Travel
A Simple Retreat
The lives we live today are often busy, carrying us from here to there and filled with distraction. The distractions in our lives don’t just extend to life outside the home. We fill our homes up with distractions too, the large televisions, the computers, the wired world, the six different ways to make coffee (okay, […]
I am a time traveler
I have a confession to make: I am a time traveler. I can’t jump back in time to different points in my life whenever I want to. I don’t use an elaborate steampunky device or use the chamber from Quantum Leap; I simply pick up one of my journals and read. I have talked often […]
Celebrating Us, and Our Love for Travel
Today, Zeke and I are celebrating our sixth wedding anniversary (and about eight-and-a-half years of being each other’s favorite travel companion). We’ve stolen away to the family beach house on the Outer Banks in North Carolina and we’re enjoying the peace and quiet that comes with an autumn beach vacation. (Side note: our house-sitter reports […]
An Active Vacation on Andros
When we travel to Greece (Zeke has made the trip four times now), we like to visit Andros Island. Located just off the mainland, Andros is where Zeke’s great-grandmother, Anna Frank, was born. The strong family connection inspired our first visit, and the slow pace of Greek island life keeps us going back. While we’re […]
Baltimore Comic-Con
Remember all the cartoons you watched as a kid (Voltron, Transformers, Super Friends), and all those movies you watched as a teen (Star Wars, X-men, Indiana Jones), and how much you like your late-night programming on cable (True Blood, Walking Dead)? Have you ever wished you could visit your favorite world? There’s a place for […]
A Date in DC
I will admit that one of the perks of living in the National Capital area is we have access to the metropolitan life whenever we want it. I will also admit that being a commuter and driving 50 miles each way to work every day doesn’t have me chomping at the bit to run into the city […]
An Ode to Exploration
When we learned yesterday (August 25th) that astronaut and exploratory icon Neil Armstrong had passed away, Zeke and I remarked at how personal the loss felt. It feels like we’ve lost a family member. Maybe a distant branch on the family tree, but still someone who had a profound influence on your life. To be […]
Africa Update
I know it’s been a while since the last post about the planning for our upcoming Africa trip so here it goes. . . We were torn between two companies, Intrepid Travel (which we’ve mentioned before) and the Africa Adventure Company. I will admit we love the off-the-beaten-path and budget-friendly travel of Intrepid. The idea […]
Piquing Our Curiosity
Most of our posts deal with terrestrial travel, but after participating in the NASA Social event leading up to Curiosity‘s landing on Mars, it only feels right to share some of what we learned. First, if you didn’t get up (at 1:30 a.m. Eastern) to watch the scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory as the […]
Sailing on Selina II
I will gladly admit sailing is a passion of mine. I’ve been romanced by silent slow sojourns on the water since childhood. I didn’t grow up on the water; we never owned a boat, with the exception of a canoe for fishing. But I’ve been drawn to the sea as long as I can remember. […]
