November 25th, 2020 Today, we’ve flown home from Bali on the magic carpet. We’re in Lake Tahoe, just in time for Thanksgiving. The clouds were
Posts of the Day
Dreaming of a Bali Villa Vacation
November 24th, 2020 Go ahead, dream. The day is coming! I’ve refreshed and reposted my thoughts on a Bali villa vacation, below. More tomorrow, Kelly
Kecak Dance at Uluwatu Temple
November 23rd, 2020 After yesterday’s arrival at Uluwatu Temple, tonight we’re watching the Kecak Dance. The dance has an interesting origin as an adaptation of
Uluwatu Temple View
November 22nd, 2020 After yesterday’s fire dancers, today we’re at one of Bali’s six most significant temples, Pura Luhur Uluwatu. Located on a high cliff
Travel
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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Escape to Rockwater
April 19th, 2020 This post is part of a series called Daily Dose of Beauty featuring travel photos and stories from my archives, shared with
Culture
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
Repost of the Day: Theemithi Firewalking Festival
October 31st, 2020 Happy Halloween and Full Blue Moon! Today I’m sharing my experience at the Firewalking Festival at Sri Mariamman Hindu Temple in Singapore
Marylebone Blooms
September 4th, 2020 After yesterday’s stop at Stonehenge, we’ve put away the magic carpet and hitched a ride on the train to London. I lived
Cowbells & Caravans: Touring with the Tour de France
August 29th, 2020 After yesterday’s introduction, the first day of the 2020 Tour de France did not disappoint. From the grand vistas around Nice to
Photography
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
Post of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos from
Into the Tanneries of Fez, Morocco
Travelling, one accepts everything; indignation stays at home. One looks, one listens, one is roused to enthusiasm by the most dreadful things because they are
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
Let’s Goa Little Longer
Photo of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos from
Daily Dose of Beauty: Borneo Big and Small
Daily Dose of Beauty: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photography from
Into the Tanneries of Fez, Morocco
Travelling, one accepts everything; indignation stays at home. One looks, one listens, one is roused to enthusiasm by the most dreadful things because they are
The Fingerprint of Fez
Throughout this post you’ll find the words of author Paul Bowles, an American expatriate who lived in Tangier, Morocco for 50 years. He wrote an
