http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/cubsvssox/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from cubsvssox en-us Fri, 25 Dec 2009 07:52:51 +0000 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 07:52:51 +0000 Hello FriendsIt has been a while since we have sent anything out but this past week we were able to attend the Democratic National Convention and I have some pictures to share. Mike and Linda Sean's parents came to Denver last weekend to visit and to be apart of this exciting politically historical time. They were so kind to find tickets to Barack's speech and then hand them over to Sean mys http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Denver/blog-318011.html Hello to all of youThe past year has been so incredible and we have finally settled into our new home. We are living in Denver now. The city is great and so is the weather. We also are very lucky to have a whole crew of friends and family here although we would love to see more of you out here. Our place is small but nice. Uncle Fred and my dad worked so hard to help us move. They drov http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Denver/blog-244283.html Happy Holidays EverybodyI returned to the US a little over a week ago. The flight was long and uneventful. I couldn't believe how cold it was when I landed. There was snow on the ground and I was wearing flip flops. Of course my thoughtful husband met at the luggage area with shoes and a winter coat. Like promised I also got my cheeseburger and fries that night. Sean is 100 healthy and http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Indiana/Evansville/blog-229026.html Hari OmLife at the ashram continues to be an experience that I am truly blessed to be having. I cannot believe that I only have a week remaining I have learned so much and am eager to get home and help all of the people I love so much. Yoga is truly a path of personal development but part of that development is helping those around you. I will be back in the States on Tuesday Dec. 11. I f http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Nashik/blog-224165.html Hari OmThat is the yogic greeting at the ashram. It is in reference to the supreme powers in the universe. Life at the ashram is peaceful and quite beautiful. The setting is amazing. I walk out my front door to see the beautiful countryside framed with an interesting range of small mountains. The mountains and entire area are said to be very sacred and devotees of Lord Shiva make pilgrimages http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Nashik/blog-220286.html These are photos from Diu and Mumbai. I will try to explain them in the captions. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Daman-and-Diu/blog-220292.html Hey EverybodyThanks to everyone for thier encouraging messages. We have truly had a rough couple of weeks. I am glad that Sean is safe at home and continuing to recover. Life surely throws us some curve balls. I am in Mumbai Bombay now and it is definitely the most metropolitan city in India I've been to. I have only seen one cow in three days and it was tied up. I feel like that is some http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Mumbai/blog-217869.html Hello everyone this is Sean. I am sadly back in the united states. So here is what happened. We were having a great time traveling as you all have seen and read about. And we were making are way to the coast to go relax and swim in the sea. We wanted to stop in a small town on the way were you can get a 7 message. But on the bus ride there I started to feel really bad. When we got there I felt http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Michigan/East-Lansing/blog-217648.html Hello to everyoneToday I write from the island of Diu. It is a quaint exPortugese place in the Arabian Sea. We plan to stay here for about 10 days to relax before preparing to split up for a month. After 3 months together nonstop it will be a bit hard to part. India is getting easier to handle. I am beginning to get how it works here. I am also getting used to bus travel which can ra http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Daman-and-Diu/blog-213044.html Hello friends and familyHope you are well. We are in Udaipur after spending a week in Pushkar. We are both doing really well and we met some really chilled out Norwegian guys. India is really starting to grow on us. Down is up and up is down. You can always expect the unexpected. It is just so totally different than how we go about our lives back in the United States. I am includin http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/National-Capital-Territory/New-Delhi/blog-210562.html NamasteI am writing this from Delhi. Sean and I are feeling better after a couple of bouts with some fierce stomach bugs. Delhi is massive and more modern than other parts of India we have seen.I am including pictures from Varanasi. This was the first place we went in India. It is a very holy place for Hindus. They come to bathe wash clothes and cremate the dead in the Ganges. The Ganges i http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttar-Pradesh/Varanasi/blog-206826.html Hello....Namaste.....We are now on in our 5th day here in Varanasi. India is hot and crowded. It is definitely going to take some time to adjust. We are excitedly mapping out our trip. We should make it to the Taj Mahal in Agra this week. Then we will go on to Dehli. Here are pictures from the trip before we got to India. These 12 took an hour and a half so you can see the hundreds when we http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttar-Pradesh/Varanasi/blog-204237.html Today we are leaving Kathmandu to travel for a day by bus to India. We will cross the border at Sunauli at 430 am. We are excited to move on to India. We had a great time in Nepal and are so glad that we ended up here. We will update you as we travel through India. Pictures are coming we promiseLove you allRachel and Sean http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttar-Pradesh/Varanasi/blog-202261.html Hello everyone We are back in Kathmandu after an incredible hike and a little relaxation. We did the trek in 17 days. The Annapurna range has some of the heighest peaks in the world. Thorong La is the heighest pass in the world and we crossed it. It is 5416 m above sea level. We thought that the trek would be easy and that we were in pretty good shape for hiking. We were wrong. It rained http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Kathmandu/Thamel/blog-200014.html We are loving Nepal. The people are great but very poor. Everyone seems to have a chest cold from the pollution. We are doing well Sean is feeling better. We are planning on going on a trek tommorow that will last 22 days. It is called the Annapurna circuit. There are inns to stay at everynght of the trek but we will not be able to contact you while we are in the mountains so remember no http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Annapurna/blog-191573.html Hello everyoneI am sorry that there has been a delay in information. The problem is 2 parted. The first is that this site has been down and we were not able to get on here. The second is that we have been making our way East. We are finally in Kathmandu after making stops in Istanbul and Dubai. Istanbul is a beautiful dreamlike place. I will publish pictures when it seems like an option. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Kathmandu/Thamel/blog-190832.html Hello EverybodyWe just wanted to say a final goodbye and a great 2008 We are leaving Chicago at 420pm today. We are going to shut off our phone before we leave. By tommorow we will be in Budapest at Heroes Square.We will be updating this site periodically. Sometimes we will send the email and sometimes not. So feel free to check it out whenever you want and please add comments or privat http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/blog-182360.html Pictures GalorenbspNorth America raquonbspUnited States raquonbspIndiana raquonbspEvansville By cubsvssoxJuly 11th 2007Rachel Sean Hey Folks Sean and I are now in Evansville preparing for the last of the wedding celebrations finalizing plans for our trip and relaxing. We spent the past week celebrating the birth of Charlotte Grace in Long Beach. She is healthy home and unbeli http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Indiana/Evansville/blog-180089.html Sean and I got our first niece this week Erika and Andre had a baby in California. Charlotte Grace Binion was born at 1157pm on June 30th. She weighed 8 12 lbs and has a ton of dark hair. We are going out to LA on Thursday to see her before we leave on our trip.I have also added a few more wedding photos. I am trying to learn how to do all of this before we set off. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Los-Angeles/Long-Beach/blog-176960.html Visited Countries MapWe are now back from Jamaica and officially husband and wife. The ceremony was absolutely beautiful and the trip was unbelievable. Negril is outstanding Being that it was the off season we pretty much had the beach to ourselves These are the only photos that I have online right now but I promise there will be many moreIf any of you have pics please email them to us. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Jamaica/Negril/blog-175847.html