When we were deciding our route for this trip, we hadn’t initially planned for a stop in Korea. We were actually hoping to make our way over to Japan after China, but, short on allowable miles for our ‘Around-the-World’ ticket and short on time, we took a look at the map and both agreed on…
Tag: Asia
SOLO because FOMO
During our travels, there have been mornings when I’ve ventured out as a #SoloExplorer…generally because @funkstop wants more time to snooze under the covers! Usually this means wandering through the streets with my camera, sitting at a cafe and people watching, or window shopping at local shops (I can spend hours doing this!). In Beijing,…
How to Ride Into a Sunset
I’m not exactly sure how it happened. One minute it was 4:00pm and I had turned back to my Lonely Planet to read another chapter on exploring Myanmar and the next minute Rahim was rushing through the door exclaiming that it was 5:00pm! Oh no! We had planned to leave our hotel by 4:30pm so…
Vietnam – A Foodie’s Wonderland
This post dedicated to all the foodies out there! If you haven’t already, you need to make a trip to Vietnam! We really didn’t know what to expect in terms of food when going to Vietnam. Our exposure to Vietnamese food previously was limited to Phở and some of the sweets at local shops in Little…