We Were THOSE Tourists in Joburg

WRITTEN BY Julie

There are a couple things we avoid when we travel, namely, Segway tours and hop on/hop off bus tours. I think we’re mostly trying to avoid activities where our tourist-status is obvious and unavoidable. Or we’re...

02.14.20

Becoming Safari-ers in Kruger National Park

WRITTEN BY Julie

Last year, over one of our weekly wine and cheese dinners at a friend’s apartment in Shanghai, we hatched a plan for a group safari trip. Our friend Chris was turning 40, and wanted to blow it out. No lame house...

01.02.20

November/December 2019 Months in Review

WRITTEN BY Julie

Where We’ve Been Singapore: 57 days Penang, Malaysia: 4 days Highlights All the Moving Stuff: We officially landed in Singapore in late October, but the bulk of the moving work has been taking place, slowly and...

12.13.19

2019 Highlights: Travel and Food

WRITTEN BY Julie

I blame the heat of Singapore that I keep forgetting the year is drawing to a close. Every attempt to dive deep into the holiday spirit is a little bit ruined when we’re sweating through our clothes. But, last...

12.02.19

Canceling our Chinese Residency Visa: Last Chapter in our Visa Saga

WRITTEN BY Julie

Now that we’ve successfully left China (with our reputations and government standing intact, we hope!), we wanted to quickly lay out the process for others facing the same upcoming challenge. Just like when we were...

11.20.19

Only the Highlights near Queenstown, New Zealand

WRITTEN BY Julie

After a lovely week exploring the greater Auckland area of New Zealand’s North Island, our little crew headed south. We flew from Auckland to Queenstown, which was easy and inexpensive. As we approached...

11.06.19

September/October 2019 Months in Review

WRITTEN BY Julie

Where We’ve Been New Zealand: Auckland, Kumeu, Teraunga, Queenstown, Otago, etc., 15 days China: Shanghai, 40 days Singapore: 6 days Highlights An Amazing New Zealand Adventure: Honestly, New Zealand was...

10.17.19

Exploring New Zealand’s North Island

WRITTEN BY Julie

Oh hi there. Welcome. Kia ora. It’s been a minute since we’ve been on the road, and there’s nothing like a nice long vacation to make us eager to divulge all the details while they’re still...