Okunoin the Koyasan Cemetery – In Photos
It is not often that a town’s main attraction is it’s cemetery. But then again, there are few burial grounds as beautiful and impressive as the Koyasan cemetery. The sacred mountain town is surrounded...
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Bedding Down with Buddhists, A Temple Stay in Koyasan, Japan
Koyasan (Mt. Koya) is famous for being the center of Japanese Buddhism and is home to a university dedicated to religious studies and 120 temples. Many of these temples allow pilgrims to spend the...
Sleep, Eat, Work, Do – Guide to Koh Lanta, Thailand
We just can’t get enough of Koh Lanta, Thailand! Granted, we have not been to very many of the Thai islands (only 4 out of 200-300), but so far it is our favorite. It...
App For Wine Pairing to Foods and Experiences By US!
What is the best wine pairing for ramen? Which wine has a higher than average alcohol content for those nights when Tom and I feel like getting high-spirited in a hammock, or dizzy over...
Elephant Nature Park Chiang Mai, Thailand
When Tom and I visited Thailand for the first time a few years ago, we were super excited to interact with some of the large and magnificent animals that SE Asia is famous for....
The Secret Terra Cotta Garden of Chiang Mai, Thailand – In Photos
The Baan Phor Liang Meun garden, also called the Terra Cotta Garden of Chiang Mai, is not technically a secret, but it feels so magical and mysterious that it’s nice to believe it is....
Songkran Chiang Mai, Thailand
What is Songkran? Traditionally it’s a festival for the New Year that involves throwing or sprinkling fragrant-herb infused water as a symbol of cleansing, or washing all of the bad away. In Chiang Mai...
Ladyboy Cabaret Chiang Mai, Thailand – In Photos
The Ladyboy cabaret Chiang Mai show runs every evening in the Anusarn market (an offshoot of the night bazaar) at 9:30pm. The show is free if you buy a drink, or you can pay...
Thai Farm Cooking School – Chiang Mai, Thailand
We love experiencing the world through food in all of our travels, but the cuisine plays an especially central role for us when we are in Thailand. Thai food is some of the best...
Eat Hanoi, Vietnam – One Day, Two Nights, Lots of Food
Hanoi was our last stop in Vietnam, the only city in the North that we were visiting and sadly, we only had one full day to appreciate it. We were anticipating how much we...
Phong Nha, Vietnam; Outside of the Caves
The area around Phong Nha feels incredibly quiet and remote, though apparently it is relatively bursting with tourists compared to a few years ago. We stayed at The Phong Nha Farmstay, one of the...
Sleep, Eat, Work, Do – Hoi An, Vietnam
Hoi An Vietnam was an important trading port from the 15th to the 19th century and has had a major harbor since the 1st century. “Ancient” is really a more apt description than “old”...
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.