NEPAL | Tuesday, 2 Jul 2013 | Views [397]
May 23 - July 2
Nepal - Kathmandu
A place I have fallen in love with. Mike and I had every intention of taking a trek from Lukla to Gokyo in the Khumbu (Sagarmatha National Park), but unfortunately the weather just didn’t ... Read more >
KENYA | Friday, 31 May 2013 | Views [324]
What can I say about the time we spent in Africa? It was an adventure for sure, but not a trip I would suggest for just anyone. Over 32 days we traveled through eight different countries and experienced everything from bus breakdowns, to ... Read more >
ECUADOR | Tuesday, 9 Apr 2013 | Views [293] | Comments [1]
Sunday, April 7 - Tuesday, April 9
Traveled from Cuenca Guayaquil on Sunday and then from Guayaquil to Buenos Aires via Panama City and Lima on Monday, April 8. That particular leg of the trip only took about 24 hours, including a 3 hour lay over ... Read more >
NEPAL | Thursday, 28 Mar 2013 | Views [282]
Thursday, March 21 - Wednesday, March 27
Cusco
We spent a restful week in Cusco. It’s a very walkable city and we took advantage of the warm, sunny weather to explore as much as possible.
We visited the Museum of ... Read more >
PERU | Saturday, 23 Mar 2013 | Views [390]
Wednesday, March 20
Puno to Cusco
Well, our first bad experience. When we left the hotel this morning the clerk said we owed for one night. Mike had paid all the nights when we arrived, although at two different times. He ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Monday, 11 Mar 2013 | Views [404] | Comments [2]
Monday, March 4, 2013
Washington/Dulles to Buenos Aries, Argentina
On Monday evening we departed Dulles Airport on our way to Argentina by way of Brazil. After a number of months in the DC area we were ready to take off again. ... Read more >
THAILAND | Monday, 17 Dec 2012 | Views [284] | Comments [2]
Saturday, December 15/Sunday, December 16
Bangkok
Our days in Southeast Asia are quickly coming to an end. We’ve had some marvelous times and I have memories that I’ll keep for a lifetime. It’s been a wonderful ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Sunday, 9 Dec 2012 | Views [465]
Sunday, December 9
Tomorrow we leave for the beach, looking forward to some quiet time in the sunshine away from the city.
Thursday, December 6
Today Mike and I went on a tour to the Tiger Temple, where we hoped to see ... Read more >
THAILAND | Friday, 30 Nov 2012 | Flickr Photo Gallery
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THAILAND | Friday, 30 Nov 2012 | Views [778]
Wednesday, Nov 28
The Loi Krathong festival was really quite spectacular. We were fortunate to get a ride with a local family and didn’t need to wait for the bus. Of course, they wouldn’t accept any money, just a ... Read more >
THAILAND | Friday, 30 Nov 2012 | Flickr Photo Gallery
Sukhothai Thailand & Loi Krathong festival
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THAILAND | Sunday, 25 Nov 2012 | Views [1130]
Friday, November 16 - Friday, November 23
Our week in Laos
Again on a night train from Bangkok to Vientiane, actually the Thai / Lao border. This time we were in first class compartment. It was a beautiful ride and the sky was ... Read more >
THAILAND | Friday, 9 Nov 2012 | Views [359] | Comments [1]
Wednesday, October 24 - Thursday, November 9
Long time since I’ve written. We arrived in Bangkok on Wednesday, October 24, checked into the place we normally stay (The Atlanta), but only stayed two nights. They are doing construction ... Read more >
NEPAL | Saturday, 20 Oct 2012 | Views [338]
Monday, October 15 - Saturday, October 20 - Since it’s our last week in Nepal, we decided to leave the noise and dust of Kathmandu for Chitwan and Pokhara. Besides, its the start of Dasain Festival, which is just a crazy time in the city ... Read more >
NEPAL | Tuesday, 2 Oct 2012 | Views [340]
Hello Friends: it's been a while since I've updated the journal, so the following includes our time in the mountains as well as what we have been doing in Kathmandu. Also, I know a few of you were worried/concerned when you heard about the SITA crash ... Read more >
NEPAL | Thursday, 13 Sep 2012 | Views [551]
Thursday, Sept 13 - Kathmandu
Woke up very early today (4:00 AM) in order to get a cab at 5 AM for our flight to Lukla, which departs at 6:30 AM. Looking forward to finally getting to the mountains. It rained most of last night and is still sprinkling ... Read more >
NEPAL | Sunday, 9 Sep 2012 | Views [665] | Comments [3]
Hello - We arrived in Nepal on Saturday, 9/8, after many flights, lots of airplane food, more movies then I can remember and for me hardly any sleep. Mike was able to sleep on most of the flights. We did a lay over in Bangkok Friday night. We normally ... Read more >