Montezuma Beach, Costa Rica
This beach is actually pretty treacherous for swimmers due to the sharp rocks, but boy does it look inviting. Every Friday Lili shares her favorite photography & the stories behind the photos.
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07, 2017
Travel Missteps: The Determined Thief of Edinburgh
Source I've written before before how my family used the "Hop on / Hop Off" busses in England to get around the cities a lot. But one of our last times on those sightseeing busses turned out to be the most eventful. As per usual, we got to the designated starting point early and claimed seats at the top. We had a wide choice of seats, the only other person on the top deck was two older women sitting together. I decided to sit halfway back, mainly because at this point in a 2 week trip I
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07, 2017
Carmel Sunset
The light was fading, and we were trying to make a mad dash towards the ocean to see the sunset. We bearly made it, and I remember frantically running on the sand towards the waves. Every Friday Lili shares her favorite photography & the stories behind the photos.
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07, 2017
Lush Products for Travel Review
Years ago, I stumbled upon this post on solid shampoo by Alex in Wonderland. As I read a lot of travel blogs, it was just one article among a sea of others. But later in 2015, as I planned my trip to Egypt, I was trying to figure out how to limit the amount of liquids that I'd take to Egypt. On previous trips to Costa Rica, Guatemala, Belize, and Mexico, I had either checked my main bag, or checked a smaller bag that only contained sunscreen. I didn't want to do that this time, so I started pouring through
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07, 2017
Museum Monday: Djed-maat-es-ankh’s Mummy
This is not a sarcophagus, it is actually called a cartonnage, meaning the mummy is covered with layers of plaster and then painted. (Therefore she is sealed inside and cannot be removed or opened.) This cartonnage mummy is a woman by the name of Djed-maat-es-ankh and she now resides at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada. She was likely an ordinary middle-class woman or even a musician had lived in Luxor in the 9th century BC (22nd Dynasty during the 3rd Intermediate Period) and died of a dental issue. She is one of the best-preserved examples from her timeperiod, although it is rumored
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07, 2017
Souvenir Saturday: Nightmare Before Christmas
Happy Christmas in July! I wanted to share these two dolls I got in Orlando last year. There was a full size Sally, but she just looked weird and that bothered me. So I went with the smaller cartoon-like version of her instead. But the smaller cartoon-sized of Jack looked funny, so went with his more true skinny version. Both were found in the Christmas shop in Walt Disney World. Souvenir Saturday is an every-other week series on the items that represent travel memories.
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07, 2017
Look Up!
A hot air balloon that traveled above my house one day. Every Friday Lili shares her favorite photography & the stories behind the photos.
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07, 2017
Travel Missteps: Getting out of (Timeshare) Jail
I remember when growing up, my parents would frequently go to timeshare presentations. Not to actually buy anything, but to use whatever free stuff they were giving away. In Colorado, that usually was a free or discounted hotel room (and free childcare during the presentation) at a ski resort in the summer. I remember multiple times going up for a quick weekend in the mountains while my parents disappeared for a few hours before coming back. But, I was young and didn't have any idea what was actually happening until I experienced it first hand. I don't know how this
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06, 2017
Floral Rain Drops
I had beautiful rest stop at these gardens in San Ramon, Costa Rica. I love the peach color of this hibiscus! Every Friday Lili shares her favorite photography & the stories behind the photos.
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06, 2017
Tea Ceremony in Japan
Listening to Koto music before the Tea Ceremony If you go to Japan, you must experience a Tea Ceremony! I was lucky to visit a Buddhist temple during my Sister Cities exchange trip to Chino, Japan. The temple grounds are hauntingly beautiful. A community graveyard greeted us from the parking area. Then as we walked through the lush green forest, I spied little Jizo statues along the pathway, and a pond on the other side. It was so peaceful. We were then ushered though the garden before entering the temple. It is common to walk across dewy ground