Well, that one’s off the list finally.  If you don’t have your fill of penguins, then head on down to South Georgia Islands and the Antarctic continent.  We had a wonderfully put-together trip run by A&K on a beautiful ship, Le Boreal.  Other than two days of 30-40 foot swells, the weather held up for…

It’s always great to be home after a trip…no matter where. I guess that’s one of the benefits of travel – appreciating the bounty you have at home. Just returned from Bhutan and the land of GNH…yes, that’s Gross National Happiness. It doesn’t hurt to have a Buddhist mindset!  Our guide and driver did make…

It’s amazing what can be done in three days…just imagine if it was 7 days!

Some notes from my Peace Corps experience 2003-2005.  On December 25th, 2005 I managed to fly from Uzbekistan, where I was stationed, to Delhi.  I had a wonderful young man driving me from Delhi around Rajastan…who, as sweet as he was, managed to infect me with some damn virus.  Next time, hands together and a…

Sometimes I get into crazy exchanges with some of my more “out there” friends…sorry Paul D. I thought this exchange deserved a place on my blog…it started with stories of electric cars…here you go. D: Wouldn’t that be funny to see cops pulling over unmanned (or wommaned) vehicles? P:Ha, Ha, Yes! Dressed up a little,…

This is so cool!  I’ve traveled with Zeco and Jonathan on a previous trip but haven’t made it to Uganda yet…this encounter with a family of gorillas made me feel as if I was there. Uganda “peek” experience.