Category: Beaches
Updated on July 13, 2016
Following the Footsteps of Odysseus
After the Pyramids of Giza and the Valley of the Kings, in June we travelled forward about a thousand years in time, to visit ancient sites in Greece. During this time, I was reading The Odyssey for school, and …
Posted on May 16, 2016
By Boat Through the Backwaters
The southern Indian state of Kerala is filled with “backwaters,” hidden canals and streams that villagers use for fishing, farming, and transportation. Half of the year the backwaters contain fresh water and the other half salt water. During …
Updated on April 4, 2016
Caution: Elephant Crossing!
Here in Sri Lanka it is really hot, especially in Colombo. Once we left the big city, though, the heat wasn’t quite so bad. After Colombo, we went to the beach at Mirissa where we took surfing lessons, and then …
Posted on March 26, 2016
A Hangup in Ahangama
During our month in Myanmar, we travelled a lot. Toward the end, I think we all felt our stamina running low as we ended up hanging around in cloudy little Hsipaw for several days longer than intended, walking …
Updated on January 21, 2016
Happiness
Happiness, something as hard to chase as the sun, yet so close you can reach out and grab it. It all started with an Uber car picking us up in Berkeley with all our bags, heavy and laden with …
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