Month: April 2015
They Might Be Giants in Phonsavan, Laos
Once upon a time – many, many centuries ago – there was a land known as Hills of Paradise. It was perched high in the mountaintops of what is modern-day Xieng Khuang province of Laos. Towering pine trees dominated the rolling hills, rivers and waterfalls irrigated and nourished the bountiful land, flowers bloomed year round […]
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Cabin Weekend: Lost River, WV
For the foreseeable future we are based out of Washington DC, but still intend to travel far and wide, explore closer to home, and pretty much engage any and all wanderlust opportunities that come our way. We recently went away for a cabin weekend, that quintessential American retreat, and it was wonderful. There is something […]
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A Shock to the System: Luang Prabang
Having been in Laos for a few weeks, our arrival in Luang Prabang – the country’s most famous and most visited city – was a shock to the system. We had heard about the bougie cafes serving wine in proper glasses accompanied by cheese, the charming cobblestone streets dotted with flowering frangipani trees and ornate […]
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Wanderlust Friday
You guys, it’s Friday! And that means its definitely a great time to daydream, plan, or just take off on your next travel adventure. Just go on, get in the car, maybe to the train station, or even an airport and just go. For our part, we are stoked to leave on Sunday for a trip […]
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A Stroke of Luck in Vang Vieng
We weren’t really sure of what to expect of Vang Vieng. For a while it was the infamous party destination in Southeast Asia, second maybe only to Ko Pha-Ngan with its monthly full moon throw down. In fact, when I first read blog recounts of Vang Vieng, I was sort of enticed. Tubing down a […]
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Wanderlust Friday
Uff, hello Friday, we’ve missed you so. This week was a whirlwind of busy, busy, busy. And there is no better antidote to that than some inspiring travel stuff: news, links, and inspiration. First, let’s get some news out of the way: after next week we are off to Southwest Florida for a bit – we are […]
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Sergey’s Perfect Travel Day
Sichuan Tibet near Tagong village, China. I’ve spent some time thinking of a concept of a perfect day, perfect is such a relative term after all. As I was beginning to deconstruct our typical days on the road, there seemed to be two major types of days: active and passive. Active travel is your “go mode” […]
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