• Going to a FC Barcelona Fútbol Game

    February 15, 2014 - By 

    For a few years now, Kirsten had a bucket list item of attending a big-time European soccer match.  So once we made plans to come to Spain, we started working out how to knock this off. Barcelona was already on our list to visit while in Spain, and FC Barcelona…

  • Ziplining – Flight of the Gibbon

    October 16, 2013 - By 

    We originally wanted to zipline in Hawaii, but put that off once we knew we were heading to Thailand. Flight of the Gibbon is about a 45 minute drive up into the mountains East of Chiang Mai.   The scenery was great, but the last 15-20 min are twisty-turny and our…

  • Bangkok

    June 16, 2013 - By 

    We initially flew into Bangkok and spent a week there.  We didn’t do a whole lot the first couple of days as we recovered from the flight and adjusted the time different (17 hours ahead).  After a few days we swung by the Grand Palace and Wat Pho to see…

  • Hong Kong

    June 15, 2013 - By 

    I first flew into Hong Kong in 2005 when I flew from Washington D.C. to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  It was back when the airport was in the middle of the city (and one of the most dangerous airports to fly into in the world) and I could see the city…