Our Accommodation in Pai After three nights sleeping on the tile floor at the monastery, any formation of a bed would have been adequate enough for us upon arriving in the backpacker and hippie haven of Pai, Thailand for four nights. But, fortunately we chose even more wisely than that and really ended up enjoying our space at JJ &…
The Journey into the Jungle We wouldn’t recommend coming all the way to Borneo without slipping into something far less comfortable…aka the jungle…for a true experience. Our comfort zone destroyer of choice was through Uncle Tan Wildlife Adventures which took us up the Kinabatangan River and allowed us to stay at a rustic…very rustic…jungle camp for three days and two…
Exploring Doc Let Beach From Da Lat, it was time to drop off the mountains to the stew pot of record topping heat and humidity below. While we could have high-tailed it to the tourist havens of Hoi An or Hue to make things “easy,” we wanted the opportunity to immerse ourselves in an authentic Vietnamese sea village first for…
Getting There/Accommodation According to the usually reliable Rome to Rio transportation app, it would take two hours to get from Tupiza to our last stop in Bolivia, Tarija. This was definitely not the case because it took about six. But, finally…our $6 bus was one of those classic Latin American buses we expected to ride in Bolivia, complete with broken glass,…
Time to put our shorts and sundresses back on! After a seven hour bus ride west from Iguazu Falls, we had arrived somewhere we never thought we would…a new country and the sizzling capital of Paraguay. 🇵🇾 Bienvenidos a Asuncion, known as the “Mother of Cities” because it is one of the first cities in South America to be founded by…
The Bolivian Visa Process Our next destination would undoubtedly prove to be the most difficult and expensive entry in South America. Oh dear Bolivia. We have yet to figure out what the US did to you to make our entry oh-so-challenging when most (developed) countries waltz in easy-breezy and for free. Apologies on their behalf! Anyhow, the good news is,…
Getting There & Our Accommodation From Samaipata, there was really only one way to our next destination…an 8 or 12 hour overnight bus, depending on who you ask. ($19/each) An overnight bus is practically the norm for us these days, which really isn’t an issue, particularly because they’re super comfortable in Latin America, and they save on a night of…
From Letitica, there are two ways out of the Amazon. The easy way we came in (by plane) or the hella more interesting way (by river.) Within those water options, there are two boats: One is the expensive “speed” boat, which still takes 36 hours to get to Manaus (the nearest city in Brazil with an airport) and costs about $160…
