Terminal Waiting
I already stated in a previous post that I really don’t like airports and terminals, because I associate them with goodbyes and separation. Just ask any overseas worker or an expat, and they most...
View ArticleSanta Fe, A Historic Destination
About a month ago we went for a long road trip that took us to Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. After spending several days in the Grand Canyon and Arizona, we retreated to Santa Fe, New...
View ArticleRest Stop
Thanksgiving time is hands down the busiest time of travel here in the United States. It is estimated that there will be about 24 million people scuffling through the airports during the Thanksgiving...
View Article5 years of blogging
A few years ago, I started on a trip all by myself. Then, a few of you followed. Later on, several more joined in. An adventure that has taken me to sail back to where I came from. And to soar to...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: On the Way
If this life’s wandering takes you to…… the mountains, (Wyoming) or the desert, (Arizona) to waterfalls, (California) and rivers, (Colorado) through colorful landscapes, (Pennsylvania) or to barren...
View ArticlePalawan: Photo Haiku
(The following photos were taken during our recent trip to Palawan, and also inspired these haikus, which are short poems, with traditional 17 syllables, in phrases of 5, 7, and 5.) Dalampasigan...
View ArticleCasualty of Vacation
There are many things that an iPhone or any smart phone, can do. It can let you talk face to face with someone across the globe. You can do your research and write your thesis with it. You can check...
View ArticleSeptember Sunrise
It’s been more than a couple of weeks that we have returned from our trip to the Philippines. I have fully recovered from the jet-lag. My tracks of the mosquito bites were all gone. My sunburn have...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: Grid
When you’re in such a gridlock, here’s a grid that can unlock. Prayer. (*Photo taken at the Church on the Rock, in Sedona, Arizona. This post is in response to WordPress’ Weekly Photo Challenge: Grid)
View ArticleA Walk in Piotrkowska Street
It was cold and damp in Lodz, Poland during our visit. But it did not dampen our spirits to explore this place. It may not be as popular like other European cities such as Paris or Vienna, but we have...
View ArticleA Palace to Remember
There is a magnificent palace in the heart of the city of Lodz, Poland. Built at the turn of the 20th century, it was the former residence of textile magnate Izrael Poznanski which now house the Museum...
View ArticleA Visit to Glacier National Park
A couple of weeks ago, my family and I had the chance to visit Glacier National Park. It is located in the state of Montana on the side of the US, and it borders Alberta and British Columbia provinces,...
View ArticleLife Can Be a Lonely Highway
A few weeks ago we embarked on an ambitious summer drive that took us from farmlands and prairies, to mountains and valleys, to deserted areas and busy metropolis, to rivers, waterfalls and ocean. We...
View ArticleLong Beach, a Gala, and an Electromagnetic Lecture
Part of our big summer trip few weeks ago was going down to Long Beach, California. Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County at the pacific coast of the US. It is 24 miles away from the city of Los...
View ArticleReturn to Yosemite
Five years ago we visited Yosemite National Park (see previous post). It left such an impression, that it deserves another visit. So we did. Here are the photos of our return to Yosemite earlier this...
View ArticleCountry Drive
Last month when we were driving in Montana, we encountered something in the road that reminded me of the following story: There was a city driver that wandered in the countryside, so the story goes. As...
View ArticleDestined Rest Stop
Returning home one evening after dropping off my daughter to her university, I came to this rest area. Since I was still several miles away from home, and needed to take a leak, so I use the rest stop....
View ArticleDon’t Take Your Valuables
Last summer, we took a long road trip that took us from the cornfields of Iowa, to the mountainous wilderness of Montana, and to the concrete jungle of Los Angeles California. As we were pulling up...
View ArticleWalking in the Land of History
In my lifetime, there are trips that I really cherished. Journeys that have deep personal meaning, that they are more than just trips. Like the trip we made a few years back to the place that gave me...
View ArticleThe Adventures of Iowa Jones
Have you heard of Indiana Jones? Forget him. I introduce to you, Iowa Jones and his (mis)adventures. Here is his quest to find the Lost Temple of Doom. It started in a deserted place forgotten by time....
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