December 23, 2012 in Asia, Malaysia, Travelogue
The jungles of Borneo are everything I’d hoped for: Dense tangles of green that cast shadows in sixty shades of verdant grey, alive with the sounds of birds and bugs […]
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 […]
December 17, 2012 in Asia, Malaysia, Travelogue
We’ve rented a home for the holidays. After two LONG days on the road from Bintulu (we may have mentioned that our car was small and the roads were horrible?) […]
December 15, 2012 in Asia, Malaysia, Travelogue
There is nothing like unloading the entire back end of a Toyota Avanza in the pitch black by the side of the road whilst wondering about snakes and whether or […]
December 10, 2012 in Asia, Singapore, Travelogue
“You know, Mom, raising us like you have makes the food thing a lot easier,” Hannah mused as our lunch arrived, arranged on banana leaves instead of a plate: stewed […]
December 9, 2012 in Asia, Singapore, Travelogue
Did you know that Singapore has a land surface area of only 699.1 square kilometers and approximately 20% of that is reclaimed land? Did you know that the population of […]
October 31, 2012 in Asia, Cambodia, Travelogue
I completely forgot Angkor Wat. How is that possible? A place that’s been on my bucket list forever. Hannah’s request for her 16th birthday present. I forgot it. Well, I […]
October 26, 2012 in Asia, blog, Education, Thailand, Travelogue
Sometimes, there are perfect days. Today was one: Lunch on the beach A long walk on the sand Sun on my shoulders Shells to collect Bubble crabs to lay on […]
October 15, 2012 in Asia, Inspiration, Thailand, Travelogue
Do you live life in layers? So often to me it seems like our lives are layer cakes: Different flavours Different textures Sweet fillings Sometimes icky fillings The occasional nut […]
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 […]
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