New Zealand… New Adventures
February 22, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
New Zealand…. This is a place that has been on our bucket list for a very long time. Ten years ago, or so, my parents came over, rented a […]
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Western Australia Route 1: Road Trip!
February 11, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
The number one out of Perth headed south looks a lot like the wilds of Arizona, and occasionally like the north loop around Chicago, with the highway divided around the […]
Australia: First Impressions
February 8, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
Having left Asia in an all fire hurry, tired of the press of overpopulation, ready to eat something that doesn’t include noodles or rice, and having spent 10 months, essentially, […]
Bali-A homecoming of sorts
January 31, 2013 in Asia, Indonesia
Bali has never been on my list of places I wanted to visit. It’s got a nice deep footprint on the tourist track, and the idea of beaches bodies […]
Visiting Sulawesi? Be sure to connect with our friend Dodo Mursalim
January 30, 2013 in Asia, Indonesia, Inspiration, Travelogue
We spent a couple of weeks researching Sulawesi and found very little information for independent travel on the island. Then, I lucked into Dodo Mursalim’s contact details on a TripAdvisor […]
Pitcher Plants: For Our Young Friend, Max
January 6, 2013 in Asia, Malaysia, Travelogue
We have a young friend in New Jersey; his name is Max He is very interested in carnivorous plants. Maybe you didn’t know that some plants are carnivorous (meat eaters) […]
Christmas Letter 2012: A Year In Review
December 20, 2012 in Asia, Malaysia, Travelogue
Since I’m not sending a paper Christmas letter this year, I thought I’d post it to the blog. For the folks who are used to getting an envelope in the […]
Thailand Top Ten
December 3, 2012 in Asia, blog, Thailand, Travelogue
It’s hard to believe that we’re leaving Thailand in five short days. We arrived almost seven months ago and the time has flown. There are so many things we’ve come […]
Holiday Giveaway!
December 1, 2012 in Inspiration, Travelogue
We love to give gifts. My favourite part of the Christmas season is giving gifts. My LEAST favourite thing about Christmas is the commercialism. Does that seem incongruous to you? […]
American Thanksgiving: 22 Things We Are Thankful For
November 21, 2012 in Asia, Thailand, Travelogue
We celebrate Thanksgiving a lot Twice a year, at least, as a bi-national family, but we work to cultivate gratefulness in every day life too. As I finish up this […]
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