Day 342: Men go Fly Fishing Again — Margaret, Willa and James Hang at Edenhouse (aka Heaven)
Jim and I booked another day fly fishing with a guide. Still didn’t catch any fish — we went 0-for-New Zealand. But we had a lot of fun. Peter at...
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Day 312: Sailing with Dave in Beautiful Bay of Islands
We went sailing today. I booked this experience a couple months ago after hearing that the Bay of Islands is best seen from the water. The recommended private options from...
Day 262: Bike Ride Through Ubud Countryside — A Reunion with Cambodia Guide Virak
We signed up for a half-day private guided bike ride through the countryside. We’re now used to things being lost in translation so we weren’t entirely surprised when this was...
Day 224: Army of Breakfast Cooks — Touring Old Hoi An — Lunch at the Beach
When we arrived last night our housekeeper, Ms Lam took our breakfast order and said she’d be back in the morning to prepare it for us. Wow — an unexpected...
Day 218: Hanoi to Ninh Binh — Temple of King Le Dai Hanh — Tam Coc Garden Resort — Epic Humidity
After three nights in Hanoi we were up and out early to catch the train to the countryside of Ninh Binh, a two-hour local train ride away. We were picked...
Day 186: Asia Adventures Begin — Arrive in Ulaanbaatar —Shopping for Naadam with our guide Ganzo — How Not to Beat Jet Lag
Today we demonstrated all the ways *not* to beat jet lag. We got almost no sleep on the 5.5 hour flight from Moscow to Ulaanbaatar (locals call it “UB”) and...
Day 111: Apartheid Museum — Soweto — Braai at Kath and Matthew Rattray’s
Writing this on Saturday morning, April 27. It’s Freedom Day in South Africa. Shout out on the Google home page… Google also told me that, “Freedom Day is an annual...