Climbing the Great Wall of China – Jiankou to Mutianyu, China
Climbing the Great Wall of China was never high on my list of things to see. Besides Tibet there are very few sights that I get excited about in China and even Tibet has been slipping. In fact, China...
View ArticleHati! Hati! – Indonesia Trip Highlights
Recently Jonathan and I came back from a three and a half week whirlwind trip across Indonesia. We spent way too much money and too many nights on the move. We managed to cross Sulawesi completely on...
View ArticleLiving to Die – Tana Toraja, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Lying in the hilly landscape of South Sulawesi, Tana Toraja is a place where the dead receive a send off that would make the Royal family jealous. Families spend their days preparing for funeral...
View ArticleLiving the Dream – Diving in Raja Ampat, Papua, Indonesia
Getting a chance to dive in Raja Ampat is probably on every diver’s dream list. Raja Ampat is an area that is jammed full of life partly due to its remote location making it harder for commercial...
View ArticleNew Cycling Adventure
It’s been a “fun” few weeks. A few not-so-fun cycling adventures in China made us decide that our initial plans to cycle Shanghai to Hanoi were dusted. To reward ourselves for living in China for 9...
View ArticleCycling Across Europe
It’s an understatement to say that I’ve been absent from my blog lately. I’m too embarrassed to even look when I wrote my last blog post. A lot of things have happened since the blog has been updated....
View ArticleDestination Wedding on a Budget
What’s the average cost of a wedding nowadays? Judging by hearsay evidence and online articles, couples are now spending $30,000 on one day of festivities. Apparently everyone getting married is super...
View ArticleMotorcycling in Colorado, Utah and Arizona
During the summer, Jonathan and his buddy rode their motorbikes from Toronto to Colorado, Utah and Arizona. The plan was to ride as fast they could (within legal limits) to Colorado and then explore...
View ArticleMountain Biking at Slick Rock – Moab, Utah
I am not a good rider. I do all of my riding in the somewhat flat trails of Southern Ontario, but anything outside my comfort zone leads me to literal tears. That is what happened at Moab. With it’s...
View ArticleThe Best Kept Secret – Red Mountain, BC
The town of Rossland isn’t close to the TransCanada. In fact, it’s even a ways off the secondary Crowsnest highway. It’s not close to a major population center, nor is it easily accessed by air. What...
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