East Meets West: Home Again
Fifteen months, twenty countries and traveling eastwards all the way around the world, we finally landed in the good ol’ US of A. Judy Garland as Dorothy may think there’s […]
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10 Facts About Korea
Today I share 10 (or more) interesting facts about South Korea gleaned from my experience and Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia. Thanks Wikipedia! Situated on the southern half of the Korean […]
Elephants, Tigers, and Bears, oh my! Our Last Week Around and About Chiang Mai
Tiger Kingdom hand raises tigers and allows visitors to pet them and play with them inside of their cages! The brochure shows people lounging on a big cat using it […]
Travel Expense Report: Italy, Istanbul, Israel
In January of 2015 we quit our jobs, sold our house, cars and most of our possessions to devote a year to travel with the belief that slow travel can […]
Cooking Up a Typhoon
Like a child in a candy store, I was giddy – so many choices. I could choose 6 from 60 different options. Would I chose old favorites or try something new […]
The Wats of Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai has over 300 Buddhist wats (temple complexes) many of which are the city’s main attractions. As prolific as Orthodox churches and basilicas in Europe and South America, Buddhist […]
Pink Elephants on Parade in Thailand
The Chiang Mai Flower Festival is a 3-day event the first weekend in February featuring a parade, flower exhibitions and beauty pageants. We stumbled upon the street where the beautiful […]
A Self-Guided Return to Israel
We were blessed to be able to return to Israel. There are thousands of years of history in this tiny country: Old and New Testament history, Ottoman and Crusader history, […]
Istanbul – A Turkish Delight to the Senses
From minarets in every direction the wailing call to prayer is broadcast five times daily while sidewalk hawkers call out their wares and seagulls squawk noisily overhead. Pungent spices perfume […]
A Christmas Return to Rome
It’s a luxury to return to a place a second time. Having familiarity with a place reduces the stress of learning the transportation system and locating things. Under less pressure […]
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