Our solo adventure took us first to Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand has a population of about 70 million, and Tai people migrated from mainland Southwest China to SouthEast Asia many centuries ago. Thailand (Siam) was the only area in the Southeast to avoid colonization by foreign powers. It has a monarchy, which is evident by the pictures of the …
We have spent the last several days in the Kingdom of Cambodia. About 17 million people live here, mostly Buddhist, speaking Khmer but you do hear quite a bit of English. Cambodia has fought hard over many years to be a neutral and independent country, surviving under French, Japanese and Vietnamese rule. They have also suffered much; more …
We have spent the last several days in Malaysia, a country of about 33MM people with an official language of Malay but many people speak English. The official religion is Islam, but there are many people that practice Buddhism, Christianity, and Hinduism. The country was inhabited by the Portuguese, Dutch, British, and Japanese before they became independent …
Up to this point, of our travels since COVID have taken us exploring the US in our adventure van. We have been able to visit all the National Parks in the lower 48 (except 1) and have hit 52 of the 63 parks. When we were asked by our friends Krishna and Chris if we would …
We have spent the last couple weeks in an area that is close, but new to us. There were two National Parks in the north for us to visit…..Isle Royale and Voyagers, and there was so much to explore in Upper Peninsula of Michigan. So, we headed out for some adventuring. We were in love with the …
John and I made a quick trip to NYC to spend time with Riley. Their end of year architecture projects were on display and we didn’t want to miss. While there, we did some of our favorite things…..bike rides and running in Central Park, Bryant Park, catching a few shows(Life of Pi and Some Like …
We are 8+ weeks out from John’s open-heart surgery and cardio conversion, and he is now off all restrictions. We decided to take a trip down to Great Smoky Mountain National Park. This was the first park we visited for an extended visit after John’s initial stay in Cleveland Clinic almost two years ago. The difference in his …
After a short stop in Tucson to Saguaro National Park, Phoenix to spend some time with friends, and Sedona; we made our way to California where we have spent the last several weeks. The diversity of California is incredible. Beaches, oceans, canyons, pine forests, clear lakes, desert, and epic national parks. We have meandered our way from …
We resumed our trip right after the new year on the Western Coast of Florida in Clearwater, making our way to the Emerald Coast in the Panhandle. The area is full of beautiful white beaches, pristine water, and sunshine. We stopped periodically to take in the views and relax in the sand. From there, we made our …
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It’s the time of year when it starts to get cold in Ohio. To avoid winterizing the van (which can be a pain) we decided to make one last adventure this year to get Samsara somewhere warm for the winter. We drove from Ohio down to Florida, hitting 5 national parks and several cities we wanted to …