This week’s Travel Theme from Where’s My Backpack is Up. Here are some shots representing up! Top Left: Up in the Canopy in Jamaica Top Right: Looking Up at the Pyramids of Giza Bottom Left: Up in the sky, in Mui Ne, Vietnam Bottom Right: Jumping Up high at the White Sands National Monument in New Mexico And … Continue reading »
We haven’t posted a WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge in awhile…not really sure why, but I figured it was time to flip through the photos and begin to sort out the cool artwork Adam has captured over the years. This weeks challenge is Illumination. Top Left. Taken in the Tokyo Subway. Bottom Left. Taken at Cheeseman … Continue reading »
The French Countryside On our RV adventure through Europe we were able to see some amazing sites. The French Countryside stretched forever and definitely was one of the most colorful and peaceful places. Waldii, Switzerland We visited our friends Daniel and Silas in Waldii. They were two of among I would say the whole … Continue reading »
This weeks postaday Photo Challenge is Geometry. At first it really had us stumped.. Then we remembered Japan, the crowded subway and a very cool shot. You can see our past entries here. Related articles Weekly Photo Challenge : Geometry (cherylandrews.wordpress.com) Weekly Photo Challenge: Geometry (hereandthere5.wordpress.com) Weekly Photo Challenge: Geometry (thepetalpusher.wordpress.com) Weekly Photo Challenge – Geometric … Continue reading »
As I was going through our pictures this morning, I came across Jeju Miniature Park which we went to in January 2010. So, I put together a collage of the very cool places we have been to in real life. I would say the park had some awesome replicas! On the flip side, looking through … Continue reading »
Reblogged from Spinning Free: If there was one thing I was going to do when I arrived in Chiang Mai for the first time, back in March of this year, it was ride an elephant. Vain visions of myself communing with nature while riding atop a massive elephant as we ambled through the Thai jungle … Continue reading »
Bringing a dog from Korea to America is much easier than bringing a dog from America to Korea. Here is what you have to do, We left from Gimhae but I imagine everything is the same through Seoul. 1st. When you book your airline ticket, make sure your airline allows dogs in the cabin, that … Continue reading »
All in the name of peace. We found this cutie in Mui Ne, Vietnam. He was our $5 a day tour guide and showed us a great time on the Red Sand Dunes of the area. We spent the day with him surfing down this amazing desert near the Vietnam coast. You can read more … Continue reading »
Last Sunday as Typhoon Sanba was making its way towards Busan, we were invited out for a day of exploration by my students and friends Soon Chul and Elin. Chul picked us up in his very cool hybrid and we headed off to the coast. Taejongdae We had quite the hike up a paved path, … Continue reading »
As we prepped for our next trip at the end of the month I realized that I was running into an issue. My passport was about out of space which could in fact cause an issue. Having less than 4 pages could stop me from traveling in or out of the country and while being … Continue reading »
We spend a lot of time looking at the amazing photos in contests all the time but when our blogger friends at Thebudgetwanderers.net nominated us to take part in the “Capture The Colour” contest, we were excited o participate and share our colors. The contest challenges entrants to submit photos that capture 5 colors; blue, … Continue reading »
I have 3 major “dislikes” that have stood atop my illustrious list since I can remember… smoking…”reality” TV, and finally, shopping. I’m just being honest mainly so my sarcasm in this post doesn’t just sound like PMS. But fret not my nicotine friends and real housewives of Timbuktu, my focus today is on the shopping. … Continue reading »
About a week ago I got a message from a staff member that runs the prAna (sustainable clothing) Facebook page and was asked to do a piece for their blog! Being a big fan of the clothing line and owning a some of the gear myself I was honored by the offer. I was asked … Continue reading »
Transport around the world varies a bit when you consider geography, socioeconomic climates and practicality. Traveling outside the states you begin to notice a few rather distinct differences on the roadways. Take Europe where the largest thing they’ve got is a Land Rover and as Britishly cool as they are, you don’t see all that … Continue reading »
well…almost the backyard. Deciding that a weekend getaway to an island was not practical, we opted for a closer approach for our first camping outing of the season. Songjeoung Beach (송정해수욕장), we had been told was a good spot only about 30 minutes by subway and a “short hike” away. For the past few weeks … Continue reading »
I have officially been sucked in to a Bloggers life. Every morning I wake up, make my coffee and jump straight to my reader. I scan through all my topics and browse all of these amazing ideas, incredible places, tons of opinions and well just get lost in how diverse and inspiring everyone is. It’s … Continue reading »
Nampo-dong Busan is one of my favorite places here. It is full of shopping, both popular stores, market stores, vendors and tons of street food. I highly recommend eating as much street food as possible here… The hohtduk is my favorite. It is similar to a fried donut filled with healthy seeds (kind of granolaish). … Continue reading »
