One Country at a Time
Posted in Photo Friday, The Travel Bug on Mar 5th, 2010
When SVV and I went with my family on a Holland America cruise to Alaska two years ago, we couldn’t have gotten luckier: brilliant blue skies, a shining sun and dramatic clouds (most days).
That said, my favorite days were definitely the ones spent at sea sailing through Glacier Bay, as unfortunately I found the port [...]
Posted in Asia, Photo Friday, The Travel Bug, Workin' Hard for the Money on Feb 26th, 2010
My most recent trip to Asia came at such a sleep-deprived period of high stress for me that my whole time there seems like it was merely some awesome dream.
I had preconceived notions of Macau, sure: All you ever hear is the “Vegas of Asia.” I hate Vegas; thus, I didn’t have high expectations. But [...]
Posted in Europe I Love Thee, Photo Friday, The Travel Bug, Workin' Hard for the Money on Feb 19th, 2010
During my first stint writing a guidebook exactly four years ago, I got a bit of a crush. As SVV was already in the picture at that point, thank God the crush was not on a boy but a city.
A city that, unfortunately, I was too busy soaking in the beauty and culture to take [...]
Posted in Europe I Love Thee, Photo Friday, The Travel Bug on Feb 12th, 2010
Back in the very beginning days of Scott + Kristin—in 2005, before there hardly was such a thing—we lived in Holland. I shared a bed with my best friend Megan in the attic of some horrid Surinamese woman’s home in Utrecht (I really must tell you that story one day); Scott lived a half an [...]
