This week’s foto Friday comes to you from Luang Prubang, Laos, a World Heritage Site. Touristy, yes, but you don’t have to search far to find the true pulse of the area and it is amazing!
sunrise in Laos
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A Timeless Journey through Rajastan, or, what happens when you’re scammed in India.
Rajastan – The name along evokes images of camel caravans, bearded desert Bedouins touting sabers, and incense soaked markets. I’ve split our story of Rajastan into four separate posts, the area is too overwhelming to be confined to just one.
Camel carts in Rajastan
We arrived in India at midnight, the unfortunate time of many international arriving flights. After two hours in the dank, decrepit Delhi airport, we had our bags and exited the airport into the chill of the night. Shocked and discombobulated by the hundreds of touts and taxi drivers vying for our attention we chose one and were off to our hotel. Or so we thought. Continue reading
We’ve Gone to the Dogs
One of our favorite things is spending time with black dog. Whether it be camping, hiking, or just hanging out, things are always best when we’re hanging out with Maddy. In May we had two big doggie events which, as expected, proved to be highly entertaining.
Early in the month we participated, once again, in the Oregon Humane Society’s annual Doggie Dash. This is a premiere Portland event and is attended by over 2000 dogs and their humans every year with proceeds going towards the Humane Society.
Portland sign
The “dash” consists of either a 1.5 mile walk along the waterfront at Tom McCall park or the walk we always do, a 2.5 mile walk Continue reading
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Egypt, a country of thousands of years of history and a still amazing, vibrant culture. We spent a month traveling throughout the country and were fascinated by the “ships of the desert”, the always cranky, never comfortable to ride, camels.
Camels at the pyramid
Timothy Lake & Celebrating 22 years together
Last weekend we celebrated our anniversary at Timothy Lake, one of our favorite camping spots in Oregon.
We met in our friend Ken’s living room. It was one of those random moments in time that changes your life forever. Continue reading
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Puerto Vallarta. The place we escape to when we need an easy getaway. The place we escape to when life gets tough. One of our favorite places in the world. Enjoy this scene of our beach chairs on our last trip down to paradise.
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This week’s Foto Friday comes to you from the Mt. Cook wilderness area of South Island, New Zealand. Someday we would dearly like to live in this amazing country.
Zanzibar
Just hearing the name of this fabled archipelago brings up images of slanted houses, a melting pot culture, and the vibrant turquoise sea. Continue reading
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They say the lion is the King of the Jungle. You only need spend a short time in Africa to realize they are absolutely correct. We’ve seen many of these majestic creatures during our time there, this handsome fellow was in the Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania. (and we were close enough that this was NOT taken w/ a zoom!) Enjoy
The Difference Between the Life You Live and the Live you Choose
On our quest for a life less ordinary, we are always searching out those who inspire us, whether it be fellow travelers, authors, or even movies. We thrive on others who are CHOOSING their life, rather than following the path of least resistance.
Over the course of our journey we have received a great deal of support from friends and family, even when they didn’t understand our motivations.
We have just as often dealt with the cynicism of the majority. The naysayers who said we were crazy. The critics who “knew” all would end in tragedy. The negative voices who whispered phrases such as “this must be a mid-life crisis”. Continue reading