Repost of the Day: Tioman Island, Take 6

August 26th, 2020 In my travels, I’ve had the thrill of landing at three of the world’s top ten scariest airports (in terms of geography) according to world travelers: Lukla in Nepal, Paro in Bhutan and Tioman Island in Malaysia. Today’s repost is my story from March, 2012 when (spoiler alert) we finally touched down and enjoyed the weekend at

The Kindness of Strangers in Nanzhuang, Taiwan

August 24th, 2020 In typical fashion, we ventured to Nanzhuang with no plan and no place to stay. The internet hadn’t been of much help to us anyway since the websites of most guesthouses in rural Taiwan were in Chinese. Not a problem! We were confident we could figure out everything when we arrived. Nanzhuang straddles a wide river, with

Tulum

We’ve been here for one month visiting friends, working remotely and relaxing in Tulum, Mexico after leaving Vancouver, Canada. Many have asked what we’re doing and we don’t have an immediate answer to that question. We’ve embarked on a nomadic lifestyle, at least for now. We’ll see how long it lasts based on budget, desire and knocks on the door

Finding the Unicorn of the Sky

Last March, we decided it was time to pack up and leave Vancouver — such is the life of opportunists and world travelers always looking ahead to the next stop. But before we left we were surprised with one late-season, last-minute opportunity to see the Northern Lights — a big item yet to be checked off our bucket lists. Forecasts

Divine Gifts

Last spring, we spent three weeks exploring Spain, Portugal and Morocco. Throughout those three weeks we kept seeing hints of glorious wildflowers as we traveled through the countries in cars, taxis, trains and buses. We would point to the flowers from the windows as the blooms whizzed past us in a blur of color. Driving north from Marbella to Seville