Linear progressions, one flight to the next, it’s easy as pie! I have a shockingly easy time embracing marathon travel; a blessing given the 38 hour transit time to Kilimanjaro, starting with leaving for the airport at 8am local time on May 26th and arriving in Tanzania at 7:30am local tome on May 28th. Packing... Continue Reading →
Serial flights don’t scare me. Pretty much everyone with whom I had shared my flight schedule with (SMF to LAX to ATL to SCL to CJC plus a 90 minute drive) had exclaimed how overwhelming and intense it was. But to me, it’s just a liner progression and I don’t understand how others see it... Continue Reading →
When structuring my adventures, I've always found it helpful to read through travel blogs and suggested itineraries to help me structure my own. Here is a breakdown of my days in the GalĂ¡pagos for easy reference and some lessons I learned: Day 0: Depart US (I flew from LAX) on a redeye flight. Day 1:... Continue Reading →
So I shouldn't have drank the water yesterday. I had sent the AirBnB host a message when we got to the apartment in Guayaquil asking about drinking water, since every other accommodation seemed to have bottles or a strong filter, and he assured me that the little spigot by the kitchen sink was filtered water.... Continue Reading →
I’m almost afraid to start writing this for fear of jinxing myself, but my travels have gone ridiculously smoothly. I ended up having to check a bag, which I HATE but I was a few pounds over the carry-on limit for Copa, and quite frankly, the trade off of getting a little more baggage space... Continue Reading →
At this point in our trip, we are both exhausted. The tranquility of Keemala was perfect for a relaxing morning before we competed the Thailand portion of our trip. Or so we thought. At 5:01am we were sharply yanked out of our slumber by a call to prayer from the local mosque. It must be coming... Continue Reading →
To err is human. To catch your error late at night before it completely screws you over the next day, now that’s luck. Before falling asleep last night I remembered to check us in for today’s flight from Bangkok to Krabi. The AirAsia website is not very sophisticated and I had to refresh the online... 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 →
It’s been a long 24 hours. I don’t recall the last time I was awake for a solid 24 hours but right now we are on hour 25 of being awake. I am ashamed over how I packed for this trip. I pride myself in my carry-on only packing. I’ve easily done two weeks in... Continue Reading →
Taking On the World 