I don’t normally create blog posts that consist of a rant, but, this post is a rant. I’m tired of being told how lucky Sharon and I are that we get to travel the world for a year. That’s not luck, we made that happen. Continue Reading →
Fact: Indonesia is the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation.
Fact: Jason and I have spent the last 2 and a half weeks in Padang, Indonesia and a surrounding city called Bukittinggi which are both cities of the island of Sumatra.
A vague “fact”: The population of Muslims in Padang, Indonesia is somewhere in the vicinity of 95%.
I recently sent out the following message via Twitter: “I’m much less motivated to learn Indonesian than previous countries. A sign that travel has lost its lure? A sign it’s time to go home?” I’ve been thinking a lot about why I’ve been lazy in learning at least some basic Indonesian. But the main question I keep coming back to is, when travel loses its thrill, is it time to go home? Continue Reading →
One of the main reasons for traveling Asia for a year was to experience Korean life. We had our expectations coming in to the country, and I can safely say that most of mine were wrong. Here is a list of some of those changes : Continue Reading →
UnAnchor.com is the startup I founded and launched a few months ago. The goal of the site is to help travelers find detailed “do-it-yourself” itineraries for their next travel destination – what to see, how to get around, information on local customs, etc. All of the itineraries are written by users and available for sale starting at $0.99. In this post, I wanted to give an update on how things are going.
As I write this post, Jason and I are sitting in our much needed air conditioned room in Padang, Indonesia. Our 3rd hotel in 4 nights in Padang. It has been quite the whirlwind of travel this past week. We started our adventure exactly one week ago (although it seems like a month ago), when we were still in Busan, South Korea. We left Busan last Tuesday on a bus to Daegu, we were in Seoul by Wednesday, had flown to Singapore by Thursday night, ended up in Pekanbaru, Indonesia on Friday and then by Saturday (after an exhausting and dangerous 11 hour drive) we were finally at our destination: Padang, Indonesia. Phew! Continue Reading →
Welcome to Korean Culture 101. The idea behind this post is to explain the primary things one should know about the culture so as to not piss people off before entering the country. I also try to throw in some things that are vastly different than life in the western world.
A quick warning: Most of these cultural observations are vast generalities that certainly won’t apply to everyone, but we’ve heard most of these from multiple people or witnessed them ourselves. Continue Reading →
One of the things Jason and I wanted to do while we were temporarily “settled” down in Korea was sign up for some sort of class. Jason wanted to learn something Korean, so he chose Tae Kwon Do. During our 5 month stay in Korea, Jason was able to take two full months of Tae Kwon Do class and progress to a green belt! You should remember this the next time you see Jason because he does enjoy showing off his new perfected kicks. While Jason chose to learn something new and Korean, I couldn’t seem to get away from my love of dance. Continue Reading →
I’ve been a fan of Kirsty’s Nerdy Nomad blog since back in my cubicle days. I was drawn in by her perpetual travel and completely transparent reports of how she earns her living online. As I followed her story, I learned that she not only travels but also volunteers, helping those in a time of need. She most recently volunteered with Hands On Disaster Response (HODR) in Haiti after the massive earthquake. She has become an expert on international volunteering and is now sharing her knowledge in a new ebook. She is even donating half of all money made from the ebook to HODR. I was excited to have the opportunity to interview her and in the following post, she answers a few of my questions about how she makes a living, about her experience volunteering in Haiti and her new ebook.
Our last day in America! Can you believe that was over 9 months ago?
One of our favorite travel bloggers recently took the 7 link challenge and after reading further about it, it sounded like a fun idea. So, both Jason and I have compiled and completed the 7 link challenge. Please join us on a trip down memory lane…
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Jason Demant & Sharon Duckworth left their Silicon Valley jobs in 2009 to pursue a Life After Cubes. This site chronicles their travels and entrepreneurial aspirations. Read More...
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