We are currently in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, having arrived here from Russia on the train. Well, on several trains.

It is becoming increasingly clear that the happiest people at any tourist destination, monument, or historical site are children chasing...

When Ricky and I started planning this trip, we thought we knew what we were going to do. First, we were going to buy motorcycles and rid...

We left on our trip about a month ago, on July 1st. We had just landed in New York, a first for both of us. We stayed with a friend and h...

By Ricky I have a confession to make. I’m not proud of what I’m about to say, but I believe honesty is the best policy. So he...

One of the greatest, and sometimes weirdest, aspects of travel can be the people that we meet. Magic can really happen when happensta...

Yesterday we did one of the hardest things we've ever had to do. We abandoned our babies.

Talia here, and it's time for some real talk. I have depression. I've been "dealing" with it for about 6 years now. ...

One of the issues that I think a lot of people don’t like about travel is that it can be hard to go to a place where people haven’t al...

There’s this thing called Restless Leg Syndrome. My mom, her sisters, and my grandmother all have it, as far as a self-diagnosis can l...

Talia and I sit here in a café in North central Vietnam. I have a small cold and we haven’t been able to see any sights or do anything ...

A lot has happened in the past week. One of the things that Ricky and I decided is a must for the trip is a motorbike tour of Vietnam. (We...

We just spent two and a half days in Siem Reap, which in my opinion was far too long.  See, Siem Reap is a place that just gets to you. It...

When we left northern China on our great journey it took quite a bit of time to de...

If you recall from this post , my bike had a bit of unexpected trouble on our way to Pakse. Well, the bike was fixed by the time we got th...

Ok, so here’s the DL.   We’re in a town called Khoun Kham today (tonight), and last night we stayed in a town called…. Something or o...

Well, friends, we’re back, after a long and dusty road of…dust. Seriously. That’s about all I can recall from our last couple of drives. W...

Today started off as a normal day. I woke up quite late because I couldn’t sleep. Meanwhile, Ricky was on the bunk below me, giggling to hi...