In Bangkok, Terry and I pigged out on local Thai street food, multiple times a day.  In backpacker’s heaven, Khao San Road, you can get any delicacy you can imagine from fresh fruit shakes, falafels, pad thai to little fried quail eggs. And all for about $1 - which makes it even tastier.
Compared to most [...]

Thailand is considered one of the more inexpensive countries in South East Asia.  So far, we have been tracking expenses each day and have broken them down into categories. This, not only helps us track our overall spending, but helps us in planning the next country and ensures that we have enough to get by [...]

As with all places one visits, comes the question, “Could I live here?” Manali and I have asked ourselves this question over and over, but we finally and excitedly said “YES!” to Hong Kong. Have you been to New York? Or perhaps Beijing? Hong Kong is sort of a mix between the two. Driven by [...]

An absolute must see and do when you come to Hong Kong, is for sure the “Symphony of Lights”. We happened to go for two nights, as we enjoyed it so thoroughly the first time. Once the sun has tucked itself in quite proper, and the hour reaches 8 o’clock, a cacophony of sounds and [...]

Earlier in the day we visited the Tian Tan Buddha, and couldn’t leave the area without a glimpse of Tai O Fishing Village. There is nothing completely interesting about this place aside from its somewhat unique location and architecture. The little village is located right on the water, with mountains looming closely behind to create [...]

Tonight we rode to the top of Victoria Peak. The Peak, as locals know it, offers some of the most stunning views of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and Victoria Harbor. Like many things in China, even in Hong Kong, the tourist hoards are ever present, so there was a lot of patience involved.
The Peak Tram [...]

Today, we sought out a little spirituality. We don’t do it enough, but in whatever form it may come, taking time to reflect, particularly in extraordinary spiritual places provides a wonderfully cathartic experience.
We are staying in the famed Chunking Mansions in Kowloon, immediately opposite of Hong Kong Island, which is pretty much the heart [...]

After being on the road for 30 days, we are just now getting used to the backpacker and long-term traveler lifestyle - it finally doesn’t feel like we’re on a short vacation anymore and have to get back to work!   Here is some insight into life on the road from our interview with Michaela [...]