Other Trip Things

10 Signs You’ve Been in Asia Too Long

by Jason

Asia can be quite the culture shock when you first arrive from the western world. Once you start getting accustomed and understanding the traditions, however, you’ll find Asia to be uniquely appealing and you will truly start to appreciate it. The following quiz, though, is for someone who may have found Asia a little too […]

A Year of Travel in Numbers

by Jason

I’ll admit it, I like numbers. This post is a look at our year-long trip in numbers. Miles Traveled – 30,703 (The distance around the world is 24,901 miles) Posts Written – 130 Twitter Followers – 301 Tweets Sent – 798 Pictures Taken – 7,870

Top 10 Things We’re Going to Miss About Asia

by Jason

Previously, Sharon wrote the Top 10 Things We WON’T Miss About Asia. Today, I continue our “Asia Recap week” with the top 10 things we’re going to miss about Asia.

The top 10 things we WON’T miss about Asia

by Sharon

Our year-long Asia romp is coming to an end. Recently, Jason and I have been reminiscing about the good memories as well as a few of the bad.  While the good memories far outweigh the bad ones, there are some very distinct moments where I really wished I was back at home.  Here is a […]

Top 8 Things we promise NOT to do back at home

by Sharon

Upon our arrival back home (San Francisco or Sacramento, both are home to us) Jason and I will have spent approximately 355 straight days in Asia at each others’ side.  In this case, when I say “days”, I literally mean almost 24 hours per day and most definitely 7 days every week. In a nutshell, […]

Itinerary update… The Home Stretch!

by Sharon

I fit in again! After spending over 3 weeks in Padang, Indonesia (on Sumatra, one of Indonesia’s 17,000 islands) we are now in the very international country of Singapore.  It would be an understatement if I said that the transition has been drastic.  We went from being in a city where we were about 2 […]

Traveling For A Year Isn’t Luck

by Jason

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.

When Travel Loses Its Thrill, Is It Time To Go Home?

by Jason

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 […]

The Rest Of The Trip’s Itinerary

by Jason

Click to enlarge Sharon and I have now officially booked and planned the rest of our trip, including our return flight back to the states. In this post, I’ll give you a quick update on our plans for the next few months.

The Traveler Dilemma: Seeing Everything Versus Taking It Slow

by Jason

Greetings from Busan, South Korea — our new home for the next 2 months. We’ve found ourselves a cozy (read: very small) studio apartment and will be settling down here for the next couple of months. Today’s post is focused around a constant battle Sharon and I experience: trying to see all of the sights […]