All-Time Top 10 Travel Adventures (And Some Honorable Mentions)

The Devil's Swimming Pool At Victoria Falls
Posted 10th October, 2016, By Scot and Emily, No comments

Indeed, to most people the idea of going on real, live global adventures outside the cocoon of an all-inclusive resort is so outrageous…so exotic…so mysterious…as to seem downright crazy. Hell, it’s still that way to me.

Read More Posted in: Bucket List, Can You Believe We're Actually Here?, Iconic Places, Int'l Travel Tips, Nonstop Excitement, Opened Minds, Broadened Horizons, Outrageous Adventures, Trip Of A Lifetime, What In The World?, Where In The World?, World Playground

Belarus:  The Forgotten European Destination

Soviet Images Are Alive And Well in Minsk, Belarus
Posted 3rd March, 2015, By Scot and Emily, 4 Comments

I thought for a good five minutes about exactly which adjective to use in the title.  The right one may yet be eluding me. After all, Belarus isn’t exactly “forgotten”…or is it?  From the American perspective, I suspect more of us are simply ill-informed about it.  One can’t exactly “forget” a country that one knew…

Read More Posted in: Europe, Europe - Eastern Europe, So Soviet, World Playground

Surprises In Siem Reap Cambodia

Ta Prohm Temple Near Siem Reap, Cambodia
Posted 26th February, 2015, By Scot and Emily, 2 Comments

Video:  Here’s a view from the Angkor Complex that you don’t often see…enjoy! We had been sitting at lunch during a group tour two years earlier in a completely different country.  As is inevitably the case, the conversation among fellow travelers turned to favorite destinations. Italy.  London.  Hawaii.  All the usual suspects came up.  But…

Read More Posted in: Asia, Asia - Southeast Asia, Opened Minds, Broadened Horizons, Sensory Overload, World Playground