Travel

After burning ourselves out in Tokyo, the peace and quiet we found in the comfortable surroundings of the Sakura Guest House in Takayama was just what we needed. Upon our arrival we made ourselves...

After the rush of Tokyo, our next stop in Japan was the historic mountain town of Takayama. After exploring Higashiyama-teramachi, we took a tour to Shirakawa-go, a historic rural community in a deep valley...

Charging through Tokyo on what felt like an endless train, Britnee and I still had six more stops before transferring to another line and we were both beyond exhausted. Flying SLC to LAX, then LAX to NRT in...

Our first stop in our round-the-world trip was one of the most incredible cities in the world: Tokyo, Japan! Over the course of three days, we barely had time to recover from the jet lag as we celebrated our...

Tokyo is one of the world's most expensive cities. Although food and accommodation was high priced during our visit, we were able to offset costs by sightseeing only at pre-planned spots, discovering many of...

Khaosan Tokyo Original Hostel in the Asakusa district of Tokyo was our first "home" on this year-long journey. Being such an expensive city, we had to make some small sacrifices when choosing a place to hang...

**Update: Read my new packing list about what I wish I would have taken or left at home after traveling for a year.** Here is the list of what I'll haul to the airport on Monday and it's pretty much...

**Update: Read my new review of this packing list after traveling for a year** How much can you fit into a 43-liter backpack? Surprisingly, you can fit a lot. Here's what I'm packing for one year of travel...

Reading other travel bloggers posts, I noticed many like to list the things they’ll miss while off traveling abroad. Some items were obvious while others were a little more unique: massively long baths,...

While planning the first few months of our world trip, we knew we wanted to go to China and Russia. Instead of flying country to country, we curiously looked up the Trans-Siberian Railway as an alternate...

We carefully planned our route before leaving home in the United States in May 2014. Things we considered included the travel costs of going from one country to another and the kind of weather expected in...

What do you pack when you're going to be gone for a year? We're not 100% sure, but we're working on it. Check out our final packing lists complete with pictures here: Mark's Packing List and Britnee's...

"In the United States, the practice of taking a "year off" remains the exception. Taking a year out has recently become slightly more common for Americans, with prevailing reasons as a feeling of being burned...