Kerala Backwaters

Backwater Bliss

The Kerala coast is famous for its network of backwaters – a vast network of waterways.   This is generally a must visit place for travelers here with many staying overnight on the converted rice barges that ply these waters.  These houseboats are luxurious traveling vessels with room for multiple families, a crew that cooks lovely meals for you, and even …

Turkey with Baby

Since I am off on maternity leave this year, we figured it would be a good time for a longer trip.  I am only using 11 months of my maternity leave, so Paul took 1 month maternity leave from work and we went away for the month of June. UK Visit Paul is from England and we don’t get back …

Exploring the Peninsula

Hope you all had a great May 24 long weekend! Travelling Isn’t Always Rosy We have been travelling through Peninsular Malaysia over the past week. Every once in awhile you have one of those crappy days travelling where nothing seems to go right. Well we had one of those days last week on the day we flew from Borneo to …

Having a Chill Out

The last week has been all about relaxation and has kind of felt like a vacation from the vacation. Sharm El Sheikh – Hilton Style From Luxor, we had pre-booked a flight to Sharm El Sheikh on the Sinai peninsula. This way we avoided taking a ferry across the Red Sea. You might remember a couple of months ago, hearing …