Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
A couple weeks ago my friend Kristin and I watched the indie hit musical Once which got rave reviews on NPR a few summers ago. I found it at the library and rented it. The music was nice; the plot was ridiculous and boring. Anywho, in this one scene the guy gets the girl to…
This rainbow lizard was spotted in Northern Florida and Southern Georgia and is unrelated to the following story. This next lizard lives or died in Singapore.This one time when we were little-ish my dad told us that women wear geckos as earrings on some other continent by letting the lizards clamp their toothless mouths on…
I am not quite sure what the appeal of fish markets is for me, but I cannot seem to resist them. I sought one out in sunny Jacksonville (maybe my fave post of last summer) and in chilly Sasebo. I searched for one in Sydney, Australia, but got tired and ran out of time. This…
Chris Krueger here reporting from the ship. All I can tell you about this security-sensitive situation is that this is the back of the ship and that is my helicopter. And that we are working hard out at sea. Carry on. Ok the jig is up. Obviously MARI wrote this because that is not in…
How many bananas can you find at Singapore’s Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple?
Warning: some images in this post may be disturbing and inappropriate for young children. I have this go-to pair of champagne-ribbon espadrilles with a cushioned foot bed that ties with an adorable ankle bow. Recently they made an appearance at Hannie and Justin’s wedding. They dress up, they dress down; they’re perfect. They’re tall enough…
My friend Satchie took me to a restaurant she likes in Odaiba called Gonpachi with views of Tokyo Bay and the Rainbow Bridge. We took the monorail over the bay back to the mainland. I can’t wait to bring Chris here—so much to do, and it’s supposed to be glorious at Christmastime, too.
