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. What an extraordinary country with its pristine beaches, lush mountains, green tea country, diverse wildlife and welcoming people. When I dream of travel, inevitably my mind goes here. Sri Lanka is the whole package. Of
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March 23rd, 2021 Today we’re retreating to nature, gazing into the sunset on an island off the coast of Vietnam. Tomorrow we’ll take a quick look around — there’s not much happening here other than sun, sand and sea. Just perfect. More tomorrow,Kelly Post of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the
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March 20th, 2021 A couple weeks ago, we were bored on a Sunday so we hopped in the car and drove the circumference of Lake Tahoe. The loop — with its many twists and turns — is about 72 miles, filled with vistas at every point. Our first stop was just above Emerald Bay overlooking Fannette Island. There’s only one
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January 26th, 2021 Today, a handful of photos from the Erawan Shrine and surrounding area in downtown Bangkok. In the middle of the hustle and bustle, moments of beauty and devotion remain. Tomorrow we’ll visit Jim Thompson’s house before we fly the magic carpet back to Singapore for the weekend. Until then,Kelly Post of the Day: Adding a bit of
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December 13th, 2020 If you’re just tuning in, this is my final post about the Grand Canyon. Over the past week I’ve been sharing photos, section by section, of a one-day Rim-to-River-to-Rim trip I completed in October. On that day, we drove to the South Rim, parked the car at the Bright Angel trailhead, rode our bikes to the South
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December 5th, 2020 It was a “Pull over!” kind of sunset on Thursday. I was driving home along the east shore of Lake Tahoe. It started out as a pretty golden glow on the water and, in 15 minutes, exploded into a fiery swath across the sky. I pulled over to capture it and everyone else did, too. For a
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December 4th, 2020 After yesterday’s geology lesson about hoodoos, today we’re finally entering Bryce Canyon! My pictorial takes us from Sunrise Point to Queen’s Garden Trail, up the west side of Peekaboo Loop to the trail leading up to Bryce Point (last photo) with return to Sunrise Point on the Rim Trail overlooking the canyon (about 10 miles/16 km in
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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 sanghyang, a repertoire of sacred dances in Bali — some of which are trance dances, during which a supernatural force enters the body of the performer(s). In the 1930s, German artist Walter Spies (visiting Bali
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