Ocean & Beaches

Screen-Shot-2011-11-22-at-1.38.17-PM-500x375 — Many of you asked us what are favorite places from around the world were. That’s obviously a difficult question to answer because each place was entirely different. Although Dumpty’s list slightly differs from mine, here are my ratings after traveling for 7 months to 8 countries. Let us know if […]

The best countries, beaches, and views from our RTW adventure.

11 Sep, 2013 in Animals / Argentina / Australia / Blog / Experiencing the Unknown / Mountains & Nature / New Zealand / Ocean & Beaches / Pakistan / Photography / Reflections / South Africa / Thailand / Turkey tagged Argentina / Australia / Beaches / beautiful views / Cappadocia / Fethiye / iguazu falls / New Zealand / Pakistan / Patagonia / Recoleta cemetery / South Africa / Switzerland / Turkey by Humpty

Cappadocia Chimneys — My husband and I quit our jobs to travel around the world for seven months and our first stop was in southern Turkey. Whenever we travel to a new place, be it a new city in the U.S. or visiting a new country, we always ask ourselves whether we could […]

Best of Southern Turkey

30 Aug, 2013 in Blog / Mountains & Nature / Ocean & Beaches / Photography / Ruins & History / Turkey tagged Antalya / Aspendos Amphitheatre / Cappadocia / Ephesus / Fethiye / Manavgat / Pammukale / Perg Ruins / Underground caves by Dumpty

“The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quite alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, […]

Patagonia: Surviving the Wild

23 Jul, 2013 in Argentina / Blog / Experiencing the Unknown / Hiking / Mountains & Nature / Ocean & Beaches / Photography tagged Bariloche / Chile / El Calafate / El Chalten / Glaciers / Lakes / Patagonia / Puerta Natales / Tierra del Fuego National Park / Torres del Paine / Ushuaia by Humpty

Milford Sound, New Zealand — Have you seen the movie “127 Hours”? No? Well I can totally relate with how James Franco’s character wanted to (and did) slice his arm off after he was trapped by a boulder for five days. In fact I wanted to cut off both my arms. I was in excruciating […]

Judging New Zealand: Abel Tasman, Arthur’s Pass, Franz Josef’s Glacier ...

18 Feb, 2013 in Blog / Hiking / Mountains & Nature / New Zealand / Ocean & Beaches / Photography tagged Abel Tasman / Arthurs Pass / Franz Josef / Milford Sound by Humpty

syd·ney /ˈsidnē/ A diverse city in southeastern Australia, comprising of over priced establishments, sprawling neighborhoods and beautiful harbors. On day five in Sydney I was tightly holding to the edges of the toilet. Another wave came. I was too weak to be mad at myself. I just needed to pull […]