“Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family.” ~ Anthony BrandtIt ended sooner than expected. Then again, who’s really counting the days? Not us (but that counter on my sidebar is). And I bet my stenchy goat leather wallet from Morocco that you guys aren’t counting either. You most definitely…
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Marriott Santa Clara Means Business
Our hired car finally parked to rest after hours of driving from Los Angeles to Santa Clara (with an unexpected sightseeing detour that involved spying on lazing seals on the beach). I hopped off the car to stretch my weary bones. Luna had been whinging most of the ride, and I was totally drained from…
200 RTW Days: Altered Plans And Jotted Notes
“Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” ~ Miriam BeardTwo hundred days. That’s past the halfway mark of our round-the-world vagabonding. Our country counter flashes the number three. Four and a half months in Australia, a month in…
Random 11 of 2011
2011’s a year of fulfilling dreams: Living in Baguio, visiting India, backpacking with my parents, flying our daughter overseas for the first time, and finally kicking off our round-the-world vagabonding. Each waking day, I am thankful that everything’s falling into place and we never take this opportunity for granted. The hubby and I strive hard…
Snapshot Saturday: Postcard #11 Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge at Sunrise.Ola! It’s day 179 of our our round-the-world trip, and almost a week since we arrived in Ciudad De Mexico’s Distrito Federal. Unfortunately we were only able to see a few of its sights due to work. Tomorrow, we pack our bags and head to the Historic Centre of Puebla to…
Snapshot Saturday: Postcard #10 Muir Woods National Monument
It’s day 166 of our round-the-world trip, and our last weekend in California. Though it’s a fairly chilly afternoon, we drove to Muir Woods National Monument in Marin County, a primeval forest named after naturalist John Muir. The average age of this forest’s resident redwoods are 500-800 years old. The oldest is about 1,200 years…
Hollywood Boulevard: A Trail Of Stars
Snapshot Saturday: Postcard #9 Alcatraz Island, San Francisco
It’s day 158 of our round-the-world trip and our third weekend in Santa Clara, California. Today’s postcard is from Alcatraz also known as “The Rock”, an island on San Francisco Bay that was once used as a fort and a prison (which once held the infamous Al Capone). It is now a National Historic Landmark….
Snapshot Saturday: The Golden Gate Bridge
Is not golden at all. Not even a mere speck. The Golden Gate Bridge is in fact splashed with the hue of international orange, a shade of orange used in engineering and the aerospace industry to make something stand out from its surroundings. This 1.7 mile-long suspension bridge is named so for it’s built over…
