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May 2013
- Volcano Boarding in Nicaragua
- Tortilla Making in Nicaragua
- Carving the Cliffside: The Quest For Nicaragua’s Elusive Sculptor
April 2013
- Hiking ‘La Selva Negra’, the Cloud Forest of Nicaragua
- Sola to Nicaragua
- Looking Forward: The Next 6 Months
March 2013
- Miracle of the Year: Getting Scuba Certified in Hawaii
- My Kind of Beach in Belitung, Indonesia
- Island Hopping in Belitung
- Belitung, A Paradise Island You’ve Never Heard Of
February 2013
- Mauna Kea, Sunset At 13000 Ft
- Chasing Lava Flow in Big Island, Hawaii
- Fishy Scenes in Sokcho
- A Race Through The Hawaiian Treetops
- Travel Korea the Easy Way
January 2013
- Love of Locks at Seoul’s Namsan Tower
- Everything Seoul, A Brain Dump
- Getting Naked Jjimjilbang Style
- Climbing Seoul’s Bukhansan Mountain
December 2012
- Purring Loudly at Tom’s Cat Cafe in Seoul
- Racing Exotic Cars in Vegas
- The Valley of Fire – A Colorful Sidetrip from Vegas
November 2012
- Celebrating 5th Anniversary in Las Vegas
- Jack and Jill vs Snowstorm in the Rockies
- 9 Reasons Why We’d Move to Boulder (and 1 Reason Why We Won’t)
- The Secrets Behind Boulder’s Beautiful People
October 2012
- Glaciers and More, Scenic Road Trips from Anchorage
- Looking for Home in Colorado (and Our Winter Travel Plan)
- You’ve Traveled Too Much
- Driving to Nowhere on Highway 1 North of San Francisco
- What’s It Like to Live in San Francisco?
September 2012
- Alaska – We Could Live Here
- Trekking on Matanuska Glacier – Anchorage
- Looking for Sarah Palin’s House in Wasilla
August 2012
- When An Alaskan Salmon Runs (or Why It Sucks Being A Salmon)
- Jack and Jill Are Going to Alaska (Again)
- Tenaya Peak – Everything Hurts and I’m Dying
July 2012
- What We Do When We’re Not Traveling
- 5 Best Cenotes in Yucatan in Pictures
- Casa de Los Venados – A museum for those who don’t like museums
- Eating in Play del Carmen – 3 Reasons to Pig Out
June 2012
- 55 Minutes in Izamal: Always Room For One More
- Chaak Tun Cenote – One of Yucatan’s Best
- Dos Ojos Cenote – The Beginning of Many
- Isla Mujeres – Swimming With Whale Sharks in Mexico
May 2012
- GIVEAWAY: The $100 Startup Book from Chris Guillebeau
- Whale Shark Hunting in Mexico
- The Strangest Thing Happened to Me in Chiang Mai Sunday Market
- I Hate It, I Love It – How Morocco Makes Me Bipolar
- Backpacking South East Asia – Even You Can Do It
- And I Thought Chinese Was Hard
April 2012
- We’re Doing A Mud Run!
- Edible Excursions Gourmet Tour of Berkeley Ghetto
- Inle Lake, Myanmar in Pictures
- Tips for Traveling to Ethiopia
- The Fairytale Temples of Bagan – Even better in real life
- The Dreaded Post-RTW Post
March 2012
- 7 Super Shots: Epic Travel Adventures
- Golden Triangle – The Prettiest Place in Thailand
- Surviving Krakatoa (and Some Facts on Krakatoa)
- The People of Burma in Pictures
- Pain and Pleasure – Getting a Traditional Thai Massage
- Tam Coc – If You Can’t Make it to Halong Bay
- Vietnam’s Best Scenery – Or So They Said
- What to eat in Vietnam – from Saigon to Hanoi
February 2012
- Accidental Balut
- Kampong Phluk – A Cambodian floating village
- Angkor Wat and Friends – Hot, Hotter, and Beautiful
January 2012
- On Sexy Buddha and Underestimating Bangkok
- Gonder and Lalibela – The problem with expectations
- The Adventure Continues: To Asia with A Backpacking Virgin
- Moroccan Souks – Crazy and Beautiful (Plus Sanity Tips)
- Vegetarian Guide to Ethiopian Food – More than just Shiro
December 2011
- Danakil Depression – The Hottest Place on Earth in Pictures
- Erta Ale, Ethiopia – Looking Into the Bowel of the Earth
- The Hottest Place on Earth – How I Ended Up in Danakil Depression
- Running Away from Ethiopia to Asia
- Fez, Morocco – A Brain Dump
- What’s It Like to Stay in a Moroccan Riad?
- The Time I Was Blind and Naked in Public
- First Day Apart: Paris vs Addis Ababa
- From 2 to 1 – the conversion to a solo traveller
- Camel Trekking – A Very Humpy Ride
- Camel Trekking – Welcome to the Desert!
November 2011
- Chefchaouen – Pretty in Blue!
- Ruins of Chellah – Where Cats and Storks Roam Free
- Easing in into the Madness in Rabat, Morocco
- Jack and Jill Are Going to Africa!
- Is it safe to travel to Colombia?
- Gliding around Washington DC on a Segway – Fun or Dorky?
- Street Food of New York City
- Vietnam Veterans – The most depressing monument
- New York City – Love it or hate it?
- I’ve Dragged My Husband Through South America – Now What?
- Mexico City – All the Fun You Can Have in 10 Hours
October 2011
- What’s the big deal about San Pedro de Atacama?
- Spanish Omelette – A recipe so simple even we can make it!
- The Quest for the Best Picanteria in Arequipa
- How Much Does It Cost to Travel Peru and Other Stats
- Happy 6 Month Anniversary – An Awkward but Sincere Note For Y’all
- Humberstone – A ghost town in Chilean desert
- Leaving South America and the long way to Africa
- Getting Scammed at the Peru – Chile border
- How to Survive Cuzco on a Budget
- Unwillingly stuck in Cusco – a minor tribute to Steve Job
- Tripping on San Pedro in Hatun Machay
September 2011
- Peru’s Naughty and Erotic Moche Pottery
- Peruvian Ceviche for the First Time in Lima
- The colorful salt ponds of Maras
- The Huayhuash Trek – Behind the Scenes Look
- Another Never Again Moment – Masochistic Us
- Mountain Love – Top 5 Photos from Huayhuash Trek
- Laguna Parón – Huaraz, Peru
- Eeew, raw fish – Gluttony in Trujillo
August 2011
- Kuelap – Even these ruin snobs were impressed
- Interesting Facts About the Huayhuash Trek
- Jack and Jill Going Offline
- How Much Does It Cost to Travel Ecuador (and other tidbits)
- Playing Americans in Trujillo, Peru
- Things We Did in Baños That Didn’t Kill Us
- Vilcabamba to La Balsa to Chachapoyas – The Long Way to Peru
- Where Have All the Hippies Gone?
- Postcard from Baños, Ecuador
- The Best of Baños
- Jumping Off San Francisco Bridge in Banos
July 2011
- Taking A Break From Hostel Living – Come See Our $7 Apartment
- Volunteering in Baños – 30 Kids and 100 Soda Bottles
- Ingapirca, Not Quite Blown Away
- Postcard from Galapagos
- The Weird and The Decaying in Baños
- Our 7 Links and A Small Personal Update
- Our 5 Little Joys of Travels
- Canyoning Rio Blanco – More fun and less fashionable than expected
June 2011
- (Willingly) Stuck in Baños – A Personal Update
- Stories and Photos from Galapagos – A Photo Collection
- Couchsurfing With Llamas and Goat
- Easily Amused in Galapagos
- Learning to Appreciate Galapagos
- From Seasick to Landsick
- Last Minute Everything Galapagos
- Visiting the Otavalo Market, Ecuador
- How Much Does it Cost to Travel Colombia, plus our Colombia Itinerary
May 2011
- The Desire to See Everything
- The Wonderful Things We Love About Salento
- Escaping the Time Warp in Jardín
- Beautiful Valle de Cocora – A Photo Collection
- Barichara – Where Is Everybody?
- The Lazy Hikers Guide to Valle de Cocora
- The Unexpected Benefit of Staying in Hostels
- Looking for imperfection in Guatapé
- Unexpected Travel Challenges In Colombia
- Cueva de La Vaca – From Caving Virgins to Caving Addicts
- Jack and Jill Around the Net – April
- Eating ‘Hormigas Culonas’ – Colombian Ants With A Large Arse
- Colorful Cartagena Barrios – A Photo Collection
- Giron – Where The Locals Told Us To Eat Chinese Food
April 2011
- The Restaurant With An Identity Crisis
- My Solo Traveling Moments in Cartagena
- Into the Mouth of A Volcano In Colombia
- Celebrating Small Victories in Cartagena
- On A Plane and Off We Go
- Stuck in LA – Our first misadventure
- Build A South America Itinerary
- We Can Already Smell the Adventures
- Meet Deb and Dave from The Planet D
- Meet Rob and Kat from Three Six Five
- An Ode to the Murdered Nevada Shoe Tree
- Bromo In Our Mind
- Climbing SE Cathedral Peak, Yosemite – A Trip Report
- Carless, Jobless, and Homeless
- Roughing It Out on the Alaskan State Ferry
- Sulfur Deposit on Tangkuban Perahu Volcano– Foto Friday
March 2011
- Vegas: Taking a break from planning
- Meet Dani and Jessica of The Globetrottergirls
- The Best Chicken Noodle in Indonesia and A Tutorial
- Where we’ve been and where we’re going – March
- The Elusive Denali – Foto Friday
- RTW Gear List – We Have To Carry These Around The World?
- Meet Dalene and Peter Heck of Hecktic Travel
- Why Did The Grizzly Cross the Street?
- Last Day at Work: Not Quite As Expected
- Have you done IT, yet?
- Our Own Private Cathedral – Foto Friday
- Meet Gillian and Jason from One Giant Step
- Backpacking Denali – 7 Mistakes NOT to Make
- Yogyakarta: Things to do when you only have 24 hours
- A Chronicle of our Misadventures – Random Saturday
- Marmot, the cutest thing you’d see on a trail — Foto Friday
- Getting Up Close and Personal With Mendenhall Glacier
- Meet Adam and Megan from Traveling the World for Couple
- Jack, Scotland, and I – A Love Affair
- Losing My Pants and Breath on Mt. Whitney
- Why Picasa Makes Us Do A Happy Dance
- A Meadow Kissed by Morning Frost — Foto Friday
- South America, Here We Come (Yes, We’re Still Doing This RTW Thing)
- Akila and Patrick from The Road Forks — Meet A Traveling Couple
February 2011
- Leaving Our Jobs and Coming Out Party
- Peyto Lake, Canadian Rockies — Foto Friday
- How to Get Your Ass Kicked by A Mountain: 11 Easy Steps
- Dina and Ryan of Vagabond Quest — Meet A Traveling Couple
- 10 Tips to Help You Pick Your Next Travel Gear
- Why Traveling Is Just Like Rock Climbing
- The rocky giant and the dwarf — Foto Friday
- 25 Strangers, 1 Cabin, and A New Reality Show (not really)
- Meet: Christy and Kali, A Nomadic Couple from Technosyncratic
- The Lapel Pins On My Wall
- 7 Reasons to Travel With Your Significant Other
- Monastery in Meteora, Greece
- Getting Scammed Buying Batiks in Yogyakarta, or Not
- Mike and Luci from 1000 Fights — Meet A Traveling Couple
- The Parts About Planning A RTW Trip That Suck
- Climbing and Visiting Joshua Tree National Park
- Beautiful Street Art in a Yogyakarta Alley
- 5 Favourite Destinations in Java, Indonesia
- Between Now And Then
January 2011
- How I Will Help You Save The World (and 500 homeless pets)
- Yosemite in Winter — Travel California Series
- St. Peter Dome, Vatican — Foto Friday
- Sleeping On A Bed of Straw in Switzerland (and the story of a big pizza)
- Poi and Kirsty from No Place To be — Meet A Traveling Couple
- Florence in 3 Days
- Rock Climbing, Traveling, and Social Pressure
- Fast Forward
- In Love
- Stones, freeway, and tourist trap
- Rainy London
- I need a WHAT?
- I’m Finally Ready, I think
- 202 Hours and Counting
- 11 Reasons We’re Going on A RTW Trip
- Nafplion Rooftop, Greece — Foto Friday
- The Quest For The Most Expensive Coffee In The World
- Married With Luggage — Meet A Traveling Couple
- Clarion Alley, A Mural Lover’s Playground
- How To Fit Even More Stuff In Your Bag — Weekly Travel Tip
- Dead Skin Eating Fish
- Planning A RTW Trip — A Recap
- Let’s Be Nosy: Simon and Erin (from Never Ending Voyage)
- Ujung Genteng Beach — Java’s Hidden Treasure
- Budget Update For December
- How To Ski Tahoe California For Cheap
- Obama(t) Endorses Microsoft Office — Foto Friday
- The Funniest Travel Writer and Blogger
- The price of a commitment — $458.60
- How much do things cost in Indonesia?
- Sometimes Life Throws A Monkey Wrench Into Your plans, But This Time…
- 7 Endearing Quirks of Indonesia
December 2010
- Amsterdam Graffiti — Foto Friday
- Beam me up, Scotty (pretty please)! or Why I Hate Flying
- 4 Ways to Get Around Jakarta Like a Local
- End of Year Financial Update — and How We Deal With Budget Setbacks
- Celebrating Christmas In the Largest Muslim Country In The World
- Visiting Borobudur Temple – Yogyakarta
- Top 10 Favorite Vegetarian Food in Indonesia
- RTW Ticket vs Point-to-Point: Our Experience
- Can You Ever Go Home Again?
- The Alps — Foto Friday
- Packing Tips — Linky Links
- What I’ve Learned in 2 Months of Blogging
- Jakarta – A city only its residents can love (aka What’s to love about coming home)
- Year-long Quest to Get Rid Of Stuff
- Lembert Dome in Yosemite – Foto Friday
- Our Very First…
- Bras and Tampons For Tricky Border Crossings — Weekly Travel Tip
- To Be Excited About The Unknowns
- RTW Friendly Bank Accounts — What’s In Your Wallet?
- Gloomy November – End of Nov Budget Outlook
- Grand Place Market Square, Belgium — Foto Friday
- 10 Quotable Travel Advices – Weekly Travel Tip
November 2010
- How Much Does A RTW Trip Cost – Revisited
- Santa Barbara Mission – Travel California Series
- Making a List, Checking It Twice, and Crossing It…
- Iron Key USB Drive — Weekly Travel Tip
- Turkey Day — Foto Friday
- How We Decide Which Countries To Visit — It’s A Big World Out There
- Secret Pocket and Touts – Linky Links
- Being A Vegetarian On The Road
- How To Survive Long Airport Layovers
- The New TSA Logo — Have You Seen It?
- RSS and Twitter – Socially Challenged
- Copyright Schmopyright — Can You Steal My Content?
- Golden Gate Park – Travel California Series
- What Is That You’re Wearing? — Vibram Five Finger Trek Review
- Unusual and Depressing Destinations – Linky Links
- Java Fishermen With Their Catch — Foto Friday
- Working For The Gov’t, Going Home, and The Next 2 Months (Nov-Dec)
- Would We Have Enough Money? — October Budget Outlook
- The Art of Bargaining – The Survival Skill Series
- 10 Tips For Traveling As A Couple (part 2 of 2)
- 10 Must Bring Items On Our Trips
- How To Save For A RTW Trip
- 10 Ways to Cut Your Spending (So you can travel the world)
October 2010
- How Much Does a RTW Trip Cost?
- Vibram Five Finger Trek
- 10 Tips For Travelling As A Couple (part 1 of 2)
- KB Easy Picasa — A Plugin Review
- Why I Don’t Like Making a To-Do List
- Losing Weight – Making Money Off Our Unwanted Stuff