Lianna has left behind her career as a Travel Agent and Nick left his job as a Paramedic in Northern Ontario to backpack Asia before moving into the next stage in life.

We have always had a desire to travel (even with incredibly weak stomachs!) but after plenty of short holidays it was time to take on a long-term trip through one of the most gastrically intense regions of the world. Our route has changed many times and we’re sure it will change even more once we are on the road but the journey is destined to be something we will truly never forget.

At the end of September we said goodbye to friends and family and departed from Toronto to Dublin for a short visit with family and then onward to China-Tibet-Nepal-Thailand-Burma-Laos-Cambodia-Phillippines-Indonesia. It’s impossible to say what each day might hold and our only real plan is to remain flexible. This blog was created so everyone could join us and experience the good, the bad and the incredible experiences of backpacking Asia with a grumbling in the tummy.