From Asia

Fish Market in Tokyo, Japan

Did someone say yakitori and sushi?! The Tsukiji Market in Tokyo has such a great selection of street food and sushi, it is definitely worth waking up early and trying out. We didn’t arrive early enough to catch the famous tuna auction but we still enjoyed round after round of street food and sushi. If…

Ramen, whiskey, yakitori! Shinjuku – Tokyo, Japan

Ramen, whiskey, yakitori! As it goes, when we reach our destination, we drop our bags and head out for food and drinks. Our first night in Tokyo was spent challenging ourselves to eat as much delicious food as possible, while chasing it with the best Japanese beer + whiskey.  It was in fact my birthday…

There’s no sunsets like Gili Asahan sunsets

The most quiet, peaceful place in the world? That title may, hands down, go to Gili Asahan, Indonesia. When we booked our resort Pearl Beach in Gili Asahan, we saw beautiful island life but didn’t realize how peaceful it would be, and how much we needed this quiet time to restart. The first impression was…

How to rent an entire island to yourself for the day | Pandan Island

We’d been in the Philippines for about a week already and realized we weren’t really enjoying the beach as we’d been hoping to. When we arrived in Palawan, that was quickly resolved. During our visit in April, we had just finished our dinner when we saw the stalls of souvenir shops and excursions available. We…

MUST HAVE carry on items | Don’t forget these bad boys!

As we prepare our minds for our upcoming trip to Europe, we thought it’d be nice to share some of our essential carry on travel items! Whether you’re going on a long international flight or somewhere domestic, we’ve learned to travel with a few very important items. If we think/learn of anything else, updates will be…

Lose yourself in Wat Pho, one of Bangkok’s oldest temples

When you visit the temples in Thailand, be prepared to lose yourself. Lose yourself in the sense that you are consumed by the beauty and the fact that as you pass through each door, into a new space, you might get physically lost as you lose track of all the beautiful Buddhas you pass by.…