After Taiwan, we decided to spend two weeks in the Philippines. This was another new country for us, and although we expected some difficulties with internet access and navigating the country, we were excited to explore this beautiful destination. To be clear, this isn’t our normal month-long stay in a place where we work and live alongside sightseeing; this...
After our time in Okinawa, we flew to Taipei, Taiwan—a brand new country for us. We were definitely excited to explore somewhere new. While there are tons of amazing things to see in this beautiful country, we mainly stayed within Taipei. This is mostly because we also work while traveling, which makes it more difficult to travel quickly. So here’s what we did...
After spending the end of 2024 and start of 2025 in Seoul, South Korea, we returned back to the US for some much needed family time after one full year of travels. After 3 months visiting, we again ended up returning to Japan. Besides loving the country, we were also returning to attend Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo, which occurred April 18-20th. This kicked off a...
Welcome back to the blog! Last we left off we were in Fukuoka, Japan. This blog will be about our one month in South Korea, including a few days in Busan and then the majority of time in Seoul. From Fukuoka, Japan, we booked the ferry to get to Busan. There were previously two companies that ran ferries, one which was faster. However, at the time we booked, they only...
After our month in Kyoto, we took the Shinkansen (bullet train) from Kyoto Station to Fukuoka (Hakata Station). Fukuoka is a cool city that is much less crowded and touristy than Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka. However, there isn’t a whole ton to do in the city itself, especially if you’re like us and staying one month in Fukuoka, Japan. Explore Fukuoka City...
Kyoto has become one of our favorite places we’ve visited so far. With it’s traditional feel and natural beauty, we just love it. However, returning to Kyoto, Japan in 2024 has become much more crowded with other tourists than last time. Even still, we enjoyed our time there. This time we stayed nearby the Arashyiama side of the city. The area we stayed...
After spending a couple of weeks in Hanoi, we decided to make the trip south to Ninh Binh. Visiting Ninh Binh, Vietnam was something we were really excited about as we watched a ton of content featuring the amazing landscape. We spent 10 days in Ninh Binh, which is definitely way too long – 3 to 4 days is probably a good amount of time to be able to see the...
From Siem Reap, we spent time traveling Hanoi, Vietnam which included a day tour of the famous Ha Long Bay and 10 days (way too long) in Ninh Binh. Vietnam is an amazing country and Hanoi is beautiful with amazing food, but it’s also extremely chaotic and sensory overload. Here are some of the things we did while traveling Hanoi, Vietnam. Hanoi, Vietnam When we...
Coming from our time in Thailand, we decided to spend a quick 4 days in Siem Reap, Cambodia mainly to see Angkor Wat. After some research, we decided to take the bus from Bangkok to Siem Reap through Giant Ibis. This company seemed to have the better reviews and the best safety of the companies. It’s considered a VIP bus so it costs a bit more, but was worth it...
After our time in Langkawi, Malaysia, we flew back to Penang and then from Penang to Bangkok. This will be our first time returning to a place, specifically the same city, on our travels. So, let’s talk about our return to Thailand in 2024 and what might be different from our last visit. Return to Thailand in 2024: Bangkok When we were planning to return to...