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The map below reflects our travel route around the world with links to the blog posts and photos for each city or country we visited.  This ...

We've been asked by friends and strangers alike whether this trip was a life changing experience. It has definitely changed our perspect...

I like long flights. It’s a great chance to catch up on movies and books with limited distractions (no Internet and no bad reality TV). I wa...

Well, at least this is how we did it. It was the ultimate road trip – whale-watching, glacier walking, skydiving, and more than 2,000km of d...

Photos of Queenstown and our drive back to Christchurch...

Skydive Photographer. Not a skydive jumpmaster. Not just a photographer. But the guy who hangs on to the wing of the aircraft to get the per...

Queenstown , declared “fit for a queen” given its Lord of the Rings cinematic scenery, is the adrenaline rush capital of the world (bungy j...

How often do you get the chance to walk on a glacier? We spent our next day hiking up Franz Josef Glacier , one of the steepest and fastest ...

We headed from Kaikoura to Abel Tasman National Park , NZ's most visited national park known for its scenic 51km (3-5 day) Coast Track. ...

We only have six days to see the South Island of New Zealand, which is a tall order given how much there is to see. We’re planning to make t...

I can’t believe we only have one week left until we return to the US! Here’s a song from one of the top New Zealand bands of all time, Crowd...

Aotearoa , "Land of the Long White Cloud," also known as New Zealand. We arrived this afternoon and plan to spend the last week of...

If there's one thing Sydney does well, it's food. Sydneysiders know how to eat and we've been doing our part enjoying some outst...

We decided that if London and San Francisco were to have a kid, it would by Sydney. There's a Hyde Park and a Kings Cross, a bay and a b...

We climbed Sydney Harbour Bridge today and were blown away by the stunning views of the city, the harbour, the opera house, and the sunset ...

We arrived in Sydney just in time for the Chinese New Year Parade. It’s a citywide celebration that runs through the heart of the city. H...

Ever since I tried the veggie dumplings at Din Tai Fung in Shanghai , I’ve been itching to go back there for more (this Taipei dumpling hou...

It's a little tough to see under all the gear, but that's me in the water. I'm now officially scuba certified so we can dive to...

We spent the past two days living aboard a sailboat and diving at the Great Barrier Reef. The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest...

Just arrived in Cairns, Australia, home to the clear blue waters of the Great Barrier Reef (which we could see from the airplane window!). T...

February 14th marked the Lunar New Year (also Chinese New Year) known as Tet , which is the most important holiday in Vietnam and across muc...

We did a day trek outside Luang Prabang today, and though the trekking itself wasn’t as scenic or as challenging as we would have liked, we ...

Laos, once known as Lan Xang or “Land of a Million Elephants” is now home to about 1600 of these endangered animals. We signed up for a one...

  We woke up at 6am today to witness the ritual of the giving of alms to Buddhist monks in Luang Prabang. Around sunrise each day, the hund...

Dinner at Tamarind could possibly have been the best meal I’ve had on the trip. The flavors (particularly the meats) were completely disti...

After our experience with the cold/rain/fog in China, we decided to follow good weather to Laos this week. Though I really wanted to go trek...

 After the family left us yesterday Kruti and I were trying to decide how to spend the next week. Late last night we decided to go to Laos ...

Today is Super Bowl Sunday and I’m bummed not to be in the U.S. for it. The game is not on TV in Vietnam and I was too lazy to hunt for a sp...

Hanoi is full of images we associate with Vietnam: iconic conical hats, locals sitting on low plastic stools on the sidewalk eating bowls...

I was struck and a bit confused by what some of the women vendors selling souvenirs outside Angkor Wat were wearing. In the 90 degree (F) he...

The Elephant Walk in Boston/Cambridge was my favorite restaurant for several years during college (we used to save it for special occasions...

We visited the floating villages of Tonle Sap , just outside Siem Reap. It was quite a sight with homes, schools and businesses all floating...

We woke up at 5:30am to watch the sunrise at Angkor Wat, which many tourists do. While other tourists were assembling outside waiting for th...

My first trip to Cambodia was in 2001 with my sister, Priti, and 15 of her closest friends from Kellogg Business School. I remember being a...

Our friends living abroad have shaped our travel experiences, particularly in large cities, by giving us more insight into local culture tha...

We left winter in China for heat and humidity in Vietnam. Feels good to be “on vacation” again. My brother Jay and sister-in-law Tonia joine...

Upon returning to Hong Kong the contrast to mainland China was especially striking. The first thing I noticed was how English-friendly Hong ...

A few people have asked about my food experience traveling as a vegetarian. After visiting China, which is a notoriously difficult travel d...

We were reflecting recently on what a tremendous effect the weather has had on our enjoyment in the places we’ve visited so far. It may seem...

Hiking the Tiger Leaping Gorge was one of the highlights of our time in China. It's one of the deepest gorges in the world, measuring 1...

Coming from a family of three sisters and no brothers, I’m always excited to find cultures in which a strong respect for women is core to th...

We traveled to the southwest province of Yunnan on Andrew 's recommendation. It's his favorite place in China and it quickly became...

Besides being famous for spicy Sichuan food, Chengdu is also known for its panda bear population so I was excited to visit to the Giant Pan...

Chengdu wasn't on our initial itinerary but the flights from Xi'an to Lijiang on ctrip.com (China’s version of kayak.com ) were c...

We persuaded Ravi to fly from Shanghai and meet us in Xi’an for the weekend, which gave us a couple more days of quality time with him and ...