November, 2016 - Lili on the Loose

8 11, 2016

September 2016 Recap

By Lili|November 8th, 2016|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: aspens, Colorado, fall leaves, Galavant|0 Comments

This month wasn't too exciting, unless you count having an allergic reaction to pine nuts which turned everything I ate for 2 weeks to have a bad metallic taste. Travel I stayed local this month, which this time of year is beautiful in Colorado. I drove up into the mountains to experience the lovely fall aspens and managed to see an early snowstorm as well. Recommended Reading Lili on the Loose These are some of my favorite posts that I wrote in September. Early Morning in Edfu - I'm slowly continuing my Egyptian Travelogue series and enjoyed recounting my morning

7 11, 2016

Travel Missteps: Static Cling Terror

By Lili|November 7th, 2016|Categories: Travel, Travel Missteps|Tags: 2005, 2006, All in the family 2005/2006, All in the family Italy 2005/2006, bus, Bus Tour, Europe, Florence, group, Italy, micro beads, neck pillow, static cling, styrofoam, tour group, Trafalgar, Tuscany|0 Comments

Source Do you know what that is? No? Consider yourself lucky. What those are, are little styrofoam balls called Micro-Beads and they are found in a lot of those travel neck pillows that people have. I discovered what was inside mine the hard way on a tour of Italy. I think it was halfway through the trip, somewhere around Florence or Tuscany when it happened. I remember my black neck pillow had fallen to the floor and gotten stuck. I was late getting off the bus, so I tugged as hard as I could, and it still wasn't

5 11, 2016

November 5th 1955

By Lili|November 5th, 2016|Categories: Geek, Pop Culture|Tags: Back to the Future, BTTF, BTTF 1, Movie, Time Travel, V for Vendetta|0 Comments

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4 11, 2016

The Apotheosis of Washington

By Lili|November 4th, 2016|Categories: Attractions & Sights, Photography, Travel|Tags: 2013, Brumidi, Constantino Brumidi, DC, Dome, George Washington, Museum Madness, North America, Photo Friday, rotunda, The Capitol, United States Capitol Building, USA, Washington DC|0 Comments

I love taking photos of domes. This one is in the US Capitol Building's rotunda, and is called the Apotheosis of Washington, showing George Washington as if he was a god. Every Friday Lili shares her favorite photography & the stories behind the photos.

3 11, 2016

Egyptian Sidekick Review

By Lili|November 3rd, 2016|Categories: Travel, Travel Review|Tags: 2015, Africa, Cairo, Dahshur, day trip, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, Egyptian Sidekick, Egyptologist, Giza, Memphis, Middle East, Mohsen, recommendation, Review, Saqqara, Sidekick, tour, tour company, Travel Thursday|0 Comments

On my second day in Egypt, I wanted to splurge and have a private tour, so I could see the sights of Dahshur, Memphis, and Saqqara at my own pace. Trying to find a reputable Egyptologist guide online was a bit daunting, so I decided to go in a different direction. This is my review of Egyptian Sidekick. This review is my own and was not solicited by the tour company and I paid full price for the tour. What is it? Egyptian Sidekick is a private tour organizer that provides tailored sightseeing experiences for you or your group. They