Work Hard. Travel Harder
Day 4: Pai –> Tham Lod Cave –> Ban Rak Thai (Mae Aw) 84 miles The next day we both awoke feeling better. Josh’s cough had lessened, and my nausea had subsided, though not completely gone. We decided we had to move on if we had any chance of actually completing the loop around. So we headed […]
Six days. 400 miles. One small motorbike (125cc). Two excited ThumbsUp Travelers. Best. Trip. Ever. I’m sitting crunched up behind Josh and clutching onto his windbreaker for dear life as we weave and bob through the mountainous jungle terrain of Northern Thailand on our tiny motorbike- on the left side of the road. Backpack strapped […]
When I think of Germany I think of lederhosen’s, pretzels, glockenspiels, schnitzel and of course, Oktoberfest and beer. What I didn’t realize though (until this trip), is that I was always thinking of Bavaria. Berlin was quite different than the Germany I pictured- I loved its uniqueness and cultural blend but I was also excited […]
Sept 25-Oct 24th, 2014 We made it through our second month, which means we’re no longer RTW ‘newbies’ right?! We started settling in to life on the road with ease, and really haven’t missed most of the amenities of a normal home life. After Portugal, this month turned into our cold stretch of the trip. […]
Every inch of Iceland is like out of a dream… a very cold dream, but it is absolutely unlike any other place I’ve ever been. It’s a land where all four elements (fire, water, air, earth) all come sputtering in their most extreme forms. So rugged and ruthless. So remote. So quiet, and yet so loud, […]
We quit our jobs to see the world, but it’s not ALL fun and games… we actually got to work in Iceland! Before we left on the trip we were planning to go to several Scandinavian countries like Denmark, possibly Sweden and Norway. Seeing the Northern Lights? Yes Please! But Iceland was always in the […]
Renting a car in Scotland turned out of be one of the best decisions we made. Originally we were planning to hop around our various destinations by bus, but we quickly learned that our little car would actually be a better deal than the bus prices (even if gas was $9 a gallon), and we’d […]
Scotland’s capital is a magnificent city, filled with medieval buildings, narrow alleyways or closes, and a castle that is perched high on the rocks of an extinct volcano making it impossible to miss. We took the tram from the airport into the city, and as we looked up and saw the giant castle and the […]
It is gushing buckets of rain, and the winds are rocking our little Nissan car as Josh carefully drives on the left side of the two lane road, nearing what is considered the end of the Ring of Kerry and entering into the next rugged coastline where we are headed for the next leg of […]
I knew little about Portugal before going, but what I did know was intriguing. I knew it had old roots, it had a history of conquests and was home to famous explorers like Vasco da Gama, making it a powerhouse of wealth. I also knew it had warm weather, incredibly picturesque beaches, fresh fish, port […]
