Australia Quick Recap:

2 months

2 cities

2 families

5 weeks worth of vegan food 

5 new friends

1 Christmas show

1 incredible fireworks display

Total spent: 1,596.76

THE BEGINNING OF A NEW YEAR

Happy 2019! The first half of our trip is nearly over. It amazes me how quickly we hav...

“More sunscreen, anyone? The hole in the ozone will be over us in 30 minutes!” our Norwegian friend, Ole, casually exclaimed as we pulled weeds in the garden. He was watching his ozone tracker app to see how the atmosphere was changing over our heads. Um, excuse me? Di...

Hello, readers! Sorry for the blogging radio silence. We’ve spent the past few weeks really focusing on fully enjoying the experience of traveling-- taking a little technology cleanse. However, A LOT has happened since we last updated you on our trip. We’ve finished up...

Hello there! This is your co-host Patrick again here for another informational snapshot. Today’s topic is food. If you have ever talked to any of my friends or family, their general consensus would be that I’m not a foodie. I was a very picky eater growing up. Mac and...

“No Manu stop chasing the llamas!” I cry as my boots hit the forest floor, chasing after a South African bulldog that apparently has a problem with llama procreation. These past few weeks have been jam-packed with all the llama drama; everything from the aforementioned...

My stomach churned as the bus rolled over yet another dusty bump in the road. 28 hours on the bus traveling across South America and my body refused to take another second of it. Just as I pressed my head to the cool window and readjusted my ear buds, the motion came t...

Today is the day! The day that is three days before the day we leave for Peru, that is. It is the time for final pack checks and then scrambling to find an open outdoor store during Labor Day weekend when you realize you don’t have a proper lightweight towel (totally w...

To travel is to love. It is to acknowledge all of God's world and to seek a better understanding of its multitude of parts. When we travel, our perspective shifts again and again, each time, without fail, and we understand how to love in ways that we couldn’t have unde...