Author Archives: Shelley
Honeymoon in Ubud
Since the very beginning of our relationship, I’ve been hearing stories from John about magical Bali. I have to admit, I was a little skeptical. I’m not sure why–I guess I just imagined it being pretty touristy, overrun by ladies … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, John!
We’re celebrating John’s birthday today, or at least I am. I’m a big fan of birthdays. John is not a big fan of his. Each year on his birthday, he kind of falls into a slump. He’s not very happy … Continue reading
American Date Night in Kuala Lumpur
We arrived back in Kuala Lumpur (we had a brief stay there when we first arrived in Malaysia) after a long bus ride from the seaside town of Lumut. I was excited to be back in the big city–more and … Continue reading
Pulau Pangkor
As John wrote in his last blog post, after the Cameron Highlands, we headed to the beach to spend a few days on a little Malaysian island called Pulau Pangkor. It was quiet and totally untouristy, and it gave us … Continue reading
Three Months on the Road
We left home three months ago today to set out on this honeymoon adventure. At the moment, having just passed the halfway point of our trip, we’re in our eighth country, with six more to go. Since our blog is … Continue reading
Hiroshima and Miyajima
A few days after we’d gotten to Kobe, once we’d gotten our energy back, we headed west on the shinkansen–Japan’s bullet train–for an overnight trip to Hiroshima and Miyajima. From the time we’d started planning our trip to Japan, we … Continue reading
Life with the Injays: Refreshing and Uplifting
After a few days in Tokyo, we headed south to Kobe to visit our good friends Trish and Mike Injaychock and their adorable kiddos. We arrived to find Trish fully outfitted in a yukata, a summer kimono. There was a festival … Continue reading
Sushi at Sunrise
We were told we should leave the hotel by 4am, so when our alarm went off at 3:30, we crawled out of bed, pulled on our clothes, and brushed our teeth. Bleary-eyed, we climbed into a taxi, but all we … Continue reading
Just Say No
Over our first month of travel, I realized that I wished I had packed somewhat different clothing. The long dresses I brought felt dirty since they would get really hot and stretch out and drag on the ground. I had … Continue reading
At Home in Hong Kong with Sarah and Joey
As our plane touched down in Hong Kong, we noticed that it seemed unusually windy outside, but we didn’t think much of it for the moment. We’d been delayed leaving Shanghai, without much explanation offered, and we were tired and … Continue reading