I am off again starting today! Me and Dad will be traveling around Africa for the next two weeks. I am very excited to see Kenya, Uganda and South Africa. I’ll be back with oodles of pictures, come February 9th or 10th (I can’t remember when we get back). Thanks for your prayers and your support, we are abundantly blessed.
GONE
Written by admin on January 25th, 2010Philippines – Sinulog insanity
Written by admin on January 21st, 2010
Every January in Cebu, Philippines tens of thousands of people come to celebrate the Santo Nino or Black baby Jesus. Magellan brought this idol to Cebu during him famous voyage, and then Lapu Lapu killed him. I proposed stealing this idol and selling it on the black market, but my friend warned me that I would never make it out of the Philippines alive since he is the patron saint of the thieves in Cebu.
Japan – The tunnel blur
Written by admin on January 18th, 2010
Driving through the Chiba prefecture the roads get narrow, and hundreds of tunnels shoot straight through mountains. My friend, Bong, mentioned that before she lived in Japan she wondered why Kurosawa films had so many tunnels in them. After a couple of days of driving around the prefecture I wondered why there aren’t more.
Colorado – The two-tone morning glow
Written by admin on January 2nd, 2010
After a recent snow storm I was driving to work and noticed that Mount Evans was looking beautiful in the distance. I pulled out my camera, took this shot, and didn’t crash my car. Hopefully, this photo will inspire Dilly to come visit Colorado some day.
I’m leaving in two days for a trip to Asia, I’m very excited and very blessed. I will start posting as soon as I get back!
Mongolia – Sad dog
Written by admin on December 21st, 2009
I still can’t decide whether this street dog is sad because it is -30 Celsius outside or because he finds all his food in a trash heap.
Uganda – The streets of Kampala
Written by admin on December 12th, 2009
The streets of Kampala are full of life and vibrant colors. The people love to sit around and have a good chat while everything buzzes around them. Ugandans are incredibly friendly and hospitable, they invite you right into their homes and offer all they have.
Australia – A walk around the Sydney harbor
Written by admin on December 5th, 2009
Australia is the most diverse country on earth, and the Sydney harbor is a microcosm of this beautiful tapestry. Walking around the harbor we saw some of the best street performers in the world, from juggling a torch, a sword, and an apple to ethnic music from all reaches of the globe. As we were leaving the harbor I looked across the water to see the most terrifying thing I have ever seen, the last picture. I’m not sure what this giant face was an entrance for, but for some reason I think it was the entrance to a cemetery.
Hawai’i – A lighthouse and man-eating sharks
Written by admin on November 28th, 2009
This iconic Hawaiian lighthouse is one of two on the island of O’ahu. It was the location used for a scene in Adam Sandler’s “50 First Dates” and over looks Manana island, or Rabbit island if you are a tourist. More interestingly, a few years ago a University of Hawai’i professor jumped off the lighthouse and his body was consequently eaten by four hungry Tiger sharks.
Mongolia – Terelj national park
Written by admin on November 25th, 2009
Terelj national park in the Khentii mountains is located about 60 miles outside of the capital city of Ulaan Baatar. This is the region where the famed Chinggis Khan was born. It was one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. I briefly wandered down the hill from the second picture and walked by a yurt only to be chased down by a rabid wolf/dog. I almost had my face eaten until an old grandmother stepped out of the yurt and called the dog off. I thanked her profusely as best I could, being that neither of us knew eachothers languages.
The Philippines – Food to fill a stomach
Written by admin on November 22nd, 2009
As well as having vibrant and wonderful people the Philippines also has amazing food. As we stopped by “The power plant” an upscale mall in Manila we had a quick Filipino lunch. The top picture is escargot and the bottom is the Philippines specific cuisine kare-kare. I was told by my friend Louie that it probably was first created in an attempt to copy the Curry of the Indian Sepoys using local Filipino ingredients. No one knows exactly where kare-kare came from but no matter what it is delicious!