April 6th, 2021 The day has come. Today’s post is number 365! The magic carpet has landed for refueling. I never expected I would still
Posts of the Day
One More Island Escape
April 5th, 2021 Hold on! The magic carpet is blasting through virtual space, making one more stop in Indonesia for a quick island escape. I
Sunday Spirit Houses
April 4th, 2021 To those who are celebrating, Happy Easter! Today I’m sharing a handful of photos of spirit houses. Primarily found in Asia, spirit
Saturday Dreaming
April 3rd, 2021 Eight years ago, in April of 2013, we were in Sri Lanka exploring Colombo, Hatton, Sri Pada, Yala, Mirissa, Unawatuna and Galle.
Travel
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! From Lake Tahoe, I wish you and yours a day of love, near or far, together or apart, present or in memory. It’s
Repost of the Day: Tioman Island, Take 6
August 26th, 2020 In my travels, I’ve had the thrill of landing at three of the world’s top ten scariest airports (in terms of geography)
Island Escape
August 25th, 2020 After yesterday’s final excursion in Taiwan, let’s fly the magic carpet to a tropical island escape. Hopefully our landing will be a
Yosemite’s Ahwahnee Hotel
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Culture
Doha Introductions
We land in Doha on Sunday evening as the sun sets in a dusty orange glow. Transfer to the hotel complex is seamless, and Ansar
Wiesbaden Holiday Market
December 16th, 2020 Happy holidays! After yesterday’s quick stop in Luxembourg, tonight we’re visiting the holiday market in Wiesbaden, Germany. I hope you’re hungry because
Luxembourg City Holiday Market
December 15th, 2020 One year ago today, I posted about Europe’s holiday markets after visiting several of them in December, 2018. We explored the shops,
Lombok Montage
November 17th, 2020 Today we’re in Lombok ~ a beautiful isle of Indonesia. We spent a few nights here in 2002 in a town called
Photography
Catching the Light
March 16th, 2021 Today we’re in the Yukon Territory reliving a trip from three years ago that Jay and I made in search of the
Maolin’s Moths & Butterflies
August 19th, 2020 In addition to exploring the old trees of Alishan on our trip to Taiwan in 2013, we spent one night in Maolin
Sweet Trinidad
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The Light of Paris
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Road Trip!
Edge of the Ubehebe Crater
October 25th, 2020 What a trip! If you’ve been following for the past few weeks, you know that J and I just returned from a
The Last Sunset
October 21st, 2020 Our southwest U.S. road trip has reached its end. We arrived home safely this afternoon, unloaded the car and reflected on everything
Wild Wyoming
October 18th, 2020 As I said in my Instagram post today, we’ve traded in the tent and upgraded the campfire. This is the last major
Pando
October 16th, 2020 Yesterday after our hike into the slot canyons, we departed at 5:00 p.m. and drove north from Grand Staircase-Escalante on Utah’s Highway
Exotic Destinations
Doha Introductions
We land in Doha on Sunday evening as the sun sets in a dusty orange glow. Transfer to the hotel complex is seamless, and Ansar
MAD-DOH-IST-MLA
Surprise! Pack your bag and get yourself to the virtual jet. We’re off to the World Cup and more! It has been months… 11 long
Down the Coast of Morocco
December 28th, 2020 After yesterday’s virtual tour of Tangier, today we’ve hired a driver and we’re on our way down the N1 coastal highway of
Let’s Goa Little Longer
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