The Best Travel Coffee Setup (in our opinion)
We love good coffee. A lot. We don’t, however, like bad coffee. At all. So our travel coffee plan was one of our most important packing considerations. The setup needed…
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A Recommended 10 Day Itinerary for the Colombian Caribbean Coast: Cartagena to Palomino
We spent the final third of our month in Colombia along the northern Caribbean coast. What we didn’t realize until we arrived is that this is often the only glimpse…
Africa, Asia, Cambodia, Colombia, Jason, Laos, Reflections, South America, Travel, Vietnam
Tuk-tuk, Bajaji, or Rickshaw? Photos from Our Rides Around the World
I first encountered the rickshaw in 2005 when I was in India as an undergraduate. The idea of a tiny vehicle I had never seen before, wholly intertwined with a…
Our Transportation Year: By The Numbers
Traveling around the world requires a lot of, well, transport. We spent countless hours and days on buses, to and from airports and on planes, and on ferries and other…
That Difference is Beautiful
Travel opens the mind. Travel exposes to new ideas. Travel challenges assumptions. Travel builds tolerance. So they say. But travel is a constant collision of the mind to new ideas…
36 Hours in Jardín: Hiking to Mirador Cristo Rey
Jardín is a small town in the region of Antioquia, Colombia. It sits 3-4 hours south of Medellín (one bus) and 8-9 hours north of the more popular and touristy…
Top 5 Things To Do in La Paz, Bolivia
Trip: April 2018 Below is our Top 5 Things To Do in La Paz, Bolivia, part of the Just Carrying On – Top 5 Things To Do series. These lists are favorite activities, eats,…
Top 5 Things To Do in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Trip: January 2018 Below is our Top 5 Things To Do in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico part of the Just Carrying On – Top 5 Things To Do series. These lists are favorite…
Returning to Portland even more ‘Portland’ than when we left
I like to engage in earnestly making fun of ourselves. I think it is healthy. Which is why you can often find me smirking as we roll out our yoga…
A New Relationship with Home
People travel a lot more than they used to. It is easier to fly, easier to do the research ahead of time, and the tourism industry has blossomed in countless…