by Amanda Kingsmith | Jun 15, 2017 | Asia, Blog Posts
Hanoi is the first city I’ve been to that I immediately fell in love with. After spending five weeks in westernized Singapore, Hanoi felt like the authentic alien experience I was looking for. After arriving from our quick three-hour flight, we ran into the...
by Amanda Kingsmith | Jun 5, 2017 | Asia, Blog Posts
Seoul is a massive city with many different neighborhoods and hotels to choose from. We had the opportunity to stay at Maui Hotel in Dongdaemun, and wanted to share our positive experience there. We arrived late into Seoul, and it was well passed midnight by the time... by Amanda Kingsmith | Jun 3, 2017 | Asia, Blog Posts
After a couple of weeks in Taipei, we made our way down south to Kaohsiung. We didn’t know very much about Kaohsiung before we arrived, but we were excited to check out the city. Many people stay in Taipei or skip Kaohsiung to visit Kenting in the south, but we...
by Amanda Kingsmith | May 27, 2017 | Asia, Blog Posts
We spent 3 amazing weeks in Japan exploring Tokyo, Mount Fuji, Kyoto, Osaka + Hiroshima. There is so much to see, do + eat in Japan that sometimes it can be overwhelming to figure out all the nitty gritty details. Here is our Japan Guide on where we went, where we...
by Amanda Kingsmith | May 17, 2017 | Asia, Blog Posts
So you’re going to Japan, and you’re thinking about the Japan Rail (JR) pass, and you’re probably thinking this is REALLY expensive, is it worth it? We get that. We thought the same. This post is going to break down the costs of the JR pass vs....
by Amanda Kingsmith | May 9, 2017 | Asia, Blog Posts
Like most travelers passing through Bali, we made a stop over on the beautiful island of Gili Trawangan, more commonly known as Gili T. We spent 3 days exploring the tiny island, and here is what we did, saw, ate, and where we stayed: Where we stayed: We had the...