A couple months ago we promised to share pictures from Italy, and we will, but first we want to address the current state of things. Last year we quit our jobs on June 30th 2024 in order to enjoy a year of extravagance. We traveled all across Asia and North
I'm sure many of you have been wondering what we've been up to for the past 6 months. So this is going to be a not so quick recap of the planned leg of our year-long sabbatical. It's truly been an incredible year packed
Not today, but the other day we had a day that was a perfect day (reference). We were slow to respond to the sun peeking over the snow-capped mountains and through our bedroom window. It wasn't until 8:00 am that we successfully mustered the strength required to
Despite the ticket debacle the flight went smoothly and soon we’d swap the smog of Bangkok for the crisp fall air of Tokyo. We landed in NRT and took the train to our Airbnb in Shinjuku (a neighborhood in Tokyo). As we walked out of Shinjuku station we were
We started our day with one last ride to the rental place to drop off our bikes. Everything went smoothly. We got our security deposit back and booked a Grab to the airport. Before we knew it we were checking into our fancy Avani+ Riverside resort, one of the few
After the sea of clouds sunrise we packed up our bags, strapped them to the bikes, and began the ride to Chiang Mai; completing our moto tour of the Mae Hong Son loop. This last stretch of road had been touted by some as the best of the whole loop.
Our all-day caving tour was scheduled to leave at 9:00am. As we walked up to the tour truck, John Spies, the owner of cave lodge and star of Helen’s insomnia fueled reading was there to see us off. Helen attempted to sound sane while peppering him with questions
From Ban Rak Thai we rode about 3 hours east to Cave Lodge. The lodge came highly recommended by one of Adam’s friends (thanks Justin) who did a similar Southeast Asia trip several years ago and said this was a must do. The drive to Cave Lodge continued the
We were living our dreams of camping in the Thai mountains and saving money while doing it. For only 500 baht (~$15) we rented a tent, a sleeping pad, a few blankets, a lake front plot on a bamboo platform, and 60 minutes in a bamboo row boat. We were
We went to sleep in our passion fruit farm guesthouse to the gentle swish of a nearby stream and a cool, fragrant breeze drifting through our open window. This was the kind of glamping we could get behind. We slept great. By morning we were rejuvenated and ready for some
We were in Doi Inthanon, a beautiful national park outside of Chiang Mai and Helen, as she often does when near protected nature, had a hankering for a big hike. So after a quick breakfast on our deck we set off on the bikes to the summit of Doi Inthanon;
Helen has wanted to do the Mae Hong Son motorcycle loop ever since she first heard about it on the Adventure Rider Radio podcast (episode). Starting from Chiang Mai, the loop is ~370 miles of paved road with thousands of turns through the mountains of northern Thailand. With unique stops