- 27 Nov And we're off! 11/27 I like to get to the airport early. I can't help it. I can thank my mother for that.
- 29 Nov Sitting and waiting 11/28 We've been traveling for over 36 hours. The flight to Frankfurt was fast since we passed out the majority of the trip w…
- 30 Nov I'm gonna need some fresh air 11/30 We slept for 13 hours, woke up at 4am and felt like champs. Andy needed some coffee so he went downstairs for hot…
- 30 Nov We made it! Get me a beer 11/29 We finally reached the gate for Kathmandu at 3 AM. Our flight was supposed to leave around 7 but it was scheduled for…
- 1 Dec A day w few plans turned out to be amazing 12/1 Awake at 3, I guess we really didn't conquer jet lag after all.
- 3 Dec Finally nature! 12/3 Day 1 Up at 6 and enjoying the sounds of the water rushing near us. We slept well in our sleeping bags, well I did.
- 3 Dec Travel day, a tiring one 12/2 Up at 4:30 this am and one last coffee on the rooftop before heading to the bus stop at 7.
- 4 Dec Holy shit that was a lot of up 12/4 Day 2 Whomever said this hike was moderately difficult I want to bitch slap them. Today was really hard.
- 8 Dec Best day ever (so far) 12/7 Day 5 Up at 6 and had breakfast w our new Croatian friends. I tried the local porridge which wasn't so good.
- 8 Dec Pressing on into pine tree forests 12/6 Day 4 Up at 6 and breakfast at 7 in the tiny room they call a restaurant. This time we had museli w apples and and egg.
- 8 Dec The bee that almost killed me 12/5 Day 3 Up at 6 again after 11 hours of fantastic sleep. Breakfast consisted of musli and two hard boiled eggs each.
- 9 Dec Kicking ass and acclimating at Ice Lake 12/8 Day 6 We took our time today, had lunch at 7:30 of veg omlettes and hit up the bakery downstairs for a chocolate croissant…
- 11 Dec I failed my duty of being the voice of reason 12/9 Day 7 We didn't know what we were going to do when we woke up. Andy wanted to do Tilicho Lake w the others, I was up for it…
- 11 Dec Lake Tilicho at 16k ft 12/10 Day 8 No rush today since we were only going up the mountain and back but we got up at the normal time anyway.
- 11 Dec Prepping for the summit 12/11 Day 9 We had to backtrack back to Manang today to get our heavy shit.
- 14 Dec Climbing for 4 hrs plus a rest day! 12/12 Day 10 Up at our normal time and a quick breakfast of apples and muesli w warm sugar yak milk and Andy had a veg omelette.
- 14 Dec Thorang Base Camp 16k 12/13 Day 11 Not sure what happened last night but some dude started screaming at 11 and flash lights were going crazy.
- 14 Dec Thorang La Pass F yeah 17.8k!! 12/14 Day 12 Up before the alarm because of the loud ass kids. No worries, I slept like shit from a major headache and wanted to get…
- 15 Dec Down the mountain we go 12/15 Day13 We have no destination we must reach so we took it easy this am.
- 16 Dec Annapurna done! Happy early bday to me! 12/16 We woke up at 5 in an attempt to find a flight out of here. There's no one up.
- 17 Dec Bday in Pokhara 12/17 Slept in a cush bed and it was so warm, no sleeping bag, and a fluffy pillow. What?!
- 19 Dec Moving on from the 1% 12/18 We took our time this am to soak in the rest of the hotel. Andy got us some croissants and lattes and we ate the rest…
- 19 Dec The roller coaster ride to Sauraha 12/19 Took our time getting up this am. The bed was really hard so the sleep was shit.
- 20 Dec Rhinos!... and a tick in my eye 12/20 Up at 6:30 for a toast and omelette breakfast before our jungle walk departure w our two guides into the Chitwan park.
- 21 Dec I touched a baby elephant 12/21 Andy woke me up this am, it was supposed to be a sleep in kinda of day, but I guess 10 hours is enough.
- 22 Dec Nepal review and back to Kathmandu 12/22 Last night was the first time we encountered someone who needed punched in the face.
- 23 Dec Temples, Juju Dhau... and tick in my arm 12/23 In bed at 8 after a cold ass shower! This is why it's not worth taking showers here.
- 25 Dec Edge of Kathmandu Valley 12/24 Took our timing getting up after a rough nights sleep on a hard ass bed.
- 25 Dec Xmas Kathmandu style... and a tick on Andy 12/25 Up at 3am. Andy alerted me that had as a tick. Really how do u know? I just do. Yep, right on his fucking collarbone.
- 2 Jan 2 miles from the big E! 12/30 Up for breakfast at 8, Chinese buffet style! We (mostly Andy) had seaweed, picked cabbage, bok choy, boiled eggs, pork…
- 2 Jan Debating monks and armed police vehicles 12/28 We met X at 10 this morning. We headed for Phaphongkha monastery first.
- 2 Jan Get me out of here 12/2 So we thought there would be no issue getting the rest of the cash out to pay X since its a new day.
- 2 Jan Happy New Year Tibetan style 12/31-1/1 We drove back to Shigatse yesterday. I slept most of the way since I didn't sleep last night from my cold.
- 2 Jan Hello Vegas! I mean Lhasa 12/26 Annnnnnd we're back! No posts for the last week due to China oppression and their apparent dislike for anything Google.
- 2 Jan Shigatse- the monks are watching you 12/29 We started our car ride to Shigatse at 10 this am. We found out the reason our driver drives so damn slow is because…
- 2 Jan Yak butter tea and armed oppression 12/27 Up at 7 hoping this was going to be a shower day. The heater was working as much as it was going to so now we need hot…
- 3 Jan Until next time Nepal you lovely country! 1/3 Back to our regular early bed time of 9 so we were up before 7. Travelers' Inn wasn't bad!
- 5 Jan Darjeeling unlimited 1/5 Up at 6 after sleeping for 12 hours. We went to Glenary's cafe for wifi, croissants, muffin, and cappuccinos.
- 5 Jan Long travel day into India 1/4 We reached the border at 8 after a shitty night of trying to sleep.
- 7 Jan So where are we going? 1/6 Up early, headed back to the cafe for some croissants, cappuccinos and wifi.
- 7 Jan Taj- check! 1st stomach revolt- check! 1/7 Up early to see the sunrise at the Taj Mahal. I forgot about the male (2)/female (1) line cue again and had to move.
- 9 Jan Goal weight achieved! 1/8 Puked all night long and ate nothing during the day. Thanks India for allowing me to reach my target weight only by…
- 9 Jan Pink city monkeys 1/9 Up at 6 w the first 10 min call to prayer (Jaipur is a Muslim and Hindu city).
- 10 Jan I can't go for ghat, noooo, no can do 1/10 That was all Andy's pun. Anyone who knows me know I'm not down w them but I'll make this exception.
- 12 Jan Don't get stuck between a tuk tuk and a cow 1/11 The dogs bark and howl all night long, even in the city. Andy wasn't feeling too swift, said he feels like he ate a jar…
- 12 Jan RIP Bowie (and we're in the desert) 1/12 This am we walked through the streets and up to the fort, Mehrangarh, on top of the hill.
- 14 Jan Desert sunrise 1/14 The sleep last night was very peaceful. No dogs howling, no horns honking. Andy wakes me to watch the sunrise.
- 14 Jan Sleeping under the desert stars 1/13 We headed out to tour the fort this am. Jaisalmer is the golden city because it's made out of sandstone.
- 15 Jan Rats, real rats, on our feet 1/15 We left Jaisalmer and headed out for Bikaner to break up the long drive back to Delhi.
- 16 Jan Goodbye kite runners 1/16 We walked around the fort this am in Bikaner. Andy's getting pretty sassy w people.
- 17 Jan Let's bounce this country 1/17 We are so ready to go, we've been ready to go. Last night was a shit show of sleep.
- 19 Jan Two tickets to paradise 1/18 Up so early at 4. That was a short 3 hour nap. We reached the airport quickly and hit up Coffee Bean (yay chain that…
- 20 Jan Diving in a fish tank 1/20 We found the egg station for breakfast his am. That's good because it's very important to have eggs each am and they…
- 20 Jan This place is ridic 1/19 Up at 7 to hit up the buffet before our dives. The spread was impressive so we stocked up and when I say stocked up I…
- 21 Jan Big ass sting ray 1/21 Slept so well last night I didn't want to get up for our dives but powered through.
- 22 Jan Snorkeling like a boss 1/22 Amazing snorkel day!! We headed to the jetty after another huge breakfast and jumped in because we heard they feed the…
- 23 Jan Last day for the Americans 1/23 Many people commented on how we are the only Americans on the island.
- 25 Jan Liebe Deutschland! 1/24-25 Our travel day was uneventful. Short 20 min flight to Malè, then to Sri Lanka, then Delhi, then a red eye to Zürich.
- 27 Jan Family time with schäufela 1/27 Up early since we are a bit jet lagged then the amazing breakfast was had!
- 28 Jan Schnapps and rotwürst 1/28 Another beautiful sunrise over France, it looked like the sky was on fire.
- 31 Jan Alas- it has to come to an end 1/29 It started to rain this am. We haven't seen rain since last spring so we were lovin it.