EXPLORING THE WORLD
Stephanie and I looked forward to returning to Badlands National Park for a day. It’s a very accessible park (just
Offhand I don’t think we’ve visited a nicer state park than Custer State Park, located just south of Rapid City,
After one night in Glendive, Montana, we are on the road to Rapid City, South Dakota. Along the way we
Stephanie has a desire to visit all 50 states. I don’t, but she is driving the car. To put a
Our second day in Theodore Roosevelt National Park was spent in the North Unit, located about an hour’s drive straight
After three days of relatively easy driving (Memphis, Tennessee to Kansas City, Missouri, then to Fargo, North Dakota, and finally
For our trip to Southeast Asia, we booked a roundtrip flight from Miami, Florida to Kuala Lumpur, Indonesia specifically to
Southeast Asia was always on our must visit list, for two reasons. One, it is very different from Europe. Two,
After a tiring first day in the Angkor Wat complex, we are rested, rehydrated, and ready to go. Day two
Angkor Wat is pretty much the singular reason why we came to Cambodia, particularly Siem Reap. The Angkor temple complex
It took a few days, but we found a place to eat in Phnom Penh that we like quite a
Cambodia is the fourth and final country in our three-month jaunt around southeast Asia. Two months in advance of our
After an 11 hour train ride south, about 330 miles (or 530 kilometers) from Da Nang, we got off in
Da Nang would fit in just fine anywhere along the east or west coast of the United States. For lack
In hindsight I think Huế should have been our favorite city in Vietnam. Not too big, not to small, some
We got a sleeper cabin in an overnight train from Ninh Binh to Huế on Vietnam Railways Reunification Train (SE23).
Vietnam’s Ninh Binh province is sometimes referred to as “Ha Long Bay on land” as several rivers wind through numerous
We knew for sure that we would take a Ha Long Bay cruise. Deciding on a two night cruise, instead
During our week in Hanoi the temperatures remained stuck in the low 60° F range (about 16° C) with overcast
After a one hour flight from Luang Prabang, we touched down in Hà Nội at about 8:30 PM. A forty
It did not take long for Luang Prabang to become our favorite foreign city outside of Europe (granted there’s not
After spending one night at the fabulous Baan Sakuna Hotel in Chiang Khong, Thailand, it was time for our two
We bought tickets on 12GoAsia ($9 each) to take a Green Bus Express to Chaing Rai, a three hour journey.
Mid-January is smack in the middle of peak season for Chiang Mai. Not coincidentally, this is also dry season. It
We could not visit northern Thailand without seeing elephants. After some deliberation, particularly trying to find an ethical park that
After three flights over three days (from Miami, Florida via Istanbul, Türkiye and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) we arrived in Chiang
Our six week road trip out west ends with a visit to the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, a nine day
Four months after fleeing the south rim to escape hordes of tourists, I went right back to hike to Phantom
Our first trip to Grand Canyon National Park was on vacation in October, 2019. Then we decided to visit the
Sometimes screwups work in your favor. After leaving Sequoia National Park we were scheduled for two nights at the Thompson