It is -17F outside as I write this…. Today I sign the purchase agreement on my house. As of then, I have till March 2 to vacate the premises and put all my possessions into storage. 22 days to box up my entire life and put it in a garage. 22 days to tie up …
This is the modest beginning of my trip website. Right now there isn’t much, but over the next several weeks, it should begin to take form, both in terms of layout and content. If you should happen to find this, please leave a comment so I know who is here and so I can get …
I’ve put together my first batch of travel-themed wallpapers for the iPhone. All of these photos were taken by myself during my travels over the last two years. Just click on the image to view the 320×480 wallpaper and then save the image to your computer.
Israel has a very unique tradition on Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day) and Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day). An air raid siren will go off and everyone will stop what they are doing for 2 minutes. People in their cars will stop wherever they are and get out to stand. This video was taken at 10:58 …
Despite meeting in Minnesota, my husband and I both grew up in Texas. We spent our youth watching the Texas Rangers, and were always fans. They were never all that great when we were kids, but we watched them anyway. (Lucky for us, we did have the Dallas Cowboys, which won a lot during our …
If you had to condense the essence of Cambodia down to one thing, it wouldn’t be the temples of Angkor. They are famous and draw the tourists, but they are nothing more than crumbling stones. The reason why those temples were built where they were, and the reason why much of the population lives where …
I bring you, in no particular order, the Seven Wonders of Japan. Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto Kiyomizu-dera is a Tendi Buddhist temple in Kyoto and is one of the oldest and best-known temples in a historic city filled with temples. The current building was built in 1633 by the third Tokugawa shogun and temples on the location …
My Grandfather was a wonderful man. I grew up close to he and my Grandmother, often spending time with them as I grew up. After I became an adult, he loved that I traveled. When I came to visit, he’d pull out his atlas and we’d talk about where I was going or where I’d …
Overview Katmai National Park is a national park located near King Salmon in the southern portion of Alaska. This park is most known for the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes and the Alaskan brown bears that inhabit the park premises. Since the park was established in 1980, it has averaged total annual visits of more …