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Hoodoo the Voodoo that You do?
I’ve lived in Colorado since 1989. I’ve been to Canyonlands National Park, I’ve floated the Green River through Stillwater and Labyrinth Canyons more than once. I’ve been to Moab a number of times and would have been surprised if Utah canyon country had anything more to show me. My ignorance was corrected this week through…
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Goodnight, sweet boy
When you leave two 19 year old cats behind to travel for a year, odds are pretty good at least one might not be there when you return. We placed Johann and Sebastian at our dear friend Deb’s house and she and her partner Ken have cared for them, loved them, and spoiled them in…
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How was the cruise?
It was great!, and loong!, and fun!, and very cool!, and loooong. We decided to take this cruise as a way to kill two birds with one stone. We wanted to stop at a couple of South Pacific Islands after our stay in New Zealand, and we had to get to San Francisco somehow, so…
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Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree Eating all the gumdrops he can see Stop, Kookaburra, stop, Kookaburra Leave some there for me! Australian nursery rhyme, lyrics by Marion Sinclair If you know this nursery rhyme, you’re welcome for the ear worm. Before I got to Australia, I assumed a Kookaburra was some sort of…
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#aussie-vanlife
Marla and I love camping. So much that we did it for 40 of the first days on this Big Meander in a tent as we worked our way across North America. We love campfires, grilling gourmet dinners in the wilderness, and gazing up at a sky full of stars. But…we’re also getting older. Getting…
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Flower Lanterns and Basket Boats in Hoi An
Something magical happens in the tropics after the sun goes down. The inky evening takes the edge off of reality and the lights of the shops radiate warmth. The sounds in the air are filled with people laughing and glasses clinking. In the case of Hoi An, there is also the added delight of the…
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From city to sea, Hanoi to La Han Bay
We’ve been looking forward to this portion of the trip almost as much as we anticipated the month we spent in Italy. We think that Vietnam could be our jam….mostly for the food, but hopefully for other stuff too. A city of 8 million people, Hanoi is everything we expected of Southeast Asia ~ great…
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Siem Reap: more than just another pretty temple
If you think all there is to Siem Reap is just a bunch of ancient temples in Angkor, think again. Don’t get me wrong…there are A LOT of temples and each one is spectacular and unique. The temple complex of Angkor Wat is the world’s largest religious structure, made up of over a thousand buildings…
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Monkeys and trains and bats ~ Oh my!
Or alternatively………”If you were cool ~ you’d be Battambang”. This small city in Northern Cambodia is just big enough to be comfortable for Westerners and just small enough to support artisans practicing their livelihood for local and tourist alike. The backroads were full of farmers making their living growing and harvesting Thai chilis, corn, potatoes,…
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Bangkok ~ challenging by day, lovely by night.
When you go to the tropics there is only so much sun one can handle. Honestly, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., Bangkok was hot, humid and uncomfortable. Between the hours of 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. it was lovely as long as there was a breeze. One night in Bangkok and the world’s your…