A lot of people cringe at the thought of traveling for 20+ hours to get somewhere.  We embrace it with open arms, and love the traveling almost as much as the destinations themselves!  Free movies, mediocre food, awkward sleeping positions, hours to kill in transit…it’s all part of the fun!  And, with so much time to […]

Cross another one off The List! We didn’t know much about the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage until we actually arrived in Sri Lanka and started asking around.  Apparently, what once started as a legitimate orphanage for injured, abused, and abandoned elephants, has since turned into more of a money making amusement park for tourists.  At a […]

Since having our GoPro Hero 2 stolen off the side of a train in Sri Lanka (Read: The Tale of the Lost GoPro – Sri Lanka), we were left with a void in our life that’s been itching to head underwater with sharks, jump on a scooter in Vietnam, leap off a cliff in New […]

We like to think we know all the selling tactics the Balinese have up their sleeves.  Pouting, pleading, and even sending children after you are all common ways in guilting a purchase from you.  As much as we like to think the guilt doesn’t work on us, it does.  Being the teachers we are, we’re […]

Our upcoming wedding has been 2 years in the making, and we finally got a chance today to check out the venue with our own eyes.  After drooling over photos and videos for the past 24 months, it’s safe to say Alila Villas Uluwatu has far surpassed our expectations!  Visiting the place today was definitely […]