Stories

Every story we have posted, newest first. Some trips went smoothly. Others involved leaking masks, night buses, or a mystery virus.


  • Summer in England

    Summer in England

    Our summer in England brought together people we love from both sides of the Atlantic for a third wedding, ordinary days in Suffolk, Lake District rain…

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  • Bogotá

    Bogotá

    We went to Bogotá intending to slow down. We still ended up on Monserrate, inside an upside down house, and deep underground in a salt cathedral.

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  • Louisiana Wedding

    Louisiana Wedding

    Our Louisiana wedding had crawfish, zip lines, a pond ceremony, family from both sides of the Atlantic, and the doctor who delivered Bryson’s siblings leading the…

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  • Hong Kong

    Hong Kong

    Emily and Bryson eat their way through Hong Kong, spend a day with Ruby, visit two theme parks, hike Dragon’s Back and take the ferry to…

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  • Chiang Mai and Pai

    Chiang Mai and Pai

    Chiang Mai and Pai brought temples, an F1 driver in the mountains, a regular noodle shop, Oliver’s matcha research, and a suspicious amount of Singha Soda…

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  • Bali

    Bali

    Bali involved puppy yoga, two very bad beginner surfers, a beach club safari, and Celine Dion in almost every taxi. We still cannot explain Celine Dion.

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  • Kuala Lumpur

    Kuala Lumpur

    Kuala Lumpur gave us a ten minute lift queue, a three dollar Mount Blanche pen, a meal far hotter than advertised, and the Petronas Towers outside…

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  • Phuket

    Phuket

    Phuket meant a week with Emily’s mom, a suspiciously ranked beach restaurant, regular spicy food, and absolutely no Thai Lion Air on the way out.

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  • Back in Bangkok (so nice we did it thrice!)

    Back in Bangkok (so nice we did it thrice!)

    Bangkok number three was parks, friends, dim sum, a 50p train to Ayutthaya, and the dental cleaning Emily could not get from the NHS.

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  • Tokyo

    Tokyo

    Tokyo began with an emergency coat shop and ended with spicy ramen in Emily’s eye. Between those came skiing, twelve floors of stationery, friends, temples, and…

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  • West Monroe Winter Wonderland

    West Monroe Winter Wonderland

    We made it to West Monroe for Christmas. After months away, being at home with family was enough.

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  • Ho Chi Minh

    Ho Chi Minh

    Our last stop in Vietnam had a balcony over the Saigon River, stage lights at four in the morning, a bee farm, and one very sweaty…

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