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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 110325
It’s Brenda’s birthday! She already got her present a couple of day ago (new sunglasses) and has been needing them with all the sunny weather. It is technically now into the rainy season.. and it has rained a couple of … Continue reading
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 110225
Travel day today – we have a flight from Singapore to the capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. There was some time in the morning for us to take a walk in a storied city park.. and then it was the … Continue reading
Singapore 110125
It’s a Saturday and our last full day in Singapore. We decided to check out the zoo.. We have been so blown away by how they have done the botanical and bird gardens that we decided to hit the zoo … Continue reading
Singapore 103025
Singapore is an amazing, tiny dot of a location in our world. Over 6 million people live on a peninsula/island that is about 1/4 the size of Rhode Island. Singapore began as a British trading post and free port in … Continue reading
Black Rock Mountain, GA 092125
This weekend Brenda and I decided to head up into the north Georgia mountains and go proper camping – something we haven’t done in a long, long time. This weekend is the official end of summer and we wanted to … Continue reading
Sharpsburg, WV 070525
This is our final day in WV before we drop Holden back off at his place and we begin our trip home. We started the morning with a walk up the hill in front of us in the picture above.. … Continue reading
Harpers Ferry, WV 070425
Happy 4th of July. We are in Harper’s Ferry – a place I always like to visit. It’s located on a spit of land at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers. It is surrounded by mountains on three … Continue reading
Virginia Beach, VA 070225
Today was another travel day – making our way north. I chose Virginia Beach as our next stop.. only 3-4 hours up the coast. I picked out a hotel right on the water so that we could do more fun … Continue reading
Ocracoke Island, NC 070125
We spent the day on Ocracoke Island; several hikes, lunch and exploring of the small, sleepy village. It is located right next to Hatteras but is only accessible by ferry. Josie on her phone waiting for the rest of … Continue reading
Myrtle Beach, SC 062825
The three of us (with Winston in tow) decided to go on a mini-road trip that will take us up the eastern seaboard – visiting some areas we have never been to before. We start our trip heading east until … Continue reading
Dadés Gorge, Morocco 022924
We are now making a lazy return trip to Marrakech. Today we headed back up deeper into the Atlas mountains to see how many of the Mountain Berber people lived.. they have carved out a life wherever there is water, … Continue reading
Sahara 022724 (Part One)
We are spending 3 days / 2 nights somewhere in the Sahara. The rage of dunes (a sea) is called Erg Chigaga, but it’s more of a region than a specific location. The Berbers all know where they’re going.. they … Continue reading
Sahara 022724 (Part Two)
Continuing photos from the 27th.. At the Nomad camp. This is a pen for baby goats. The mothers are herded off to the mountains to eat during the day and then return to give milk to kids and humans alike. … Continue reading
Foum Zguid, Morocco 022624
We continue our journey south, out of the Atlas mountains and to the souther edge of Morocco, along the Algerian border. Sunrise in Äit Benhaddou.. you can hear the chant of the call to prayer about 10 minutes prior. Along … Continue reading
Äit Benhaddou, Morocco 022524
This is our first, full day in Morocco. After breakfast at 8, we were picked up by our driver to whisk us off on a 5-night, 6-day journey through the southern part of the country. His name is Khalid and … Continue reading
Tainan, Taiwan 110623
This morning we took a high speed train (185mph) from Taipei down to Tainan, near the southern end of Taiwan. It only took about 2 hours to make the journey. We got on the first stop; the car was full … Continue reading
Rio de Janeiro 081923
A Saturday.. full day of play. We met for breakfast at 8, filled up, grabbed a taxi and headed out. First stop, Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer).. This is Brazil’s most visited tourist attraction. We wanted to get their “early” … Continue reading
St. Simons Island, GA 021923
Here are some photos from the first couple days of our Spring Break trip down to the “Golden Islands” – a series of barrier islands along the south Georgia border. Before reaching our first destination, we drove to Savannah to … Continue reading
Richmond, VA 122822
Our final day of rest/play this trip was in Richmond, VA. There is quite a bit to see and do here; we could easily have spent several more days here if we weren’t also kind of anxious to get back … Continue reading
Washington, DC 122722
Our travels today began in Trenton, NJ and finished up in Richmond, VA. We had to navigate through Philadelphia, Wilmington, Baltimore and DC traffic.. but the worst stretch of all was between DC and Richmond where 4 accidents on the … Continue reading
Harpers Ferry, WV 121922
We have arrived to Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia on our first full day of fun. This is a special trip for us – all 3 kids are with us as well as our younger dog, Winston. Max is too old, … Continue reading
Tacoma, WA 071121
Brenda and I spent the week in Washington, doing a little business but mostly play. We stayed at Rita’s and Randy’s house in Tacoma. For two nights and three days, we went camping. We stayed at Lewis and Clark state … Continue reading
Columbus, GA 122020
This week, with all 5 of us home for the next several weeks, we decided to get out of the house and explore some more untraveled bits of Georgia. About 130 miles to the south of us lies Columbus, GA. … Continue reading
Tallulah Gorge, GA 120920
Today we visited Tallulah Gorge state park, in far eastern Georgia, near both the SC and NC borders. The gorge is nearly 2 miles long and over 1000 feet deep. We didn’t have enough time to do proper hikes down … Continue reading
Dahlonega, GA 120820
We are continuing our day trips to places not too far from home. Our first stop is to Dahlonega.. this was the site of the first US gold rush when it was discovered on Cherokee land in 1828. Within 10 … Continue reading
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