As eager as I am to get to the Galapagos, there was no choice but to stay a night in Guayaquil given the flight times. I’ve been excited to actually spend some time in Guayaquil and booked two nights here on my way back home next week, instead of one, so I could knock out... Continue Reading →
Rain poured and wind howled throughout the entire night. This morning was gray and drizzly. I did NOT want to get out of bed to make our 7am gym reservation, even though we had our morning pretty tightly planned; quick gym session at 7am, get ready and head to the hot spring by 8am to... Continue Reading →
For the first time so far this trip I had nothing reserved or booked for the morning, allowing me to sleep an extra hour and have a more leisurely start to the day. With only two days left here I sat down with my little spreadsheet of things to do ideas that I had put... Continue Reading →
With today now free I ended up cancelling my Disneyland Paris ticket originally booked for Saturday, figuring a weekday would be less crowded. The Disneyland Paris website clearly says that tickets have to be printed and I don’t exactly have access to a printer here so I considered just buying one on-site today, as their... Continue Reading →
My alarm went off way earlier than I would have liked this morning based on how crappy I slept last night but I had to heed the call because I had an 8:25am train to Reims booked to go taste some champagne in the Champagne Region! Yes, I had planned a vacation from my vacation... Continue Reading →
I miss air conditioning. Like I really really miss air conditioning. Like i miss it as much as I miss my family (Brandon and our assorted four-legged fur children) who are back at home. I woke up drenched in sweat in the middle of the night. The days here have been about 85 with not... Continue Reading →
We were in no huge rush to get up this morning. Exhaustion levels are at an all-time high and we really didn’t have much planned for Taipei. Our only priorities were to visit a bird fortune-teller, have a traditional tea, and find a tattoo parlor 😉 I opened the blinds of our darkened room as... Continue Reading →
We (and by we, I mean Brandon) did some more research on our Hyatt Regency Manila City of Dreams where we have stayed for both our nights in Manila and figured out the reason for all the security. Apparently in 2017 some gambler got pissed off in a different hotel/casino after losing money and opened... Continue Reading →
If I remember one thing (and I actually remember many but this always stays in my mind) from high school IB Anthropology classes (shout out to Mrs Lord) it’s the simple adage, “Food sharing is the most basic form of human reciprocity.” So even though I’m not sharing food with you right now, I can... Continue Reading →
Taking On the World 