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Phu Quoc is one of those places, that I want to tell you all about and simultaneously want to keep all to myself. Floating in the turquoise waters of the Gulf of Thailand, the “Pearl of Vietnam” is a gem indeed. Just an hour after arriving on the island, David and I were already giving…
No trip to Vietnam would be complete without a visit to Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO heritage site celebrated for its 1,900+ limestone islets rising out of tranquil jade waters. Since the area covers over 600 square miles, cruising is really the best way to appreciate the bay. As we walked down the pier to…
When we landed in Hanoi we used our first week in Vietnam to catch up on some design work for clients in the United States and plan the rest of our tour of Southeast Asia while taking in the city at a leisurely pace. We loved camping out at cafes watching everyday life unfold on…
I’m extremely excited to share our full itinerary from the incredible month we spent in Vietnam! From Hanoi to Hoi An and all the cities in between, Vietnam is a feast for the senses. Condé Nast Johansens kindly helped us plan parts of our trip, and I had the opportunity to write about our experiences…
One of our primary goals for our year-long trip is to spend quality time with our friends that live around the world and that we don’t get to see as often as we’d like back in the states. So, after three weeks on the main island of Japan, David and I flew to Okinawa to…
When planning our trip to Japan, David and I left most of our schedule flexible so we could “chase” the unpredictable sakura bloom from city to city. But the one event we had in place was a special overnight trip to the quaint hot spring town of Kinosaki. Many of our friends had raved about…
When you ask someone why you should visit Osaka, they’ll likely refer to Osaka as “Japan’s Kitchen” and rave about the many excellent restaurants around town. While we completely agree, we also found Osaka to be so much more than that, and our favorite city in Japan. All of Japan seemed to be eagerly awaiting…
We loved our month in Japan, and came away from the experience feeling especially thankful for many things that happened during our a stay in Tokyo. We were thankful to be in Tokyo for Sakura. We didn’t realize it when we planned our trip, but our time in Tokyo perfectly overlapped with Japan’s sakura (cherry…
This is Part Five of our Peru Itinerary. You can find Part One here, Part Two here, Part Three here, and Part Four here. Still awe-struck from our journey to Machu Picchu, but admittedly a bit tired from the day’s hike and evening of merriment on the Hiram Bingham train, we were grateful to have…
This is Part Four of our Peru Itinerary. You can find Part One here, Part Two here, and Part Three here. Waking up the day of our train ride to Machu Picchu felt like Christmas morning. I have always romanticized train travel, and what could be more epic than riding a beautifully appointed 1920’s pullman-style…
