Visiting Iceland had been on the list for a while, so as we were looking for our next summer Europe trip, it was an easy choice. Vast landscapes, rugged weather and a plethora of outdoor activities was exactly what we had in mind, as Covid was still making its presence felt. We would be joined […]
We did it! We hiked the iconic Half Dome
At the start of every year, Nico selects a few potential backpacking trips across the US and schedules reminders to enter lotteries for permits. In the midst of the pandemic, without an end in sight, 2021 was no different. We were looking for a challenging but not overly strenuous hike as Brittany had gone through […]
Plongée All Day in French Polynesia
Plongée is the French word for diving, and it was prevalent on signs all over the South Pacific islands. OK, so we didn’t actually dive all day, but it was a fun phrase to say. We initially had our trip to French Polynesia booked for late February 2021. However, due to Brittany needing knee surgery […]
Socially Distant in Baja
When the first wave of Covid lockdowns was easing in October 2020, we decided to take a trip to Baja California Sur in Mexico to take a break from our busy work schedules. We booked a flight to San Jose del Cabo with the goal of spending five days relaxing, exploring and diving. We settled […]
The Lost Coast Trail
We hiked the Lost Coast Trail over Labor Day Weekend 2020 having reserved our backcountry permits back in January. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) cancelled permits through the beginning of June due to COVID but luckily the trail reopened in time for our trip. The BLM limits visitors to 60 per day and slots […]
Backpacking Santa Cruz Island
With air travel limited due to COVID, we spent several long weekends in the Summer of 2020 exploring our own backyard in Southern California. One such trip was to Santa Cruz Island, part of the Channel Islands National Park just off the SoCal coast, where we planned an overnight backpacking trip. We had visited several […]
Philippines – Adventuring in Cebu
It’s no surprise that our 2019 year-end trip, like the previous two years, took us back to Asia – we ventured to South Korea and the Philippines. Our good friend Chloe (aka Seung Eun) happened to be seeing her parents in Korea, so we thought visiting Seoul with a local tour guide would be a […]
Slovenia? Why Slovenia?
The question we most frequently received upon telling people we were going to Slovenia was, “Slovenia? Why Slovenia?” We were excited to experience what this small country has to offer and found it intriguing that it hasn’t yet been caught by the mainstream tourism bug. While Dubrovnik in neighboring Croatia has become so overrun that […]
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Shark Diving in Florida
Work travel took both of us to the Orlando area in April, so we decided to take an extended weekend to road trip down Florida’s Atlantic coast for some diving with a friend. We first met Lureen diving in Palau in 2016. Having been amazed by her underwater shark photography, we decided to meet up […]
Galapagos – Land & Sea
The Galapagos Islands have been on our bucket list for quite some time. In addition to the unique flora and fauna on land, large marine life is abundant making the Galapagos one of the world’s top diving destinations. We met a group of Thai divers (Montana and Pap) on a trip to the Red Sea […]