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15 03, 2016

Local Activities: The Beach at A Basin

By Lili|March 15th, 2016|Categories: Local, Travel|Tags: A Basin, Arapahoe Basin, Colorado, North America, Ski, Snowboard, The Beach, USA, Wayin|0 Comments

In Colorado, when someone says they are "heading to the Beach" this doesn't conjure up images of white sand and the crash of the waves. Instead it means one of the 15 picnic areas at Arapahoe Basin. These highly sought after parking areas are perfect for events, as they have close proximity to 3 of the chairlifts at the resort. Check here for pricing and reservation information. As weather warms up, these areas take on a party atmosphere as people eat, drink, grill, and just hang out in-between runs. My company has had a Beach Party Ski Day for the

11 03, 2016

Bonsai Forest in Portland, OR

By Lili|March 11th, 2016|Categories: Attractions & Sights, Photography, Travel|Tags: 2012, Bonsai, Forest, Lan Su Garden, North America, North Pacific Coast 2012, Oregon, Photo Friday, Portland, USA|0 Comments

The Lan Su Garden in Portland, OR has numerous bonsai, and this one was my favorite. Its about 2-3 feet high and 2 fee wide. Every Friday Lili shares her favorite photography & the stories behind the photos.

4 03, 2016

Lion Gate at Mission San Xavier Del Bac

By Lili|March 4th, 2016|Categories: Attractions & Sights, Photography, Travel|Tags: 2005, Arizona, Desert Sunrise, Gate, Lion, Mission, Mission San Xavier Del Bac, North America, Photo Friday, San Xavier Del Bac, Tucson, USA|0 Comments

I loved seeing exhibits on Ansel Adams and Georgia O'Keeffe in Tucson, and it inspired me while taking photos as the Mission of San Xavier Del Bac. Every Friday Lili shares her favorite photography & the stories behind the photos.

27 02, 2016

Upcoming Travel Plans: Solo Las Vegas 2016

By Lili|February 27th, 2016|Categories: Travel, Upcoming Travel|Tags: 2011, 2015, 2016, Africa, aquarium, Bellagio, Canyon Ranch Spa, Egypt, Girl’s Weekend, Giza, Grand Canyon, Great Pyramids, Great Pyramids of Giza, horse, horse back riding, Las Vegas, Le Rêve, Magic, Mandalay Bay, Middle East, Mob Museum, museum, Neon Museum, Nevada, North America, Ocean's 11, Penn and Teller, Pyramid, Spa, The Bellagio, The Dream, The Luxor, The Mirage, The Venetian, The Venetian's Canyon Ranch Spa, The Wynn, USA, Vegas, volcano|0 Comments

Today should be the next post in the Egypt Travelogue series, featuring the Great Pyramids of Giza. But...I ran out of time to write it because I'm planning my next trip to Las Vegas. So instead of the Great Pyramids, here is the pyramid of Vegas at the Luxor! So with your pyramid fix for the day complete, lets talk about Las Vegas. I'll go going for work at a trade show at The Venetian but I've decided to stay a couple of days afterwards on my own. I've been to Vegas many times for various trade shows and I've

26 02, 2016

Iridescent Stained Glass in Fort Collins, CO

By Lili|February 26th, 2016|Categories: Local, Photography, Travel|Tags: Colorado, Colorado State University, CSU, Fort Collins, Go Buffs, North America, Photo Friday, USA|0 Comments

My father works for CSU, and took me to visit his satellite store in downtown Fort Collins. The problem is? I graduation from CU, the hometown rival of CSU. So when people stared chanting in a round "Go RAMS!" and it came to me, I shouted proudly and loudly "GO BUFFS!" And was subsequently asked to leave the store. But not before I could snap a photo of the beautiful stained glass dome in the store. Every Friday Lili shares her favorite photography & the stories behind the photos.

18 02, 2016

Egypt Travelogue: Day 4, Part 4 – Saqqara

By Lili|February 18th, 2016|Categories: Travel, Travel Memories, Travelogue|Tags: 2015, 5th dynasty, Africa, Akhet-hotep, barb wire, bat, Bent Pyramid, Chicago, Chicago Field Museum, Civ, Civilization, colonnade, columns, Dahshur, Dashur, desert, Diary, Djoser, Dream of Egypt, dust, Egypt, Egypt Travelogue, Egyptian Sidekick, exhibit, Faience Wall Tiles, funerary complex, game, Great Court, Heb-Sed Court, Herimeru, Hidalgo, history, horse, House of the South, Illinois, Imhotep, Imhotep Museum, Indian Rupee, Isi, Iy, Khenu, Marble, mastaba, Meidum, Memphis, mice, Middle East, Mohsen, money, Movie, museum, North America, paint, Pharaoh, prince, Ptah-hote, Pyramid, Red Pyramid, sand, Saqqara, Sidekick, Sneferu, Step Pyramid, Temple T, Token Palace, Tomb, trivia, Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs, Unas, Unas Causeway, Unas Pyramid, Unas-Ankh, USA, video game|1 Comment

This is my travel diary of my trip to Egypt. It contains in detail my memories of what I did and saw. Sunday October 25, 2015 Egypt: Day 4, Part 4 - Saqqara Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara. As we pulled up to the complex at Saqqara it started to rain. I realized I didn't want to walk around with my big heavy bag any longer and so took out just some of the essentials into a sack. (This would be a big mistake.) Upon stepping out I found the rain to be mostly just sprinkles, and

17 02, 2016

30 at 30: Best Experiences So Far

By Lili|February 17th, 2016|Categories: Travel, Travel Memories|Tags: Abu Simbel, Africa, Anaheim, Antigua, Asia, Aswan, Bath, Belize, Belize Barrier Reef, Bent Pyramid, birthday, Bostan, California, camping, Canyon Ranch Spa, castle, Caye Caulker, Cenote, Central America, Champ de Elysee, Chino, chocolate, Christmas Market, CIE, Concert, concert photography, Costa Rica, Dahshur, Dashur, DC, Disneyland, Egypt, England, Epiphany Night, Europe, Ewok, fireworks, Florida, France, G Adventures, Gadventures, GAP, Germany, golf carts, Great Britan, Guatemala, Harry Potter, haunted, Ik Kil, Ik Kill cenote, Ireland, Island of Adventure, Italy, Japan, Karnak, Lake Placid, Las Vegas, Latin America, lightsaber, Luxor, Massachusetts, memories, Mexico, Middle East, Munich, museum, Nagano Prefecture, Nevada, New York, North America, Orlando, Paris, photography, Playa Del Carmen, Pyramids, racing, Red Pyramid, reef, Rome, San Francisco, sharks, sheep, Sister Cities, snorkeling, Spa, St. John, Star Wars, Suwa, swimming, temples, The Vatican, Tokyo, tombs, tour, Trafalgar, Trajan's Column, travel experiences, trolly, Tucson, UK, UNESCO, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Universal Studios, USA, USVI, Vatican, Vatican City, Washington DC, white water rafting, Wizarding World of Harry Potter, yukata|1 Comment

Today is my birthday, and I've hit the "Big 3-0". I wanted to look back at 30 of my favorite travel memories in my life, in no particular order: Fulfilling my dream of going to Egypt, seeing so many amazing tombs and temples Sitting alone in the temples of Abu Simbel and Karnak Climbing into and on top of a pyramid Wandering the Christmas Markets of Munich Seeing the castles of Germany Taking a haunted trolly/walking tour of Boston graveyards. Seeing as many museums as I could in Washington, DC Swimming with sharks in Belize Racing golf-carts on Caye Caulker Making

25 01, 2016

Museum Monday: Art Deco Cartier Sakura Bracelet

By Lili|January 25th, 2016|Categories: Museums, Travel|Tags: Brilliant: Cartier in the 20th Century, cartier, Colorado, DAM, Denver, Denver Art Museum, diamonds, emerald, museum, North America, onyx, ruby, sakura, USA|0 Comments

The Denver Art Museum had an exhibit in 2015 called Brilliant: Cartier in the 20th Century which I was lucky enough to see in its last few days. The exhibit was laid out in early work, then geometric patterns, and then art deco. After that were 3 themed sections on India, Egypt and the far east. After that was beautiful work on mystery clocks, tutti frutti designs, and jaguar designs. Next you had a chance to learn more about the workshop and process in creating the designs as well as the artwork to create these gorgeous works of art. Then you had more

22 01, 2016

Glassy Blue Ice Spikes from Chihuly

By Lili|January 22nd, 2016|Categories: Art, Attractions & Sights, Local, Photography, Travel|Tags: 2014, Blue, Botanical Garden, chihuly, Colorado, Denver, Denver Botanical Gardens, glass, North America, Photo Friday, USA|0 Comments

In 2014, the Denver Botanical Gardens hosted an exhibit of Chihuly glass artwork. This was one of the first pieces, a massive glass sculpture of hundreds of blue spikes. Every Friday Lili shares her favorite photography & the stories behind the photos.

11 01, 2016

Museum Monday: Triceratops Horridus at the Smithsonian

By Lili|January 11th, 2016|Categories: Dinosaurs, Museums, Travel|Tags: 2013, DC, museum, Museum Madness, National Museum of Natural History, North America, Smithsonian, triceratops, USA, Washington DC|0 Comments

In the summer of 2013 I was able to visit many of the wonderful free museums of Washington, DC. One of my favorite was the Natural History museum, mainly because of their large Triceratops fossil. Triceratops are my favorite dinosaur, but before this trip I had never seen the fossils of the body! All the ones I had seen before were the head only. So it was a treat to see this exhibit. Sadly, in 2014 the Fossil Hall is undergoing renovations until 2019...which is a long time away from now. They do have a smaller exhibit elsewhere in the