https://www.professionalhiatus.com Putting our careers on hold to answer the call of travel Wed, 12 Apr 2023 14:21:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/10/30/stretching-it-a-bit/ https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/10/30/stretching-it-a-bit/#comments Wed, 30 Oct 2013 05:33:28 +0000 http://www.professionalhiatus.com/?p=4784 It was day 302 on the road when we arrived in Singapore from Sydney. To make a long story short, we were headed into what is affectionally referred to as "travel burnout". We knew we needed a change to rejuvenate our traveling spirits, but what exactly?...]]> https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/10/30/stretching-it-a-bit/feed/ 4 https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/09/20/change-pace-base-camp-bali/ https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/09/20/change-pace-base-camp-bali/#comments Fri, 20 Sep 2013 07:43:29 +0000 http://www.professionalhiatus.com/?p=4719 After nine months on the road, odd as it may sound, Kenny and I really had begun to crave a little more stability in our day to day living. Following New Zealand and Australia, our entry into Asia through Singapore and peninsular Malaysia felt like one hot, sweaty, blurred mess...]]> https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/09/20/change-pace-base-camp-bali/feed/ 4 https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/08/24/diving-komodo/ https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/08/24/diving-komodo/#comments Sat, 24 Aug 2013 15:20:58 +0000 http://www.professionalhiatus.com/?p=4661 Since beginning our trip in October of 2012, Kenny and I have talked about learning to scuba dive as one of our 'bucket list' experiences. Following the trip to Komodo, the intent was to...]]> https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/08/24/diving-komodo/feed/ 6 https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/08/13/komodo-national-park/ https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/08/13/komodo-national-park/#comments Tue, 13 Aug 2013 10:07:56 +0000 http://www.professionalhiatus.com/?p=4569 Traveling to Komodo Island is something which has conjured images of Indiana Jones style exploring for quite a long time. It just seems like the sort of place people shouldn't go. Somewhere wild, unexplored and dangerous. It is after all called the Land of the Dragon. With such a perceived reputation, there couldn't be a better endorsement for us to visit...]]> https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/08/13/komodo-national-park/feed/ 6