Over the years, I have stopped working to take various longer adventures around the world. The first was in 1999, when, after taking a semes...

You’ve probably seen the movie Planes, Trains and Automobiles . It’s been a long time since I have seen it, but I remember John Candy t...

Buy this pad from REI . So we slept in a campervan for a while, and let me tell you, they say that the best way to get to know someone is...

Today I was born. Okay, that's not the complete truth. Actually, I WAS born on Mother's Day. However, Mom's Day changes every ye...

Have you been to Australia? Although there are many cool things here, like Koalas, Kangaroos and The Most Deadly Snake in the World, The Bla...

Did you know? In Australia, they don't have the Easter bunny, they have the BILBY : In Chocolate ( source ) Normal View ( sourc...

I believe I am mentioned before that I am frugal. Okay, some may call it cheap. But frugal sounds better, doesn’t it? To be honest, I neve...

I am a bit biased, I admit. I am from California and am proud of the fact. We have everything you could ever want -- beaches, mountains, sma...

Where My Parents Live (And Put Up With Me Occasionally) You know how it is when you go on a two week vacation from work? You get home, yo...

source I have only been on the internet ONCE in the past 10 days. I know. Crazy, right. Why is this crazy? What happened to normal life...

So, I think I mentioned that we rented a camper-van and are driving around the North Island of New Zealand.  Have you ever been in a tiny...

I have great news! I was featured over at For The Love of Blogs !! This is like the granddaddy of all good blogs! If you are looking for a ...

I love food. And South Korea has not let me down. Here are a few of the yummy things I have tried here. 1. Street Food -- of course! I alw...