Periyar Tiger

Periyar Tiger Reserve: Oh My!

While we were planning this trip I did lots of research but we purposefully left our itinerary totally open.  So the first week that we were in India involved lots of route discussions.  For awhile we really considered heading to the Maldives for a week since they were only a short flight away.  In the end, we knew it would …

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 …

The Great White North

Whenever we are planning a trip, I will admit that I first think of far off, exotic lands.  I know Canada has so much to offer and I have traveled to many parts of our country, but the thrill of an exotic destination is hard for me to resist.  As a result I haven’t traveled in Canada as much as …

A couple of videos

We finally found some wifi to upload a few videos.  We got a GoPro for Christmas, which has been fun to mess around with. The first video was from when we first arrived in the Bahamas with vocals by Ella. The next video was a real highlight of the trip so far.  As we were approaching our first anchorage on …

Road Tripping Alberta

My brother and his now wife live in the Canadian Rockies and instead of flying out just for their wedding, we planned a whole trip around it.  We are very aware that we have not traveled enough in our own country.  We have visited many far off countries and we have been through many parts of Canada, but we haven’t …