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Elliot in Italy

The plane ride from Tokyo to Milan was 16 hours, with a 1-hour layover in Shanghai,…

Chloë in Italy

Italy is an amazing country with delicious food, beautiful scenery, and so much to do.  In…

Italy

Getting to Italy wasn’t going to be easy from Japan, and we prepared ourselves for the…

Japan

They’re blooming! We came specifically for the Cherry Blossom (sakura) festivities and along our way discovered a beautiful culture and history as well.  Our goal was to see the magical sakuras blooming across three…

Chloë in Japan

From Australia we flew to Japan, which was a very big shock in terms of weather—hot…

Elliot in Japan

I was so excited for Japan. The vending machines, eating, electronics, department stores and cool gadgets…

Australia

We left Hong Kong via Singapore to Australia excited for warm temperatures and ocean-side beaches. The…

Chloë in Australia

When we arrived in Australia we rented a car and drove to the beach house we…

Elliot in Australia

To get to Australia, we took a 6 hour plane ride and it didn’t have a…

Hong Kong

Leaving Vietnam was bittersweet as it signalled the finale of the Asia leg of our trip.…

Elliot in Hong Kong

Hong Kong was a short stay for only 3 days. Then Singapore, then Australia. Hong Kong is…

Chloë in Hong Kong

We spent Chinese New Year’s in Hong Kong because supposedly it’s the best place to celebrate…

Vietnam

We spent five weeks in Vietnam exploring the Mekong River, lounging on powder-white sand, meditating in…

Chloë in Vietnam

Vietnam is a country located in south-east Asia on the South China Sea. We travelled through…

Elliot in Vietnam

From Thailand I was especially excited for the noodle soup and the good food in Vietnam.…

Thailand

After Nepal, the next country would be a place to recharge our batteries. Key requirements on…

Elliot in Thailand

Today we went on 3 airplane rides. We started in Kathmandu, then we went on our…

Chloë in Thailand

The flight to Thailand was approximately 12 hours and to get to Koh Phangan, the island…

Nepal

  The plane touched down in Nepal at midnight from India. It was 1am by the…

Elliot in Nepal

We went on a plane ride to start the Everest Base Camp trek. We had two…

Chloë in Nepal

In Nepal we spent 29 days and for 9 days we were hiking to Everest Base…

India

In India, the distances between cities are vast and transportation options (and comfort levels) vary greatly.…

Chloë in India

We stayed in India for 17 days. India was a very exciting experience for me. We…

Elliot in India

We went on three plane ride to get to India from Montenegro.  The first plane ride…

Chloë in Montenegro

We stayed in Montenegro for 6 days. Our apartment had a beautiful view of the mountains…

Elliot in Montenegro

We stayed in Montenegro for 6 days and it was the 6th country on our trip.…

Montenegro

From the beginning our Montenegro leg didn’t get a fair start. We arrived late by bus,…

Chloë in Croatia

We spent 10 days travelling in Croatia from north to south. One of our first stops…

Elliot in Croatia

In Croatia we went to Plitvice National Park. We rented 2 cabins. 2 beds were in…

Croatia

It felt great to arrive in Zagreb. Prague and Budapest were both stunningly beautiful, but so…

Elliot in Prague

(This is me writing this post for you). I am in Prague. There is an old…

Chloë in Budapest

We arrived in Budapest at 8:30am in the morning. We rented an apartment and stayed for…

Budapest

We arrived in Budapest at 8:30am by overnight train from Prague. We’re here for three days,…

Chloë in Prague

Prague was really fun but short because it was only three days. To get to Prague…

Prague

Prague was a short three-day trip on our way to Croatia (via Budapest).  Arrived into the…

Poland

Poland was a very special country for us. We visited family, met new cousins, caught up…

Elliot in Warsaw

I spend 10 days in Warsaw, Poland. Warsaw is the capital of Poland. I visited my…

Chloë in Warsaw

Right now i’m on three hour train ride to Krakow from Warsaw. Warsaw is the capital…

Elliot in Iceland

Hi I am Elliot. I have a stickbot. I am bringing him on my trip around…

Iceland

Iceland wasn’t originally on the destination list. It was added as a layover on our way…

And we’re off on our big trip… (Chloë)

Right now I’m on a 5 hour plane ride to Iceland and we are going to…

Saying goodbye

 “True friends fill your heart so you can take them with you wherever you go…” This…

Saying goodbye to our home for one year

Six months of purging, packing and storing–this is it. The house is now leased. Bittersweet leaving the…

Last day of school

School has just ended and summer  started. I’m really happy about that but sad at the…

Vinh’s backpack

Vinh’s one-year packing list: 2 pairs of pants 2 pair of shorts 3 t-shirts 1 long…

Elliot’s backpack

Elliot’s year-long packing list: 2 pairs of pants 2 pair of shorts 3 t-shirts 1 long…

Chloe’s backpack

Chloe’s one-year packing list: 2 pairs of pants 1 pair of shorts 2 t-shirts 1 tank…

Agatha’s backpack

Agatha’s one-year packing list: 2 pairs of pants 1 pair of shorts 2 t-shirts 1 tank…

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