by Robb Hillman
[title type=”h2″ class=”tfuse”]It was dinnertime, and we were at a night market.[/title] Wandering through night markets you can often find some pretty amazing food. You can also find some pretty unnerving surprises. Whatever you are...
by Robb Hillman
Our flight into Phuket gave us some spectacular views of the islands as we approached. Totally amazing. —- We decided to avoid Phuket’s party beach Patong, and instead went a little further south to the more relaxed Karon Beach. Our hotel was cheap since it was...
by Robb Hillman
*Warning* This (or any) post about the Vegetarian Festival in Thailand is not for the faint of heart. When you travel the world, you are exposed to a wide variety of cultures, traditions, and practices. Since we rarely fully understand what we encounter, sometimes...
by Robb Hillman
We knew we would be jetlagged after our flight from Amsterdam, but thanks to a strategic credit card bonus we had gotten (travel hacking works!), we were able to use points to stay at a fairly nice hotel rather than having to scrounge for a guesthouse after we...
by Robb Hillman
Here at Ten Degrees Warmer, we believe that any one of us can be awesome if we simply choose to be. Making that choice can be both terrifying and exhilarating, and staying the course through the challenges of life isn’t always easy. After all, if it were easy,...
by Robb Hillman
We had heard of the Bone Church several years ago when we were choosing cities to visit for our honeymoon. But Prague didn’t make the cut that time around (Latvia and Lithuania were calling!) so this time we were eager check it out. Sedlec Ossuary is actually outside...
by Robb Hillman
I couldn’t wait to bite into a trdelník. We had seen them in Budapest, where they had the even harder to pronounce name kürtőskalács. But we ran out of time to try one there, and were thrilled when we saw them again in Prague. The street vendors would wrap dough...
by Robb Hillman
We took the train from Budapest to Prague, and for the first few hours we were alone in a six-seat private carriage. Finally, somewhere in Slovakia a spunky white-haired woman poked her head in the room and politely asked if the empty seats were free. At least I...
