Discovering the World Through Slow Travel
When we first arrived in Dali, China - right in the middle of the Spring cherry blossom season - we were only planning on staying for a couple of months before we moved on. But the relaxed culture and amazing…
Huamei’s House When Lisa talks about our apartment, she refers to it as “Huamei’s House.” In our development here in Dali, China, each building is named after a bird, and ours is Huamei. A huamei is a songbird with a…
What is Wat Arun Beautiful Wat Arun is one of the most interesting and most popular attractions in Bangkok, Thailand. I visited this amazing Buddhist temple twice during our second visa run to Bangkok - once to scout it out,…
Blog Report, Photography Tips, Reviews
There have been so many times over the last two years when I’ve been writing a blog post full of travel photography tips, and I just couldn’t go into as much detail as I wanted without getting way off track….
Reviews, Slow Travel, Wellbeing
We weren’t expecting it, but we were delighted to discover that Dali, China is one of the best cities we’ve been to for vegetarian dining. And we’ve been to a lot of cities. In this article, I’m going to list…
I think the Erawan Museum is one of the most beautiful attractions in Bangkok, Thailand. That’s saying something too, since it’s up against stiff competition from the Grand Palace, Wat Pho, Wat Arun, and a whole lot more. Despite that,…
It’s Jake again, with our monthly installment of Operation Digital Nomad, the series in which we update you on the progress we have made monetizing this travel blog. As you will recall, our goal is to earn $4000 a month…
The Old Town of Lijiang, China has a reputation for disorienting tourists. It deserves this reputation. And despite the cliche that getting lost is the best way to explore a city, the maze-like streets and alleys of Lijiang, combined with…
We have made two attempts at touring Lijiang, China’s Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in our lifetimes (so far!), and both went really badly. Both times the visits were hampered by a combination of planning errors on our part, and the inherent…
A lot of visitors to Lijiang, China might miss the Black Dragon Pool, if only because they never make it out of the Old Town. It’s easy to get lost in there after all. But there are a number of…
The Kaohsiung Lotus Pond was one of the few places in Taiwan that we visited more than once. The first time Jake, Lisa and I went there we were just exploring as a family, looking for a fun place to…
This article is our guide to finding and booking a hotel, guesthouse, or other lodging in Lijiang, China. We spent 10 days in Lijiang, dividing our time between the Lijiang Old Town and the nearby smaller Old Town of Shuhe….
The Lijiang Old Town is a crazy maze of winding cobblestone roads and tacky gift shops, but one place that really stood out was the giant Mufu Palace. We went there in October with our three year old daughter Lisa,…
Our trip to Lijiang, China revolved around photographing the Old Town. A lot of people leave Lijiang thinking that the scenery is kind of monotonous - to a certain extent, they are right - but detours like Lion Hill Park,…
During our layover in Kunming, China, we had quite a bit of free time, so we decided to go ahead and visit the Yunnan Ethnic Village with our two year old daughter, Lisa. In this article, we’ll go over how…
If you visit Kotor, Montenegro there’s no escaping the fact that the Bay of Kotor is the scenic gem of the region. As beautiful as the Old Town is, or the mountains in the background. That sparkling blue water just…
Hi there, it’s Jake with the September, 2018 issue of Operation Digital Nomad, our monthly report on the progress we are making toward our goal of supporting ourselves through this travel blog. We’ll consider it a success once we are…
Because Vienna, Austria is known for its Christmas markets and other holiday festivities, we thought it would be the perfect place for us - and our two-year-old daughter - to end our year of slow travel in Europe. Our family…
We happened to be in Taiwan during the Chinese New Year, and it seemed like a fitting place to celebrate. We’d never done a really honest to goodness celebration of the Asian holiday, so we made a point of doing…
Cafe Central in Vienna, Austria is one of those sites that’s iconic on a smaller scale. It frankly isn’t big enough for every tourist to visit while they are in the city, but you might have seen it in Instagram…
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