Only One Rule

Travelling around the world has been a true gift.  We have seen so many amazing countries, and have had experiences that have connected us to nature, culture, and ourselves.  We fell in love over and over again with landscapes, food, and the new people we met.  We forged an unbreakable bond within our little family…

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Oh Japan! Nick has been here three times and Amy and Addy twice, but it truly is remarkable. The ease of travel, kindness of the people, the amazing landscape, the food…all of it. As we wind down our most amazing trip, we couldn’t think of a better place to close this adventure. We landed in…

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Our two month stint in Indonesia has come to a close, but not without a bang. After leaving Flores we ventured over to the Island of Java to the west. It’s incredible how varied the islands we have visited have been so far, both geographically and culturally. Our travels on Java took us to the…

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We arrived in Bali in the middle of the night and in a torrential rainstorm, so our first hour (driving from the airport to our hotel) was nerve wracking – there were points where we could barely see in front of us the rain was pounding so hard; most terrifying were the motorcycles (without rear…

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Where does time go? I think we’ve said that for every single country we have traveled through thus far, and here we are again. We are now in Indonesia, however wanted to provide a reflection of our time in the Philippines.  After saying goodbye to the Lea family a month back in Siquijor (tears..again…), we…

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ADDY’S WORLD: Guess who’s taken over the blog? You guessed it! The kids! Amy and Nick are too lazy so me and Jake have saved the day! Anyway, let’s get to business. We have left AMAZING Vietnam and are now in the Philippines. This is how we got here: We took a plane from Hanoi…

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We apologise to anyone who reads this blog (Amy’s mom and Nick’s parents ;)) for our hopeless posting schedule.  We have been so busy enjoying our time in Southeast Asia that we have had little opportunity to reflect on and share our adventures.  To be honest, Asia seemed so far away when we were first…

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Our journey in Cambodia started in Siem Reap.  We arrived in the evening after a long bus, minibus, tuk tuk, land border crossing, mini bus, tuk tuk ride kind of day.  Although we were very tired, we quickly discovered that Siem Reap is a vibrant city with great energy, intuitive urban planning, good food and…

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From Northern Thailand we had heard that the ‘slow boat’ was a really beautiful and fun way to get to Laos.  Getting to Luang Prabang via the Mekong River turned out to be an incredible journey with stunning natural scenery and, for us, the creation of a beautiful friendship!  Crossing the border into Laos was…

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From Bangkok we booked an overnight train to Chomphon in southern Thailand. We picked Koh Tao on a whim, a cafe owner in Pokhara (where we bought our 2018 Southeast Asia Lonely Planet guide) recommended it as a great island with sun, sand and diving and this small island didn’t disappoint. With its crystal clear…

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