The Big Adventure
Who We Are:
Chris and Mindy, from the San Francisco BayWhere We Are Now:
Back in the USofADays Traveled:
370Countries:
17Miles Covered:
61,849Pictures Taken:
25,479Beds Slept In:
160Updated: Apr 12, 2014
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Recent Posts
- Back in the USSA April 18, 2014
- Annapurna in pictures April 3, 2014
- K K K K K Kathmandu photo time March 31, 2014
- Moving through the Amazon March 27, 2014
- Kung Fu Travel March 14, 2014
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Back in the USSA
Don’t know how lucky you are Written by Chris Tampa, Florida – After over a year of travel and 50 weeks outside of the country, Mindy and I finally touched down back on US soil. A lot has happened to … Continue reading
Annapurna in pictures
Written by Chris Te Anau, New Zealand – A new photo release. Here comes a feast of images from our hike around the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal. We spent about a month hiking almost every day, sleeping and eating in … Continue reading
K K K K K Kathmandu photo time
Written by Chris Te Anau, New Zealand – Still working on consolidating all the exciting data we are generating! Here is our photo set from our time back in Kathmandu.
Moving through the Amazon
Written by Chris Te Anau, New Zealand – Well, Mindy and I are still kicking around New Zealand (stuff on that to come), but for now we have the release of some video from some of our travels from way … Continue reading
Kung Fu Travel
Written by Chris Christchurch, New Zealand – I’ve still been reflecting on my recent kung fu days and, in particular, something one of our instructors said has been rattling around in my head. During one training session, he told us, … Continue reading
Our Time Down Under
Written by Chris Our final stop on this big whirlwind of ours was to be New Zealand, but, due to flight availability, we ended up going through Sydney instead. So we decided to make the most of it and spend … Continue reading
Chapter the Next
Written by Chris Sydney, Australia – Mindy and I arrived in Sydney early this morning to a wonderfully cool rainy day; a fantastic break from the humid hundred-degree days in Bangkok. This marks the last continent of our journey and … Continue reading
Kung Fu Learning
Written by Chris Pai, Thailand – The term “kung fu” comes from the Chinese term Gōngfu (功夫). It consists of two characters whose meanings can be translated as an “achievement” and “effort”. In other words, it is an accomplishment that … Continue reading
From West to East
Written by Chris I have been training at the Nam Yang kung fu retreat for 3 weeks now and I have so far learned that I have a lot to learn. One of the big themes here, for me at … Continue reading
There is no charge for awesomeness
Written by Chris I have just completed my first week of my month-long stay at the Nam Yang Kung Fu Retreat in northern Thailand and I think I have finally settled into the groove. The early mornings take some getting … Continue reading