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Hokkaido We were the first of the group to arrive at the airport, so we put one of our giant Osprey bags in storage with all of our camping gear, and set out to retrieve the fam-van we later named … Continued
Filipino Paradise
Cebu City When we arrived in Cebu City, we found a hotel room for the evening. We had asked our friends, Dean and Yeoibom, how many nights they recommended we spend in the capital and they replied “zero.” We had … Continued
African Roadtrip Rearview
Africa was definitely the most unique travel experience either of us has ever had. We bought a car! We got married! We had some dark moments where we seriously considered abandoning PJ and leaving the continent, but we’re incredibly happy … Continued
Lucky Number 13
Our Last Tough Border Crossing From Tanzania, there are two options to cross into Northern Mozambique, which was our thirteenth and final country in Africa. There is a ferry that wasn’t running for the next five days due to low … Continued
Whale Shark Wonder
Border Bribes We arrived at the border and pulled underneath a porte-cochère — except there was no valet to attend to PJ. Instead, a man greeted us and asked if Coons wanted to exchange money. He negotiated with one gentleman … Continued
PJ Part 6 – Goodbye Sweet Prince
Sadly, this will be our last installment of PJ in Africa as this chapter of our travels has come to an end. In case you want to catch up on this mini-series, you can find the other entries here (Part … Continued
Rwanda & The DRC
Rwanda Part I Happy to be back on the road, but dreading another border crossing, we decided to take the longer route through the Uganda mountainside. Not only was this a more scenic drive, but it would take us to … Continued
Bye, Mzungu, See You!
Border Blunder Another day… another border. This one didn’t prove to be any better despite the fact that we had already applied for visas ahead of time. The woman at the window enthralled with her YouTube videos said we needed … Continued
The Warm Heart of Africa
Fingers-Crossed After our recent border experiences, we were really starting to dread border day. Dressed in over-sized green cargo shorts (Coons calls them his “border pants”) and one of his two t-shirts, Coons parked PJ on the side of a … Continued