The Galápagos Islands, 7.2016 🐬 ☀️ Las islas galápagos

The Galápagos Islands, 7.2016 🐬 ☀️ Las islas galápagos

Tourists don’t know where they’ve been, travelers don’t know where they’re going. – Paul Theroux The Galápagos Islands are a chain of islands, or archipelago, in the eastern Pacific Ocean. They are part of the country of Ecuador, in South America. The Galápagos lie about 966 kilometers (600 miles) off of the Ecuadorian coast. There […]

Rugged and splashy: Utah & Colorado, Summer 2015 🚕

Rugged and splashy: Utah & Colorado, Summer 2015 🚕

Sometimes it’s the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination. ~ Drake Zion National Park, Utah: A bajillion years ago, ancient iterations of the Virgin River started wreaking havoc on southwestern Utah. Now there’s a faint “You’re welcome” echoing through the canyons of Zion National Park. Zion National Park is like the set […]

Fútbol: Winnipeg, FIFA Women’s World Cup, 2015 ⚽️

Fútbol: Winnipeg, FIFA Women’s World Cup, 2015 ⚽️

Focus on the journey, not the destination. ~ Greg Anderson   The FIFA Women’s World Cup: The FIFA Women’s World Cup returns in 2023 with its first-ever co-hosts, Australia and New Zealand. Officially recognized by FIFA in 1991, the Women’s World Cup is the pinnacle of women’s soccer. Entering its ninth rendition, only four nations […]

Three Trips to China 🇨🇳 中國 2003/2008/2012

Three Trips to China 🇨🇳 中國 2003/2008/2012

有缘千里来相会 (yǒuyuán qiānlǐ lái xiāng huì) – Fate has us meet from a thousand miles away. ~Chinese proverb Beihai: The city of Beihai (Pak-hoi) is located in southern Zhuang Autonomous Region of Guangxi, China. It is positioned on the western shore of a small peninsula on the eastern side of Qinzhou Bay on the Gulf […]