PROBAR Meal: Fuel for Travel Britnee and I just returned from an incredible two days of backpacking through the Virgin River Narrows in Zion National Park here in Utah. On our...
VIETNAM PHOTO GALLERY: PART 2 We ended our Vietnam road trip with a nice rest on the beach in Nha Trang before continuing by train to Danang and the beautiful town of Hoi An....
ANNAPURNA BASE CAMP As Britnee and I descended from Annapurna Base Camp, (A.B.C.), we passed many trekkers still making the brutal climb up. Some already looked quite...
ANNAPURNA CIRCUIT PHOTO GALLERY: PART 2 Our trek on the Annapurna Circuit continued (see Part 1 here) to the village of Manang and then up over Thurong La to Muktinath. Trekking in the...
ANNAPURNA CIRCUIT PHOTO GALLERY: PART 1 Trekking in Nepal was something both of us were excited to experience on this trip and it didn't disappoint. Mark shot over 2,900 photos on the...
6 DAYS IN SANTORINI I can't sit still for more than five minutes if it's a glorious day outside and there's trails to hike, walls to climb, bikes to ride, etc. So all...
ROME PHOTO GALLERY With a little bit of good luck we ended up spending our first day in Italy at holy mass with Pope Francis and Andrea Bocelli in St. Peter's Square!...
1.3 GEAR REVIEW: EAGLE CREEK PACK-IT SPECTER QUICK TRIP Hoping to reduce weight I chose the Eagle Creek Pack-It Specter Quick Trip toiletry bag to pack my hygiene kit for the year. But for the remainder...
2.0 GEAR REVIEW: OSPREY FARPOINT 55 BACKPACK I really like that my Osprey Farpoint 55 backpack is panel loading with a single, locking zipper. Unfortunately that’s all I like about it and it...
4.5 GEAR REVIEW: SALOMON SYNAPSE HIKING SHOES Besides picking a good backpack, selecting the right shoes was probably the most important decision I needed to make when shopping for this year-long...
EATING RACLETTE IN PARIS I was excited to return to Paris for my second visit for the wrong reason. I say wrong because as it turned out the food I was looking forward to...
SCOTLAND PHOTO GALLERY An extended visit to Scotland, Mark's home country, where we were hosted by gracious family and friends from the northern coast to the southern...
MY HUSBAND’S ADDICTION With names like Double Decker, Twirl and Crunchie, it was understandable why my husband was drawn in. The neon colors and gold foil reflected in his...