• chichicastenango, checking out guatemalan’s biggest market

    we had four nights booked in panajachel, lake atitlan and while there are plenty of things to do around the lake, taking a daytrip to chichicastenango is one of the most popular ones.  chichicastenango is a town about an hour…

  • laid back afternoon in shimokitazawa

    the last area we explored in tokyo was shimokitazawa aka the hipster factory.  i suppose they’re all over the world but the concentration was definitely higher here although more in the mid to late 20 year old range.  we both…

  • walking around daikanyama and ebisu

    7 weeks into our trip and we had yet to eat a single piece of western fast food.  this might be the longest stretch that i’ve been able to avoid the evil grips of mcdonald’s (maybe the #1 reason why…