Six Month Update... Ok, so we’ve been on the road for 6 months and thought we’d fill everyone in on some of the highlights and low points, because those happen too. Our adventure to date has been absolutely amazing and there isn’t a minute of it we would take back. We are loving our freedom and are so glad that we made the decision that we did…quit life and TRAVEL!!! If you have the same opportunity and are able to save some money, there isn’t anything better than being on the road. The people we have met, both locals and travelers, have been so incredible, the food delicious, the sights, smells and sounds unforgettable and the experiences are something we will take with us for a lifetime. Things we’ve learned: *Everything is relative. Relative in the ... read more

After much deliberation over the past couple weeks, we finally decided that we would go to Gunung Mulu National Park since Jessie found a killer deal on a flight to get there. We were definitely on the smallest plane Nate has ever been on, but pleasantly surprising at the same time. Considering how insanely cheap our tickets were, we were shocked to be fed AND served something to drink on an hour and a half flight. As soon as you land, it’s pretty easy to tell that you’re in the middle of nowhere and there isn’t much going on outside of the park. Actually, the airport is just for the park, there is no other civilization for miles. The airport itself is also pretty basic, as well as the…um…taxis. If you don’t feel like walking to ... read more

Back to the beach we go again! We woke up nice and early (surprise surprise), made our way to the LRT, and eventually to the bus station. There was definitely a little part of us that was going to miss KL. After all, as much as we love to be in the rural parts of the world, deep down…we are city people at home. It’s been an unfamiliar feeling to be so spoiled with the high quality of buses we’ve been on in Malaysia! Yet again, we were on a clean, comfy bus for our 5 hour ride to Mersing. Once we got there, we went to the main building in front to buy our ferry tickets to Tiomon. Of course, the man selling the tickets was trying to push us into staying at his guesthouse ... read more

We hadn’t even been away from the water for 2 weeks, and we already couldn’t WAIT to get to the Perhentian Islands. We ended up booking our transportation through Banana since the other travel agencies used the same vans and they were already booked up. It cost us a little bit more, but we actually had the entire van to ourselves! We’ve never HAD so much leg room! After a couple of hours, we stopped at a gas station for a little bathroom break. Half asleep, we got out to stretch our legs and grab something to drink. Jessie was on the way to the bathroom when a man approached her. “Whaugooeee?” Jessie: “Huh?” “Whaaugoooee?” Jessie with an utterly confused look on her face. “Huh? Where am I going?” “No! Do you speak English? Whaaugooeee?” Nate ... read more

We had gone back and forth about stopping at Phi Phi due to everything we had heard and read about the prices of accommodation, food, well…everything really. But then again, when would we be in Thailand again? Who knows. So, after some deliberating, we decided to check it out for a couple of nights. With low season starting, we were able to get ferry tickets to Phi Phi for 300 baht each, which left at 8 am. It was a bit strange wading out into the water to get to the long tail that would take us out about 200 feet to the deeper water and unload everyone onto the ferry. No matter, it all worked out. The ferry ride to Phi Phi was just as straight forward as all the others. After all of our ... read more