Lets just say, sleeping on a blow up mattress in an open gymnasium isn’t as nice as sleeping in a private cabana overlooking the mountains, but ear plugs and eye masks combined with 100 mile-induced fatigue really made it work. Around 3:30am cyclists started to wake up. Everyone
Only the single day riders (yes some people do the whole 207 mile ride in 1 day) were allowed to leave before 5:30am; this meant our goal was to leave before 5:45am. Half our group had never done a century before and we wanted to maximize our chances
Like all great trips this trip began with us questioning ourselves. “Why did we think it was a good idea to book a 7am flight?” Helen moaned as we were still packing at 10:30pm the night before our trip. "I don’t know– why did you decide to
The Mayans believed that 13 levels of the heavens and the 9 levels of the underworld were to both benevolent and malevolent gods. This meant from time to time it was necessary to visit the underworld. For example, say there was a drought, it was would have been considered wise
We decided to spend our last day in Hopkins enjoying a little beach time in the nearby town of Placencia. Helen kindly pestered Adam to move quicker, unsure how to manage her new book worm of a husband. Helen had always encouraged Adam to read more, but now he was
Our journey to Belize began with a disappointing realization when we connected the dots that our layover in Dallas meant we’d be flying out of Ohare’s lounge-less domestic terminal. Spirits lifted a bit when we flashed our prechecks and breezed past the two-hours-long airport security line. Adam managed
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.