Jen and Kevin's Travel Blog!
30 augustus 2014, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
The journey starts in a few days!! We are packing up at home this weekend and getting ready for the big trip!
Gracie's
4 september 2014, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Jen saying goodbye to co-workers! 6 years of great times!!!
Oakland airport
5 september 2014, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Taking off!! Getting on an early morning flight to start off our trip. Sqeezed our entire lives for the next 9 months into two big back packs, and said goodbye to Kevin's parents.
Seaside, Oregon
5 september 2014, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Had some great waffles at the Waffle Window... But that is not the highlight of the day. Call us crazy, but our first stop is to catch some crabs at Seaside, Oregon. We cannot believe how easy it was.Meer informatie
Portland, Oregon
7 september 2014, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Leaving Oregon today. The hostel we stayed at Seaside was ran by a cute little Vietnamese lady. She even has vietnamese coffee at her hostel! Portland itself was pretty empty saturday for some reason.Meer informatie
Seattle, WA
7 september 2014, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
Hanging out with Ulla and Bobby + doggy Nash in Seattle! So good to catch up with old friends and enjoy this beautiful city.
Jericho beach park, Vancouver, BC
10 september 2014, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Watched sunset at Jericho beach park. The place is filled with wild rabbits and purple clams. The weather was a little gloomy, but you can still see the city. Too bad my sunset photo caught 2 crabMeer informatie
Stanley park
11 september 2014, Canada ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
Had a beautiful bike ride in Stanley Park today and ate at food stands all day. JapaDog is awesome and they need to open one in San Francisco!
Middle of Nowhere
18 september 2014, Bering Sea ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
We are on the cruise and in the middle of nowhere. Kevin has been pretty sea sick and I am getting some cabin fever. Otherwise, can't wait to be on land in Russia soon!
Stephanie Lo DucaFeel better Kevin and Jen!! Enjoy the cruise buffets lol! Is there a gym or rock climbing wall? That could be fun and help you to stay busy (jen).
Marie: I hope you brought with you dramamine or other meds for sea sickness. No pictures of your cruise? Looking forward to hear/see more of your adventure. Take care and be safe.
Jen and KevinWe are finally near the end of the cruise!!! Thank goodness. And yes, I have been working out like crazy in the gym.,
Petropavlosk, Russia
22 september 2014, Rusland ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
This town is land bound and can only be reached by boat and planes. The locals are not friendly to tourists though...
Otaru, Japan
24 september 2014, Japan ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
We are so happy to get to Japan! After being on the cruise for so long, we were looking forward to some good Japanese food. We had our first of many real Japanes Ramen to come, and a really reallyMeer informatie
Morning market at Hakodate
25 september 2014, Japan ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
The famous morning market at Hakodate. Can't wait to get some sushi in a few minutes!!
Ryogoku Sumo Wrestling Arena
28 september 2014, Japan ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Thanks to Yumi who got us the tickets, we are watching the fall Sumo wrestling finals right now. Amazing!!!
Masa and Sakura's house
29 september 2014, Japan ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Listening to Michael Jackson on a 40 year old LP machine, in a Japanese home filled with antique furnature, and drinking some kick ass Japanese whiskey with the locals. This is one of the most uniqueMeer informatie
Kasadake hill
1 oktober 2014, Japan ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Hiking up Kasadake with our guest house host Marina and Allegra from Conneticut. Japanese outdoor Onsen after. The Takayama mountains are changing colors in the fall. It was foggy yet still beautiful!
Jigokudani snow monkey park
2 oktober 2014, Japan ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
These snow monkeys have good lives here with hot springs! They are not scared of humans at all. Also stopped by the streets where the movie "spirited away" used as the movie back drop.
Awwww this looks so awesome in the pictures, it must have been so breathtaking in person. I want to be a monkey in the hot springs....
Megumi and Shotaro's house
5 oktober 2014, Japan ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Spend a weekend with my friend Megumi and her new husband Sho in Tokyo. Hiked in Ooyama and went to their cute home for sukiyaki. Sho is a big "foodie". All the restaurant he brought us to, and theMeer informatie
Kyoto
7 oktober 2014, Japan ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Visiting Kyoyo again after 12 years. It is Still a very special place. We have 1 more week in Japan and so far we have stayed well under budget--only $82 per person per day. Doing lots of cooking atMeer informatie
Kyoto and surrounding area
10 oktober 2014, Japan ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
The last 3 days in Kyoto had been really great. We've done quite a bit of biking around the city, and saw many shrines and temples. The best was the Inari shrine with the numerous red gates. At thisMeer informatie
Rebecca Martinezi can understand his excitement!! and for only $1...eek SUSHI HEAVEN ..
Osaka
14 oktober 2014, Japan ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
So since Kevin did not do well on the cruise, we scratched the idea of taking a ferry to Busan. We decided to fly out of Osaka instead, and ended up staying with a really nice family for a few days.Meer informatie
Busan Haeundae beach
17 oktober 2014, Zuid-Korea ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Taking a few days of break in Busan, Korea's second largest city. The weather is starting to cool down but it is still beautiful. Perfect for eating these spicy Korean food!
Jen and KevinYes, there were bunch of Korean surfers. Most are in wet suites, Kevin was the only crazy foreign dude surfing topless. Major rash on the chest and belly afterwards!!
Udo island
20 oktober 2014, Zuid-Korea ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Jeju island at the southern coast of South Korea is one of the world's 7 natural wonders. Udo island is a small island off of the east coast of Jeju. Both islands have a matriarchy system where womanMeer informatie
Jeju Island
22 oktober 2014, Zuid-Korea ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
The typical weather of Jeju island includes rainy and windy days. Good thing yesterday was at least partly sunny. The island is filled with black lava rocks. We saw a school of dolphines playing whileMeer informatie
Mongolia
25 oktober 2014, Mongolië ⋅ 🌬 0 °C
Made it to Mongolua two days ago, and now on an old Russian van to see the country side!
Central Mongolia. Batar's brother's ger
26 oktober 2014, Mongolië ⋅ 🌬 1 °C
We drove all day yesterday to arive at our driver- Batar's brother's family ger. We had some dinner and had a cold night sleep. The next day we woke up to the family herding their cattles. The brotherMeer informatie
Jen and KevinUm.. Tasted actually like oysters. I guess that is why they call these Rocky Mountain oysters!