A Decade of Travels

August 31, 2010 25 Comments »

It took one simple question 10 years ago to change my life… “Do you want to come with me?” My co-worker and friend asked me that simple question referring to visiting his home country of Turkey. I thought about it for a little while knowing virtually nothing about the country of Turkey or where it […]

Kathmandu – A Personal Tour

April 12, 2010 6 Comments »

2010-5-12 This week is a special week – I’m devoting my posts this week to Kathmandu.  However I don’t feel like being as ‘wordy’ as I normally am – instead I want the photographs to do the talking (However, this post is the exception!).  I’m going to abandon my normal posting schedule; instead each day […]

Using Your Network to Housesit Around the World

April 1, 2010 43 Comments »

I’ve been back ‘home’ in the US for 4 months, yet I’m still living out of two suitcases, changing locations every week, finding unique adventures, and experiencing new things. I’ve been staying on lakes, farms, and in suburbs; watching cats, dogs, chickens, horses, and pipes (so that they wouldn’t freeze); gathering mail, picking up dry […]

My Three (Girlie) Travel Secrets

December 15, 2009 16 Comments »

One of my best friends (who I love dearly…Angie…ahem) always sends me (and other victims) these crazy ‘chain’ emails. She always begins the email by apologizing for sending it…which I find a little weird. You know the kind, the chain emails where you need to fill something out about yourself and send it one to […]

Travel Back in Time

December 9, 2009 9 Comments »

Tiger Balm Tales Vol. 4 Travel Back in TimeItinerary:  Kathmandu to PumaPhotos: View Puma Snapshots We said goodbye to the bustling city of Kathmandu and hopped in our time machine which took us back in time about 50 yrs. A time and place where electricity and plumbing were not guaranteed, where harvesting was done by […]

Taipei Food Tour

October 6, 2009 15 Comments »

View my Taipei photography View Taipei snapshots This was my first trip to Taiwan – country number 32. Was I going to see China or was I going to see Hong Kong – I wasn’t really sure what to expect from the tiny island pummeled recently by typhoons. However, I had researched enough to know that […]

Adventure Eating

July 15, 2009 5 Comments »

After 8 months here I finally found some Vietnamese friends who have taken me on as their ‘foreign friend project’. Meaning – they are helping me to see and experience the Vietnamese culture from a local perspective. It’s easy to experience the touristy side of Saigon, however I have found it hard to really integrate […]

Finding My Inner Flute – Mui Ne

January 20, 2009 No Comments »

To see Mui Ne Fishing Village Photography – click here! To see all the snapshots from Mui Ne – click here! I’m laying with on my back on the floor, and aloe vera gel packets on every section of my face except for two openings for my nostrils; it’s a good thing I’m not claustrophobic. I’m […]

Get Your Motor Runnin’ – Easy Riders

January 16, 2009 4 Comments »

View Da Lat photography View snapshots of Dalat I’ve been in Vietnam now for 4 months and I keep hearing about a city in the south that is supposedly not like Vietnam; the weather is cool, the air is fresh, and it’s reminiscint of a French village. The name is Oz…ok, I’m just making sure you’re awake, […]

Beam Me Up: Our Visit to the Vatican

June 20, 2007 2 Comments »

View Rome Photography  View snapshots of Rome and Siena snapshots  Over the 6 days Micah and I were in Rome, we realized that we had a lot of in common…we liked to see the sites, but we liked to see a different side of the sites – and we both loved to people watch. Ok […]