Our Self-Guided Mexico City Food Tour
We arrived in Mexico City, or DF, with a few ideas of things we’d like to see. Something about a world-renowned anthropology museum, and possibly a trip outside the city center to see the...
Category: Americas
Best of Kauai. What we did & what we will get to next time!
When we arrive to a new city, country or island I usually sit down, do some research and make a huge list of what sounds like “The Best” things to do in the area....
El Sabor Zapoteco, Traditional Oaxaca Cooking Classes
Experiencing the world through food is one of our favorite parts of travel. I was raised in San Diego, on the border of US and Mexico, and consider Mexican food, or at least the...
Baby Sea Turtle Release Puerto Escondido Mexico
To be honest I was always confused when I heard people talk about “baby turtle releases.” I thought, “sure you are releasing them, but why do you have them in the first place? Are...
The Best Tacos in Kapaa Kauai
Walking around the cute little streets of Kapaa Kauai, we couldn’t help but notice that there were an awful lot of taco trucks and taquerias. There seemed to be more taco spots per square...
Best Maui Snorkeling, Sights, Sunsets and Shave Ice
To put it mildly, we were quite taken with Maui. Our feelings about the island were similar to Mark Twain’s, who put it much less mildly when he wrote these words: No alien land...
Road to Hana Stops and Secret Tips
The above photo is a sight that most people who take the road to Hana never see. The most popular route is to go from Kahului to Hana, and then turn around and head...
The Best Way to Get from Puerto Escondido to Oaxaca
(See “practicalities” at the bottom of this post to skip the story and go straight to contact, booking & price info for the AeroVega flight) When Tom and I started to look for ways...
A Bird’s Eye View of Paradise. Kauai Helicopter Tours
Some good friends of ours described Kauai as “the most beautiful place on earth,” and while we were there I felt my heart aching a little bit at how lovely it was. It almost...
Carry On Packing; 4 months in Mexico Packing List
Tom and I both travel with just one carry-on sized bag each and I cannot recommend it enough. Not only are airlines charging more and more for checked luggage, but it also just makes...
The Magical Glass Sand Beach of Kauai – In Photos
I didn’t have high hopes before my first trip to Hawaii. For some reason I expected it to be all hype, way overrated and played out. I don’t know if I have ever been...
Our Favorite Big Island Hawaii Things To Do
Tom’s Dad lives on the Big Island, and Tom spent his High School years there so every time we have gone I’ve reaped the benefits of insider knowledge, and now you can too! The...
We are Tom and Jenny. Entrepreneurs, travelers and spicy food aficionados. California is officially "home" but we can usually be found a lot closer to the equatorial belt. We started an app development company and have been calling anywhere with an internet connection "the home office" for the last few years.