Jenn: Now that our trip has drawn to a close, some of you are probably wondering what we learned about ourselves along the way, since packing up and abandoning everyday life is considered a little bit outside the box. What’s … Read More
WHAT WE DID: Traveled for 44 days around the U.K. and Ireland. Stayed in rooms (self-contained unit) booked through AirBnB. Rented a car in Ireland for 12 days (following a 2-day stay in Dublin), then a second car in the … Read More
WHAT WE DID: Traveled for 39 days around Western Europe. Stayed primarily in rooms (self-contained unit) booked through AirBnB. In Munich, we stayed with our generous friends who we met traveling several years ago. Our basic itinerary: Transit – bus … Read More
WHAT WE DID: Traveled for 23 days around four Balkan countries. Stayed primarily in rooms (self-contained unit) booked through AirBnB, with the exception of a 3-night guesthouse in Plitvicka Jereza, Croatia. Our basic itinerary: Transit – train (Mav-Start) from Budapest … Read More
WHAT WE DID: Traveled for 36 days around 7 Eastern and Central European countries (8 countries including a day trip to Belarus). Stayed primarily in rooms (self-contained unit) booked through AirBnB, with the exception of a 4-night ski lodge suite … Read More
WHAT WE DID: Rode the Trans-Siberian railway from Beijing, China to Moscow, Russia: 1 night on Trans-Mongolian line (Beijing to Ulaanbaatar, Chinese train) 6 nights in Central Mongolia 4 nights on Trans-Siberian line (Ulaanbaatar to Moscow, Russian train) WHAT … Read More
WHAT WE DID: Spent 4 nights in ger camps in central Mongolia + 2 nights in a guesthouse in Ulaanbaatar (tour booked with Monkey Shrine as part of our Trans-Siberian railway package) WHAT WE LIKED: EVERYTHING! Mongolia is a … Read More
WHAT WE DID: Spent one week in Beijing (at a guesthouse off Wangfujing Road, ~3km from The Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square). WHAT WE LIKED: Beijing’s metro was quite good – cheap, clean, easy to navigate, and the trains … Read More
WHAT WE DID: Spent three and a half weeks at guesthouses, aside from a 3-day caving tour: Ho Chi Minh City (5 days) Transit – traveled by bus from HCMC to Dalat (1 day) Dalat (2 days) Transit – bus … Read More
WHAT WE DID: Spent two weeks at guesthouses: Siem Reap (5 days) Transit – bus from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh Phnom Penh (4 days) Transit – bus from Phnom Penh to Kampot Kampot (5 days) WHAT WE LIKED: … Read More
