bit by the travel bug

over the last few years i've been traveling a lot. like a lot, a lot. and i've been trying to document as much as possible. both for others, but more importantly, for myself. i have many stories written in travel journals, which i hope no one ever finds, but more recently i've been sending email updates with detailed information about my adventures. when i came home from jordan and the uae in january, i decided i should start a travel blog. this way y'all can be updated on my travels, at your own convenience. happy traveling!! just call me the travelocity gnome!

jordan and uae pictures (click here)  

Jordan/UAE Days 1 & 2 Hello from Jordan!!! Jamie and I arrived yesterday evening and are having a great time so far. First off, this will be one of many email updates... and you've been put on this list either because you asked or because I thought you would be interested. if at any time you'd like to unsubscribe, please send a reply email with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line. also, feel free to delete and/or not read at all. these things tend to get long, but exciting. and please excuse my poor grammar, typos, and language. I'm on an iPad here, give me a break ; ) btw right now jamie and I are in our hotel and Arab Idol is on tv. it is TERRIBLE, and hilarious. our tv must be from 1992. my travels here were fairly easy... I slept much less than I usually do, as I have been captivated by the first book of the hunger games. I read 300 pages yesterday (70% of the book), and I'll probably finish it today. for those of you who know me well (um, most of you), I...

karen and shonna do taiwan and bali (click here)

On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 7:35 PM, Shonna Sommer wrote: Omg, we made it to Bali. It was absolutely out of control getting here... but we're here now! We packed up on Wednesday morning, ate some delicious mango, grabbed our delicious favorite breakfast (bread, fried bread, and egg) and headed towards the airport. Our flight was at 10:15am and we left the apartment at 7am. Before I left the US, I purchased an amazing travel backpack with a detachable fanny pack and mini backpack. But unfortunately I packed it a little too heavy. Okay, a lot too heavy. Even at 7am it was really really really hot and humid and Karen and I were basically drenched in sweat before we even got to the train station. Karen brought a big suit case, and a small backpack. I also had with me a fairly good sized carryon bag with shoulder straps that are really uncomfortable and hard to carry with the backpack so Karen was rolling it on her suitcase. We made it to the train, dripping sweat, and arrived at main s...