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Rob&Kim McJ
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10 countries
4 continents
McKee Amsterdam Rhine River Cruise - Guest Post
🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands🗓️ May 18 – Jun 7📝 Jul 29
And now for something different, a Guest Post from my Aunt Johanna and Uncle Jim McKee! Sailing the Romantic Rhine & Moselle was an unforgettable...
Back Home to Toronto
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada🗓️ Jan 10 – Apr 3📝 Apr 10
So, from Toronto to Lisbon to Munich to Bangkok to Chang Mai to Singapore to Perth to Sydney to Cairns to Bali to Bangkok to Ao Nang then back to...
Ao Nang, Thailand
🇹🇭 Ao Nang, Krabi, Thailand🗓️ Mar 4 – 31📝 Apr 3
Thailand Take Two: Sun, Sweat, and SCUBA For various reasons (none of them particularly rational), we skipped New Zealand and Tahiti and instead...
Bali* Indonesia
🇮🇩 Bali, Indonesia🗓️ Feb 24 – Mar 4📝 Mar 24
Our journey from Cairns to Bali came with an unexpected perk — time travel! We hopped two time zones back, which I’m pretty sure makes us honorary...
Great Barrier Reef SCUBA Liveaboard
🇦🇺 Australia🗓️ Feb 20 – 23📝 Mar 12
Let’s get one thing straight—when they said Spirit of Freedom was an incredible liveaboard, they weren’t lying. But did they warn me I’d be having a...
Cairns, Australia: Heat, Bats & a Bit of Culture
🇦🇺 Cairns, Queensland, Australia🗓️ Feb 18 – 24📝 Mar 10
We arrived in Cairns and instantly sighed in relief—our apartment was spacious, clean, and blessedly quiet (key factors in any good stay). The best...
Sydney: Fireworks, Food Fails & 20km in Two Days
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia🗓️ Feb 14 – 17📝 Feb 25
Our trip to Sydney started with a one-hour flight delay. No big deal, right? Wrong. Turns out, Sydney Airport doesn’t operate 24/7. If we had arrived...
Perth* Australia
🇦🇺 Perth, Western Australia, Australia🗓️ Feb 7 – 14📝 Feb 18
Perth*: A City for Recovery We flew into Perth, but we stayed in... Scarborough!? Well, Scarborough Beach on the Western edge of Australia. After a...
Sticker Shock in Singapore
🇸🇬 Singapore🗓️ Feb 4 – 6📝 Feb 13
Singapore - what a beautiful ultra clean city. The view from the plane with the coastline full of ships was impressive. Public transit into the city...
Koh Phangan: Croissants, Coral Mazes & That %#&$ing Bird
🇹🇭 Surat Thani, Thailand🗓️ Jan 29 – Feb 4📝 Feb 4
The moment we left DDHut and Koh Tao, we felt the stress lift. Between the never-ending demolition noise, spotty WiFi, and general lack of charm, we...
Koh Tao, Thailand - Motorbike Dodging & The Great Penang Curry Hunt
🇹🇭 Ko Tao, Surat Thani, Thailand🗓️ Jan 23 – 29📝 Jan 30
On our 6:30 am trip to the airport, Kim got tips from a Minnesotan mom: Dramamine for the upcoming boat ride. Spoiler: We forgot ours and...
Chiang Mai Chronicles: From Bangkok Bustle to Chiang Mai Charm
🇹🇭 Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand🗓️ Jan 20 – 22📝 Jan 24
Day 9: Bangkok to Chiang Mai – Grab Fails and Plunge Pool DreamsLesson learned: Grab isn’t Uber, and 500 THB for a taxi to DMK Airport is the Bangkok...
Three Nights in Bangkok, Thailand … Planes, Pad Thai & Perilous Streets
🇹🇭 Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand🗓️ Jan 17 – 20📝 Jan 20
Turns out Lisbon isn’t the only place with wrong turns—we got lost boarding the Lufthansa A380-80, a plane so big it could have its own zip code. Rob...
Munich Germany: Cheap Thrills and Cold Chills
🇩🇪 Munich, Bavaria, Germany🗓️ Jan 14 – 16📝 Jan 16
We nailed the Lisbon Metro to the airport for just €1.85 each—budget travel pros, right? After a shuttle ride from the airport to the plane so long...
Journey to Lisbon, Portugal: A Comedy of Delays, Detours, and Dinners
🇵🇹 Portugal🗓️ Jan 11 – 13📝 Jan 14
We left Toronto with optimism, two carry-ons, and a dream. After all, how hard could 12 weeks of minimalist travel be? (Answer: TBD). The flight was...
Where in the World are Rob & Kim going?
🗓️ Dec 19, 2024📝 Dec 30
Destination Countries: (In alphabetical order) Australia, Germany, New Zealand, Portugal , Singapore, Tahiti, Thailand, USA Here is a breakdown of...
Adventures in the rainforest of Belize
🇧🇿 Belize🗓️ Feb 3 – 7, 2024📝 Dec 26
Green Valley Inn, outside of San Ignacio, 638C+8H Unitedville, Belize Tucked away outside San Ignacio, Green Valley Inn was our rainforest home...
Sint Maarten Diary
🇸🇽 Sint Maarten🗓️ Dec 27, 2023 – Jan 16, 2024📝 Dec 26
Friday December 29: It begins Traveling with Rob is always an adventure, but this time, it was next level. Things kicked off with a sunscreen...
Food Tour in Belize
🇧🇿 Belize🗓️ Feb 18, 2024📝 Dec 26
Belizean Bites Lunch Tour "Taste the vibrant flavors of Belize as we venture off the beaten path to some of our favorite "mom & pop" kitchens. Bite...
Lina Point Overwater Belize
🇧🇿 San Pedro, Corozal District, Belize🗓️ Feb 12 – 18, 2024📝 Dec 26
Lina Point Overwater Belize, 57 Lina Point Dr, San Pedro, Belize - Belize-ing It: Lina Point Adventures Feb 14-18 & Feb 28-Mar 2 After some jungle...
Mayan Princess Hotel, Belize
🇧🇿 Belize🗓️ Feb 17 – 27, 2024📝 Dec 22
Mayan Princess Hotel, 2 Barrier Reef Dr, San Pedro, Belize - Feb 18 to Feb 28 Mayan Princess: A Mixed Bag in San Pedro For 10 days, we called the...
Underwater in Belize
🇧🇿 Belize🗓️ Feb 13 – 19, 2024📝 Dec 22
Chuck & Robbies Dive Shop - Beachfront, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye Belize Snorkeling: Hol Chan & Shark Ray Alley Our first excursion took us to the...
Tiny Escape to the Turks & Caicos Islands
🗓️ Apr 30 – May 7, 2024📝 Dec 22
A Short Soak in the Paradise of Grace Bay beach South Fleetwood Villas, Grace Bay TKCA 1ZZ, Turks and Caicos Islands Kim found us a little villa...