So much more than a place to rest

So much more than a place to rest

We’ve seen so many things in the last year: nearly twenty-five countries, the ruins of civilizations, four oceans, new continents and perhaps thousands of new people. We prepared for this trip by saving money, researching the practical financial, health and emotional considerations, but one thing we hardly touched was our itinerary. We hardly knew what [...]

How do you measure a year?

How do you measure a year?

525,600 minutes. How do you measure a year in a life? Some people said we were crazy. Some people said we were awesome. Some people said we’d be back within 3 months, some people said we’d never return. “It’s my dream to do that” some people said, while others shook their head unable to understand. [...]

Birthday Weekend – South Africa is Awesome

Birthday Weekend – South Africa is Awesome

It has been quite some time since we’ve lead our normal life…nearly a year now. We used fill our weekends with time on the river or working our way through an adventure or orienteering race, but since traveling that lifestyle has largely been forfeited. This weekend, we got it all in. Friday was our first [...]

Foodie Friday – Dessert for Birthday Breakfast

Foodie Friday – Dessert for Birthday Breakfast

In honor of a very special birthday (that would be my own) today we woke up to a wonderful breakfast of milk tart pie made special for us by our CS hosts (the same ones with which we started our South African adventure). It is a South African Milk Tart and it made for a [...]