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I used to have a list on here… of all the places I wanted to go and of all the things I wanted to see before my traveling days were over. It was a fairly long list. But I've come to the conclusion that life is not about checking things off a list. Life is about being open to the possibility that destiny is often around the corner, and if one has one's head in the clouds planning the next big adventure, one might very well miss what destiny has to offer...so I deleted my list with the belief that life gets to be lived one day at a time with no expectations about the future. Rather than plan out my life one country at a time, I decided to let the Universe do the driving.

"Not all those who wander are lost." Bilbo Baggins

"In the end we do not have the choice of how long we stay on this earth, only the choice of what we do with the time we have." GANDALF

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By One Girl One World
November 23rd 2009

Sidney, British Columbia North America

Sidney Harbour

A few photos from Sidney, British Columbia...This charming little island is home to many retired people who use bikes to get from one place to another. The airport we use is in Victoria, though our hotel is actually right on the water in Sidney. This is one of my favorite overnights. The hotel is first-class with a running path that snakes along the water around the island. The workout room is the best of all the hotels we use and it doesn't hurt that the rooms provide bathrobes, slippers and a Philips Senseo coffee maker! The coffee is so good I've [View Full Entry]

By One Girl One World
August 15th 2009

Seattle August 2009 North America » United States » Washington » Seattle

Sunset over Puget Sound

Caught a late flight in to Seattle just in time to see a few friends at our favorite bar on Capital Hill where everyone was celebrating the birthday of our good friend Ross! Almost nothing beats a dive bar and pitchers of cold beer with friends. Tehere was there along with Tuashua, Brett, Melanie, Herbie and, of course, Ross. I stayed for several days and had a great time visiting Pike's Market as well as watching the sunset along Puget Sound with the guys and their dogs each night. Ross and Herbie live high on a hill in a fabulous neighborhood [View Full Entry]

By One Girl One World
May 8th 2009

Jekyll Island, Georgia North America » United States » Georgia

Georiga Sunrise

I spent a few days in southern Georgia with MaryAnne in early May. We spent a couple of days on Jekyll Island, which included a visit to Driftwood Beach where I took a ton of pictures. We also visited the Sea Turtle Nursery. We were able to take a quick trip down to Jacksonville one afternoon and had a great seafood dinner there. I had accumulated quite a little collection of sea shells so we stopped at a craft store to pick up some things so I could make MaryAnne a wind chime while driving home. I finished it just as [View Full Entry]

By One Girl One World
May 7th 2009

Road Trip - Utah to Georgia May 2009 North America » United States

Duke with Bruce
Duke, believing he had been abandoned by Bruce was found walking West after he came up missing. He was pretty determined to get back to Bruce!

Long story short, Bruce drove Duke to Georgia to live with MaryAnne (Duke is a big dog and hard for Bruce to handle with his arthritis) and Duke didn't like being away from Bruce and let everyone know it in his own special way! Two weeks later Bruce flew out to Atlanta to drive with MaryAnne and Duke back to Utah (Duke doesn't like airplanes!) and a few days later, on May 7th, I drove back to Georgia with MaryAnne so she wouldn't have to drive across the country alone. It was quite an adventure for the dog, but he is [View Full Entry]

Girly Whirly driving out of Salt Lake City.

Bobsled Run at the Utah Olympic Park in Park City

By One Girl One World
April 28th 2009

The Redwoods North America » United States » California » Redwood National Park

Redwoods

I was lucky enough to get a 36 hour layover in Eureka in April. The crew and I rented a car and spent our free day visiting the redwoods and the ocean. Here are a few photos. [View Full Entry]

By One Girl One World
April 1st 2009

Pearl Harbor North America » United States » Hawaii » Oahu » Honolulu

A Friendly Parrot

I played Chauffer and Tour Guide the first week of April on the Island of Oahu as my parents and I enjoyed a week in paradise. We stayed in a lovely B&B in Kaneohe Bay overlooking the water. The view from the deck was spectacular and often my parents would look out over the water and see something large and round swimming around in the bay. We guessed it was probably a turtle; sea turtles are abundant on Oahu. Two full days and another half day were spent at Pearl Harbor visiting the USS Arizona Memorial, the USS Bowfin and the [View Full Entry]

By One Girl One World
October 26th 2008

Marine Corps Marathon 2008 North America » United States » District of Columbia » Washington

October 26, 2008
Washington D.C. reflected in the Potomac River, just before sunrise. I wish I had more photos of D.C. but I was too busy running to take pictures.

Most of you don't know that for the past eight months I have been training for the Marine Corps Marathon...a race I ran on October 26th. It wasn't something I wanted to tell everyone...just in case I proved to be a big weenie when it came to pain. I've delayed writing about it and quite honestly have thought once or twice that I might just skip it altogether. The marathon has been difficult for me to talk about due in large part to how emotional it was for me and I guess I've felt that if I couldn't even talk about [View Full Entry]

By One Girl One World
October 3rd 2008

Malone 1995 - 2008 North America » United States » Utah » Salt Lake City

Malone

She came to us as a puppy, unexpectedly dropped off on our front door 13 years ago at a time when having a dog was absolutely out of the question. But MaryAnne and Craig wanted her and they begged and made promises and I gave in, as I always did. Those first few weeks she barked all the time, was difficult to house train and for the next 13 years destroyed everything in her path during thunderstorms. Holidays involving fireworks were dreaded unless she was heavily sedated. We learned this the hard way after an especially unfortunate incident involving plumbing fixtures, [View Full Entry]

By One Girl One World
September 28th 2008

Hawaii North America » United States » Hawaii » Oahu

Hawaiian Sunrise

Here are a few pictures and videos from a short trip to Oahu with friends last week. Ingrid and Jim (friends from Sacramento) and Ingrid's brother Mark (from Annapolis) and I all met up in Oahu at Bellows AFS for a few days. Jim went diving every day while Ingrid and I hung out at the beach. Mark had to spend a few days at the Marine Corps Base at Kane'ohe Bay. Fortunately his nights were free...we all had a great time. Nothing really beats Hawaii with friends. Bellows AFS is on the East side of Oahu, quite a distance from [View Full Entry]

By One Girl One World
May 22nd 2008

Postcards & Letters From France Europe » France » Île-de-France » Paris

Little Boy 1

MaryAnne spent her senior year of college in Paris. Her host mother is a famous french actress named Patrica who lives very close to the Eiffel Tower in a four story home. Needless to say, MaryAnne wasn't anxious to return to the United States. She spent nearly every day walking by the Eiffel Tower and had a free pass to the Louve for the year she was there. Lucky girl! The last time I was in Paris in the late 1990's, I was on a business trip for Fila International. I spent most of my time in conference rooms and touring [View Full Entry]

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