Work Hard. Travel Harder
January 25, 2015 – March 24, 2015 The start of 2015 was such as blur as the first few months flew by so fast! They were filled with epic adventures, exploring places that we’ve never been, meeting new people, and a return to the western world in Australia and New Zealand after 3 months in […]
Sometimes all the excitement of visiting new places is exhausting. You’re always on the go, always trying to check off those ‘must-see’ tourists spots in your lonely planet guidebook, trying things outside your comfort zone, and telling new people your story. Usually this is what I crave, and what I love about travel. It can […]
Port Douglas/Daintree National Park There they were. Hundreds of them. We hadn’t seen any kangaroos since we arrived in Australia until now. I drove up ahead to the next roundabout and made a quick U-turn. We found a driveway and pulled in the parking lot of a local bowling club (what appears to be a […]
Sunshine Coast (Mooloolaba) My eyes were bloodshot. My breath smelled bad. My hair probably looked pretty messed up. The woman behind the rental car counter told me that our rental car would be three times the cost that I was expecting due to taxes, fees and one-way charges. I just stared at her with a […]
Gili T White sand beaches, turquoise water, coral reefs, turtles, biking, tropical bars, sunsets…Paradise. This is the island of Gili T, one of three small islands tucked up in the northwest corner off Lombok. The Gili Islands are a one-two hour boat ride from Bali’s eastern coast, and worth the trek. They consist of Gili […]
Dec 25, 2014 – Jan 24, 2015 The month began with us celebrating Christmas in a very different way than ever before. We started the morning bright and early by walking down the street from our Volunteer house and going to a café that had strong enough wifi to Skype our families. We really enjoy […]
Pemuteran and Menjangan Island It was deja-vu. The feeling was similar to our motorbike trip through the Thailand Mountains a few months back. We both leaned to the right as our motorbike hugged the sharp, nearly 180-degree corner. We continued to ascend at the top speed that our little motorbike, which we nicknamed “Pink Lightening”, […]
We had arrived. We walked off the crowded boat, down the pier and flipped off our sandals as we hit land, the warm sand gently falling between our toes. No real roads here, just simple sandy paths. We walked down the main path following several other backpackers, past lines of huge palm trees and small […]
Manila After our motorbike adventures in Thailand, we were onto another new country that neither of us have ever been to. We were really excited about this stretch of the trip because we were heading to the Philippines to hang out with our good friends Carla and Brian, and most importantly, attending their destination wedding! […]
Lagos After a great few days in Lisbon, we were off to a place that we were excited to check out. The Algarves are the southern most region of mainland Portugal on the Atlantic Ocean. The pictures that we had seen online were amazing so we could only imagine seeing the sights in person. […]
