Other than their safety, the other big fear that people commonly share with us is the difficulty in communicating.  Ok, they’re convinced it’s safe – but how will we tell people what we want?  Our answer is that you’d be amazed how easy it is!  Charades, much like Coke

Someone emailed us some questions about Tunisia, so we’re going to answer him here so other people can hopefully get something from our answers as well!   Q: Did you have any problems with Tunisians saying things or acting strangely to your wife Wendy?…

The Interislander fery at the Wellington terminalGetting from the north island to the south island was very comfortable, and reasonably priced. We took the Interislander ferry from Wellington to Picton.  The trip takes 3 hours.  In Wellington, make sure you end up at the rig

Bus schedule for Airport BusBus schedule for Airport Bus There are many ways to get from the Seoul Incheon International Airport, and more are even coming with a subway line being built that will connect the Airport all the way to downtown.…

We took the high speed train back to Seoul from Daegu. The train goes up to 300 km/h in sections, and was a very convenient way of crossing the country.  It cost us about $40 US per ticket.…

A subway station in Busan. A subway station in Busan. The subway system in Busan is like all the others we used in Korea – fabulous.  The trains run very frequently and the stations are well organized, announced in English (and Korean, and Chinese, and Japanese) and everythin

We arrived at the bus station in Gyeongju this morning, and immediately went to the excellent tourist info booth.  They’re all over and always seem to have at least one person who speaks English. …

Seoul Bus StationSeoul Bus Station We didn’t have much luck finding a quick way to get from Seoraksan National Park to Andong.  Although it looked like it would have been possible to take a train, or a combination of buses going through Donghae, or Chuncheon, we were not confide

Well, it’s 6AM in California and we’re finally headed to bed here in Seoul where it’s 10pm.  We flew in earlier today, arriving around 5pm local time.  The airport is beautiful and extremely modern. …

See our Hong Kong slideshowHong Kong Skyline from the Walk of the Stars We flew from San Francisco to Hong Kong. Our experience as we arrived in Hong Kong couldn’t have been better.…