We came for the Marriott points. We stayed for the oldest rainforest on earth, caves the size of airports, and the most terrifying night walk of Meg's life.
Read the full story →We came for the surf. We got E. Coli, an IV drip, and some of our favorite people on earth. Bali delivered — eventually.
Read the full story →Tweaking taxi drivers, electric dirt bikes, karaoke with angels, and a geocache inside a 1971 plane crash. Our two and a half weeks through Palawan, Philippines.
Read the full story →A 48-hour layover turned crash course in one of the world's most fascinating city-states — where nothing was given, and everything was earned.
Read the full story →Scuba certifications, whale sharks, a scam Airbnb, one surprisingly luxurious hotel, Muay Thai training, and exactly zero full moon parties.
Read the full story →Fresh off Taiwan, we dove headfirst into Bangkok — wrong condos, $14 feasts, baby elephants with zero personal space, and the shocking discovery of a secret pool on floor 10.
Read the full story →We accidentally stayed in a mob-run sex dungeon in Taichung, bought cooking wine thinking it was drinking wine, and watched Alex Honnold climb the tallest building in Taiwan without ropes. Just your average 10 days in Taiwan.
Read the full story →From Narita, just outside of Tokyo, we took a one-hour flight to Japan's northern island. Sapporo delivered everything we hoped for — legendary powder, the iconic beer museum, and some of the best ramen on the planet.
Read the full story →It has finally happened. The trip we've been dreaming about is here. We kicked it off with flight chaos turned direct-flight miracle, soul-cleansing black onsens, the world's largest Chinatown, and a one-hour Kewpie mayo indoctrination.
Read the full story →Post-wedding bliss on the Washington coast. We cooked pasta, watched Love Is Blind on the world's oldest TV, rented bikes in Seabrook, and continued our $10-per-game betting rivalry. Meg's still up $20.
Read the full story →We are newlyweds who packed up our lives in Seattle, quit our jobs, and set off to spend a year exploring the world. We are finding our way and learning what we want from this year! From Muay Thai in Thailand, volcano hiking in Indo, or a surf camp in Bali... we're finding that the best things are athletic, with interesting people, who also aren't afraid to have 1,000,000 beers... and writing about it along the way.