How easy it was to put on my tennis shoes and go for a run in Chicago with the Chicago marathon months away. Both Josh and I habitually ran 3 – 5 times per week without thinking about it. I believe that a runner’s high is real and addicting – and I was a living example. […]
Archives for March 2012
Sunscreen Lessons from a Bali Motorbike
As the driver, you should have sleeves to cover up your shoulders and back, preferably long sleeves despite the heat as you will need them to block your skin from the hot sun. The number one place that the sun will be beating down on is your legs – so lotion up! As the passenger, […]
There Aren’t Rainbows Every Day
Planning a RTW trip you imagine all of the miracles, breathtaking sights, treks and delicious food you are going to eat. Your mind jumps from country to country with lists of what you want to see and what you imagine each day looking like. When others picture your RTW trip they imagine lions and tigers, Balinese […]
Eat Local: Warung Muslim
When you arrive in Gili Air and take a walk around the island, it will take you no more than an hour unless you are like me and stop every few feet in awe of the blue water and the peacefulness of the waves. You notice plenty of restaurants on the beach with bungalows you can […]
Bali Moon [Guesthouse Review]
Name: Bali Moon Guesthouse Where: Ubud, Bali, Indonesia When: February 2012 Price: $35 – 45 / night Who helped us? [Service] Bali Moon is a real Balinese homestay and Made and Wayan make you feel right at home. Even their children pitch in to help out with breakfast. Every morning we would wake up to […]
Life is Too Precious
There are two ways to interpret these 4 simple words. You can avoid risk, shy away from uncertainty and stay within your comfort zone under the presumption that “life is too precious.” With this thought process, you can’t make sense of people who want to jump out of an airplane or dive with sharks because […]
Q4: Would You Rather?
Would You Rather…Travel with toothpaste or Deodorant?
Doing Nothing in the Gili Islands
2 weeks ago we had no plans to visit the Gili Islands in Indonesia and last minute we added Gili Air to our list based on the insistence of many people we’ve met. We decided an island with no cars or motorbikes would be relaxing and that for a week or two we would do […]
My Makeshift Travel Diary
I wish I had time to write. I wish I sat for an hour a day and wrote about all of the wonderfully simple adventures and great things that happened to me for that day. I wish I wrote about the tastes and smells of all the food that I get to eat. I wish […]