long live wanderlust.

the end.

Tue, 29 May 2012 00:12:32 -0400

116 days. 8 countries. 34 cities. 42 hotels. 20 flights. 32 buses. 1 elephant ride. 1000 awesome moments. fin.

I will miss the blurry rides, the people, the food, the wonder....

Sun, 27 May 2012 07:23:15 -0400

I will miss the blurry rides, the people, the food, the wonder. I will miss the freedom, the heat and the sun, and the constant exhaustion. I will miss you, asia. and I’ll be back. (Taken with instagram)

we just finished our final day of diving for the trip. though we were exhausted crawling out after...

Sat, 26 May 2012 03:24:00 -0400

we just finished our final day of diving for the trip. though we were exhausted crawling out after three dives, we are sad it’s over. diving has dominated the second half of our trip, and it’s been incredible. today was about rich reef life, tons of eels & turtles and enjoying the freakishly clear water of the philippines. happy :)

final stats for the trip:
25 total dives
22:08 total dive time
deepest dive: 32 meters
longest dive: 70 minutes (today!)

alright Palawan, you’re just showing off. (Taken with...

Wed, 23 May 2012 01:32:18 -0400

alright Palawan, you’re just showing off. (Taken with Instagram at El Nido)

we will have super limited Internet for the final week of our trip, so just google El Nido for an...

Mon, 21 May 2012 18:46:15 -0400

we will have super limited Internet for the final week of our trip, so just google El Nido for an appropriate amount of jealousy. I’ll put up an update before we head home next tuesday!

river cruise in the rain. (Taken with Instagram at bohol. )

Sat, 19 May 2012 08:41:57 -0400

river cruise in the rain. (Taken with Instagram at bohol. )

Taken with Instagram at bohol.

Fri, 18 May 2012 07:59:14 -0400

Taken with Instagram at bohol.

I mean, seriously. how does something this cute exist?? well,...

Fri, 18 May 2012 03:42:44 -0400

I mean, seriously. how does something this cute exist?? well, they’re endangered, which is really sad and probably the reason they said no when I tried to buy one.

they ONLY exist on this one island. crazy!

today we went on a whirlwind tour of Bohol, which was cheesy...

Fri, 18 May 2012 03:40:39 -0400

today we went on a whirlwind tour of Bohol, which was cheesy & touristy, but a great way to see the main sites and the gorgeous countryside! first up were the chocolate hills, pictured, which turn brown (duh, like chocolate) in the dry months. it gave us an incredible view of the island :)

we also saw the worlds smallest primate, the tarsier, which was the cutest thing either of us had ever seen (photos to follow). after that, we went on a terrifying suspended bridge, a floating restaurant and a few other places. we are bad at being tourists - we get pissy after a couple locations where they herd us in huge crowds to line up and take photos. grr.

Photo

Wed, 16 May 2012 20:22:42 -0400

diving in the philippines has been gorgeous so far, with really...

Wed, 16 May 2012 20:21:30 -0400

diving in the philippines has been gorgeous so far, with really dramatic drop offs, huge coral fan gardens and endless sea turtles. we also had a great sea snake sighting, but brian kept a safe distance so you can’t really see it in the photos he took ;)

moalboal, philippines.

Wed, 16 May 2012 20:11:32 -0400

moalboal, philippines.

Taken with instagram

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:23:39 -0400

Taken with instagram

blue. (Taken with Instagram at Panglao)

Wed, 16 May 2012 06:47:02 -0400

blue. (Taken with Instagram at Panglao)

the water here is clear as glass. (Taken with Instagram at...

Mon, 14 May 2012 00:07:13 -0400

the water here is clear as glass. (Taken with Instagram at Moalboal)

rainy travel day. (Taken with Instagram at Cebu City)

Sat, 12 May 2012 20:57:45 -0400

rainy travel day. (Taken with Instagram at Cebu City)

just landed in Cebu after two days in Manila, where we were so...

Sat, 12 May 2012 07:14:19 -0400

just landed in Cebu after two days in Manila, where we were so exhausted after the redeye from Jakarta that we slept for almost an entire day. we also met up with Lisa (thelisashow.com) and her family for a super tasty lunch :)

tomorrow we take the bus to Moalboal for a few days of diving & getting into beach mode for the rest of the trip. we also figure it’s about time to figure out exactly how we are getting home from here, so we’ve got some administrative stuff to work out.

jakarta is intense…but I dig it. (Taken with instagram)

Tue, 08 May 2012 03:41:35 -0400

jakarta is intense…but I dig it. (Taken with instagram)

Photo

Sun, 06 May 2012 22:03:42 -0400

Indonesia has been incredible. the diving was so clear, we had...

Sun, 06 May 2012 21:59:39 -0400

Indonesia has been incredible. the diving was so clear, we had shark sightings on almost every dive, saw several of the biggest sea turtles you can imagine, eagle rays, sting rays…goes on and on. we fly to jakarta today for two days, so we can explore a bit and maybe see a movie or two. after that, it’s on to the philippines to round out the trip on a high note ;)

the distortion on the gopro has been a little frustrating underwater - its hard to capture how big things are, and there is some blurring around the edges, as you can see. nonetheless, we have caught some great moments on that little camera!