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Visiting our Northern Neighbors: 4 Nights in Montreal & Quebec (& our Warm Welcome Home)

July 14, 2017 Kelly

Welcome Home! After returning to the good old USA at the end of April, we had a few weeks at home to see family and friends. Some of the highlights: We were warmly welcomed at the airport in DC by my mom and at home by my dad. John’s mom and family friend Pat drove down from NJ to see us later that afternoon! Our friends organized an awesome welcome home party on our first weekend back, with surprise visits…

Relaxing for 3 Days in Bali

February 24, 2017 Kelly

We celebrated 100 days of traveling in beautiful Bali, Indonesia! We can’t believe we’ve been gone for over three months… time flies when you’re having SO MUCH fun! A scheduling snafu turned our 5 nights in Bali into only 3 nights. We accidentally confused some redeye flights for nights we’d have at the beach, only to realize later that we’d actually only given ourselves a super short visit. We stayed in the Seminyak beach area, one of the main tourist…

Registering with the Police in China

November 12, 2016 Kelly

When we first started planning our trip to China with Jenna, we assumed we’d rent an Airbnb apartment. It’s our go-to website for booking accommodation; it’s affordable, it’s easy to use, it’s great for traveling with friends, and it can give an authentic feel for what life is really like in the places we visit. While researching China’s entry requirements, we learned that foreign tourists must register with the police within 24 hours of arriving in China. We also learned…