Kayaking Around Cat Ba Island
After doing some research, we opted out of Halong Bay in favor of Cat Ba Island. Cat Ba, the largest island at the Southeastern edge of Cat Ba Bay, is […]
Tulum, Mexico is my version of Heaven
Ben and I spent a week in Tulum, Mexico last week. I’m partial to the Caribbean coast of Mexico because the water is really incredible. We had a real vacation! […]
Photos of our wonderful trip to Borobudur
Our visit to Borobudur, the world’s largest Buddhist temple, made our time in Java worthwhile. In lieu of waking up at 3am and hopping on a tourist bus, we booked […]
Hiking through Spanish Basque Country from San Sebastian to Pasajes
After spending eight days volunteering to teach English to Spaniards with Diverbo (more on that later), Ben and I were looking forward to some rest in San Sebastian. Rest isn’t […]
Viewing Modern Art Masterpieces in Madrid for FREE
I’m not one to catalog every tourist attraction, I usually prefer to chronicle off-the-beaten path experiences that every tourist in the world hasn’t done, thus I haven’t posted much from […]
Lake Louise- Banff National Park, CA
The Lake Louise area was loaded with tourists this July when we visited. But for good reason! The hike we did above the lake (name escapes me) resulted in some […]
The Grand Canyon Fall 2013 photos
During our Cross Country road trip last year, we stopped in The Grand Canyon in late September for two wonderful, albeit cold, nights in the North Rim campground. Going mid-week […]
La gringa loca makes a visit to a South American hospital, again!
Unlike last time, this is a great story. After a few days in Quito we were ready to get back to the country. With five days left in Ecuador, we […]
The government shutdown forced a change in plans
Smoky Mountains for a night We left Mobile Monday the 30th at 8am en route for the Smoky Mountain National Park in Tennessee. As everyone in the US who’s watched […]
Backcountry in Glacier was no walk in the park
After a week long stint in Canada, we crossed the border into Montana and embarked upon a 4 day/3 night backcountry trip through Glacier National Park. As Ben and I […]
3 Parks in One- Olympic National Park
Olympic National Park is a g 922,651 acres park on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington. The NPS website boasts “Three Parks in One”, and while I tend to take these […]
A week in NorCal
After 6 nights of camping Yosemite we were happy to get back to San Francisco for a few more nights with friends. After a night in NOPA and a night […]
Yosemite- “A Killer Among Us”
When Ben reserved the trailhead back in April, I immediately began searching for a challenging loop which ended somewhat near our car. Luckily for us Tuolumne Meadows offers several loop […]
There’s no sleeping in Mancora!
Mancora is good for the soul but not the liver. I spent five days and four nights at Loki Hostel in Mancora, which is the proud winner of Sarah’s #1 […]
Next Stop: Northern Peru
After fracturing my ankle in Arequipa, I’ve been crutching around Peru for almost two weeks now. Many of the friends and family I’ve spoken with sound surprised at my choice to […]
Staying positive in the face of adversity
Or at least trying. Who am I kidding.. I’ve been in complete grouch mode since I got to Arequipa, Peru. After a serious of delayed flights, I arrived at my […]
Life is either a great adventure or nothing
After a nice breather in Sogamoso, I took the bus north 5 hours to San Gil. Basically unknown outside of Colombia, San Gil is the place to be for adventure […]
Boyacà The Beautiful
After 4 days in Bogotà I was ready for a change. No traffic, no smog, no rain please? I took a 12pm bus to Sogamoso after reading about Lago de […]
Last days in Bogotá
On Friday after days of rain and smog in Bogotá, the thought of getting out of the city and seeing more of Colombia was sounding very appealing to me. Because I’ve […]
Sin carros
Once day a year in Bogotá they ban all cars except taxis and buses from being driven, and today was that day. As you can imagine all forms of public […]
Perdida & Encontrada
After a few days visiting drinking in Panama City, we were ready for some peace and quiet. After a quick flight to David we got off the plane and after […]
My 2017 Travel Wish list
Happy New Year to you all! Although I had a full time job in the US for most of 2016, I’ve managed to get many trips for both work and […]
The striking Parroquia de San Miguel Archangel
I had the pleasure of a quick weekend trip to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico for a beautiful wedding over the weekend. I’ll share a few more photos as I […]
Vacation means desserts.. and weight gain
Sad I’m back from my two week trip to London & Portugal. Getting on the scale today wasn’t fun. Portugal has incredible pastries, including the one pictured here pastel de nata. […]
Quote of the Day
“Whatever you are physically.. male or female, strong or weak, ill or healthy – all those things matter less than what your heart contains. If you have the soul of […]
The best thing about ziplining
The views! Taken near Arenal Volcano in La Fortuna, Costa Rica
My First White Christmas
Over the Holiday season we drove from San Francisco to Denver, Colorado and back in the span of two weeks. That’s roughly 2,500 miles put on Wilma (our Subaru WRX)! My […]
When the travel bug bites
It’s been an entire year since the end of my around the world trip, but my adventures are never really over. As I sit at my desk pretending to work and daydreaming about […]
The Dogs of Darjeeling
Unlike the rest of India, the stray dogs in Darjeeling were well fed and adorable.
A ride on the Darjeeling Toy Train
Somewhere behind that layer of fog are the Himalayan Mountains including the third largest peak in the world. Now if only it would clear up! Beautiful place to spend our […]
River Tubing in Vang Vieng
After much needed rest and a little yoga in Luang Prabang, we took a bumpy van to Vang Vieng for some river adventures and climbing. Vang Vieng, Laos was once […]
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