Monthly archives for January, 2016

That Time We Got Sick While Traveling

One of the larger pagodas in Bagan

Well, it finally happened – we got sick. It was inevitable that it would happen at some point along the trip, but that provided little comfort to us as we were holed up in our hotel room, unable to move, get out of bed, or eat anything. We had maybe gotten a little overconfident with […]

Ringing in 2016 in Dubai

Picture the wildest thing you can imagine and it probably already exists in Dubai. Ski slopes in the middle of the dessert? That makes sense. ATMs that spit out bars of solid gold? Totally necessary. A giant “miracle” garden full of flower replicas of the Eiffel tower and other structures? Right at home here.  If […]

Christmas in the Seychelles

We spent Christmas morning on the beach in the middle of the Indian Ocean on the tiny island of La Digue, in the Seychelles. This was a place we had dreamed about – a tropical retreat, secluded from the rest of the world, and more remote than any other destination on our trip itinerary. The […]