by Stephen Rempala | Sep 22, 2020 | Adventure Travel, Chile, Daily Log, South America
Plaza de Armas, the main square of Santiago Our first 7 days in Chile really drain us, so we decide to rent an apartment in Santiago for a couple nights to figure out our next move. And by figure out our next move, I mean sleep, watch movies, drink more of that...
by Stephen Rempala | Apr 3, 2020 | Adventure Travel, Chile, Continents, Daily Log, South America
Getting off the plane in Santiago, Chile, we congratulate each other on breaking our personal record for longest flight. Fourteen hours! Kristin and I make our way to the customs line and wait with passports in hand. I am running very low on available passport pages,...
by Stephen Rempala | Jan 23, 2020 | Adventure Travel, Australia, Continents, Countries, Daily Log
Sydney Opera House Sydney Opera House When I think of Sydney, this is the picture that pops into my head. THE most iconic opera house in the world. The Sydney Opera House was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on October 20th, 1973. There are more than 1 million roof tiles...
by Stephen Rempala | Dec 19, 2019 | Adventure Travel, Asia, Countries, Daily Log, Japan
After 3 months in SE Asia, it feels peculiar to step foot in Japan. Should I be drinking the tap water? Can we flush toilet paper in this country? Wait… the toilet seats are heated AND they play music? Hold on, you’re telling me that we stand in a single...
by Kristin Rempala | Dec 9, 2019 | Asia, Countries, Daily Log, Philippines
Welcome to the second and final installment of our one month spent in the Philippines. The end of Part One left us leaving Bohol, bound for the first stop of Part Two: the mystical island of Siquijor. Join me for stories from Siquijor, Moalboal, and Malapascua....
by Kristin Rempala | Nov 26, 2019 | Asia, Countries, Philippines
NOTE: I originally wrote this as one post, but we had a lot of stories from the Philippines and it turned into one very long post–almost 9,000 words to be exact. Also, I’ve been stalling on publishing this. I originally drafted these stories in April. Yes....
