I follow quite a few blogs, covering a number of different topics. Today I thought I’d share one of them with you: Abby Sunderland is 16, and as of right now, is somewhere in the South Atlantic Ocean (you can see where here.) She’s currently just over three months into her solo circumnavigation of the [...]
One of the items on my 2010 Action Plan was to head to San Antonio during Spring Break with the Cats for Christ ministry. My wife and I did exactly that, and spent a wonderful week working with Urban Connection. Our trip started off on a less-than-ideal footing, when our ride to the airport didn’t [...]
Cleaning out my closet really helped me as I packed for my spring break trip. It’s harder to over-pack when you don’t have much to carry in the first place! I’ve already talked about how important it is to pack light when traveling, but in light of the Minimalist Experiment, I thought I would revisit [...]
What an exciting start to the year! January isn’t over and I have already completed some of the goals in my 2010 Action Plan, and am working on others. Visited Grandparents, Friends & Mexico We headed out to Texas on January 2nd and stopped just north of Houston at a friends’ house for a couple [...]
Life can get over-whelming fast, can’t it? Sometimes you just have to take a moment, sit back, and take stock of what’s happened and plan for what’s coming up. Here’s a quick rundown of what’s happened in my life recently: ———————— Dad passed away the week before finals Moved out of Ireland (in two days!) [...]
Tucked in behind St. Patrick’s is an old cemetery, enclosed by a stone wall. Here is the entrance… (Click on photo to view full sized)
Have you ever come home from a trip and unpacked stuff that you never used? That won’t happen to me on this trip. I will return from nearly 5 months in Ireland having used everything that I brought. With some careful planning, I was able to fit everything for the trip in a single suitcase [...]
My wife and I are heading to Suomi (Finland) tomorrow. We can’t wait! My wife studied there during high school, and lived with a host family while she was there. We’re being met by her host mom at the airport and we’ll be staying with them for 10 days (gotta love Easter break!). She is [...]
What makes somewhere worth visiting? After leaving, why do you gush about one place and forget another? I’m sure that everyone will answer these questions differently. However, there is an easy way to determine your personal definition of a place. Think about your favorite trip (or the one you dream about.) What first comes to [...]
For two weeks we had been doing it all wrong. Finally, it occurred to us: we are not urban tourists. What kind of explorer are you? Are you excited by gardens or architecture; do you prefer the historic or the cutting edge parts of town? You already know what interests you, though you might have [...]
