Europe
Türkiye, land of culinary marvels, ancient history, and spectacular landscapes, we will be back! Swept by sea winds, Istanbul is one of the most beautiful cities we have ever visited, its skyline crowned with countless minarets. The Blue Mosque, with its ornate glazed tiling, sat nearby the 1500-year old Hagia
Nepal
Let's pick up where we left off: in Nepal, having just landed in Kathmandu after trekking in the Himalayas. Johann got sick earlier, and was mostly recovered by the time we finished our trek. Rachel lay ill in bed for four more days while Johann braved the streets
Nepal
How to even begin? Nepal was...a kaleidoscope, a certified doozy, the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. It was extremely diverse, breathtakingly beautiful, and decidedly uncomfortable at times. In short, Nepal was a lot, in so many ways. We hit the ground running, or rather trekking...in
Japan
You can probably guess from our silence that we’ve been a bit busy! It’s a struggle to fit our sojourn to Japan into just one post, but there was so much to do and experience that we ran out of time to write! Tokyo Our time in Tokyo