Patrick & Joe

Patrick & Joe

May 28, 2017

Patrick & Joe

Patrick & Joe

May 28, 2017

Hello everyone,

We are filled with excitement and gratitude when we think about celebrating our marriage with you in May! It is the people in our lives who give us joy and meaning and we feel incredibly lucky to share this day and our commitment with all of you. Thank you for joining us; your presence and well wishes are our greatest gift.

We've created this registry page to give you a window into our travel plans after the wedding. We'll be kicking off our marriage this summer with six weeks of adventure as we backpack through Asia - hiking and camping on the Great Wall, biking around Angkor Wat, hanging out with orangutans in the jungles of Borneo, visiting the remote island where the first season of Survivor was filmed (you can guess who picked that one), and lots of other fun stops and activities along the way.

We are excited to share this experience with you all through pictures, videos, and cards!

Love,
Joe and Patrick

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Flights to China: The first stop on our adventure is China. We'll fly from San Francisco to Beijing so we can hike and camp on the Great Wall. We'll then fly to the city of Guilin so that we can explore the Li River and the surrounding countryside.
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Hiking and Camping on the Great Wall of China: Inspired by our friend Mike Gabbert's epic trip to China, we're going to spend three days hiking different sections of the Great Wall and camping at night on the wall's old century outpost.
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Hotel in Beijing: We’ll spend two nights at the Quianmen Hotel, 2 minutes from Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. Built in 1875, the hotel is a blast from the past and considered a classic example of Chinese traditional architecture.
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Dinners in Beijing: We can't wait to go out each night in Beijing for some traditional Chinese food. Pat's going for the Peking duck and Joe's going for the veggie dumplings!
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Drinks in Beijing: We'll hit the town to get drinks at all of the Beijing hot spots, including Jiang Hu. This bar is famous for its outdoor courtyard where everyone goes to hear the latest Chinese indie rock bands.
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Lunch and sightseeing in Beijing: We'll spend a day being turbo tourists in Beijing, stopping by the famous Golden Peacock restaurant for their pineapple rice and then touring the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square.
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Trekking in Guilin: We’ll spend two days trekking through the beautiful mountains of Guilin along terraced rice fields tilled by water buffalo. We’ll pass through small farms and villages and enjoy a window into rural China.
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Cruising the Li River: The Li River is famous for its iconic Cormorant fishermen who use trained cormorant birds to catch fish in their long boats. We’re excited to see them in action and enjoy the backdrop of the region’s beautiful
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Cottage in Rural China: When exploring the Li River, we'll stay off-the-beaten path in a Qing Dynasty house in a small fishing/farming village where vegetarian meals are prepared daily by a woman in the village. We can't wait to relax in rural China!
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Dinners and Drinks on the Li River: As we're exploring the villages along the Li River, we'll stop into the traditional Chinese restaurants for dinner and hang out at the many sidewalk bars.
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Flights to Vietnam: We'll fly from China to northern Vietnam where we'll spend a few days seeing the sights in Hanoi before taking a bus to Halong Bay.
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Hotel in Hanoi: We’re going to spend a night at the Box Hotel in Hanoi – a very nice, though very small, hotel room. It'll feel like we’re living in a box!
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Sightseeing in Hanoi: We’ll spend a day wandering the streets and sights of Hanoi and see a traditional Vietnamese water puppetry show where wooden puppets appear to dance on water as puppeteers stand waist-deep in a pool, hidden from view.
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Dinners in Hanoi: One of our favorite places to go to dinner with friends in San Francisco is the Vietnamese restaurant in our neighborhood. Now we can't wait to find the best pho spots in Hanoi!
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Bia Hoi in Hanoi: Hanoi is famous for locals and tourists gathering at night at small bars and street corners to hang out and drink Bia Hoi, a popular beer. We’ll head to the corner of Ha Tien and Luong Ngoc Quyen, the liveliest spot in the city.
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Kayaking in Ha Long Bay: Ha Long Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and famous for its thousands of limestone karsts jutting dramatically out of the water. We’ll spend an afternoon kayaking in and around this beautiful bay.
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Snorkeling in Halong Bay: Hidden below the limestone karsts of Halongbay are long stretches of coral reefs. We'll spend an afternoon exploring the ins and outs of this underwater paradise.
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Caving in Ha Long Bay: The limestone karsts of Halong Bay are riddled with caverns. We’ll kayak and swim into these hidden caverns and finally see the stalagmites and stalactites we learned so much about in 5th grade!
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Junk Boat Cruise in Ha Long Bay: We’ll hop on a junk boat (which is actually quite nice!) to cruise around the bay. On board this ancient sailing ship, we’ll chat it up with all our new friends we’re bound to make along our travels.
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Bungalow in Halong Bay: We'll spend four nights at the Whisper Nature Bungalow on Cat Ba Island. Built in the style of a traditional village home, our bungalow is in the Cat Ba National Forest, a 3 mile bike ride from the beach.
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Dinner and Drinks in Halong Bay: After snorkeling, kayaking, and caving, we'll relax over dinner and drinks. We're most excited to check out Ba Hang, a bar in one of Halong Bay's floating villages. We'll have to kayak and search to find it!
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Flights to Cambodia: We'll fly from Vietnam to Siem Reap, Cambodia. We'll spend a few days in Siem Reap exploring Angkor Wat, a day in Phnom Penh seeing the sights, and then a few days in northern Cambodia at the Mondulkuri Project elephant sanctuary.
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Biking around Angkor Wat: Have you seen Tomb Raider? We’re going to pull a Lora Croft and explore this “City of Temples” on bikes! We hear Angkor Wat is beautiful at sunrise, so we’ll make sure to get up early to catch the ruins in the morning!
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Tour Guide in Angkor Wat: The largest religious monument in the world, Angkor Wat was originally a Hindu temple to the god Vishnu though later became a Buddhist temple. We’re going to learn so much more about it when we tour the ruins!
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Hotel in Siem Reap: After exploring the temples of Angkor Wat each day, we'll stay at the Golden Temple. The hotel is described as an oasis of tranquility and it's designed in the style of a traditional Cambodian village.
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Dinners in Siem Reap: We've never had Cambodian food before, so we're excited to check out restaurants like The Sugar Palm and eat amok - fish or veggies in coconut curry and steamed in a banana leaf.
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The Mondulkiri Project: We'll be hanging out with our pachyderm friends at this elephant sanctuary in rural Cambodia. We'll go trekking with a family of rescued elephants, help bathe elephants at the watering hole, and sleep overnight in hammocks.
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Hotel in Phnom Penh: For our one night in Phnom Penh en route to the elephant sanctuary, we'll stay at Base Villa, a hostel in the middle of the city.
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Dinner in Phnom Penh: We'll have dinner on the outdoor patio at Khmer Surin, famous for its traditional Khmer cuisine, music, and dancing.
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Flights to Borneo: We'll fly from Cambodia to Borneo, which is the number one spot on our honeymoon bucket list. Joe always wanted to go to see the orangutans and Pat always wanted to visit the location of the first season of Survivor!
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Rimba Orangutan Ecolodge: We’ll travel two hours by boat through the Borneo jungle until we reach our remote lodge. This will be our home base for the next four days where we’ll fulfill Joe’s lifelong dream of seeing orangutans in Borneo.
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Hanging with Orangutans at Camp Leakey: Joe loves orangutans, the wise philosophers of the forest. We'll spend a few days at this research and rehabilitation center, hiking with researchers through the jungle and seeing orangutans in the wild.
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Dinner with the Fireflies: One of the classic Borneo experiences is to have dinner along the jungle river right after sunset when the fireflies come out and light up the sky. Nature's candles!
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Canoeing on the Little Buluh River: We’ll get up early and spend half a day canoeing through the jungle rivers of Borneo, stopping for lunch, and trying to avoid nibbles from the piranhas.
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Survivor Lodge: You guessed it. We're living Pat's dream and going to Palau Tiga, an island 20 miles off the Borneo coast and the location of the first season of Survivor! Fortunately, we'll have shelter and will stay at the Survivor Island Resort!
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Survivor Tour: We'll spend a day getting a tour of all the Survivor hot spots! We'll see the beach where Richard, Sue, and Colleen lived; visit Tribal Council; see what challenge awaits us at Tree Mail; and take an epic sunset tiki torch photo.
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Dinners on Palau Tiga: If Pat had his way, we'd camp on the island with no shelter, start fire, and eat some good old fashioned Survivor rice (and maybe some rat!). Turns out though, the restaurant on Palau Tiga serves up some delicious meals.
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Flights to the Philippines: We'll fly from Borneo to the Philippines, the last stop on our honeymoon trip. We'll close-out the trip relaxing on the incredible beaches of El Nido!
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Beach Cottage in El Nido: Our final honeymoon stop will be the island of El Nido in the Phillippines, known for its white sand beaches and adventure sports. We’ll spend the first two nights at the Hadefe Beach Cottage - just steps from the beach.
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Resort in El Nido: For the last three nights of our honeymoon, we’re going big! We’ll stay at the El Nido Resorts Miniloc Island in an over-the-water bungalow - definitely a bucket list experience!
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Snorkeling in El Nido: Known for its coral reefs, El Nido's snorkeling is like swimming in an aquarium. We'll be on the lookout for Nemo, Flounder, sea turtles, baby sharks, and octopus.
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Kayaking in El Nido: Blue ocean waters and white sandy beaches, swimming with fishes and starbellied sneeches – these are a few of our favorite things and we’ll get to see them all while kayaking around the island of El Nido!
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Island Hopping: Our travel-blogging friend, Justin Walter, inspired us to go island-hopping in El Nido. We’ll join an island-hopping excursion to sail on catamarans, swim in crystal clear water, explore lagoons, and discover secret beaches.
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Stand-Up Paddle Boarding in El Nido: One of our favorite things to do in SF is stand-up paddle board in Sausalito harbor. We’re excited to take our paddle boarding skills on the road and paddle amidst the 7,000 islands of the Philippines.
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Massages: After all the honeymoon hiking, camping, and jungle trekking, we're going to get some great R&R in El Nido, including massages on the beach!
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Dinners in El Nido: We're going to explore all of the beachside restaurants in El Nido, including having dinner one night right on the sand at the Miniloc Island Resort.
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Drinks in El Nido: The local hot spot in El Nido is Marber's, a beach front restaurant that looks like the perfect place to sit, relax, and drink some cold beers. This is one of the places we're excited to check out while wrapping up our big adventure!
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