In most travel blogs, home isn't mentioned. It's all about the absence of home. Always in the background of travels, whether near or...

With Chris, Casey and Holly at the final Eras show in Vancouver December 6, 2024 Two days ago my son asked me if I were really going all...

*written May 2024 so some of this is out of date We ended our RTW trip in July 2022. Quite a bit has happened since then! We moved back...

July 22 After a day of Shinkansen shenanigans, we make it to The Knot Shinjuku, our Tokyo hotel . We've been staying in airbnbs mostly,...

What happens in Vegas……gets written up in the blog.  August 30, 2024 Well, it’s been a mere 3 weeks since I’ve been to an airport,...

August 4 Well, you might think after 50 days on the road, I would sit back, relax, and be still for a hot minute while trying to recover...

July 18 All too soon it's a transit day.  Today we start the day in Osaka and end it in Kyoto. Dmitri and I head to the gym for a work...

July 15, 2024 Team Keep Calm and Carry On arrives at the Denpasar airport! Dmitri, Jack, and I are pleased that we actually will be...

July 2, 2024 Today, the gang leaves Gili T, has a pretty rough transit, adds another group member, and ends the day in Ubud. I start the...