http://www.hedgehogswithoutborders.com The exciting adventures of two intrepid hedgehogs. en-us Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:44:42 -0500 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:44:42 -0500 jessica_and_timothy@hedgehogswithoutborders.com http://www.HedgehogsWithoutBorders.com/blog/entry/planning+your+rtw+trip+how+to+know+where+to+go If you adhere to no other tip on this page, adhere to this one. Keep an open mind. Be open to not knowing every place you want to go and the day you want to get there. Be open to not going to every place you think you will go. Be open to not planning every country, every city, every village, every stop before your trip. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:22:30 -0500 http://www.HedgehogsWithoutBorders.com/blog/entry/in_five_years Today marks the fifth year anniversary of the day we began our trip around the world. We always share our experiences from traveling, both during our round-the-world trip and our travels since then. But we haven't shared as much about how our life has changed otherwise in these past five years. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:15:25 -0600 http://www.HedgehogsWithoutBorders.com/blog/entry/nine+photos+from+bangkok We passed through Bangkok four different times and stayed in the city for around two months. It was during our fourth visit that my assumptions and judgments about Bangkok finally slipped away. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:49:03 -0600 http://www.HedgehogsWithoutBorders.com/blog/entry/travel+in+2010 How addicted to travel am I that even before we went to India I was already wondering where we'd travel to in 2010? The more you travel, the more you realize you haven't seen in the world. Not to mention, the more you really want to go back to many of the places you've already seen. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:27:16 -0600 http://www.HedgehogsWithoutBorders.com/blog/entry/the+walls+of+kumbhalgarh It is a structure so vast as to almost defy description. The massive stone walls snake around it, up and down the slopes of the Aravali Mountains, for dozens upon dozens of miles. Multiple sources seem to agree that next to China's Great Wall, the walls surrounding Kumbhalgarh are the longest in the world. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:58:00 -0600 http://www.HedgehogsWithoutBorders.com/blog/entry/ten+tips+for+dealing+with+travelers+diarrhea I know you probably don't want to read about this topic. But the thing of it is, no one talks about it. But that doesn't do much good for the soon-to-be-travelers who are worried about getting sick on the road. So, for all of those fine folk, I'm going to step right into it. This topic, I mean. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:01:43 -0600 http://www.HedgehogsWithoutBorders.com/blog/entry/an+unabashed+fan+of+india During our round-the-world trip, it took me five visits over six months before I enjoyed Bangkok. I fully expected India to be a similar challenge for me. But not once did I hate it. Not once did I want to leave. Not once would I have changed a thing. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:28:39 -0600 http://www.HedgehogsWithoutBorders.com/blog/entry/practice+makes+perfect You can practice traveling before your first international trip. Of course, it's difficult to create conditions at home similar to what it's like when you're traveling long-term abroad. But we were able to do a few things before our round-the-world trip that helped prepare us quite a bit. Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:20:56 -0600