It's like a big recess... Except we're grownups.

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The whole purpose of travel is, as far as we can tell, to broaden one's horizons. These next few months will bring us myriad experiences, valuable life lessons, and hopefully some amazing pictures we can show the folks back home. So here we go - taking a break from our lives - to backpack in Southeast Asia and Africa for a few months. Why not?

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Photos

This is us
Of the couple times we've gone to the beach together, Michael promptly tans while Brooke burns and freckles. Thailand's beaches are sure to be no exception.