Travel - Lili on the Loose

23 10, 2017

Travel Missteps: Kayak Misadventure

By Lili|October 23rd, 2017|Categories: Travel, Travel Missteps|Tags: 2003, 2012, 2017, all inclusive, Arenal, Beach Hopping 2017, Bocas del Toro, Bocas Town, Central America, Costa Rica, Costa Rica Adventure 2012, fear, G Adventures, Holiday in Rivera Maya, kayak, La Fortuna, lake, Mexico, ocean, Panama, Rivera Maya, sea kayaking|0 Comments

I have a love/hate relationship with kayaking. My previous experience being swept out to sea in Mexico (hate) and then a clam lake kayaking in Costa Rica (love). So when the opportunity to kayak in Bocas del Toro, Panama I was excited to love it again (spoiler...no I did not love it.) I had had a lazy morning, mostly because I could tell I was starting to feel sick. So when I bumped into some of the group heading back out to kayak I joined them. Kristy and Arianna had already kayaked that morning and they were excited to do it

20 10, 2017

Patterns in the Glass

By Lili|October 20th, 2017|Categories: Photography, Travel|Tags: 2011, Girl’s Weekend, Las Vegas, Nevada, North America, Palazzo, Photo Friday, USA|0 Comments

For some reason I really love the shape of this glass dome in the Palazzos's atrium in Las Vegas. Every Friday Lili shares her favorite photography & the stories behind the photos.

19 10, 2017

Dinos After Dark at the Denver Zoo

By Lili|October 19th, 2017|Categories: Attractions & Sights, Local, Travel|Tags: 2017, Colorado, Denver, Denver Zoo, Dinos After Dark, dinosaurs, North America, Travel Thursday, USA, Zoo|0 Comments

I had been meaning to see the Dinosaur Exhibit at the Denver Zoo for months. But never made it. So when I realized it was closing after Halloween I got myself in gear! I visited it at night, during the Dinos After Dark Halloween lights event. I'd highly recommend seeing it during this event. Throughout the zoo there are moving dinosaurs lit up with multi-colored lights. Some even make sounds! Here are some of my favorite photos: Closest thing to a Triceratops a Diabloceratops A volcano! I was amused at this one in front of "Bird World", its a utahraptor.

16 10, 2017

Museum Monday: Headless Roman Statues at ROM

By Lili|October 16th, 2017|Categories: Museums, Travel|Tags: 2015, Canada, headless, headless statue, Marble, North America, ROM, roman, Royal Ontario Museum, statue, Toronto, woman, Yea! Sports|0 Comments

These two Roman statues caught my eye when visiting the Royal Ontario Museum. The artistry and mastery needed to create the folds in the woman's clothes and see the underlying anatomy must have been years of careful study. Museum Monday is an every other week series about museum news, objects, and reviews.

14 10, 2017

Souvenir Saturday: Candy from Harry Potter Part 1

By Lili|October 14th, 2017|Categories: Souvenirs, Travel|Tags: 2012, 2016, Albus Dumbledore, Florida, Harry Potter, Hogsmeade, Honeydukes, Islands of Adventure, lemon drops, Magical Weekend, North America, Orlando, Orlando Adventure 2012, sherbet lemons, sugar quill, Universal, Wizarding World, Wizarding World of Harry Potter|0 Comments

For the next few weeks I'm going to share my favorite candy you can get at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter! This week I'm sharing my favorite Honeydukes branded product, sherbet lemons! Well actually the more just Lemon Drops, but I share this affinity with Albus Dumbledore. At Honeydukes you can buy these pre-packaged, or empty ones that you fill up. Another sugary candy is the Sugar Quill. This is another one mentioned in the books. This version is a lolly pop, but if you dip the black part in water it will let you write for a little bit.

9 10, 2017

Travel Missteps: Winter Fashion Failure

By Lili|October 9th, 2017|Categories: Travel, Travel Missteps|Tags: 2005, 2011, All in the family Italy 2005/2006, Bavaria, Christmas in Germany 2011, cold, Europe, fashion, Germany, hat, Italy, jacket, lagoon, New Years Eve, night watchman, rain, Rothenburg, rothenburg ob der tauber, scarf, snow, snowing, Trafalger, UNESCO, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Venice, Venice Lagoon, walking tour, weather|0 Comments

Today is the first snow in Colorado. I prefer to be warm over fashionable in winter. That means lots of layers and completely bundled up. The above photo was my look for Germany in 2011. But the further back I go I see more examples. For example, I sported this stunning blue look in Venice 2005. To be fair it was running and snowing on NYE, and so it was especially cold. However, my mother is always fabulously dressed, so I wonder where I get this... Oh yeah from Dad! He looked even more intimidating at night with his hood on. Also

6 10, 2017

Columns of Trajan’s Kiosk

By Lili|October 6th, 2017|Categories: Attractions & Sights, Photography, Travel|Tags: 2005, 2006, 2015, Africa, Agilika Island, All in the family 2005/2006, All in the family Italy 2005/2006, Aswan, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, Europe, G Adventures, Gadventures, GAP, Italy, Middle East, Philae, Philae Temple, Photo Friday, Roman Emperor, Rome, Trajan, Trajan's Kiosk, UNESCO, UNESCO World Heritage Site|0 Comments

It was a lovely sunny day at Philae Temple in Egypt. This photo reminds me of another I took in Italy of a Roman Arch of Constantine. Every Friday Lili shares her favorite photography & the stories behind the photos.

5 10, 2017

What to do in Colorado for Fall & Halloween Events

By Lili|October 5th, 2017|Categories: Events, Local, Travel|Tags: Cider Festival, Colorado, Corn Maze, Denver, Dia De Los Muertos, Event, fall, farmer's market, Halloween, Harvest Festival, Haunted House, Hauntings, Local Events, North America, pumpkin, Travel Thursday, Zombies|0 Comments

I love fall - that moment before the weather turns wintery cold, crunchy golden-red leaves to jump in, harvest foods and cider, and Halloween and haunted houses! So for work I did a lunch-n-learn where I shared the best fall events people should know about! I started with some local haunted trivia (such as Linger originally being a Mortuary, the Stanley Hotel being an inspiration for the Shining, and that my work's office use to be a paper company with an obligatory joke about Dunder Mifflin.) We then swapped stories about local haunts! It was a lot of fun. So I wanted

2 10, 2017

Museum Monday: Viking Round Box Brooches

By Lili|October 2nd, 2017|Categories: Museums, Travel|Tags: box brooch, bronze, brooch, copper, gold, round box brooch, silver, Viking|0 Comments

These Round Box Brooches were worn by Viking women to secure their shawls at their collarbone. They were use to hold small objects. They were ornately carved and often showed intertwined patterns and depictions of animals. Museum Monday is an every other week series about museum news, objects, and reviews.

30 09, 2017

Souvenir Saturday: Austrian Beer Mugs

By Lili|September 30th, 2017|Categories: Souvenirs, Travel|Tags: 2011, Austria, beer, ceramic, Christmas in Germany 2011, Christmas Market, Europe, German Christmas Market, mug, Salzbug, shot glass, Stein|0 Comments

These two mugs are actually about shot glass size and I got them in Salzburg. Souvenir Saturday is an every-other week series on the items that represent travel memories.