11 months of travel, 4 minutes of video

We’ve been back home for a while now, and are back into an everyday routine. Having both found employment, there are no immediate plans for another multi-month trip, but we do find ourselves constantly looking back on the last year with no regrets and memories which will surely last our lifetime. Its been an amazing journey and we are glad we were able to share all our stories and photos with all of our followers through our blog.

We have compiled some of our experiences backpacking Asia, the Middle East and Europe into a 4 minute video. We hope you enjoy it.

originally published Jan 16,2011

The Best of Bangkok Away From The Madding Crowds

Having traveled through Bangkok multiple times and spending significant amounts of time waiting for visas to be processed, I have become familiar with parts of the city that most tourists miss out on. When we were contacted to publish an article on the “other parts of Bangkok” we thought this would be a great chance to show a side of Bangkok most visitors overlook.

With flights to Bangkok from all major Asian cities, Bangkok is an easy to access vibrant, sprawling city with an infectious energy that is constantly threatening to bubble over. Combined with the heat and humidity, the city can sometimes be draining and more than a little overwhelming. When it all gets too much, don’t simply retreat to your Bangkok hotel– explore a different side to the city, away from the teeming populous, deafening noise and insistent pace.

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Photo Essay – 10 Spiritual Places in Asia

Asia as a destination offers a kaleidoscope of religions and belief systems for the traveler to experience. There is certainly no shortage of spiritual places usually alive and buzzing with the faithful who arrive in droves to worship. Often some of our best experiences were simply wondering around these unique and inspiring places getting a glimpse into a belief system completely alien from our own sometimes joined by a knowledgeable local who would explain their faith.

The sheer amount of temples, mosques,pagoda’s and shrines throughout the continent is mind blowing but this post highlights the top 10 that we wont soon forget.

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Top Three Beach Destinations (for those ready to leave the all inclusives behind)

Since being back home and settling into somewhat of a normal existence we have been busy planning our next long haul. When we speak of our plans to travel from Eastern Europe and into the Middle East the majority roll their eyes and with a puzzled expression say ” That sounds great, but I have no interest in that area of the world”.Nicaragua,Latin,America,Central,Boat,sunset,corn,island,getaway,sand,beach,dereks place,casa iguana,

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Where There Be Dragons – Chasing Komodo’s

With some incredible diving under my belt already I decided the final day of validity in my park pass was going to be used for some Dragon chasing. I met a nice French couple who were going to share the boat with me on the day of to visit the dragons on Rinca Island.

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Where There Be Dragons – Diving Komodo

By the time I made it out of the Papuan highlands, I found it very easy to convince myself that I was due for a little relaxation. The past 9 months had been full of adventures and plenty of interesting experiences but now I was craving a little time eating good food and spending the last of my 2 weeks being horizontal on some white sand. I had my flight to Bali booked and looked forward to some easy days ahead.

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Wai Do I Chose To Do These Things? – Papua Part Two

Feeling rejuvenated after my first night sleep in an actual permanent shelter and on a high from the warm welcomes from the people of Piliam, I was excited to move on through the forested hills towards Angguruk.

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Wai Do I Chose To Do These Things? – Papua Part One

Everything happened so fast the next morning. I was up at 6am, shoved some toast and peanut butter down my throat while Minous and Kassar, my second porter, loaded up our food and other supplies. A short becak ride (bike with a box in the front for sitting) and we began hopping on and off bemos until we got to Kurima, the starting point of our walk.

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