My office is in the basement of our home. In the summer it’s great because it’s the coolest location in the house. But in the winter, it’s also the coldest place in the house. When I’ve got my groove on and am super focused with my head down, working for several hours at a stretch, Read More…
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Completing the Honolulu Marathon
Yeup. I made it! My friend, Carmyn, also ran the race and (YAY!) she also finished–not too far behind me. 🙂 My time: 4:38:55 That’s in the top 10% of all the runners! A personal record for me. HA HA. My first marathon, so of course it was a PR. I don’t think it’s bragging Read More…
Training for the Honolulu Marathon
I’ve been training for the Honolulu Marathon for about eight months now and the time has come to finally run this baby! The race is on December 13. Two days from now. I know some of you have been following my training runs and races via Facebook. But if you haven’t seen my updates there Read More…
Favorite Photo Editing Apps
I work from home and spend a lot of time by myself (except when I’m talking to others in my head – HA HA!) As a result, I’m not surrounded by the same osmosis that a lot of people get from an office environment. That can be a good great thing but I miss it Read More…
Goal Zero Flip 20 Recharger ~ WanderGear Wednesday
Ever find yourself on a train, plane or bus and your cell phone is nearly dead? On top of it all, there are no outlets to be found and your significant other is waiting to find out what time you arrive. It’s a terrible feeling. And completely avoidable when you’ve got a power source like Read More…
LOWA Innox GTX Lo Boots ~ WanderGear Wednesday
Even though I live in one of the most hiking-friendly areas of the country, I haven’t been that into hiking until recently. For the longest time I had one old pair of hiking boots that I wore for all sorts of weather and trails. Now, when I open my shoe closet, I have lots of Read More…
WanderWorld Foundation
For nearly as long as WanderTours has been offering tours, we’ve been donating to organizations located in the countries where our tours run. The donations have all been made on behalf of our tour groups but they come directly from WanderTours. I am so excited to announce that we (myself and a small board of Read More…
Your Sixth Sense – A Matter of Life and Death?
This summer I went to Jon’s family reunion in Watertown, New York, just about as far north in NY as you can get without being in Canada. Watertown’s got some charm to it. It’s home to an army base, Fort Drum, and sees lots of Canadian who come for the shopping deals. There are big Read More…
The Snowman Trek ~ Long-awaited Video
This has been a long time in coming but, finally, here’s the big unveil of the Snowman Trek video from our time in Bhutan last year… Huge thanks to our sponsors, Expedia and XShot, for making the journey and video possible. Big kudos to Chris Staudinger for doing an excellent job on editing this amazing Read More…
Klymit V2 Sleeping Pad ~ WanderGear Wednesday
Looking back, it’s a little embarrassing to think about the sleeping pad I brought with me on the Snowman Trek last year. It was a pad I had used many times while car camping in the Pacific Northwest and it had served me well. It was one of those large inflatable pads that you can Read More…