Living it up in Traverse City

traverse city

Week 76 Day 532 Quang Trach, Vietnam 17.8330° N, 106.4170° E We just made it to Phong Nha Farmstay where we will be taking off tomorrow for a 2 day trek through the Tu Lan Cave System.  It should be pretty epic so make sure to check back soon. But until then I’m trying to catch up with our fall …

Philippines: Region 1 Mountain Provence Banaue, Sagada, & Batad

sagada hanging coffins

Week 74 Day 517 Manila, The Philippines 13.0000° N, 122.0000° E We just got back from a wonderful long weekend up in the mountain region of the Philippines. Getting there was no easy task, but the trip was definitely worth it. The journey started in Manila @ 10pm on an overnight bus to Banaue. Tickets per person were 610php (roughly …

Winter is Coming

washington woods

Week 67 Day 465 Mount Vernon, WA 48.4200° N, 122.3261° W We spent fall, slowly catching the peak of the season in Colorado, Indiana, Michigan, DC, and Washington State.  Since we missed winter last year on our Southern Hemisphere tour, we’ve been enjoying catching winter as we make our way back from Michigan. We road tripped from Michigan to Washington via …

8 Gems We Discovered in Colorado

Garden of the gods, colorado

Week 58 Day 404 Indianapolis, IN 39.7910° N, 86.1480° W We just wrapped up our time in Colorado and have continued #CourtmasROADtrip2014 to Indianapolis Indiana. I have a job at the new Hot Yoga Indy so Tom and I are yogiing it up at the studio for 10 days before we head North to Michigan. Our family, (for those that don’t …

Top 12 Things to do In Banos Ecuador

banos ecuador

Week 48 Day 318 Caye Caulker Belize 17.7425° N, 88.0250° W We had a blast during our time in Banos! There is so much to do in this little mountain town and all of it is so affordable! We stayed at Hostel Transylvania and I’d highly  recommend it.  It’s owned by a couple and they do a great job really …