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Our second to last stop on this first half of our itinerary was one of our favorite cities, Amsterdam. This post is a bit delayed because we’ve been enjoying the break from our break, but...

It sounds pretty weird to say it, but it is possible to need a vacation from a vacation.  Eight months into our career break trip, Alissa and I have found ourselves back home in Wisconsin...

Due to a few extra days in Langmusi and Xian, two Chinese destinations we enjoyed, we were left with only one night in Shanghai before our flight to London.  We’ve always considered ourselves “city people”,...

Chengdu is our first real taste of Chinese culture (if, like most people, you don’t count Hong Kong), so we set off exploring some of the unique areas – People’s Park, bar street near Anshun Bridge,...

It’s been a week of battling the crowds and language barrier that come from traveling in China, and we’ve already had a number of fun and interesting moments.  We took the train across the border...