“Now boarding Biratnagar”. Our eyes locked from across the terminal. Here it was, the moment we were waiting for: a departing flight. When the wheels went up on the Shree Airlines plane, we collectively let out our breath. Two days spent in the Domestic Terminal in Kathmandu- having booked five different flights to five different … More A Trek is Never Just a Trek

This is not the post that I thought I would be writing. In fact, there were so many other things I speculated would be my first note from Nepal: seeing Kathmandu through my children’s eyes, visiting favorite old places and discovering new ones, experiencing the merriment of the Indra Jatra festival. All of those, to … More A Note from Nepal

I have the ability to dream big dreams. But, in my wildest dreams I did not think I would set foot on Borneo. To me, Borneo seemed too far away, too “big” of an idea to ever become reality. But when we really started looking at maps last winter, knowing that we would be flying … More Beautiful Borneo

Motorbikes, cafes, temples, French colonial architecture, phở shops, and Ho Chi Minh peering down from giant posters. This is Hanoi. And I am in love. Of course, my enthusiasm might be encouraged by the fleeting nature of our relationship, knowing that my time here is limited. Yet, for this moment, right now, I am enamored … More Hello, Hanoi!