Namibia
Na MIB ee AH! Namibia has the second-lowest population density of any sovereign country with just over 3 million people in its 825,615 km2 (318,772 sq mi). Nearly 500,000 of Namibians live in the capitol city of Windhoek. When I mentioned I was traveling to Namibia, every person said, “you’re going to love it!”I just […]
Early days of travel
Travel bug Looking back at this first big year of travel, I remember how alive and excited I was to explore Europe. An interviewer recently asked my what made me think I could paint a mural on the side of a farmhouse, working 30 feet up a wall on scaffolding. It was an excellent question […]
Open Hearted Travel
It was March 2023. After years of perusing Workaway listings and dreaming of spending a month in a foreign country, the time had come to spread my wings and take the leap. I had quit my job in the pump industry and thought I was retiring. It turned out that I would take a new […]
Full Circle – Closed too soon
My friend Linda died today. We had been friends since our sons were in the same 2nd grade class, thirty years ago. I miss her and my heart is breaking. This is our story. I have been trying to write about other things but every time I sit down to write, I am overwhelmed with […]
Gili Islands, Indonesia
Change of plans After searching flights and hotels and beaches to come up with a great combination of price and experience for the two weeks before I met my son, Brian, in Taiwan, I completely threw in the towel. Between the rainy season in the region, challenging transportation to the beaches in Thailand and the […]
Kad Sala Village
Kad Sala Village Just over a week ago, I traveled south of Chiang Mai to my current workaway stay at Kad Sala Village. Every day is a little different. Some days, I teach English alongside the other 6 volunteers. We have students from 4 to 12 years old, mostly beginning level. Some speak English well […]
Different Normals
Mae Klong Railway Market The narrow, crowded, market street is divided down the middle by old train tracks in a brick lined roadbed. An 8-inch curb leads up to a sidewalk, maybe 5 feet deep, where vendors have tables and baskets of everything from trinkets to vegetables. A woman sits on the ground, huge knife […]
Thailand, at last!
Big jump from Frankfurt to Bangkok, then on to Krabi, Thailand. It has been a whirlwind tour with brothers Mai and Don. Spending the first week in Thailand with a Mai, a Thai native, has been a great way to learn how to get around. He is also able to explain some local customs […]
Germany-Visit with the Sasse family
Yikes! Only a few weeks into this trip and I am so far behind in story telling. I will have to catch up with the rest of Spain and Berlin soon! Hamburg Opera House Visit with Sasse family near Hannover, Germany Enjoying time with the Sasse family at their home near Hannover, Germany. We had […]
Dog sitting in Berlin
I spent five days hanging out with two sweet little mixed breed chihuahua dogs, Ottis and Louisa. Aside from feeding and a couple of 30 minute walks, they mostly needed lots of cuddles. That left plenty of time to take the train into Berlin to see the sites. It was so much colder in Berlin! […]