Jen and Kevin's Travel Blog!
30. august 2014, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 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, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Jen saying goodbye to co-workers! 6 years of great times!!!
Oakland airport
5. september 2014, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☁️ 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, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 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.Læs mere
Portland, Oregon
7. september 2014, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 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.Læs mere
Seattle, WA
7. september 2014, Forenede Stater ⋅ 🌙 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 crabLæs mere
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!
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 reallyLæs mere
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 uniqueLæs mere
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.
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 theLæs mere
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 atLæs mere
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 thisLæs mere
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.Læs mere
Busan Haeundae beach
17. oktober 2014, Sydkorea ⋅ ⛅ 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!
Udo island
20. oktober 2014, Sydkorea ⋅ ⛅ 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 womanLæs mere
Jeju Island
22. oktober 2014, Sydkorea ⋅ ☁️ 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 whileLæs mere
Mongolia
25. oktober 2014, Mongoliet ⋅ 🌬 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, Mongoliet ⋅ 🌬 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 brotherLæs mere




































































