Other Trip Things

Top 10 Unexpected Changes Due to Long-Term Travel

by Jason

There have been a number of changes that have occurred to me as a result of quitting my job, selling my stuff and moving to Asia for at least a year. Some of them have been rather unexpected. The following is a list of those unexpected changes.

My tolerance for what’s considered “dirty” and what’s considered [...]

Working Out and Eating Healthy on the Road – No easy task

by Jason

My friends and family will agree that I am big on health and fitness. While working full time and pursuing my MBA at night, I still made it to the gym 6 to 7 times a week. I took vitamins daily and brought sandwiches to work. I prefer healthy home cooking, where I know what [...]

Good Morning Vietnam! – An Itinerary Update

by Jason

Greetings from the 3rd country on our trip, Vietnam. We are currently in Hanoi, staying at possibly the nicest hostel we’ve stayed during our trip, The Hanoi Guesthouse. I’d like to use this post to give an update of our itinerary, as our plans continue to change.
We left China with one “crazy week” of traveling [...]

Unemployed and on the Adventure of a Lifetime

by Jason

Sharon and I had the great privilege of speaking with Mike Cassidy, a reporter from the San Jose Mercury News, to discuss our new Life After Cube lifestyle and goals for the trip. On Saturday, his article was published in the Merc, “Unemployed and on the Adventure of a Lifetime”.
If you’ve found our site from the San Jose [...]

Itinerary Update

by Jason

Greetings from a somewhat frightening bus bound for Guangzhou, China. The bus driver seems to have a tendency to honk violently at people on their mopeds while he nearly runs them over.
On a more pleasant note–we left Macau with money still in our savings account and actually won a little gambling! A shout out to [...]