We’ve been on our fair share of transportation in the last five months. I’m pretty sure we’ve ridden everything, short of a space shuttle. If I had to choose, after all this research we’ve done, I’d have to say that the train is my favorite. All the important things can be done on a [...]
Due to some seriously clumsy travel planning by yours truly, we are spending the night at the Kuala Lumpur airport. We flew in from Singapore just before midnight, and we’re flying out to Medan, Indonesia early tomorrow morning. Between the 3 hours we would have to spend on transports and the 100 dollars we would [...]
In this part of the world, it used to be that the fancier the skis, the higher the status of their wearer. Hence, people would spend inordinate amounts of time carving elaborate patterns into their skis, making them into veritable pieces of art. Our host found this pair at an auction, so there is [...]
With all this time in Sweden, I have been able to do a fair deal of travel research. Lately, I have been looking a lot at Tibet – our planned destination for September. While there are several pros and cons about going to Tibet, the main problem remains the fact that the Chinese authorities [...]
To the casual observer, this vehicle may look like an unusually ugly Volvo 142. In reality, this is something more curious than that: it is a class A tractor, aka an EPA-traktor. During world war two, Sweden needed tractors for its defense forces, and to alleviate the need for tractors at home, the government [...]
You know the saying, “to fly by the seat of your pants?” Well, that's been our philosophy for most of our adult lives – before and after meeting, falling in love and marrying. We're now taking that idea on an extended round-the-world trip. Follow us as we share the good, the bad and the downright nasty of life on the road.
