The state of Jalisco is the birthplace and home of Mexico’s most famous liquor: tequila. So when roaming around Jalisco’s impressive capital of Guadalajara, we had to get out amongst the agave fields and haciendas. That’s when we discovered something called the Tequila Herradura Express! The Tequila Herradura Express is […]
Travel Update Summer 2017
So here we are, halfway into our fourth year of this around-the-world adventure and we find ourselves back in the US. But this journey isn’t over yet! It’s been a fun romp around Latin America for the first half of 2017, exploring bucket-list destinations like Machu Picchu and the Galapagos. […]
Biking Death Road Bolivia Review + Tips to Survive the World’s Deadliest Road
Death Road is a terrifying and deadly road in Bolivia connecting the Andes Mountains to the Amazon rainforest. In fact, it’s often referred to as known as “the most dangerous road in the world.” For decades this stomach-churning gravel road on the side of a cliff was plagued with hundreds […]
Best Hotel Booking Websites: Where To Find The Best Hotel Deals
There are so many hotel booking sites out there today, it can be a painstaking task to attempt to filter through them all to truly find the best hotels deals. Advertisements suggest that a great solution is to use a hotel metasearch that aggregates all the other websites. But we can tell you […]
Haggas Honking Holes Waitomo Review: More Extreme Than Black Water Rafting
Haggis Honking Holes was truly an epic cave tour in New Zealand that we’re so glad we stumbled upon. Like many adventurous spirits making their way through New Zealand, we journeyed to Waitomo for one reason and one reason only… to go on one of the infamous black water rafting […]
A Journey into the Lost World Cave Waitomo, New Zealand: Review and Tips!
Descending the 100 meters down into New Zealand’s Lost World cave felt like something right out of Mission Impossible. I suppose that’s an appropriate comparison, given that Mr. Tom Cruise himself has rappelled down into the Waitomo Lost World cave multiple times. (Cue the Mission Impossible theme song!) While searching […]
Isla del Sol Bolivia: Travel Guide & Tips to Know Before You Go
Isla del Sol, Bolivia’s “Island of the Sun,” was one of the most unexpected surprises during a four-month adventure across the Andes. Venturing to Isla del Sol is a tranquil escape to nature, hiking, local island life, ruins, and sweeping views of Lake Titicaca. Those traveling across South America, regularly […]
Why NOT to Trek Rainbow Mountain Peru + Tips to Know if You Do Go
Most of the people in our group were still shaking as others wiped tears from their eyes. No one spoke a single word during the 20-minute van ride from the Rainbow Mountain trailhead to our lunch stop. All we could hear was the chattering of teeth. We sat in silence […]
How to Travel Napo River by Boat: Coca, Ecuador to Iquitos, Peru
What an adventure! Traveling from Coca to Iquitos by boat was a journey into the unknown. Looking at a map, it seems to be a logical route from Ecuador to Peru using both the Napo River and the Amazon River. But, this river voyage is not a commonly traversed path […]
Travel Update: Where We’re Roaming Around Next!
So here we are, departing Ecuador, now three months into our fourth year of traveling around the world. And it’s been way too long since we posted a travel update. I remember the days when we used to post monthly travel updates that detailed our routes, miles traveled and favorite […]
Pullmantur Monarch Review of a $159 Transatlantic Repositioning Cruise
Update, as of 2020 the Pullmantur Monarch was decommissioned due to the global shutdowns around the world. Sadly, as of 2021 Pullmantur was completely liquidated and the Monarch has been sold for scrap. We’ve decided to leave this article up to provide an account of what it was like to […]
The Best Excursions & Things To Do in Tanzania on an Africa Overland Safari
During our 56-day Oasis Overland Coast-to-Coast trip across Africa, we spent over two weeks roaming around Tanzania. It’s the first nation you spend a considerable amount of time in after departing Nairobi. The country was a blast, as there’s lots of things to do in Tanzania during an overland Africa safari. You’ll […]
Our Top 20 Worst Travel Moments of 2016
The end of 2016 also marked the end of our third full year of travel. It was a great year of travel for us. We finally managed to slow down a bit, enjoying lengthier stays in Mexico and Spain, before embarking on a grand adventure across Africa. But this year certainly hasn’t been […]
Oasis Overland Review: Across Africa – Nairobi to Cape Town
It was an incredible adventure to take an overland trip across Africa, 56 days coast-to-coast from Nairobi to Cape Town. Finding it difficult and costly to pursue such a trip independently, we put our faith with adventure tour operator, Oasis Overland, to pursue this trip. And since returning from this […]
Travel Update Part 2: Where We’re Roaming Around Next!
This is Part 2 of our long overdue travel update. You can see Part 1 here, which recaps the last few months of what has now become a 2.5 year trip around the globe. But let’s move on to the question that we’ve been getting a lot lately… Where in […]
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