Sulawesi: Castaways
Long before arriving in Sulawesi, we’d talked about setting ourselves up as castaways on a remote beach somewhere. This seemed a good conflu
Sulawesi: In search of mythical beasts
With a goal of splitting our time between marine and terrestrial diversity, we headed inland from Bunaken to the forests of Tangkoko...
Sulawesi: An island of easy life
We arrived in north Sulawesi, Indonesia, two hours late, in the dark, and in the pouring rain. Frenetic, lawless traffic shot past our...
Singapore stopover (or, the tragedy of being full in a city stuffed with delicious food)
Our six-month itinerary didn't include any non-mandatory big city time. One of the (unsurprising) realizations we came to while planning...
Chile and Argentina on wheels
Oliver rarely dances. But when he does it's in Chile, in a circus and for a paying audience. After the hike, we threw our shoes in the...
On the GPT: Listo! Finished! Valmista kauraa!
After spending an extra night in Osorno to make sure Piia was recovered from a stomach bug, we felt rested and ready to return to the...
On the GPT: Bigger, wetter, further
In Osorno, with nearly 1,000 km down, and it feels like we've really hit our stride. With (usually) cooler weather, we're covering more...
On the GPT: Whoa, we're halfway there!
We started the third part of our hike in the late afternoon of rainy New Year’s eve. There were no fireworks in the sky but having...
On the GPT: volcanoes, hot springs and bureaucracy
450 km behind us now, and we’re in Los Ángeles for provisions and as many french fries as we can eat in two days. Our return to the trail...
On the GPT: 240km and first update
The first 240 km of the hike done, and we're in Chillan for resupply. While we plan to put down a thorough write-up of the trail...
