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  • March 2, 2025

    Hokkaido, JP – Winter has come

    Hokkaido, JP – Winter has come

    Our next stop in Japan was the northern island of Hokkaido – specifically the capital Sapporo and a small ski resort town a bit northeast, Furano. We landed in Sapporo at New Chitose Airport, which is quite a ways away from the city… a 2 hour bus ride later, and we were finally at the Continue reading

    japan
    food, hiking, matcha, ski
  • February 21, 2025

    Tokyo, JP – Part 1: Arrival

    Tokyo, JP – Part 1: Arrival

    After a great week back home with Cristi and Claudia, it was finally time to embark for Japan where we will be based out of for the next 2.5 months. We had a good time back home with the family and catching up with friends in Atlanta, but were very excited to get back on Continue reading

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  • February 10, 2025

    Nashville, TN – A quick bachelor party before Japan

    Nashville, TN – A quick bachelor party before Japan

    Not a very long post, but an important one – congrats to Matt for finding his better half, and we can’t wait to see them get married in a few months! To celebrate the upcoming nuptials, Matt was kind enough to plan his bachelor party around the one weekend we will be in the US Continue reading

    Tennessee
    beer, escape room, food, friends
  • February 1, 2025

    Lima, Peru – Foodie Paradise

    Lima, Peru – Foodie Paradise

    At this point I’m going to beat a dead horse and repeat myself a third time – Peru has the best food we’ve had in South America, hands down. This was continually evidenced in every meal we had in Lima, and we had lots… In order of best to really damn good, here’s a few Continue reading

    Peru
    family, food, friends
  • January 28, 2025

    Arequipa & Cusco, Peru – Mountains of Chocolate

    Arequipa & Cusco, Peru – Mountains of Chocolate

    After Lake Titicaca, we made our way back to Arequipa where we finally met with Jesus, a Peruvian friend from my time at UT Dallas and a wonderful local guide (against his wishes). Arequipa was quite nice, but after all of the driving around Colca and Puno, we were very ready for a bit of Continue reading

    Peru
    family, food
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Two engineers taking a break from the daily grind and traveling around the world! We, Rachel and Radu, started our journey in August 2024 from San Diego, CA and will be chronicling our travels as we move from place to place.

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