The Adventure Continues

Posted by jgriffinstewart on Jan 22, 2012

Travel Photo Of The Week: Monkeys Monkey and more Monkeys!

So last week we posted the first Travel Photo of the week in the last month. We have been really struggling to get the weekly photos up due to slow and unreliable internet in Asia and, more recently, on a boat. Because of the lack of photo of the week posts we thought this week we'd do something a little different and share a lot of photos from our travels for your...

Posted by jgriffinstewart on Jan 7, 2012

Travel Photo Of The Week: Uluwatu Cliffs At Sunset – Uluwatu Temple – Bali, Indonesia

On our last day in Bali, I drove the scooter over to Uluwatu Temple on the West Coast of the Bukit Penensula for some final sunset pictures. I got there just as the light was starting to change and took this shot of the cliffs with the mainland of Bali...

Posted by Valerie Stewart on Jan 7, 2012

Train Tour of Northern India, Part I: Varanasi, The Holy City

We arrived in Varanasi from Kathmadu via a very long bus/taxi/rickshaw/train ride and checked into our hostel at almost midnight. After a good night’s sleep, we headed up to meet our hostel owners and have some breakfast. Krishna, the hostel guy not the Hindu god, gave us the run of the city...

Posted by jgriffinstewart on Dec 12, 2011

Travel Photo Of The Week: Desert Walkers At Sunset – Sam Sand Dunes – Jaisalmer, India

While touring North India via the Indian Railroad, we spent some time enjoying the beautiful and detailed architecture of the walled city of Jaisalmer, India with is located about 100 miles west before Pakistan border...

Posted by Valerie Stewart on Dec 10, 2011

Travel Gear Review: Comply Foam Tips

What sort of things do you bring on board a plane when you travel? Excluding gum and inflatable pillows, the use of certain travel necessities, namely electronics, will probably be accompanied with the need to use earphones of some kind. For me, this is easier said than done. Cue all crying babies... now.

Posted by jgriffinstewart on Dec 5, 2011

Travel Photo Of The Week: Sunset Over The Seaweed Nets – Bali, Indonesia

We arrived in Bali, Indonesia with the intention to stay for one month in the best house we could find for about $200...

Posted by jgriffinstewart on Nov 29, 2011

Travel Photo Of The Week: Ceremony By The Ganges – Varanasi, India

While in Varanasi, India, we were told about a religious ceremony that happens every night in one of the ghats on the Ganges. We decided to go check it out one night and were quite surprised at what a production it was. There were 7 young men all performing the same rituals while...

Posted by Valerie Stewart on Nov 28, 2011

Kuala Lumpur – Expecto Petronas!

Expecto Petronas! Okay, I had to. Sorry. On our way to Nepal, we couldn’t find a flight that didn’t stop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, so we figured why not check it out for a few days. After checking into our hostel, one of the cleanest we’ve stayed in, we headed out for some food. We got a good night’s sleep and then headed out to see the sights the next morning. We started out with a visit to the...