Markets around the world

One of the places we like to go to in a new city is the local food market. I feel that markets (if you find an authentic local one) showcase the local fresh produce of a region for the season – and you get a glimpse of what life is like for the locals. Often…

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A Video Shot in 12 Countries Over 12 Months

We quit our jobs and spent a year living out of a backpack and travelling the world. We drove, hiked, camped and hitchhiked around the world, living with little money and filming our journey along the way. I wrote this song about my experience exploring the unknown and re-discovering meaning and purpose in life after…

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Highlights in Tokyo

Japan was listed as one of the places we really wanted to go to in our year of travel. As a young pre-teen my high school friends can distinctly recall how madly in love I was with anime and Japanese pop culture. Nathan had never been to Japan but has been strongly influenced by Japanese…

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Hiking in the Japanese Alps: as captured by a film camera

After completing the John Muir Trail, I felt like I could take on the world and tackle any single hike. But on Day 2 of our through-hike across the Japanese Alps, I was ready to give up. The steep ascents and descents were killing me physically and mentally. “If you want to quit, we will…

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