Mr and Mrs George

A dream wedding, dream honeymoon and we get to come home to another incredible party!? In a word it was breathtaking. Obviously it was our party so OF COURSE I'm going to think that, but I wasn't the only one. The entire setup was just gorgeous and fun too! I couldn't have done any of it without the help of my Reception Angels at home making it all possible. As anyone who has planned a wedding reception knows it is a large undertaking and thanks to Aunt Valerie, Katherine, Grandma, Kristi and Mom it all came together magically. I had fallen in love with the Oregon Golf Club the summer before our reception and I couldn't get it out of my mind. It is in a beautiful location in West Linn overlooking the valley and Mt. ... read more

After three days in Istanbul we knew we were going to like Turkey. We booked a 4 day voyage on a gület.. the small wooden yachts that domınate the southern Turkish coast. The Turkish transportation system is amazing, big comfortable buses take you to all corners of the country...and there are literally hundreds of companies to choose from. We asked about the government owned trains and we kept getting the same answer: "never on time and not safe!". We took an over-night bus from Istanbul to Finicke, which is on the southern coast. The 15 hour bus ride may seem long, but the seats are comfortable, stops every three to four hours for WC and some Turkish Delight, and we found it a great way to get around. We arrived and, after a little hassel over ... read more

As I write this I can't believe that we only spent four days in Jordan...we got so much done, saw so much, and had such a great time. We are FOR SURE headed back to this travel destination gem. We threw some extra days into Jordan when we shortened our time in Egypt. We had only expected these two Middle East stops to be quick, but we both agreed that Jordan deserves (and will someday get) much more time from us. Originally our only goal for Jordan was to see one of the Seven Wonders of the World: Petra. Petra got broad international notice when Indiana Jones found the Holy Grail there...we just found an amazing beautiful place and wonderful people. We arrived in Jordan in the late morning and quickly got over to the Royal ... read more

As a child you hear the name Zanzibar and you think of the exotic spice islands of the Indian Ocean...beautiful beaches.....(but you have to say Zanzibar with more of a whisper in your voice...like Zaaannnzibarrrr....did you put a whisper in your voice? Try again...... I wish you had some cymbals to crash after that...anyway, you get my point.). Now a-days you hear that many people are making Zanzibar a honeymoon destination because of all of the beaches and culture. Our expectations going in were very high..... ....so we started our journey to Zanzibar back in Arusha, Tanzania. After finishing the negotiations for a round trip flight from Arusha to Zanzibar, and then a bus trip back to Nairobi on the 12th we were ready to go. We flew Precision Air...but there are all types of air ... read more

Seychelles has always been on my list of places to go since I did a report on the smallest member of the United Nations in 10th grade. These amazing islands were uninhabited until British ships began blockading slave ships from Eastern Africa and dropping the freed slaves on the islands that they call the Garden of Eden. There are also stories (truth and legend) that pirates left numerous buried treasures on the island... Though we didn't find any gold these islands did not disappoint. We arrived with no hotel plans - we found out that is a HUGE no, no in the Seychelles. Wasn't that big of a problem really, but they looked at us like we were from another planet. They have an immigration officer sitting at a table that they send you to who ... read more