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11 08, 2016

Cooling off at Ik Kil Cenote

By Lili|August 11th, 2016|Categories: Attractions & Sights, Travel|Tags: 2013, catfish, Cenote, Central America, Chichen-Itza, Ik Kil Cenote, Latin America, Mayan Encounter 2013, Mexico, swim, Travel Thursday|0 Comments

There is something scary and a bit mysterious about venturing into a cenote. Staring down into the dark abyss, I was a bit apprehensive. It looked so deep. It also was much bigger than I had thought it would be. Those were my first thoughts of seeing the Ik Kil Cenote. After traversing the winding path 85 feet below the earth I looked back up. Small waterfalls decorate the walls, and roots from the plants above dive below the water. I shivered a bit in the darkness, no longer afraid but due to the temperature change for being so far below the

8 08, 2016

Museum Monday: Stone Jaguar

By Lili|August 8th, 2016|Categories: Museums, Travel|Tags: 2012, Central America, Costa Rica, Costa Rica Adventure 2012, Jaguar, San Jose, statue|0 Comments

This stone Jaguar is from the Museo Nacional de Costa Rica in San Jose. A cute stone Jaguar Museum Monday is an every other week series about museum news, objects, and reviews.

6 08, 2016

Souvenir Saturday: St John Clay Works

By Lili|August 6th, 2016|Categories: Souvenirs, Travel|Tags: 2010, 2011, Caribbean, clay, Clay works, handmade, Maho Bay Camps, potter's wheel, pottery, pottery wheel, St. John, St. John 2010, St. John 2011, USVI|0 Comments

Hands on experiences are always the best, and I had a chance twice to visit the Maho Bay Clay Works in St John, USVI and make my own pottery. This was my first little bowl I made, and it actually turned out pretty well! It use to be a nice purple color, but an Irish flag once got caught in some water in the bowl and the color changed slightly. I have another pot at this same trip in 2010, but it came out very weirdly so haven't taken a photo of it. My second trip I was more

5 08, 2016

Hodor

By Lili|August 5th, 2016|Categories: Work|Tags: door stop, Game of Thrones, hodor, spaz|0 Comments

I'm a complete and utter Spaz. Yesterday was a long day for me. I had a early call with a client so was up 1.5 hours earlier than normal and made it into the office extra early. I then had a meeting go late after work, and then we had a company baseball game. I didn't know if I could bring in my laptop to the stadium (for future reference that is a yes), so left it in the office with the plan of retrieving it. I was good at the game, not drinking much, and so by the time

5 08, 2016

Dogs Day of Summer

By Lili|August 5th, 2016|Categories: Photography|Tags: dog, fetch, Photo Friday, puppy, summer|0 Comments

Tessa loves to play fetch! Every Friday Lili shares her favorite photography & the stories behind the photos.

1 08, 2016

Travel Missteps: Beware the Peanut Butter!

By Lili|August 1st, 2016|Categories: Travel, Travel Missteps|Tags: 2007, Hawaii, Maui, North America, Old Friends 2007, Pacific Ocean, Peanut Butter, security, SSSS, TSA, USA|1 Comment

Source Ah Peanut Butter! A tasty snack and critical component for cheap breakfasts and cheap sandwiches. Which is why my mother tends to pack a jar of it along with other cheap foodstuffs when we go on road trips. Always a great way to save money. However, she and my sister found out the hard way that while its a great idea for road trips, its a horrible idea of air travel. In my last year of college, we as a family decided to visit my Dad's best friend. He lived in Maui, Hawaii and so my mother

29 07, 2016

Adobe Wall at Mission San Xavier Del Bac

By Lili|July 29th, 2016|Categories: Attractions & Sights, Photography, Travel|Tags: 2005, Adobe, Adobe Wall, Arizona, Desert Sunrise, Mission, Mission San Xavier Del Bac, North America, Photo Friday, San Xavier Del Bac, Tucson, USA|0 Comments

Wandering the grounds of the Mission San Xavier Del Bac, I came across some old adobe buildings missing their roofs. I had to quickly snap some photos as it was quite apparent that a large storm was about to roll in. Every Friday Lili shares her favorite photography & the stories behind the photos.

28 07, 2016

Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa

By Lili|July 28th, 2016|Categories: Attractions & Sights, History, Travel|Tags: 2015, Africa, Alexandria, Anubis, Apis Bull, catacombs, catacombs of kom el shoqafa, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, Egypt Explorer, Egyptian, G Adventures, Gadventures, GAP, Greek, Isis, Middle East, roman, Travel Thursday|0 Comments

Source The mysterious Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa in Alexandria were discovered a little more than a hundred years ago when a donkey disappeared into a hole in the earth. What was uncovered was a complex of 3 story underground catacomb. While the upper floor is pretty bare from design the middle floor has a unique tomb that combines Egyptian, Greek, and Roman iconography. Above the entrance you can see many Uraei (cobras) with the sun disk, and the winged vulture, a common sight of Egyptian temples. But on the side you see a greek Agathodaimon (serpent) wearing the double crown

25 07, 2016

Museum Monday: Chasmosaurinae Dinosaur Family

By Lili|July 25th, 2016|Categories: Dinosaurs, Museums, Travel|Tags: Chasmosaurinae, Colorado, Denver, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Dinosaur, DMNS, Kosmoceratops, North America, Paleontology Lab, Prehistoric Journey, triceratops, USA|0 Comments

Recently I made my way down to my favorite museum in Denver, The Denver Museum of Nature & Science and stopped in to visit the Paleontology lab found at the end of Prehistoric Journey. I was delighted to see two members of the Chasmosaurinae Dinosaur family being worked on! The first specimen is a no brainer and my all time favorite dinosaur - TRICERATOPS! This one was found in Wyoming. The second skull is from a Kosmoceratops part of the same "family" as Triceratops, but with noticeably different frills. Definitely a treat to see both of them! Museum Monday is an

23 07, 2016

Souvenir Saturday: Clay Shot Glass

By Lili|July 23rd, 2016|Categories: Souvenirs, Travel|Tags: 2013, Antigua, Central America, clay, El Mercado, Guatemala, Mayan Encounter 2013, shot glass|0 Comments

I use to be a little obsessed when souvenir hunting. I had a mental checklist of items I needed to add to my collection. Which is why I searched high and low for a unique shot glass in Guatemala. I shopped in El Mercado for hours but not finding anything. I was being too picky. And then I saw this little clay shot glass, small and dirty and for some reason I thought it was perfect. And so I bought it! And then a few stores down I found the actual perfect shot glass...but I had spent all my money!