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Jan 20, 2025: X marks the spot. We spent much of yesterday relaxing in the pool, and despite several sunscreen applications throughout the day, we still managed to …
Jan 20, 2025: We spent yesterday enjoying the pool and view from our hotel in the Seychelles. -J 🇸🇨
Jan 18, 2025: The apparent centerpiece of our room here in the Seychelles is the shower. As in, it’s literally in the middle of the room. 🤷♂️ (don’t ask about the …
Jan 18, 2025: Whew boy! That’s the third increasingly worrisome flight in a row. This time we had to abort our landing less than 1000ft from touch down.
Jan 17, 2025: Adventure in the southern part of Mauritius Our second day in Mauritius found us exploring the southern part of the island. -J 🇲🇺 First stop was the Black Gorges National Park and Biosphere …
Jan 16, 2025: At the end of our first day tour in Mauritius, we walked around and enjoyed a Botanical Garden that also served as a refuge for giant tortoises . ~J …
Jan 16, 2025: I found another fun Umbrella Street in Port Louis, Mauritius. -J 🇲🇺
Jan 16, 2025: Slavery and Indentured Servitude in Mauritius When the Dutch colonized Mauritius in 1638, they began a long history of slavery and slavery-related practices on the island; kidnapping people from …
Jan 16, 2025: 📷 I think this trip has really inspired Jen to get into photography a bit more seriously. She’s been really loving her new camera and clearly …
Jan 16, 2025: This bird has some pretty great eyelashes.
Jan 14, 2025: After a month of mass produced African lagers, we finally had a chance to visit a local craft brewery. Crafty Dee’s, here in Dar es Salaam, is …
Jan 13, 2025: Short stops to break up the long days on the road To break up the long days on the road, we had several short stops for tours: a rubber farm in Malawi; a coffee plantation in Tanzania; and in …
Jan 13, 2025: Put a bird on it. 😉
Jan 13, 2025: Roadkill fines in Mikumi National Park—listed in USD, not local currency. -S 🇹🇿
Jan 13, 2025: 🎥 Recapping our 24-day overlanding safari of Africa Here’s a video recap of what we thought about our 24-day overlanding safari tour of Africa. What did we like? Dislike? Would we do it again? …
Jan 13, 2025: 🎥 Recapping our wildlife experiences in Africa A video discussion of our wildlife experiences in Africa. Did we see everything we wanted to? What were the game drives like? Find out in the video …
Jan 13, 2025: A story in three photos… 😂 -S 🇿🇲
Jan 13, 2025: 🎶 …Everybody was kung fu fighting… 🎶 Some vervet monkeys playing around our campsite at Lake Malawi on New Years Day. It was fun to …
Jan 12, 2025: The monkeys of Jozani Forest On our full day in Zanzibar, we visited the Jozani-Chwaka Bay National Park and Biosphere Reserve. The park is famous for its monkeys, specifically …
Jan 7, 2025: Elephants peacefully snacking on some grass in Mikumi National Park in Tanzania. -S 🇹🇿
Jan 7, 2025: A little bit about the overlanding vehicle we’ve been traveling in the last three weeks through Africa. -S
Jan 5, 2025: Next Zoom Call - Sun, Jan 12, 2025 Join us for our next Zoom call! We will have finally finished our 24-day African Tour and we’d love to share our updates and impressions, tell some …
Jan 3, 2025: It wasn’t on the itinerary per se, but I managed to do both Kilimanjaro and the Serengeti on this trip! 🍻😉 -S 🇹🇿
Jan 3, 2025: Uncomfortable in Africa The primary constant during our time in Africa has been the feeling of being uncomfortable. I’m referring to physical discomfort, not the …
Jan 2, 2025: We did a sunset game drive a few days ago, but a rainy night made for a less than stellar experience. But the two highlights were a (rather vicious) …
Jan 2, 2025: Many of our meals on this African tour are made by our guide/chef from the side of the Nomad truck. We have been pleasantly surprised by how tasty …
Jan 2, 2025: When we renewed our ASU football season tickets in early 2024, it was beyond our wildest dreams that we’d be listening to a radio broadcast of ASU …
Jan 2, 2025: Rainstorms have been a constant thing here in Africa. Here is yet another storm approaching—this one brewing over Lake Malawi earlier this morning. We …
Jan 1, 2025: Happy New Year from Malawi! -J 🇲🇼
Dec 31, 2024: We’ve made it to Malawi, which involved a two hour delay at the border crossing. Today is a long transport day—which apparently includes a pretty …
Dec 30, 2024: A few photos from our morning safari in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. -S 🇿🇲
Dec 30, 2024: We’re at a tented camp at Luangwa National Park, but wifi only works for two hours a day, and only if the electricity is on (it’s quite unreliable …
Dec 28, 2024: I’m not sure you can travel thru rural Africa and not return home a changed person. -S 🇿🇲
Dec 28, 2024: Our African adventure continued this morning when our truck attempted to drive out of the campsite. We drove about 30 feet and promptly got stuck in …
Dec 28, 2024: A few favorite shots from the last few days. -S 🇧🇼🇿🇼
Dec 27, 2024: We knew East Africa would be more challenging, and it quickly lived up to its billing. Just 90 mins into our journey, the brakes on the truck failed, …
Dec 27, 2024: Entering East Africa Victoria Falls serves as a turning point for our tour. We exit Southern Africa and cross into East Africa, which we expect to be the most challenging …
Dec 25, 2024: I bought an MGD—my dad’s old favorite—on the first day of our safari, with the intention of paying homage to him on Christmas here at Victoria Falls. …
Dec 25, 2024: Merry Christmas from Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe! We enjoyed an afternoon looking at the falls (despite a quick afternoon downpour). -J 🇿🇼
Dec 25, 2024: When your hotel room comes with nightly in-room mosquito spraying and mosquito net turndown service, as well as an airhorn to scare off any unwanted …
Dec 25, 2024: A few shots from tonight‘s river cruise on the Chobe River along the Botswana/Namibia border. -S 🇧🇼
Dec 24, 2024: Christmas Eve dinner, cooked out of the truck. -S 🇧🇼
Dec 24, 2024: 🎥 Updates from our tented camp We spent two nights in a tented camp in Khwai Conservation Area, with our first “full day” of safari game drives—one in the early morning and another …
Dec 24, 2024: 🎥 Roadside elephants in Botswana
Dec 23, 2024: Our accommodation tonight… -S 🇧🇼
Dec 22, 2024: Just a quick taste of our leopard sighting today. -S 🇧🇼
Dec 22, 2024: Some lion photos from this morning’s safari. -S 🇧🇼
Dec 21, 2024: We have a bit of unexpected wifi, so here are some hippo pics from the day. -S 🇧🇼
Dec 21, 2024: We did a Mokoro canoe today in the Okavango Delta. During the canoe, we came across a bloat of hippos and I was able to capture them making noise. -J …
Dec 21, 2024: Rainstorm in the Kalahari Desert We’re off grid the next three nights, staying in a bush camp without electricity, near the Okavango Delta in Botswana. It might be awhile until the …
Dec 19, 2024: And we’re off on our 24-day safari thru South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, and Tanzania! Here’s our vehicle for the journey! -S …
Dec 19, 2024: A Day Tour of Johannesburg For our last full day in Johannesburg, we opted to do a day tour of some of the main historical parts of the city. The first stop was at Constitution …
Dec 17, 2024: Visiting Lesotho via the Sani Pass We spent a few days in Durban primarily so we could do a daytrip over to Lesotho (pronounced “Luh-soo-too”). The tour is highlighted by …
Dec 17, 2024: We decided to spend more to have the hotel do our laundry for us today, so that opened up some extra time that we spent—magnificently, I’ll …
Dec 16, 2024: Amarula is a great South African liqueur that my friend, Theresa, introduced me to when I visited her in Cameroon. So naturally I wanted some when we …
Dec 16, 2024: Marking off South Africa on our quest to drink a Guinness in an Irish Pub in 32 countries. This makes 17/32 -S 🇿🇦 🍀🍻 Edit: So…this Guinness is …
Dec 16, 2024: Hluhluwe-iMfolozi National Park, South Africa Photos from our visit on Friday to the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi National Park, a 230,000-acre preserve about 3 hours north of Durban, South Africa. …
Dec 15, 2024: Enjoying a local Lesotho beer from the Highest Pub in Africa - 9439 feet above sea level🍻 Not a bad view, eh? -S 🇱🇸
Dec 14, 2024: Tala Game Reserve, South Africa Our first tour out of Durban was three-pronged. The first stop—and the reason we booked the tour—was a game drive in the Tala Preserve. Up close with …
Dec 13, 2024: One of the first experiences we had in Pilanesberg National Park was these two subadult rhinos fighting one another. -J 🇿🇦
Dec 13, 2024: Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa Our first safari game drive in Africa was in Pilanesberg National Park, 2.5 hours outside of Johannesburg. The park was formerly farmland located …
Dec 11, 2024: Prayer time in the UAE -S 🇦🇪
Dec 11, 2024: 🎥 Recapping United Arab Emirates A short video recapping our time in the UAE. Some other observations: English was the primary language on most of the signs we saw in Dubai; Arabic …
Dec 11, 2024: 🎥 Recapping Hong Kong & Macau Here’s a video recap of our time in Hong Kong and Macau. It was a short visit, especially after having to trim several days from our original …
Dec 10, 2024: Exploring around the UAE We only had a short time in the UAE, so we found a way to get the most bang for our buck—a day tour to 5 of the 7 Emerites. On December 2, 1971, the …
Dec 9, 2024: During our day tour around 5 of the 7 Emirates of the UAE, saw some camels on the side of the road in the Ras Al Khaimah Emirate. Then stopped at a …
Dec 8, 2024: ZOOM CALL - Coffee and Mimosas with Jen and Scott in Durban, South Africa on Sat. 12/14 Wanting to find out the scoop from our trip so far? Come join us on our first group Zoom call with coffee, mimosas, or your favorite morning drink …
Dec 8, 2024: Our first day in Dubai was a scheduled zero day (nothing planned; time for rest/“chores”). But we did check out the Burj Khalifa—the world’s tallest …
Dec 8, 2024: Spent our night watching ASU clobber ISU to win the B12 Championship and a spot in the playoffs in our Dubai hotel room. What an incredible season! Go …
Dec 7, 2024: HALFWAY DONE! ✅ Country 16/32 in our quest to drink a Guinness at an Irish Pub in 32 Countries. -S 🇦🇪
Dec 7, 2024: More street scenes from Macau -S 🇲🇴
Dec 7, 2024: It’s haircut day—one of those things you rarely need a strategy for while traveling. Instead of my normal one, we had to buy a cheap AA-battery …
Dec 7, 2024: The Ruins of St Paul's in Macau While most tourists go to Macau for the casino scene, our top destination there was the Ruins of St Paul’s, a Catholic Church built in the 1600s …
Dec 6, 2024: We’re heading to Dubai, United Arab Emirates today. Don’t expect as many posts the next few days, as the UAE has some prohibitions that will cramp our …
Dec 6, 2024: Senado Square in Macau is the main town square. The buildings that surround it and the design of the pavement are definitely Portuguese-influenced. …
Dec 5, 2024: Took the turbojet over to Macau today, another SAR of China and our fourth TCC Country. Definitely the Vegas of China and there are Portuguese …
Dec 5, 2024: Back in Hong Kong after spending the day in Macau. Marking off our requisite brewery here in HK while reviewing today’s photos. No Irish pub here, …
Dec 5, 2024: We also did a water tour around Victoria Harbor to get a better view of the high rise buildings that line the Harbor. It was hard to capture on camera …
Dec 5, 2024: A tale of three boats… -S 🇭🇰
Dec 5, 2024: More city scenes from Hong Kong -S 🇭🇰
Dec 4, 2024: We got #LostNeededDirections 😉 and stopped into a local taproom to plot out the rest of our night. We sat at the bar at the edge of the sidewalk for …
Dec 4, 2024: 😶🌫️ No wonder I’ve been coughing all day 😶🌫️ -S 🇭🇰
Dec 4, 2024: A few night shots of the Hong Kong skyline along Victoria Harbor. We also attended the evening’s “Symphony of Lights,” which is a synchronized light …
Dec 4, 2024: From 1898 until the tunnel opened in 1972, the Star Ferry line was the only means of transport across Victoria Harbor between Hong Kong Island and …
Dec 4, 2024: First up today was the Hong Kong Museum of History, outlining China/Hong Kong’s various different National Security components, as well as a …
Dec 3, 2024: Did not expect this reaction to our leaving, but I guess it’s not too surprising… -S 🇰🇷
Dec 3, 2024: Got #LostNeededDirections at a local taproom—found some good beer, interesting people watching, and a chill evening. Just what we needed. -S 🇭🇰
Dec 3, 2024: We made it to Hong Kong! And was surprised to to see so many scaffoldings made from bamboo. -S 🇭🇰
Dec 2, 2024: Liberty Square Arch and Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall -S 🇹🇼
Dec 2, 2024: Recapping Taiwan A video recap of our time in Teipai, Taiwan—including what went wrong. 🎥🇹🇼
Dec 2, 2024: Recapping Seoul A short recap of our experience in Seoul. 🇰🇷🎥
Dec 2, 2024: The 228 Peace Park was a nice green space to enjoy. It is a Memorial Park to those that died during the February 28, 1947, massacre when the Chinese …
Dec 2, 2024: After spending several days sick in a hotel bed, I decided to try some “alternative medicine.” 2/10, do not recommend. -S 🇹🇼
Dec 2, 2024: I saw this at the craft beer bar I went to yesterday in Taipei. I thought our bartender friends would appreciate it 🙂. -J 🇹🇼
Dec 1, 2024: I also ventured over to see the Taipei Confucius Temple. Built in the Qing era of the late 1800s, was demolished by the Japanese, but rebuilt in the …
Dec 1, 2024: I present to you the Temple of Dalong Dong (better known as Dalongdong Baoan Temple and its gardens), which is located on Dalong Street. This is a …
Dec 1, 2024: Got up at 4am to watch ASU take back the Territorial Cup in a 49-7 blowout win, which capped off a 10-2 regular season and a spot in the conference …
Dec 1, 2024: Taiwan is definitely a scooter-using place. They are everywhere. They have their own parking spots on the side of the road, and even have their own …
Nov 30, 2024: Prior to this trip, Jen had never used a bidet. Given her extensive overseas travel, that’s surprising. But it’s even more surprising because we have …
Nov 30, 2024: Not much to post today, but here’s a tile mosaic at an elementary school, flanked by a kickass bicycle and a scooter with far too many empty bottles …
Nov 29, 2024: Scott has a pretty substantial upper respiratory infection, so he visited a local medical clinic. Walked in, third in line, took 9 mins to be seen, …
Nov 28, 2024: Old versus new. (I tried out one of these robots yesterday at the museum: youtu.be/Uz18snYjQ…) -S 🇰🇷
Nov 28, 2024: Yup, of COURSE this would be when we were visiting! -J🇰🇷
Nov 28, 2024: We had a lovely chat with our taxi driver on the way to the airport. He had Google translate running, so he would speak in Korean and it would …
Nov 28, 2024: National Museum of Korea Went to the National Museum of Korea yesterday. Frankly, I learned more at the War Museum yesterday. But we did learn a few things and saw a bunch of …
Nov 28, 2024: We managed to be in Seoul during what may be the worst snow storm they have ever had in November. Without any winter clothes! We have been getting …
Nov 27, 2024: We managed to find some good beer at Chillhops Brewing, a welcome respite from the cold. -S 🇰🇷
Nov 27, 2024: I kid you not, this is an actual logo for a brewery I visited here in Seoul. -S 🇰🇷
Nov 27, 2024: It’s a winter wonderland here in Seoul -S 🇰🇷
Nov 27, 2024: Who is the jerk who ordered all this snow?! We definitely didn’t bring enough clothes with us ❄️🌨️🥶 -J 🇰🇷
Nov 27, 2024: And then we woke up to snow… 🥶 -S 🇰🇷
Nov 26, 2024: A brewery taproom hidden behind a vending machine? Sounds fun! Unfortunately, the beer was awful. -S 🇰🇷
Nov 26, 2024: Looking forward to trying out “happy” tomorrow morning. I’ll probably pass on “cow” though… 😂 -S 🇰🇷
Nov 26, 2024: We made sure to stop at Craic House to mark off another country on our quest to drink a Guinness at an Irish Pub in 32 different countries (this makes …
Nov 26, 2024: Afternoon at South Korea’s War Memorial We spent the afternoon at South Korea’s War Memorial museum. This was an interesting overview of South Korea’s military history from the wars leading …
Nov 26, 2024: Well played, Subway. -S 🇰🇷
Nov 26, 2024: This place is available for everyone. -S 🇰🇷
Nov 26, 2024: After the cathedral, we wandered some of the streets of Seoul, taking it all in. The pastries looked fabulous, but we were still full from breakfast. …
Nov 26, 2024: We also visited the historic Myeongdong Cathedral, just around the corner from our hotel. -S 🇰🇷
Nov 26, 2024: Sungnyemun Gate (aka Namdaemun/South Gate) was one of the main gates of the Seoul City Wall, the fortress that encircled Hanyang, the capital of the …
Nov 26, 2024: Greetings from Seoul! We have two full days here, our first “stopover” of the trip. Given the cold weather and our expectation that we’ll be back …
Nov 26, 2024: 🇰🇷 We had a 12-hour flight from Seattle to Seoul with Asiana Airlines. While it wasn’t a bad flight and I’d definitely fly Asiana again, it was so …
Nov 24, 2024: Our last American craft beer until March? Very likely. We’re just hoping it’s not the last good craft beer until March…
Nov 24, 2024: Although we’re missing an ASU home game, surprisingly, we can watch the game on our flight to Seattle! Go Devils!
Nov 23, 2024: And…..we’re off! Cheers to 100 days of adventure 🍻
Nov 23, 2024: Packed to the gills! Our bags weighed in just underweight 😲 You’d think we were leaving for awhile!
Nov 23, 2024: See ya in about 14 weeks, house. Officially en route to a grand adventure!
Nov 23, 2024: Jen here—After a week of long hours at work to get everything done before we left, and then packing/cleaning after that (Scott did most of the latter …
Nov 20, 2024: We’re not snowbirds (yet?), but it seems like there are countless things you need to plan for when you’ll be gone from home for an extended …
Nov 20, 2024: One of the few people we told about our early idea for this trip was Scott’s dad, Norm. He was a huge proponent for the idea—even when it seemed far …
Nov 18, 2024: We had a great time celebrating our upcoming adventure with friends at Wren Sudhalle yesterday (with both friends that came and our friends that work …
Nov 15, 2024: Welp, Scott managed to pick up a case of shingles and a cold on Monday—which is terrible timing given the number of tasks that remain before we leave. …
Nov 12, 2024: Wanna pop in and wish us luck on our upcoming AdventuresAroundThe.World? We’re doing an informal “Goodbye-Don’t Die” zoom …
Nov 12, 2024: Pulling audibles and changing your trip is not always easy. After several emails and a garbled call to South Africa, Jen figured out that South …
Nov 9, 2024: Mozambique out, perhaps Malaysia in? 🤔 Due to civil unrest, we’re pulling the plug on the Mozambique/Eswatini leg of the trip. Continuing protests of a shady election have closed the roads …
Nov 7, 2024: Our visit to Mozambique is shaping up to be…interesting.
Nov 5, 2024: Jen here. So, I was messing around tonight and decided to try ChatGPT. By the end, I was laughing so hard I had tears in my eyes. What do YOU think is …
Nov 5, 2024: Tonight we finally completed our travel vaccinations for the trip. In addition to our final mpox shot, we also got a shot for cholera—as in, the …
Nov 5, 2024: Ordered some basic business cards we can hand out to people who we meet or to anyone we want to direct to our website. Then they can contact us …
Nov 3, 2024: Registering with the US Dept. Of State - STEP When we travel abroad, we always register our stays/travels with the US Department of State. So, just in case something happens while you’re …
Oct 30, 2024: If things go as planned, we’ll spend time in 11 different time zones on this trip.
Oct 28, 2024: Africa definitely has a tipping culture. A recommendation from our Safari company was to start the safari with envelopes containing the tip for each …
Oct 24, 2024: One month from today we head out on this huge adventure! Still so much to do to get ready to go. And we both often vacillate between being excited and …
Oct 24, 2024: In Person: Sat Nov 16 Come say farewell to us at our informal “Going Away” party (aka, we want to see some friends before we’re gone for 3+ months) on …
Oct 13, 2024: Choosing clothes for the trip is a bit tricky, given the varying places we’re heading to. Scott usually tends towards black & dark grays, …
Oct 13, 2024: A 2-week trip rarely requires thought about completing work training deadlines. Jen has had to strategically figure out which online trainings she has …
Oct 13, 2024: So, how’s the weather going to be on our trip? 🤔 Well, the beginning of the trip will be coldest; South Korea averages 39º as a high—brrr! But …
Oct 10, 2024: Want to hang out with us before we leave? We’re organizing an informal “going away party” on Sat 11/16. We’ll start at Wren Südhalle in …
Oct 8, 2024: Welp, it appears that we’ll need to bring five different electrical plug adaptors on our trip: types C, G, D, F, I, and M.
Oct 7, 2024: When researching places to go, it’s always interesting to see what is “important” information to provide for travelers. I was amused …
Oct 4, 2024: We got our International Driving Permits today, which we’ll need for the latter portion of our trip. IDPs are primarily a form of identification …
Oct 3, 2024: More work on our travel vaccinations this week. We just learned our local Walgreens pharmacy has dedicated a specific RX bin solely for Jen and I for …
Sep 30, 2024: We’ve finally decided on our trip’s camera setup. We paired Scott’s Nikon Z5 with a new 28-400mm lens, and bought Jen a used Nikon Z50, …
Sep 23, 2024: We set off on our 100-day adventure around the world exactly two months from today. 😳
Sep 23, 2024: Preparing for mosquitos One of the big things we need to avoid on this trip is mosquitos, which carry a variety of nasty ailments. We’ve been working on our …
Sep 21, 2024: (From Jen) - I have spent a lot of time planning out this trip. The flights, the hotel, the visas, the stuff to see/do, etc. I KNOW I have screwed …
Sep 21, 2024: We’re trying to bring minimal things for this trip - 100 days (in multiple climates) of stuff has to fit in a rolling duffle bag and a backpack …
Sep 16, 2024: We’re about halfway through our travel vaccinations for the trip. To figure out what we needed, we visited Passport Health, which gave us a …
Sep 14, 2024: We’re nearly done booking all of our flights, accommodations, and tours…and we’re still generally on track with our estimated budget! Not too shabby …
Sep 7, 2024: Exhausted with Trip Planning One thing we’ve found about a 100-day trip is how daunting and exhausting it is planning and booking such a trip. When you plan for a 1-2 week …
Aug 25, 2024: How we chose our itinerary Once we decided that our primary goal with the trip was to see as much stuff as we could on the other side of the globe, we still had to narrow in …
Aug 25, 2024: An unexpected concern: make sure any cash you’re bringing to Africa was printed after 2013, as bills printed before then were subject to …
Aug 3, 2024: Choosing where to go when you can go anywhere When we first started embarking on a plan for taking a mini-retirement, we naturally started considering where we might go. The first plan that …
May 23, 2020: Welcome to our Adventures! Hi and welcome! We are Scott and Jen, a couple who loves to spend time traveling, well, everywhere! After having to accept that we are getting older …