is, until I moved there. Over the past six months, I have become obsessed with Asia. So far, we’ve visited China (where we’re currently living), South Korea, stepped briefly into North Korea while visiting the DMZ, and [...]

Before we made our big move to China we managed to squeeze in our already planned vacation to Central America. Although we were busy and nervous preparing for our move, we still felt it was important not to cancel the vacation we’d been planning for months, long before we found out we were moving to [...]

We recently shared with you our recommendations for the top Maya ruins to see in Belize. But if you’re in Belize, there is another Maya archaeological site in the neighborhood that you definitely won’t want to miss: the Maya city of Tikal, located just across the border in Guatemala. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is [...]

The Belizian island of Caye Caulker (pronounced “key” Caulker) is known for its slow-paced lifestyle and no-worries attitude with a gorgeous Caribbean backdrop. We spent about five days on the lazy island of Caye Caulker, so we had plenty of opportunities to experience one of its greatest charms: its sunsets. I’ve seen some beautiful sunsets [...]

The Belizian island of Caye Caulker (pronounced “key”) is known for its slow-paced lifestyle and no-worries attitude with a gorgeous Caribbean backdrop. One lazy Sunday morning, we rose early (two hours earlier than we thought, come to find out!) to go to church, and after finding the church was still closed, we decided to take [...]

After a full day exploring beautiful caves, climbing Mayan pyramids at Caracol, receiving armed military escorts, and riding for hours along the world’s bumpiest road, we were ready to relax. We were ready to cool off. We were ready to just get out of the bumpy van! Along the road to the Maya ruins at [...]

We wish you a very blessed new year from our home here in Tianjin, China. We hope you had a joyous and safe time celebrating the start of this exciting new year. We’ve enjoyed a brief break from blogging while exploring the beautiful, but still somewhat mysterious country of Myanmar, where we celebrated the arrival [...]

At the end of last year, we were freezing our tails off in Montreal wondering what adventures the coming year would hold. Our travel plans for the year were anything but settled. Where would we travel? Would we even leave the country? What would we see? Who would we meet? Although we thought our year [...]