Kim and TD + 28 months + wanderlust + inappropriate language = a dream fulfilled
For those of you wondering why there are no updates to our photos page, please direct your concerns to the complaint department, c/o, The People’s Republic of China. In their great wisdom to secure national unity and order, they have seen it fit to protect their population from the subversive … Continue Reading →
Nepal ended up on our itinerary because of our explicit desire to trek in the Annapurna range. Even before we arrived, it was clear this was not the ideal time for trekking. The monsoon season from June-Sept brings rain almost everyday and obscures the mountains under an impenetrable layer of … Continue Reading →
Once our Chinese visas came through, we headed for Pokhara, the gateway to the Himalayas and required stop for any self respecting backpacker in Nepal. Although Lakeside is similar to Kathmandu’s Thamel district, you can quickly see why people come here in droves. First of all, it is way more … Continue Reading →
Let’s keep this short and not make it any harder than it has to be. You have a beautiful Taj, and you make great food, but baby, you drive me so crazy sometimes. In the end I’d say we have a great time together, but this is goodbye. Plus, my … Continue Reading →
Continuing on our escapades, we headed for the biggest and craziest city in India – Mumbai. Okay, we actually couchsurfed in a quiet suburb and left the very next day for Aurangabad. But don’t worry, we’ll be back to Mumbai soon enough. We went to Aurangabad to see the Ellora … Continue Reading →
Hello loyal readers – you may be wondering about the lack of entries as of late. You see, I (TD) am a clumsy, forgetful and lazy individual. This trifecta of qualities has resulted in situation where keeping you up-to-date has been very difficult. Allow me to explain…
1. Finland used to be ruled by Sweden, then Russia, before gaining independence. Fun fact – they also supported Nazi Germany during WWII….whoops! 2. The city has a huge bunny problem. With thousands of these cute creatures overrunning the city, local politicians and newspapers mention the problem as often as … Continue Reading →
Since the beauty of Tuscany’s rolling hills and ancient cities has been written about ad nauseum, we’ll just mention a few of our observations during our travels through Italy this time around. Puffy pants – Fashion here is quite a bit different than back in the States, but far and … Continue Reading →
We never thought an all-inclusive tour would be our kind of thing. What started as the easiest and cheapest way to get to several destinations, ended up exposing us to sights that produced more “holy shits” than anything we’d seen before. The trip was off to a shaky start when … Continue Reading →
I am sitting in Kim’s mom’s kitchen, most of our worldly possessions are stacked in the corner, the rest spread across the floor waiting to be stowed into our backpacks one last time. A reminder on my phone just went off to alert me to a meeting in 15 minutes … Continue Reading →