The final post from the USA as Matt & Chien-hui move on to their new lives in France

Even the best wine can have sediment, but that’s okay

Our travelers are back in California visiting Matt’s family

We’re back in Seattle for a visit and we’re having a bit of reverse culture shock.

Matt and Chien-hui have to say goodbye to Taiwan after five weeks.

What’s it like to live someplace for a month at a time? Slow travel isn’t like vacation. Here’s why.

Rainy nights make for good photos and Matt experiences the Taiwanese health care system. How did that go?

Matt and Chien leave Europe and head east to Taiwan for a month. The contrast couldn’t be greater.

A journey begins with a single step and continues with 10,000 per day. We still have quite a ways to go before we reach our destination.

Matt reflects on the conundrum that are the people of France, the stunning beauty of the French Riviera, and artists he doesn’t particularly like.

The sun and the sea are just what we needed. Is Nice the place for us?

Night falls on our time in the country and we prepare to move on.

The unpredictable joy of travel is tempered with the constant pain and confusion of travel. Back and forth every day. It’s addictive and repellent.

After a month in the biggest cities in France, Matt and Chien-hui are recharging their batteries in the country and enjoying a slower pace of life in Provence.

Lyon turned out to be quite a different experience than the one we thought we were going to have.

I have finally made it to the promised land of wine. I did not take it in vain.

For this life-long wine geek, making it to Burgundy is a dream come true

The view from our place in Paris is heavenly. Read about our time in Paris and why it’s the perfect place for us.