Penang is known as the food capital of Malaysia. Grant and I, being food motivated people through and through, were really excited to eat our faces off. Our hostel was located within Little India in the city of Penang. As…
Perhentian Island – Volunteering, Snorkeling, and Geckos
We were very excited to find out that a campground on the beautiful Perhentian Islands had two volunteer vacancies that Grant and I would be filling for a month. It sounded too good to be true: bioluminescent plankton, turtles laying…
Kota Bharu – Markets, BBQs, and Photoshoots
We flew from KK to Kota Bharu without a problem. We finally made it to peninsular Malaysia! While trekking around Borneo, we heard that the island culture is different from the mainland, so we were interested to see the differences for…
Borneo Homestay – Volunteering, Building, and Beaching
We left Cambodia in such a rush, and unfortunately, skipped Phenom Phen and all the nice beaches because we had already signed up to do a homestay in Borneo via HelpX. (HelpX is an awesome website for signing up for…
Angkor – Temples, Ruins, and History
Angkor Wat and the area of Angkor is a beautiful, sweeping landscape full of history. The rulers of Angkor started construction about 1000 years ago and over time built an incredible city. Originally, the temples were built with the Hindu…
Luang Namtha – Night Markets, Jungle Treks, and Motion Sickness
The road to Luang Namtha is long and winding. By car or bus, it is six hours of non-stop weaving and turning through mountains. To get there from Nong Khiaw, we had to stop in Pak Bang to buy, and…
Chiang Mai – Friends, Tigers, and Jazz
After a quick stop in Hanoi, Vietnam to catch a flight, we found ourselves in Thailand again. Our path never made much sense, but we didn’t care, since we were able to meet Ms. Jessica Lee and Kanami Otani in…
Hoi An & Hue – Rain In Quaint Cities
As we left a long stay in Da Lat, we started a quick combination of three cities on the central coast: Nha Trang (7 hours), Hoi An (2 nights), and Hue (1 night). Each city was different and great for…
Da Lat – Big Adventures and Big Personalities
There is so much about this city that rocks. First of all, the layout and building structures reminded us of a smaller-scale San Francisco. Secondly, the people here were extremely friendly and willing to talk about life as it really…