Postcards from Guatemala 22

Americas / Guatemala

Postcards from Guatemala

Life is funny. When we set out into the world at large back in May 2013, Plan A was to reach the southern tip of the American continent in a year or so. Plan...

Throw Away Your Kindles 12

Tangents

Throw Away Your Kindles, Rally in the Streets

It was the perfect excuse. A future life (or at least a year) spent on the road, traveling light. All earthly belongings would have to fit into a 40L backpack, making all non-essentials perfect...

Amsterdam Jordaan Westerkerk 8

Europa / The Netherlands

Dear Amsterdam (A Love Letter)

Dear Amsterdam, I am writing you from a picturesque town in the Guatemalan highlands, surrounded by ruins and volcanoes. It seems befitting, in that sweetly incongruous way which brought us together 10 years ago,...

The Lady Tastes Antigua Guatemala 6

Tangents

Introducing The Lady Tastes Antigua Guatemala

As a traveling couple, or more generally as human beings with a pulse, we have been unrestrained in establishing our love of sugary treats. Wherever we go, our eyes are busy taking in not...

Himeji castle Japan 6

Asia / Japan

Ghosts of Himeji Castle

Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Upon Himeyama Hill, in the central part of the Harima Plain, lies the largest and arguably most beguiling castle complex in Japan. Its 83 buildings, spread along a vast terrain, signal...