Every day can be the trip of a lifetime.
We took off a week ago, hopped on the bus to Logan Airport, and caught the first of our many flights for this Summer's trip to Asia. I made a last minute pitch to Laurie to upgrade to Qatar Airways "Q-Suite" for the first leg of flight - a long twelve hour journey. She approved. … Continue reading A Week on the Road – 3 Countries and it Feels Like Home
In early July of 2018, during our year of traveling, we stopped in Malaysia. It was on the advice of a friend. We had no fixed plan except to be in Cape Town, South Africa sometime in early August. I had no idea at the time that I would fall madly in love with this … Continue reading Malaysia is a Country
The best laid plans. Sometime after our year away (2018) we began to lay the groundwork to be away for 3 months each year during the winter. We had a backup generator installed so our sump pump and boiler would still work even if the power went out. And it does go out. We arranged … Continue reading The Best Laid Plans, Never Say Never, and Skirting the Monsoon
Ever since grade school, think 1960's, teachers have been telling me that the metric system is coming, so we'd better learn it now. Well, 50+ years have passed, and we're doing fine without it. Fine, that is, unless you venture outside of the U.S. where the metric system is alive and well. If you run, … Continue reading The metric system & other conversions and translations.
It's finally starting to sink in. The endless sunny days with their hot, humid weather will soon be in my rear view mirror. After almost 9 months living in some of the hottest cities on the planet, we're headed west, albeit slowly. In about a week we'll fly from Asia to Africa, or more specifically from … Continue reading Turning the corner, heading west, and bundling up.
I never imagined myself in Borneo. It sounded like one of those places that only National Geographic photographers or very serious candidates for a PhD. in Zoology would be allowed to venture off to. But here I am, being neither of the aforementioned, in Borneo. How did I get here you ask? Well, Malaysia was … Continue reading 8 months down, 4 to go, & a field report from Borneo.
We landed in Kuala Lumpur (aka KL), the capital of Malaysia, about 3 weeks ago. We weren't sure what to expect. A few people we know have travelled here. Some liked it and stayed for a few days, others really liked and stayed longer. There's a lot to explore and we had about a 6 … Continue reading The most pleasant surprise of the trip, so far.
I'm going to assume that at some point you've visited a Verizon or Apple store. For most it's a long and weary visit. You show up and are greeted by someone whose sole purpose  is to put your name in a virtual cue. She splits the rest of her time telling people there are 14 … Continue reading Competition. The future is here already.
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