When we planned our trip down south, we scheduled in order to deliberately avoid the crowds that come with Memorial Day weekend. Unbeknownst to us, a rare eclipse was taking place right in our very own red rock country, bringing thousands of people to see the “ring of fire” wherein the moon covered the sun […]
The next morning, we had only one goal- to tackle Keyhole Canyon on our own. We secured a permit at the visitor’s center and then headed up to the trailhead. Since we were solo canyoneering for the first time, I was a tiny bit nervous, but another couple was heading in just in front of […]
The drive from Salt Lake City to Southern Utah is the best this time of year. The fields and hills are still green before returning to their usual golden brown, and the temperatures are quite pleasant. In some of our last available weeks before the intense summer heat hits down South, we spent the weekend […]
Without any real weekend plans, save for a good long bike ride, we noticed a star party being held on Antelope Island and thought it might be a cool way to spend the evening. We drove out before sunset, hoping to see some wildlife before it got dark. Although there were plenty of buffalo, deer, and […]
After 50 hours of flying and about three hours of sleep, we hit the office bright and early Monday morning. By Wednesday, we were barely functioning. That afternoon, we were both home hoping to get some sleep. Instead, I was interrupted by our neighbor’s cat that has taken a particular liking to our corner of […]
We weren’t feeling so hot after our long flight between Saigon and Narita, Japan. Neither of us had gotten much sleep, and our two weeks of non-stop playing had successfully worn us out. With an 8 hour layover, though, we pushed through since we were in Japan after all. After two weeks in Southeast Asia, […]
Based on my hotel points situtaion, we made a hotel switch for our last night and ended up at the five star Hyatt. It was monumental enough that we took pictures because staying in a five star hotel is unlikely to ever happen again since I am now officially out of hotel points. Our morning swim yesterday […]
The previous evening’s wanderings had led us into a shiny, spacious tourist agency. We had heard that the Cu Chi tunnels were a thing to not be missed, so a bit uncharacteristically, we gladly payed for the chance to crawl through the impossibly narrow tunnels. Our afternoon trip to the tunnels meant that we […]
With the Khmer New Year upon us, we planned to take a bus to Ho Chi Minh City, and asked our guesthouse to schedule our trip. They promised to do so without hesitation, but when we returned to the desk the next day, we were informed that he had to call five bus companies and […]
We’d accomplished quite a lot before noon, but the temperature had been slowly rising all morning. We hadn’t had the option to rent riding jackets, so we were wearing our bulkiest clothing as safety gear on the scooter. In short, it was time to head back to our air conditioned room and cool down. At […]
Since we had several hours to kill before we had to return the scooter, we decided to take all 50 cc’s of glory and cruise around the countryside before returning. We had a great time spotting the the scooters with the largest loads. This one takes the cake, hands down. There was virtually […]
We picked up our scooter as soon as the shop opened, hoping to get an early start and to beat the heat as much as possible. The scooter for this round was not nearly as glamorous as our Vietnam rentals had been- we were assigned an old 50cc with Popeye floor mats. We figured out […]