It’s been a long time since I’ve worked on this site, and almost as long that we didn’t get to travel due to a certain virus that I don’t think I need to name. But despite it feeling like I’d never get to leave my state (or house) again, we did eventually get to break…
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What I’ve Been Doing During the Pandemic | August-December
I detailed how I was spending the first several months of the Covid-19 pandemic in this post. Well now it’s time for the second half of 2020. I figure it’s an interesting way for me to look back in any case. Someday these kinds of accounts will be historic. I last left off in August….
What I’ve Been Doing During the Pandemic | February-August
It goes without saying that I want this pandemic to just be over already. Life has been very weird and unusual and scary starting late winter 2020. In February, our cruise around Japan was canceled. Kevin and I had to fight to get our money back from our travel agent for weeks (it was handled…
How to Choose Travel Shoes
I am not very qualified to write a guide to good travel shoes, so that’s not what this is going to be. But I’ve read lots and lots of other people’s recommendations and travel shoe blog posts and usually been let down, cursing my sore feet. If you can relate to that, maybe I’m not…
What is Jet Lag Really Like?
My grandma LaVerne used to travel for work, and she claimed that there was no such thing as jet lag. She had some kind of mind-over-matter secret that kept her functioning no matter the time zone. Sadly I have not taken after her in this respect; My jet lag tends to sneak up on me…
Why I Didn’t Like Las Vegas
Something about me: I don’t drink alcohol. I don’t have a righteous meaning behind that; I just don’t enjoy the flavor, the cost, or how I feel when I drink. I’ve never had more than two drinks in a sitting, because I usually get a headache pretty quickly and then decide it’s just not worth…
On Being Childfree
I haven’t posted about this on my blog yet, but in my everyday life I’m pretty open about it, so I figured I would share today. Kevin and I are childfree by choice. This means we do not want any kids ever. Childfree people can get a lot of hate online. As a group,…
Four Faves: Norway
Earlier this year Kevin and I found a good flight deal to Oslo, Norway, and jumped at the chance to see a new country. We weren’t really sure what to expect before we left, but we came back with lots of great memories. Here are my top four. 1. Spending our 5-year wedding anniversary at…
Four Faves: New Zealand
We went on a cruise to New Zealand in January 2017. We wanted to get such long flight days out of the way while we’re still young and not too creaky (and it was indeed a looong 2 flights). But it was worth it! New Zealand is so gorgeous, just like everyone says! Here are my…
Things That Happen When Your Partner is a Photographer
I’ve been really into my photography hobby since around 2005 when I got my first camera. Since then I’ve delved into multiple different kinds of photography subjects, but my favorites remain travel and documentary/lifestyle of whatever is around me and whatever I’m doing. I met Kevin in late 2009 and I immediately started including him…
Sightseeker 