The longer we’ve been on the road, the less we plan in advance. When we got to Vietnam, we really didn’t know what we were doing. We knew...

One style of cooking in India that is advertised everywhere, but is an ancient tradition from Kerala (South India) is ayurvedic cooking....

Before we left last July, there were a number of things we thought we would miss, and while we do miss many things, we are beyond content...

I’ve seen the cheesy quote, “it’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey” more times than I can count; on book marks, coffee...

In the United States, most kids are taught that you don’t pick up hitchhikers from the side of the road. Horror stories of hitchhikes...

Our Introduction to the Yoga Niketan Ashram Our tuk tuk driver pulled up to a random spot on a dark, secluded road. We followed along on...

Emily & Jesse: Frogs are jumpy little creatures. Do you know how to boil them so they don't jump out? You put them in a pot of room...

Day 1: Late Arrival in Casablanca Day 2: Casablance to Chefchaoeun Chefchaouen was built in between two rocky peaks in the Rif Mountains...

We arrived in Hampi at 7:30ish in fog of sleep deprivation and jet lag from our four connective days of travel (we flew from Morocco to...

Out of everywhere on our itinerary, India was the country that we were most nervous to enter. We have heard from many people that you...

If you would have told me that I would hitchhike once, let alone as a lifestyle for five weeks, camping on the side of the road in hidden...

We woke up to a morning colder than the others, hopped in the car, and drove in search of fresh bread. Our nutella, jam and apples were...

Day 1: Barcelona to Casablanca Most flights from Buenos Aires, Argentina to anywhere in Morocco required a layover in either Madrid or...

After the expansive beauty and freezing temperatures of Salar de Uyuni, the drive down the plateau to warmer temperatures was both a...

The most popular tourist destination in Bolivia is without a doubt a four wheel drive trek through Salar de Uyuni, the world’s largest...

When people think of Incan ruins, they immediately think of Machu Picchu. Of course we visited Machu Picchu and we saved it for last, but...

When most people think of Peru, they think of Cusco and Machu Picchu. We were included in most people before we left, making Machu Picchu...

This past summer I worked as an instructional coach to help develop new teachers through an alternative certification program in...

Plus two days in Ica and Paracas After recouping from the jungle for two days in Lima, Jesse and I headed to Ica where we would be based...

Once we reached Iquitos we teamed up with the French couple from our cargo boat adventures to get a good price on a jungle tour. We woke...

Jesse and I didn’t plan anything in Peru beyond our first two hostels in Lima and Huaraz, which would get us through a week and half....

We thoroughly enjoyed our previous two day-hikes to Laguna Wilcacocha and Laguna Churup, but Jesse had a wild notion that we may actually...

THE BUS By Jesse Simmons The bus ride was an action packed 20 hour journey. It began innocently enough; we arrived on time and everything...

Laguna Churup was our second day hike in Huaraz and although many consider it an “easy” acclimatization hike, it is known as a more...

We made it to Huaraz, Peru, which is the starting point for many hikes and treks in the Cordillera Blanca and our home for the next week....

Since announcing that we leave in July to travel around the world for a year, the two most popular questions we've heard are how much...

Jesse Simmons Four years ago I planted the seed, we saved, researched, wrote itinerary after itinerary (which still isn't complete by the...