Weekly Photo Challenge: Love
Trying to make the most of our weekend between working in Salt Lake City, UT and Grand Junction, Colorado we came peeling into Moab near dark on a Friday afternoon. Dead Horse Point State Park was on our way into town so we stopped to catch a glimpse before the sun set. As we pulled […]
Tagong: Motorcycle Monks and the Yak-men
Intro to Tagong In this high-altitude land of snow-capped mountains and grassy plateaus, priorities revolve around what helps you to get by. Here, two of those things are spiritual beliefs and yaks. We spent most of our time in Tagong wandering. Our hikes took us most of the day, each day, and were worth every […]
Guilin: Forest of Sweet Osmanthus
Guanxi Province is known for its stunning natural beauty: green rivers meandering by lofty, tree-covered hills and jagged, gray karst spires that reach into the sky. There’s a national forest, subtropical mangroves, and miles and miles of farmland. The province is also home to several minority ethnic groups, Yao, Miao,Dong and Zhuang. Its history as […]
Jeju Island: Bali in Korea?
Jeju Island Not sure if we can agree with the title “Bali of Korea,” but Jeju is indeed a pretty island. Volcanic and subtropical, Jeju is filled with natural beauty unmarred by the bountiful tourist attractions crawling with busloads of holidaymakers. It’s also the “honeymoon island” popular with couples who have the opportunity to visit […]
Gyeongju
Gyeongju is less than a couple of hours from Busan, but its atmosphere feels much further removed. There is more of a small-town feel, not rural, but a laid-back sort of vibe. We had taken the slow train, and it wasn’t a long walk to the Nahbi Guest House. This hostel is very well-run, clean […]
New Friends, Ancient Roads
We had the pleasure of our first couchsurfing experience with the Higashi family in Sakurai, about an hour south of Nara. For those not familiar with couchsurfing, it’s a program where people open their homes to travelers who not only benefit from a free place to stay, also get to know local hosts (and vice […]
3 years 5 months and 14 days later, we returned
Been here before? Well, yes. Worth another visit? Most definitely!!! We always look back fondly on our first visit to Joshua Tree National Park, so we took advantage of a day off on the way to LA for a follow-up. The Joshua Tree, like something straight out of Dr. Seuss, dominates the landscape. In some […]
Destination USA: Anacortes, Washington
Since our last update, we visited family on Cape Cod for our second week off during our year-long mobile marketing tour. As expected, it seemed to fly by, and before we knew it we were back in the Zero vehicles going down the road (and up the road, and around back to the same road). […]
Vasquez Rocks!
Vasquez Rocks History As you drive the Antelope Valley Freeway from Santa Clarita Valley, north of LA the other-worldly Vasquez Rocks loom suddenly out of the landscape. The angles at which these mammoth rocks were forced up and out of the earth show the power that lies beneath the San Andreas Fault. You can see […]
Deception Pass State Park
Yeah for cancelled events! A surprise day off allowed us to sneak away and completely disconnect. We took advantage, and drove up toward our next event in Burlington, WA. From there, it was an easy decision to head directly out to Deception Pass. Its dramatic vistas, quiet beaches and deep green forests kept us enthralled […]