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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Category Archives: Reflections on Travel
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
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
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
A symbol in Nepal
Written by Chris During our time trekking in Nepal, we had the opportunity to walk paths through the Himalayas that have been in use for many, many centuries. Along these paths are many towns and structures just as old. One … Continue reading
The Lady Post
Written by Mindy Warning: If you freak out at the word tampon, this post isn’t for you. We, as females and most males I know including Chris, all know being a female is in general more difficult than being a … Continue reading
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Getting Swindled, From Start to Finish
Disclaimer: This post reveals a bit about the unsavory parts of travel Chris and I experienced in Tanzania. It was a hard three weeks of travel and we wanted to share this as we wanted people to know that backpacking … Continue reading
Top 5 Things We Didn’t Know We Were Thankful For
As Chris and I have travelled we have become increasingly aware of how incredibly lucky we are. We were born into a wealthy nation to parents who worked hard and provided us with the opportunity to launch the lives we … Continue reading
To be prepared … or not to be
Written by Chris Be Prepared -Motto of the Boy Scouts of America Moshi, Tanzania – For the first half of my life so far, I was very active in the Boy Scouts and I don’t think that there is anything … Continue reading