On our most recent trip to Africa, we missed out on an opportunity to visit Ethiopia and add one more stamp to our passports because we hadn’t yet received a yellow fever vaccination.  As we sat in the transit lounge of the Addis Ababa airport, we were kicking ourselves for not having been more prepared.  To […]

We just signed up for Singapore’s first ever Spartan race on November 15, and we’re totally stoked (and slightly terrified)!  We’ve ran in a few different obstacle type races before, but the Spartan Sprint is certainly like no other.  Some of the obstacles look darned near impossible (Tyrolean Traverse), while others look relatively easy (Barbed Wire […]

Up until our visit to Cafe Baron just outside of Tokyo’s Shinjuku district, my encounters with owls have been next to nil, and I was super excited to be sipping some coffee with a few.  The plan was for us to go to this owl cafe, see some birds in a cage, take a few pictures, drink […]

As many of you have likely already heard, an earthquake in Nepal has devastated the entire country.  For many people though, the earthquake is more than just a tragic news story.  It has directly affected millions of people, both in Nepal and around the globe. Living as expats in SE Asia, we are often reminded […]

If running 14 km through the city of Singapore and tackling 9 obstacles along the way makes you tough, then we’re #CertifiedTough!  The Men’s Health Urbanthlon is hands down our favorite run in Singapore.  It has just the right mix of distance and obstacles, and has yet to fail on showing off new parts of […]