September 7, 2011
ShareIt’s been 7 months since we left the states, and we had an incredible time. We visited 35 cities in 16 countries, and we saw, ate, drank, and did amazing things. In addition we learned a lot about ourselves and about us as a couple. We also learned a lot about how we like to [...]
August 12, 2011
ShareA few nights into our stay in Istanbul, we witnessed an incredibly disturbing sight. We were sitting in our apartment when we heard a woman scream outside. We looked outside to see a young woman surrounded by several men. She was on the ground and they were trying to pick her up by her arms [...]
June 28, 2011
ShareWhen talking to friends and family, a common question we’re asked is, “So, what do your days look like?” The answer is easy, and encompasses one of the main reasons behind the remote life: every day is different. In our previous lives, our weekdays looked relatively the same; our weekends were for variety. In our [...]
June 11, 2011
Share Today marked Split’s first gay pride, our first pride out of the United States, our first time hearing hundreds of angry men shout “kill the fags,” first time feeling the burn of tear gas and the first time I actually felt appreciation towards all the “less angry” anti-gay mobs that I’ve experienced back home [...]
May 30, 2011
ShareCartagena, Colombia has been one of our favorite places along our trip. In addition to the amazing food, friendly people, and incredible history, there’s the sheer beauty of the city. Check out some of our favorite photos capturing the beauty of this amazing city. Share
May 29, 2011
ShareAs part of our client work with The Adventure Project, I just joined a great campaign called the One to 1,000 Challenge. We’re trying to enlist 1,000 people to sign up with about.me to support small farmers in Africa. If we reach our goal by Tuesday, sponsors will donate to support hundreds of small farmers [...]
May 13, 2011
ShareThere’s a wide variety of street food in Colombia, and during our month there we tried just about all of them. Here’s our brief guide: Our Travel Experiment Rating System: Repeat performance You have to try it once It couldn’t hurt Meh You couldn’t pay me to do it again Arepas – At their most [...]
May 1, 2011
ShareEvery Sunday in Bogota, arterial streets close to car traffic and open up to bikes and pedestrians in a program called Ciclovia. Since one of the routes went right by our hotel, so we rented bikes so we could experience it. Who knew that riding down the main street Carrera 7, or El Septimo, we’d [...]
April 23, 2011
ShareWe recently had what can only be called the craziest day of our travels so far. What started out as a simple boat trip to Playa Blanca with our friends turned into an adventure involving attempted theft, motorcycle rides and very big waves. The only way to appreciate it is to see the video. A [...]
April 23, 2011
ShareFor the first two months of our trip, we went at a traveller’s pace. We visited 13 places in eight weeks throughout Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama. About 6 weeks in, we both realized something: we were exhausted. We had been going really fast, and when combined with trying to see everything and get our [...]