Heat and humidity are harder to manage when you live in Southern California the majority of the time. From the moment the plane lands and the door opens, that first blast of warm, wet air is tough to overcome but that didn’t mean we needed to head back West. Instead, we headed for water and […]

We came up with a plan to give the ladies and men their own day to spend as they choose. The ladies went first and chose spa treatments and general relaxation, and the guys went next, choosing climbing and riding quads offroad. While they enjoyed their day, they couldn’t stay away for long and by […]

We take pride in going our own way and choosing when and where. Which is why it was out of the ordinary for us to sign up for an organized speedboat tour to Koh Phi Phi. We left early from the Sheraton in small vans but soon met up with the larger crowd at the […]

I want to sleep beneath Peaceful skies in my lover’s bed With a wide open country in my eyes And these romantic dreams in my head – Bruce Springsteen, No Surrender We were surprised to be wide awake at 4am, and it wasn’t our little girl’s fault. We were very excited to be in Krabi […]

Hold on to me as we go, as we roll down this unfamiliar road – Phillip Phillips, “Home” For most people, the vacation destination is just that, someplace to arrive and begin relaxing or having an adventure. For us, the destination is just a stopover on our continuous adventure, and getting to Krabi Beach, Thailand […]

South Korea is where Jeanne took her first breath and the country that wasn’t kind to its orphans back in 1978. We had a chance to travel through Seoul on our way to Thailand and we decided that it was time for Jeanne to return to her country of birth for the first time since […]

Way back when we were youngsters, an amazing five years ago, we were married on a beach in Maui by Reverend Dennis DeRego. If you know us, it isn’t the first time…in fact, it was the fourth time Dennis married us, the last time being on his boat near (a little too near, as naked […]

We’ve been a few places with breathtaking natural beauty, but few compare to Laguna 69 above Yungay in Ancash Province, Peru. Our trip started in Huaraz at the Casa de Zarela, our excellent hotel/bed and breakfast. One hour later we were un Yungay and started the bumpy climb up into the mountains. Despite the roughness […]

After a day of acclimatization in Huaraz, we arranged for a taxista (taxi driver) to pick us up at 6:30 am for our first real hike since Machu Picchu. We met an Australian couple at Casa de Zarela and invited them to join us for the hike. We were a bit skeptical the first time […]

After a day of rest in Lima, we checked out late from our hotel (the Sheraton Lima gave us 8pm, which is unheard of and great service) and headed for the station for an overnight bus to Huaraz, northeast of Lima and a climbing Mecca. Taking a ‘red-eye’ Cruz Del Sur bus was a very […]