Six Months and Going Strong
Six months. Mexico…Macau…Singapore…Malaysia…Thailand…Cambodia…Vietnam…Laos…China…Hong Kong…South Korea It’s hard to believe, but the Vamos kigo team hit half a year of adventuring while in South Korea. Time definitely flies when you’re having fun and with this milestone, we want to slow down and share a few reflections about the footwear that is carrying us comfortably on this … Read more
The Layover
It’s time to vamos to Japan! The morning started out great. We woke early, took leisurely showers, finished packing, strolled to the metro and played solitaire while the airport express line zipped us to Incheon Airport. Arriving to international departures at 1:30pm, two hours before our scheduled flight time, it was one of those perfect … Read more
Beef, Blood & Bile in Lao
Today, we bring you something different. Marco, the more culinarily adventurous member of Vamos Kigo, has been keeping a food chronicle. Today, you can experience something unique and wonderful/horrible vicariously through Marco. Read all the way through and then enjoy (?) a truly entertaining food video. Lao – simply beautiful – this statement is … Read more
Xie Xie, China.
The second half of our time in mainland China was as fantastic as the first. Heading north from Hong Kong, our first stop was Shanghai. For those who have been following our adventure since Thailand, you may remember mention of friends who we spent time with in Bangkok and Koh Chang. Two of them, Ryan … Read more
生日快乐 (Happy Birthday)
In honor of kigo footwear and Vamos Kigo’s own, Kristin, we wish you a very happy birthday in the best Chinese that we could muster with our free online translation program. 生日快乐 May the road rise to meet you May the wind be always at your back May the sun shine warm upon your face … Read more
Hong Kong = AMAZING.
It’s not often you find a city that has it all, but Hong Kong deserves this distinction. Beach, beautiful bays, mountains, sky scrapers, neon, shopping, first class museums, incredible food, nightlife, street life, ferries, subway, buses, the list goes on and on. In five days we only scraped the surface of all that is Hong … Read more
A Look Inside Sustainable Manufacturing
Huizhou China, located a few hours northeast of Hong Kong, is an important place for kigo footwear and a stop the VAMOS team has been anxiously awaiting. On the outskirts of this bustling city is the PLUS Compound Technologies manufacturing facility, the partner and factory which allowed kigo to make huge leaps forward in the … Read more
Vamos Laos
Laos. What’s that? A country. How do you say that? Silent ‘s’. Where is that? Landlocked between Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar (Burma) and China. We almost skipped Laos completely, debating whether to move from Hanoi directly to Hong Kong, but at the urging of friends and the curiosity we felt for a country we knew very little about, … Read more
Vamos Kigo Shows off its Mussels
Stunning Halong Bay is a natural wonder of limestone formations and a UNESCO world heritage site, located just off the coast of northeastern Vietnam. Home to four floating fishing villages, visitors have the opportunity to try fresh creatures right out of the ocean, like crabs, cuttlefish and sea snails. After a pretty intense price negotiation, … Read more
Hanoi Haircut
For the past ten years, our locks have been lovingly snipped and styled by Marco’s talented sister. Hitting the road has meant trusting strangers to take scissors to our heads. While in Hanoi, Vietnam, Marco embraced the local tradition of street barbers. You typically can find these guys set up in a row along a … Read more
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