Some lovingly call him Mr. Big Lung, others International Chef, or Foreigner. Regardless of what you call him, this week's blog post is brought to you by the one and only, Nicholas King. “I like your mustache” We will get to the India Food Review & Udaipur. But first, many of you have been asking for a live update on the mustache poll. Pro Moustache: 72 Anti-Moustache: 4 Thanks to 68 “I like your mustache” compliments from the men of India, I have secured a strong lead. We ar

Week 11 ~ Thailand (4 days) -> India (3 days). The remainder of our time in Thailand was spent relaxing at beach resorts and Nick catching some surf. I even found myself on a longboard in Thailand with the motivation of “now you can say you’ve surfed in Thailand.” Thankfully, the waves were small, and the Thai surfers were really friendly. Prior to leaving Thailand, spotted an Eagles fan. #GoBirds A fun little animal sighting at our resort in Thailand! Thailand didn’t feel wa

To my surprise, our guest writer, now known as Mister Big Lung, wanted to share his creative writing with the readers this week. I think it is because he didn’t want me including a poll on his mustache review. (Despite being frequently discussed by readers). Thankfully, I always make the final edits and photo uploads, so stay tuned and enjoy this week’s blog from the one and only, Nicholas King. We arrived in Bangkok and had the first taste of home in a month. That taste of

Happy Mother's Day to the new moms, old(er) moms, and grand-moms! We have spent 3.5 wonderful weeks in Vietnam. While week 9 is technically being split between Thailand and Vietnam, for this post, I am just going to write about our experience in our final days of Vietnam. Our favorite guest writer is going to add his food notes at the end. :) Week 9 started on my 29th birthday, so HBD 2 Me! The only people who might like celebrating birthdays more than Kath Gibbons are the

The week of perspectives. Here I was, within my first five minutes in Ninh Binh, hopping on the back of a grab, where me and my bags outweighed the driver and his scooter, looking back over my shoulder, yelling to my husband, figure it out, I’ll see you at the hotel! Grab is the Uber equivalent in Vietnam. No cars available? Order a motorbike. Thankfully, at our own pace, we both made it to the hotel safely, despite the risk of a sneeze ending it all while on the moped. As al

Week 7: Second week in Vietnam - The week of multiple modes of transportation. Missed a week or two? Click HERE to access each weekly blog post. Seatbelt on - safety first. If you look closely, you can see the breathtaking view outside the window. I am currently writing this on my first ever sleeper bus in Vietnam, on the way to Ninh Binh from Phong Nha. While there have been times on this trip where Nick and I have felt like giants, we have been humbled that we are actual

Xin Chao from Vietnam I’m sure everyone enjoyed hearing from the infamous guest writer last week. Rest assured, he will be sure to grace us with his creative writing again in the near future. I mean, who else is better to be writing about the food in these countries than our one and only international chef?! Speaking of food….. While I will leave the details of the Vietnamese cuisine up to the professional, a few eventful activities in the last week did revolve around food, w

Guest post time. This one goes out to the fat boys, the drinkers, and the tummy-problem warriors. I like to eat. Who doesn’t? And I can really eat a lot. I am known in Pittsfield, New Hampshire as the King of Pittsfield because of my ability to eat. I like to drink, responsibly. When traveling to new places, I feel it is my responsibility to drink like a local. For those of you who are my fellow tummy-problem friends, I am happy to share that the reports are true. It is not o

Flight from Santiago, Chile -> Buenos Aires, Argentina 4 weeks of ~vagabonding~ completed. I had to check my math to make sure I was correct with my weeks, because time has been flying! The Recap Week 1 Recap: Flew into Punta Arenas from Santiago. Adjusted to the camper van life while creating some funny memories. Amazing boat tour with glaciers & very active whales. Week 2 Recap: Punta Arenas -> Puerto Natales -> Torres Del Paine National Park (completed W Trek), crossed

Mt Fitz Roy Weekly Recap: (Can click the Underline Week Recap for the previous week's blog post) Week 1 Recap: Flew into Punta Arenas from Santiago. Adjusted to the camper van life while creating some funny memories. Amazing boat tour with glaciers & very active whales. Week 2 Recap: Punta Arenas -> Puerto Natales -> Torres Del Paine National Park (completed W Trek), crossed from Chile into Argentina: El Calafate -> El Chalten (cutest little mountain towns). Week 3 Recap

Sunrise view of Los Torres from our camper van morning of day 2, wk 2 Overlander : An overlander is a person who engages in a self-reliant, vehicle-based adventure travel to remote destinations, where the journey itself is the primary goal, rather than the destination. The IOverlander app has been one of the most helpful resources we’ve had on the road. The app & starlink have actually both been equally helpful. This isn’t a sponsorship but just the honest truth. We have been

Hello Family and Friends, While I have received much unsolicited, yet thoughtful advice from my siblings and others on how to document and share memories from this world travel, I have decided to go back to my roots of making blog posts. I really tried to do the whole instagram thing again, but I cannot bring myself to use the social media (I know, very boomer of me). Thank you to my sister, who taught me about music on posts and the “bubbles” (highlights?) on Instagram; howe

How long to visit, where to stay, and what to do in Porto. Portugal is one of my favorite countries I have ever visited! I have been to Porto, Lisbon, the Algarve, the island of Madeira, and the Azores islands. My parents just finished their 17 day trip to Portugal that I planned for them, including destinations like Nazarre and Evora. For more information about Portugal travel, visit my website here . I absolutely loved visiting Porto! It is one of my favorite cities in one

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