Kyoto: From Day into Night
We arrived in Kyoto under the rain. Yet even under the grey skies and the dampness hanging in the air, there is something ethereal about Kyoto. On the Haruka train into the city from Kansai Airport, the buildings were rather uninspiring and frankly the architecture veered towards the ugly, but once you step into the […]
The Challenging Task of Devouring Kyoto
You know that any trip to Japan has only one fundamental mission right? To eat, to eat and to eat more. You can be distracted by stunning temples and loud fashion statements, but really the only obstacle to fulfilling culinary ecstasy is how much time you have and well, maybe how far you are able […]
A Day at Sea on a Lamu Dhow
The sea is still quiet in the morning; slowly waking up from its busy night of dreaming among the waves and the pull of the moon. We walk to the beach from Mkoko House, our eyes heavy with sleep, our moods picking up the pace; excited for our day on water. The dhow is hovering […]
All the Places in Between
I remember looking over the vast barren plains from the house we were staying at in Murghab. Nestled deep in the ridiculously high Pamir mountains of Tajikistan, I felt like no one would ever find us. I went out into the freezing night to use the outdoor washroom and looked up to see a blanket […]
Are We Enough?
A Mother’s love is [a] dangerous, revolutionary love that unites our one human family and reminds us that we belong to each other and that there is no such thing as other people’s children. […]
One-hand Feasting in Taipei
Taipei your skies were grey and you may have given us an earthquake tremor or two, but you are happily forgiven, because man oh man can you cook. In the short time we walked your streets, I only had eyes for your culinary temptations, zooming in on roadside options, sniffing out sizzling hot plates, investigating […]
Eat Eat Eat for Chinese Easter
Warning – this post is not for vegetarians. Exactly two years ago we were bundled up in our sweaters and socks waiting for an entire roasted lamb to be ready. It had been spinning on the spit since 6am, getting the rosemary-olive oil massage treatment and barely visible through the fog of Terovo. We were […]
Hong Kong…Through The Funnel
Hong Kong is the sixth in our series – “…Through the Funnel”. You can read our previous one on Myanmar here. It is a way for us to share 12 aspects that stood out to us in our experience of a place and its people. Did we miss something that stood out to you in Hong Kong? #1 Food obsession One of the […]
New Caledonia – Paradise Revisited
Coming back home after 16 months on the road, it is always interesting to see what kind of questions you get from family and friends. One surprising one for us that was often repeated was, “How was New Caledonia?” Considering we had been to over 20 countries overland, somehow the image of far flung islands […]
Taking Stock: 500 Days of Summer
Today it is 500 days. 500 days of summer, 500 days since we left home. Though I am not really sure where “home” is anymore. 500 days since we left the life that we knew behind. 500 days since we left our jobs, our family and friends, 500 days without a fixed address; 500 days […]
