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Week 10 Travel Update from Rome and Florence, Italy

Our tenth week of traveling began our European adventures and was split between Rome and Florence with a day trip to Pisa to end the week. Since leaving Asian the amount of things that changed literally overnight was unbelievable…the weather, the food, the architecture, and of course the prices!

25 Weeks Pregnant Vegan

Darlene’s Prego Log – Week 25

I finished my 25th week of pregnancy in Italy where we did a lot of tourist sightseeing through four different cities. Do I have stretch marks? Do my clothes still fit? Did I buy maternity clothes? Do I feel the baby kicking? Find out in this week’s Prego Log!

Here’s Everything Fat Packed For Our Three-Month Trip Around The World

How do you pack for a three month trip around the world? Well, everyone is different, but as a professional photographer, my camera and computer gear take top priority (along with most of the weight and space in my pack). Here’s a list of everything I brought on our journey, including my favorite must-have items, and a few I wish I left at home.

Darlene’s Prego Log – Week 24

I started my 24th week of pregnancy in Ho Chi Minh City and ended it in Rome. Right now the baby is the size of a ear corn—12 inches long and weighs 1 1/3 pounds. There have been some perks while traveling pregnant too…

Things to do in Ho Chi Minh City

Week 9 Travel Update From Saigon, Vietnam

Our final week in Asia after traveling across three countries for the past nine weeks was spent in Saigon, Vietnam. We were fortunate enough to stay with Darlene’s old high school wrestling partner Joe and his fiancé Gabby, so our “living like locals” theme continued…

Vietnamese Vegan Cooking Class

Our Quest to Learn to Cook Continues… We Took a Vietnamese Vegan Cooking Class!

We’ve found that one of our favorite things to do while exploring a new country is to take a cooking class. Not only do we get to eat a lot of delicious food (You know we love to eat!), but we also get to learn a ton about the local produce, cuisine, and cooing techniques. While in Ho Chi Minh City we took a Vietnamese vegan cooking class and had an absolute blast expanding our minds, palates, and bellies!