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• Meditation and Learning to Quiet the Monkey Mind

  

  As mentioned in the previous post, last week Jesse and I headed off into the country for a two-day silent meditation retreat organized by the monks at Wat Suan... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2011 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, DESTINATIONS, SPIRITUALITY, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Wat Wanderings

  

  Whenever we have a free afternoon, we like to pull out our trusty map, find a new wat (the Thai word for a monastary or temple) and go for a wander. Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Top Chef Thailand

  

  Last week we got ambitious and decided to sign ourselves up for a cooking class. If you've ever been to Chiang Mai, you probably have a decent sense of how... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2011 DESTINATIONS, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Off to the Races in Chiang Mai

  

  After a big night out at our favorite jazz bar followed by a very late brunch, it's hard to think of a better lazy Saturday afternoon activity than heading to... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Gluttony at the Chiang Mai Gate Night Market

  

  We are officially truly madly deeply in love with our local neighborhood night market. Every day in the late afternoon stall owners begin setting up outside... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Settling Down in Chiang Mai, Thailand

  

  So it looks like we've found a (very temporary) home. After a wonderful long weekend in Bangkok, which we absolutely loved and where I enjoyed a very nice 26th... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2011 DESTINATIONS

• A Final Week in Nepal

  

  After returning from Everest, we headed over to Pokhara for a few days to relax, see a bit of the Annapurna Range and explore Nepal's western region. Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Everest Base Camp Trek: Part 3

  Day 11 – Dughla (15,157 ft) to Lobuche (16,109 ft) Wake up at 6a for a 7a breakfast – for some reason, despite the fact we’ve been up here for over ten days... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2011 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL, TREK

• Everest Base Camp Trek: Part 2

  Day 5 – Namche Bazaar (11,286 ft) to Tengboche (12,687 ft) Didn’t sleep very well at night, waking up a few times feeling quite nauseous, but by morning am... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2011 OUTDOORS, TREK

• Everest Base Camp Trek: Part 1

  Intro: I'm going to be breaking the trek into a few different posts, seeing as some of them (these early ones in particular!) are rather text heavy and they tak... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2011 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL, TREK

• Back from Everest!

  

  Seventeen days later, we're back in Kathmandu after quite literally the trip of a lifetime. The Everest Base Camp Trek was undoubtedly both the most amazing... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2011 DESTINATIONS, VACATION

• Day 1 in Kathmandu

  

  Arriving in Kathmandu is a jolt to the senses. Brilliant colors, throngs of people, endless unabating smog, constant honking and roads flooded with people,... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• A Last Sunset from Nusa Lembongan

  

  Two crazy things: I am now a certified open water diver! So exciting. I’m now a little bit addicted. Tonight is our very last night in Bali. How wonderful that... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Bali, We Love You, And Now It’s Time to Go

  

  It suddenly hit me yesterday afternoon, pulling up to Nusa Lembongan on a public speedboat and looking out on yet another gorgeous long expanse of white beach,... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• A Very Happy Bali Birthday

  

  A day-late blog happy birthday to my very favorite person. We celebrated Jesse's 29 years of life with a morning of surfing at Keramas, sub sandwiches and key... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Sailing Bali’s Eastern Shoreline

  

  Yesterday afternoon we went on a lovely afternoon sail and snorkel around Padangbai. It was a boiling hot day and after a late lunch we decided we needed to fin... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• A Love / Hate Relationship with Padangbai

  

  It’s really not Padangbai’s fault at all – more a combination of confused logistics, miscommunications, something of a lack of research and small motorbike... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Update from the Sick Ward

  

  So, coming down with typhoid really hasn't been all that terrible. After two days of antibiotics I was feeling much, much better, and one week after waking up... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• You Have Typhoid.

  

  So, I guess that one of us (or probably both) was bound to succumb to some sort of strange, ancient-sounding tropical illness at some point in time. One month i... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2011 HEALTH, MEDICINE, TRAVEL

• Wood Carving with Bali's Masters

  

  While I've enjoyed the past month mostly yoga'ing, reading, writing and eating my way around Ubud, Jesse has been spending his afternoons learning wood carving... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION