16 January 2014 – Koh Lanta, Thailand
Two certified open water divers right here! We are done — only took Jenia about a week. But the important thing is that we did it 🙂
Two certified open water divers right here! We are done — only took Jenia about a week. But the important thing is that we did it 🙂
First day in the ancient city of Bagan — and what do we have for you? Why, Sergey’s new beard of course.
Our first real sleeper bus in the 9.5 months of travel! Pretty exciting stuff. Actually we were quite pleased with Vietnam sleeper bus — plenty of leg room, wifi, toilet, and the driver didn’t beep the horn. Pretty loud pop / comedy videos but only until about 9 pm. We like!
On our last day in Albania we decided on a little day trip from Tirana to Kruje Castle, the bastion of the most eulogized national hero: Skanderbeg. Skanderbeg was an Albanian noble  who led a resistance movement – with some success – to the Ottoman Empire in mid 15th century. Pretty neat historical stuff. The castle…
A big climb awaits ahead of sunset — we are at the bottom of Wat Banan. Stairs, the story of our life travel.
We spent 4 days and 4 nights in Barcelona – catching one full day on our way down to Morocco and another three days on our way back. Everyone told us that Barcelona is an awesome city – from the architecture, to the beach, to the food scene, all the way to the party vibe…
The magic hour in LA, California. It’s hard to believe we’ve been back in the US for one year. What’s it been like? Wonderful. We’ve watched close friends get married and have babies. We’ve attended multiple happy hours, dinners, and parties. We’ve set up our house just the way we like, and bonded (again) with…