August 9, 2012 in Asia, Cambodia, Travelogue
The air is warm and swirling in that way that only tropical air does. It smells of the frangipani blossoms that are littered like a carpet of wedding flowers through […]
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 […]
July 24, 2012 in Asia, Travelogue, Vietnam
In case you don’t know this about me: I like to sleep. In fact, I have to sleep or I get rather unmanageable. My Dad used to refer to me […]
June 29, 2012 in Asia, Thailand, Travelogue
It’s 10:41 p.m. and I’m tired. We were up at six to work so we could be out the door by noon and still have paid the bills. We’ve driven […]
June 11, 2012 in Asia, Thailand, Travelogue
This is a silly video that Hannah slammed together out of left over clips from our first weeks here. There are some funny quirks like the “August 2012” date at […]
June 10, 2012 in Asia, Thailand, Travelogue
Occasionally there are days that contain the perfect mix of completely insane, mildly frightening, stunningly beautiful, with a side order of new foods and a sprinkling of new experiences. Saturday […]
May 31, 2012 in Asia, Thailand, Travelogue
It occurred to me today that the roar of the ocean on Khao Lak beach is only about a two thirds the relentless crash of the waves against rock and […]
May 27, 2012 in Asia, Thailand, Travelogue
We’ve been in Bangkok thirty hours now. I confess to sleeping fully half of that time. I went to bed humming, “Hello jet-lag my old friend…” a la “Sound of […]
May 16, 2012 in Canada, North America, Travelogue
Nothing says “Welcome home,” like a huge dead turtle, lovingly collected and artistically laid by Gramps in the driveway as a gift for his boys. There was much discussion over […]
April 26, 2012 in blog, North America, Travelogue, United States
In case you are wondering: I’m tired. In nineteen short hours we’ll be underway and I’ll be breathing a huge sigh of relief. Right now, the cottage is torn apart. […]
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