We didn’t know what to expect when we went to Bali as it was a last minute destination, chosen by Naomi and Keegan because it has...

Before departing California, we did not spend endless hours planning out all the details of this long trip. We planned parts of it, our...

One of my big goals for this trip is to lose weight. I was heavier than I would have liked when I started working at Google six years...

I know, intellectually, that sunset and sunrise occur every day. I have lived, sometimes, in places where either or both were obscured...

An energetic tail wagging black dog greeted all four of us on the beach and accompanied us on our 15 minute walk to the Rock Beach Bar...

We are not in Laos. We are supposed to be volunteering for Let Laos Learn a great grassroots organization in the town of Vang Veng. We...

We originally planned to do a super quick visit to Siem Reap, really just to see Angkor Wat. So many people had suggested that it was...

Hoi An, just 45 minutes south, of Da Nang feels much further away. Hoi An is a preserved UNESCO city. It is a few miles inland from the...

We made it out of the Miami Beach of Vietnam, Da Nang, with it’s miles of beaches and skyscrapers. Beachside Da Nang caters to tourists,...

It is hard to believe that a 45 minute taxi ride ($20) could make such a difference. Though Danang was a good place for us (especially...

We are coming up on the end of what would be a normal length vacation (left SFO on Sept 2nd, it's now the 18th). The idea that we are...

Vietnam is unplanned, fecund, growing and decaying at the same time.

I started getting anxious a few days before our trip departure on Sept 2. I began questioning why we were choosing to leave our perfectly...

Shinkyo Bridge - Nikko, Japan The Shinkyo bridge was built in 1636, though previous bridges existed on the same span prior to that. It...

Never try to sell a car, rent a house, quit your job, and leave for a year long trip at the same time!

The epic trip has begun. We started with a 24 hour layover in Beijing. It was a special experience being back in China. The last time I...