Kansas City 3 Day Itinerary

Kansas City 3 Day Itinerary “What is an affordable anniversary weekend-getaway with French influences to signify our engagement in Paris?” Kansas City, of course! After a … Read the rest



Wednesday’s Wonder: Baby Geese Butts

This Wednesday’s Wonder: A family of geese and their cute baby tushies at Gas Works Park in Seattle, Washington. Our dog Rupert has the cutest tushie … Read the rest



Wednesday’s Wonder: Love Valley is Erect ::Wink::

This Wednesday’s Wonder: Love Valley in Cappadocia, Turkey is very appropriately named.  “You should hug the rock. I’ll take a photo of you.” “Ok!” And I … Read the rest



Wednesday’s Wonder: It’s a Moon, It’s a Bridge, It’s a Moon Bridge

This Wednesday’s Wonder: Moon Bridge in the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial, Taipei, Taiwan. A long time ago, bridges were made for one thing and one thing … Read the rest



Jiu Fen is So Fun! Part Two

“What does Jiu Fen mean?” “Nine sections.” “I thought fun meant rice?” “That’s fun. ‘fen’ is sections. ‘fun’ is rice.” …And that was basically our … Read the rest



Wednesday’s Wonder: Guess Its Age!

This Wednesday’s Wonder: How old is this tiny bonsai?  My husband owns two bonsai trees. They’ve been part of the family for a few years now. … Read the rest



Vaporreto-ing Through Venice’s Main Thoroughfares: The Canals

Wouldn’t it be weird if we lived our lives entirely on water? Remember when you used to play the lava game where you couldn’t touch … Read the rest



The Pigeon Whisperer

Pigeon poo lines the concrete. Officials dressed in orange shirts hand out flyers begging people to not feed the pigeons. Yet, they’re still there by … Read the rest



Wednesday’s Wonder: There’s a Sperm on Your Roof

This Wednesday’s Wonder: The Asahi building in Tokyo, Japan has a giant sperm–I mean–a giant flame on it. For the over 13 million people living … Read the rest



Istanbul and Cappadocia 8 day Itinerary

Sallah was my favorite character from the Indiana Jones series. As a kid, I always thought he was Turkish because of the red fez and … Read the rest