The crouching lion was still as a stone and surrounded by the jungle below. I approached it cautiously, wiping the sleep out of my eyes wondering what I had gotten myself into so early in the morning. I proceeded as the clouds overheard darted by the sun making the whole scene ahead of me change [...]

Yesterday you learned about the inside of the trains and their culture, but today you take a peek outside the windows.  The Hill Country scenery appears eerie on this cloudy, rainy day.  However I find that some of the best landscape photography is done on days just like this.  These images were shot while riding [...]

I remember being in the locomotive peering out over the tracks from my high vantage point. My hand was on the lever and the train was moving slowly forward. Cars disregarded the flashing crossbucks when they saw how slow I was going and crossed the tracks anyway. I looked at my instructor and said, “Don’t [...]

In honor of the royal wedding, I thought I should focus the Photo of the Week on something royal.  Since I’m not photographing the wedding, the next best thing is the Royal Botanical Gardens near Kandy Sri Lanka.  It was a hefty entry fee of $10USD a person to see orchids, but it was cheaper [...]

  I’m going to huff and puff and blow your temple down!  This is the story of 2 little tourists, 1 tuk tuk driver, and 3 temples; one made of wood, one made of brick, and one made of stone. Once upon a time there were two little tourists…ok – we aren’t that little…but it’s [...]

I’ve been traveling for a long time, seen a lot of countries, had a lot of good days…amazing days….but I’ve also had my share of bad days and bad places. As a travel blogger – I don’t have to like everything. Granted – I don’t often rant about the things I don’t like, but when [...]

  Recently I was riding in the car with my sister and my niece when my niece announced out of the blue how much she loved going to the dentist. My sister shot me a mean glance as if this confession were somehow my fault. After all, when I was a kid I used to [...]

Happy Earth Day!  What better way to ring it in than with lots of oxygen! The hike to Ella Rock in Sri Lanka takes you on railroad tracks, over waterfalls, and through tea fields.  But before you get to the top, you must make one last steep climb through a tall forest of trees.  I [...]