I can’t believe we’ve spent six weeks in Ukraine already. In those weeks, we’ve changed location NINE times. And getting to those places was often real work. A trip… [Continue Reading]
Our Experiences with Couchsurfing
Back when we still owned a house in North Carolina, my mom would welcome international travelers to stay with us. She found these travelers, or they found her, through a world-wide online platform called couchsurfing.com.
My Accidental Visit to the World’s Most Haunted Forest
I randomly selected a hike to take near the city of Cluj, Romania. Only later did I realize I had hiked through one of the most paranormally-active spots in the world.
When Grace Doesn’t Want to Go
For our second visit to Thailand, Grace and I lived in Bangkok while my mom practiced diving on a livaboard in the Andaman Sea for two weeks. However during this time Grace’s brain wasn’t functioning too well and made traveling a potential nightmare.
A Long Day’s Trek to Nowhere
The bus hadn’t come. Maybe it never would. My mom had already decided to forge her own path and leave the bus stand, instead of wait for the unknown. I… [Continue Reading]
16 Reasons to Visit Pelion, Greece (and Never Leave)
Come for the nature, stay for the culture! Pelion is a peninsula on the eastern side of the Greek mainland. There are 24 villages throughout the area and one… [Continue Reading]
How We Ended Up Here: Pelion, Greece
It was 8:45am. We had just touched down in Athens, but still hadn’t decided where we were going once we cleared the airport. We had options, plenty of options, but… [Continue Reading]
An Affordable Utopia: Camping on Lake Como in Northern Italy
Don’t worry, I won’t leave you hanging. This paradise is absolutely attainable on a budget. We were in Milan(o) trying to figure out what to do and where to… [Continue Reading]
Refusing Lucky Candles in Hoi An, Vietnam
What happens when you don’t want to buy lucky candles, but the sales lady is insistent?
How to Get English Teaching Jobs in Hong Kong Without a Degree (Where to Look and What to be Aware of)
A lot of people will poo-poo and tell you that it’s impossible to legally land a job in Hong Kong without a university degree. As it turns out, it’s definitely… [Continue Reading]