February 19, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
Did you know that being caught smuggling nine lemons into New Zealand is grounds for prosecution, with a penalty of a $100,000 fine, and up to five years in […]
February 7, 2013 in Asia, Australia, Indonesia, Oceania, Travelogue
Let me open by saying, “It was all my fault.” All of it. Even the parts that were not my fault and out of my control. Those were my fault […]
February 6, 2013 in Asia, Indonesia, Travelogue
Our last memories of Bali are in the dark. The warm sultry dark of evening to a latin beat, not as incongruous as one might think for an island bridging […]
December 31, 2012 in Asia, Brunei, Inspiration, Malaysia, Travelogue
If you’re just casually following our blog then this post may or may not be of interest to you. But if you’re a traveler, specifically a traveler who is interested […]
December 27, 2012 in Asia, Brunei
Sometimes it takes a real fail to appreciate how good something is. That pretty much sums up our first dinner experience in Bandar Seri Begawan. It could be argued that […]
October 11, 2012 in Asia, Malaysia, Thailand, Travelogue
I lay on my back in the azure ocean, the temperature of a warm bath and listened to my own heartbeat. Beyond that, the soft tinkle of the bell and […]
September 13, 2012 in Asia, North America, Thailand, Travelogue, United States
The sky over the midwestern United States is sapphire blue dotted with whip cream white clouds. The view from seat 26E is stunning. I never get tired of looking at […]
August 15, 2012 in Asia, blog, Cambodia, Thailand, Travelogue
It took us 30 hours on the bus to get from Siem Reap, Cambodia to home (Nai Yang, Thailand). True, a couple of those hours were spent standing in […]
August 8, 2012 in Asia, Cambodia, Laos, Travelogue
Whoever said, “The joy is in the journey,” clearly has not traveled overland through Southeast Asia. My birthday breakfast was lovely, sitting on the dock above the Mekong on Don […]
August 1, 2012 in Asia, Laos, Travelogue, Vietnam
It’s never good to start a day with the realization that two iPods have been stolen. One from each hotel room. It’s even less good to have that realization on […]
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