Bunkers and Pagodas on the Perfume River (Hue, Vietnam): In Which Ezra Has a “Culturally Broadening Experience.”

July 31, 2012 in Asia, Travelogue, Vietnam

I’ll never again consider rice in the neutral palate of colours. My experience with the grain until now has been in it’s dead and nutritional form, dry and opaque in […]

Flashbacks & Lightning on the Night Bus: Hanoi to Hue

July 28, 2012 in Asia, Travelogue, Vietnam

Every now and then the epic nature of our existence strikes me. The sheer wonder that we’ve coalesced out of parts of the universe to live and breathe for a […]

Lunch on the Corner of Fate & Communism

July 24, 2012 in Asia, Travelogue, Vietnam

In case you don’t know this about me: I like to sleep. In fact, I have to sleep or I get rather unmanageable. My Dad used to refer to me […]

Happy Birthday Ezra: A Decade In Review

July 9, 2012 in Asia, Thailand, Travelogue

Today is Ezra’s 10th birthday. Double digits are a big deal, but for him, it also marks another major landmark in his life: Ezra has been traveling for over half […]

Ezra’s Birthday Elephants: A video by Hannah

July 6, 2012 in Asia, Thailand, Travelogue, Videologue

By popular request: the video of our elephant adventure brought to you by Miss Hannah. Enjoy!  

Ezra Gets His Elephants: Pai, Thailand

July 2, 2012 in Asia, blog, Thailand, Travelogue

From the moment we mentioned South East Asia, Ezra has been focused on two things: SCUBA lessons and elephants. Yesterday, he got his wish. I have been conflicted about the […]

Wat Rong Khun: The White Wat at Chiang Rai: Photo Essay

July 1, 2012 in Asia, blog, Thailand, Travelogue

There are a lot of Wats in Thailand You’ve probably noticed that from our pictures. There is one, however, that is unlike any other. It’s called Wat Rong Khun and […]

Sex, Drugs & Rock-n-Roll in Chiang Rai

June 29, 2012 in Asia, Thailand, Travelogue

It’s 10:41 p.m. and I’m tired. We were up at six to work so we could be out the door by noon and still have paid the bills. We’ve driven […]

Arriving in Thailand: A Video Project by Hannah

June 11, 2012 in Asia, Thailand, Travelogue

This is a silly video that Hannah slammed together out of left over clips from our first weeks here. There are some funny quirks like the “August 2012” date at […]

Bangkok-First Impressions

May 27, 2012 in Asia, Thailand, Travelogue

We’ve been in Bangkok thirty hours now. I confess to sleeping fully half of that time. I went to bed humming, “Hello jet-lag my old friend…” a la “Sound of […]