We left the US for our Honey(many)moon at the end of April with the hope of spending a couple months exploring, learning, meeting, eating, drinking, learning and generally enjoying the crap out of each other’s company for 6-9 months. After…
Hitchhiking in the Cameron Highlands (August 5)
August 5, 2015 After five days feeling like a walking waterfall from the humidity of Kuala Lumpur, I welcomed a short stint in the cool Cameron Highlands where I could comfortably rock jeans, a sweater, and even a rain jacket. Of course,…
Keeping Cool in Kuala Lumpur (July 31)
July 31, 2015 It was ridiculously humid when we arrived in Kuala Lumpur after a 4-hour bus ride from Melaka, and we still had to find our guesthouse – the perfect recipe for crankiness. Suffice to say when we finally got…
Good Eats and Water Monitors in Melaka (July 27)
Finally catching up on a few overdue blogs! This post recounts travel from when we left Singapore and traveled to Malaysia, where we spent the next four weeks. First stop, Melaka! July 27, 2015 I love Malaysia! Like love it,…
Hanoi to Singapore and Fresh Perspective (July 25)
Finally catching up on a few overdue blogs! This post recounts travel from July when we left Vietnam and, for the first time since arriving in SE Asia, hopped on a plane to our next destination: Singapore! July 25, 2015 Leaving…
Home Sweet Home Hanoi (for a Month)
It’s the first of the month, and we just got the keys to our apartment in Hanoi. Yes, an apartment! More specifically, a 50-square-meter studio which we’re renting for the month of November. This is our first “long-term” stay since we started…
Check in from Ninh Binh, Vietnam!
Checking in from Ninh Binh, Vietnam, a small town just a few hours south of bustling Hanoi. Chris and I have been in Vietnam for five days now; it’s our second time in the country during this long trip for…
Myanmar with the GooMalletts!
We arrived safe and sound in Yangon, Myanmar yesterday morning after a few weeks in the southern Thai islands and a week in Bangkok. Breia and Ryan flew in last Wednesday to join us, and we all did a quick weekend…
Our 4-Month Round Up – Finances
We’re nerdy – nay, prudent! – enough people that we would not embark on this trip without a budget and cost tracking plan. We’re diligent about both, and tracking our spend has proved helpful in decision-making. Who needs maps when we have spreadsheets?…
And…We’re Back in Thailand!
Chris the Phenomaly and Farang Fong are back in Thailand! We got into Koh Lanta, an island on the Andaman Sea off the southern coast of Thailand, Wednesday afternoon. With so much going on in the world and especially after…