We spent the day with these amazing animals at The Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand. I am amazed at these big animals gentle nature, wisdom and intelligence!
Archives for June 2012
The Time a Thai Lady Bent Me Into a Pretzel
It was a lonesome one room house on the side of the street. It had no air conditioning, only four mattresses on the floor covering the room with one simple fan pointed at each mat. Upon arrival, there was nothing spoken between us.
Emotional Rant From A Newbie Travel Blogger
My blog is live, I am traveling the world, this is really happening! I have big goals. Goals that scare me. By the end of this year, Josh and I may fall flat on our faces, not in a fit of failure but as lessons learned and only to drive us to work harder. On […]
RTW Trip: 4 Months In
We started doing weekly updates to keep you guys informed on whats going on in the moment..and sometimes we forget about everything by the time the month comes around. We’ve been on the road now for over 4 months but are just now getting our update out. We have covered a lot of distance this […]
Foto Friday – Mango Sticky Rice
Mango sticky rice is our favorite dessert in Thailand. The sweet coconut milk poured over slow cooked rice with fresh mango sounds so wrong but tastes so right.
The Time I Was Semi-Vegetarian For The Day
The tour guide stood up in our 20 person van and asked a simple question, “Is anyone here a vegetarian?” All I had to do was sit there. Keep my hand down and sit quietly. But I like vegetables… I like veggies a lot. When in doubt I always go for the vegetarian meal. Especially in […]
RTW – A Wild Dream or A Strategic Purpose?
Everyone that travels around the world can talk about the catalyst that pushed them over the edge. Whether it was a career change, lost job, mid-life crisis or insistent curiosity about what is beyond your front door. Most trips start as a wild dream. An irrational thought that maybe you could live an unconventional life. It starts […]
I Wanted to Prove Nomadic Matt Wrong
Three Weeks. Saigon to Hanoi is a long distance to travel in three weeks, so I thought. We had traveled through Thailand and savored their curries and delicious fruit, biked through Laos meeting the friendliest people and visited the sights of Cambodia before heading to Vietnam. Travelers had warned us to watch out for scammers […]
Sunday Morning Coffee: A Busy Week
After four months of travel in Asia, we spent the last week getting a whole lot done before we leave for our next continent. First on the agenda was to add pages to Caroline’s passport. According to the US State Dept, Namibia could use up to 6 full pages of your passport. I can’t imagine […]
Foto Friday: Dog in Floating Village
We’ve hesitated about getting a dog while living in a city apartment. I can’t image how this guy feels on a floating village in Halong Bay, Vietnam!