“Malaysia – the ‘true Asia’” This is the slogan of this country. And having visited a bit of Asia at this point, we were thrown off by this blanket statement. What does the “true Asia” mean exactly? If it means mass confusion, bizarre rules (some enforced, others not at all) and a shit ton of people?…
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The Liebster Awards Are Here!
Big fat thank you to Kim and Rob at Simply Travelled for flattering us with the Liebster Award nomination! Their kind words about us really meant a lot and we love the “pay it forward” idea behind the entire Liebster Award concept. First off – it’s awesome to find blogs like Kim and Rob’s because…
Ipoh: Serenity, Serendipity and Censorship
Ipoh is located almost right in between Penang and Kuala Lumpur – just a short hour and a half train ride from the mainland town from Penang called Butterworth. The train system from Butterworth to Ipoh (ultimately down to Kuala Lumpur and a even a bit more south) is quite new. Kile and I were…
Storms, Family and Our Waistlines – Everything’s Bigger in Texas
We just wrapped up our last 2 weeks in the United States. All of which was spent in the Lone Star State – the oh so glorious and giant mini-country of Texas. Kile and I spent our last precious days cramming in as much family time and American food as possible. We completely succeeded on our…
Tall Trees, Long Drives and Big Events
We’re back in the U.S.A.! Well…for a few weeks anyway. We arrived home on May 12th and it’s been a busy, crazy, love-filled week and a half since we got off the plane. Stepping out of the airport back in Portland was comforting and strange at the same time. It was the first time being back in…
Second Class Buses and a Whole Lot of Culture!
Never ever once in my life did I think that I would say to myself that we’re “happy” to get away from the sandy beaches and into the cities. But again…you should “never say never.” After spending 2 months on perfect beaches with perfect sand and perfect weather – we were actually pretty excited to…
No, We Did Not Win the Lottery
As we’ve started our travels, we’ve noticed people saying things like “Wow! How are you doing this? Did you win the lottery?” or “You must be rich to be able to travel as much as you do!” And sadly, neither one is true. We did not win the lottery and we certainly aren’t rich. In…
Hand-Washing Bath Towels is Hard & Other Day to Day Life Things
Hola amigos y familiares! Wrapping up week 3 in Playa del Carmen – we’re feeling pretty settled in at this point. Crazy to think that we have 5 more weeks left in our apartment. Looking back – we’re glad we chose to stay and explore an area for as long as we are – but…
Waves, Rain and Downtime
Two weeks in! Thankfully it seems like time is moving at a slow pace – seems to be the normal speed of things around here. Not too much to update this time around. This past week the weather was fairly stormy most of the time. SUPER windy with crazy downpours of rain every few hours. It…
From North to South and Back Again – Road Trips and Big Strides
Time is FLYING. I can’t believe it’s the end of October already! Which officially puts us into “time to get shit done” mode. But first! Let’s catch you up on what we’ve been up to and some progress we’ve made. SUPER exciting stuff happening. It wouldn’t be like us if we didn’t do some exploring…
Things are getting real – really fast
To say we haven’t been doing much in the past couple months since writing would be the biggest lie ever. It’s pretty crazy how much things can change within a two month span. I’m not sure even where to begin. I suppose I’ll start with the fun stuff then get on the updates! The end…
Soaking in the Summer – Last One Before We Leave!
Summer in the Pacific Northwest has yet again proven to be an incredible place to be. Although we could really do without the record high temps we’ve been racking up this year. No thanks to 100+ days. Regardless, we just adore this place in the summer. And thank our lucky stars for our A/C unit. Last year…
Reinventing Our American Dream 