A few days behind the curve and we can’t blame it on an Internet connection this time. We’ve just been having too much fun to sit down and do this. After Friday’s cooking class, we ended up at the hostel next door which was quite the scene. One of the many things I love about..

I really didn't think I'd be writing a true trip post this soon. After all, we are in Phase 1--driving to Louisiana and then Texas, which is something we do several times a year. Yet, I think this worthy. Normally, when we make this trip, we avail ourselves of the generous hospitality of our friends..

The original thought had been a week in Hawaii. But once I realized we had enough airline miles to get us to Oceania and back the decision was kind of a done deal. Flying into Brisbane where our friends live was going to require a layover in Fiji anyway, so we decided to make it..

I have one of those digital picture frames, and the photo here pops up sometimes--it is us the day we returned from the 2010 around the world trip--and it stirs my wanderlust. It's been awhile since we've had a chance to do some serious traveling. Something to do with moving across the country three times..