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Sounds better than it tasted... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417567068189-Q35L65IGA1HHUEBP15OS/grand+palace+bangkok+thailand Cross My Heart - 48 Hours in Bangkok https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417536246186-B1255WTS22UJ0Q8QX368/lebua+hotel+sky+bar+bangkok+thailand Cross My Heart - 48 Hours in Bangkok https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417566784712-72KFSI9M1ZGZOCZW1EO9/como+shambhala+spa+at+metropolitan+hotel+bangkok+thailand Cross My Heart - 48 Hours in Bangkok If you are ever looking for an affordable, luxury hotel in Bangkok, look no further than the Metropolitan by COMO. Highly recommended for the price. Also, shout out to our amazing concierge. The day after his wife gave birth, he gave us a ride around the city after his shift ended. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417566821899-6MBYFUS2ZHMFLOFVO97B/como+spa+bangkok+thailand Cross My Heart - 48 Hours in Bangkok The jacuzzi in the spa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417535893638-HMWNC8I2YX688GXTGRT6/nahm+restaurant+bangkok+thailand Cross My Heart - 48 Hours in Bangkok The pork dish above was the winner. Simply amazing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417535835065-2BQYYF7BNKJH0YA7498R/posing+with+wax+tom+cruise+bangkok+thailand Cross My Heart - 48 Hours in Bangkok Dammit. No Gone Girl at this mall. But check out this scary wax figure we found. Either Stephen is shrinking or Tom Cruise looks about four inches too tall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417536094767-JCFM8EBSJL3PBZN6C9EU/lebua+hotel+sky+bar+bangkok+thailand Cross My Heart - 48 Hours in Bangkok https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417566648988-ZO0RES4HKRA9AAMGMFN6/muay+thai+boxing+match+bangkok+thailand Cross My Heart - 48 Hours in Bangkok https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417566612024-OG8JDJZR956R12EBZR31/muay+thai+fighter+bangkok+thailand Cross My Heart - 48 Hours in Bangkok Nice short shorts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417535763496-FNG3WYAWMA6MU6CLAMAQ/colorful+traffic+bangkok+thailand Cross My Heart - 48 Hours in Bangkok Bangkok traffic from above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417535995581-DKCN0ZJUPCQZ88KW3UPN/nahm+restaurant+bangkok+thailand Cross My Heart - 48 Hours in Bangkok Not sure where they got the idea (me), but someone told them (me), that is was Stephen's birthday. He had no idea what was going on... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417536398707-FKOKZZKG0EWM0YGO0BL6/chinatown+in+bangkok+thailand Cross My Heart - 48 Hours in Bangkok https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417601080206-8JS7P5LAPIUYQFR2YHU2/wat+pho+reclining+buddha+bangkok+thailand Cross My Heart - 48 Hours in Bangkok https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417567217641-C09SVIQH9V6UKDMD8G08/grand+palace+bangkok+thailand Cross My Heart - 48 Hours in Bangkok https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417536281744-4NE5M1RW8QI8RG940KHA/chinatown+in+bangkok+thailand Cross My Heart - 48 Hours in Bangkok https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417601154016-PEPF4YWLZQXBS0DYY901/wat+pho+reclining+buddha+bangkok+thailand Cross My Heart - 48 Hours in Bangkok https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417600718071-AGRMOF9MR54P7HVFP6M4/grand+palace+bangkok+thailand Cross My Heart - 48 Hours in Bangkok https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417536441419-ZKGCZPXV720FSL7GFMJ5/mango+sticky+rice+bangkok+thailand Cross My Heart - 48 Hours in Bangkok https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417600479511-5U2OPJB7XFLLXD2QZTIS/grand+palace+bangkok+thailand Cross My Heart - 48 Hours in Bangkok https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417536308793-U22VB13LF35K6M87T64X/shark+fin+soup+bangkok+thailand Cross My Heart - 48 Hours in Bangkok http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/8/18/kili monthly 0.5 2014-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1408340468378-IJQPLAG1VYKYU5J5RCGY/Mount+Kilimanjaro Cross My Heart - Kili http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/9/18/amsterdam-food monthly 0.5 2014-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410558973731-YQMYINHCWPJNHSYVU8R6/Red+Mullet+Restaurant+As+Amsterdam Cross My Heart - Amsterdam's Foodie Finds Red mullet, fennel, capers, roasted tomatoes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410558269533-62YURO06GSMVG6C9OWPG/Cheese+course+Wilde+Zwijnen Cross My Heart - Amsterdam's Foodie Finds Small, but delicious, cheese plate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410559061467-QMYGK3426XDOG31OE0HJ/Lemon+Pie+Restaurant+As%2C+Amsterdam Cross My Heart - Amsterdam's Foodie Finds Lemon pie with cream. This was perfectly sweet and tart at the same time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410558411221-V5IE8A89DFIIH3VZP9Q3/Rijsttafel+at+Blauw+in+Amsterdam Cross My Heart - Amsterdam's Foodie Finds Rijsttafel, or "rice table," at Blauw. You can order a meat/fish/vegetable rice table, an all seafood rice table, or all vegetarian rice table. We ordered both the meat and all seafood options. When the food arrived, we were presented with over 20 little dishes filled with different meats, shellfish, fish, veggies, and rice, not to mention one with fried bananas! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410558151488-VAAXRB4WAZTMUJZF3K0I/Pork+dish+Wilde+Zwijnen Cross My Heart - Amsterdam's Foodie Finds Tender pork with pork belly, purple potatoes and greens. Yum! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410558501216-NOM33FWM7O2QC1V5B319/Restaurant+Blauw+Rijsttafel+in+Amsterdam Cross My Heart - Amsterdam's Foodie Finds At this point, we had only made a small dent. It was a challenge (in a good way) to finish everything! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411039708074-RMQTRV4M85R4ZFVJN7IG/henri+willig%27s+stroopwafels Cross My Heart - Amsterdam's Foodie Finds The best stroopwafels! We were addicted to these. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410558465179-1HXMCGA9CSNMG4AZEISZ/Restaurant+Blauw+Amsterdam Cross My Heart - Amsterdam's Foodie Finds 25 different goodies to try. Definitely come to Blauw and definitely order the Rijsttafel! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410558599729-T4022C2WBYY8A086IX3P/Apple+Pie+Amsterdam Cross My Heart - Amsterdam's Foodie Finds Deep dish apple pie. I read reviews that this place was great, but the pie was a bit dry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411038655330-MHBJ7LVEQFPDT86YDL94/Restaurant+Blauw+Indonesian+Amsterdam Cross My Heart - Amsterdam's Foodie Finds Arriving at Restaurant Blauw, an Indonesian spot in Amsterdam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410559210189-TQ2U1113QDGC5PSWUKJ6/Cheers%2C+Restaurant+As%2C+Amsterdam Cross My Heart - Amsterdam's Foodie Finds Cheers to Restaurant As, Amsterdam, and the amazing food we had over our five days in the city! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410558181132-GFGPFOVIQCCPT4WCCXWO/Crowd+at+Wilde+Zwijnen Cross My Heart - Amsterdam's Foodie Finds Inside Wilde Zwijnen. Felt like we were back in Williamsburg! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410558091307-MTJ70J7TKRJ5TWS96TKO/Wilde+Zwijnen+Greeting Cross My Heart - Amsterdam's Foodie Finds Our table at Wilde Zwijnen. What a nice greeting! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411038056233-DL41YG7YAFVMDKFK26AM/deer+tartare+wilde+zwijnen Cross My Heart - Amsterdam's Foodie Finds Deer steak tartare with caviar and a poached quail egg. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410558312518-QO5I7QOROL0YX1YIMNWN/dutch+pancake+amsterdam Cross My Heart - Amsterdam's Foodie Finds Apple and bacon dutch pancake with syrup. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411039887535-K9HSGK4QEXQB4SNC8HH3/cheese+at+henri+willig+amsterdam Cross My Heart - Amsterdam's Foodie Finds Flavored Dutch gouda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410558543596-K7FYSTTXDLS43BDNLOE9/Cappuccino+Amsterdam Cross My Heart - Amsterdam's Foodie Finds Good morning cappuccino. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410558765215-2850FVEKP3LMJIXGOXJC/Restaurant+As+Charcuterie+Amsterdam Cross My Heart - Amsterdam's Foodie Finds Complimentary charcuterie plate with carrot puree at Restaurant As in Amsterdam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410558908916-K6X32IVGRPJVTS0KGLPR/Pork+Shoulder+Restaurant+As+Amsterdam Cross My Heart - Amsterdam's Foodie Finds Pork and beans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411039759759-VIA0OATVE7M5FOF172JW/cheese+henri+willig+amsterdam Cross My Heart - Amsterdam's Foodie Finds Try the Dutch cheese at Cheese & More. It's touristy, but we loved the cheese. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410558839283-ZRCLCYKQZ7V5K7AI3K88/Restaurant+As+Beet+Salad+Amsterdam Cross My Heart - Amsterdam's Foodie Finds Golden beets, swiss cheese, fresh figs, edible flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410559019215-9UG1FJZSBOOP6A9C8FGI/Fish+with+razor+clams+Restaurant+As+Amsterdam Cross My Heart - Amsterdam's Foodie Finds Whitefish (I forget which kind, sorry!) with artichokes, carrots, olives, chimichurri sauce and razor clams. http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/9/15/bruges-belgium monthly 0.5 2014-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410418777978-VOM8HMCFK56X35QKGIVO/Bruges%2C+Belgium+2 Cross My Heart - A Photo Tour of Bruges The city made us feel like we had stepped back in time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410341096156-GO5OZFUYRKFX3Q9DU3WD/main+square+bruges Cross My Heart - A Photo Tour of Bruges Markt Square, Bruges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410419316397-N5RMBGM4CYZQAPQS4GC4/Bellfry%2C+Bruges Cross My Heart - A Photo Tour of Bruges Belfort, the belfry towering over the center of Bruges in Markt Square since 1300. Only 366 steps to the top! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410417646337-CI8JJ5WQ1RUIXPWPRVBO/Markt+Square+Bruges Cross My Heart - A Photo Tour of Bruges Row of cafes and buildings along Markt Square, the main square in town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410419855582-2GBMQNK4Q3V8U083PMUM/Horse+and+carriage%2C+Bruges Cross My Heart - A Photo Tour of Bruges Carriage rides are a very popular activity in Bruges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410341139933-CLVWG0ZR7KBAE7IFEO9F/%27t+brugs+beertje Cross My Heart - A Photo Tour of Bruges We stopped for some Belgian beer at 't Brugs Beertje. They have hundreds of beers and the staff is helpful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410419507668-P6U29NVMX4YTMCJP11BB/Chocolate+in+Bruges%2C+Belgium Cross My Heart - A Photo Tour of Bruges Window shopping. Marzipan and chocolate tools in Bruges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410418505422-0EVALALM5S6AUQSAJQL4/cute+kid+in+bruges Cross My Heart - A Photo Tour of Bruges People watching while enjoying some chocolate. This kid was basically modeling for me! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410340932761-F6C7T4AML39YE7R1O6HB/belgian+fries+at+chez+vincent Cross My Heart - A Photo Tour of Bruges Fries from Chez Vincent with three of their many sauces to try. We loved this place! The chicken nuggets are the best we've ever had. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410417776147-353Q9KHLZW82BCP7CKWX/Beer+at+%27t+brugs+beertje Cross My Heart - A Photo Tour of Bruges Belgian beer at 't Brugs Beertje. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410420410878-YFONCCPBVNNKU53XIIUQ/Stained+glass%2C+Bruges Cross My Heart - A Photo Tour of Bruges Inside St. Salvator's Cathedral. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410420005189-OQUT02YW6Z1XYBCPBA6F/Waffle+irons%2C+Bruges Cross My Heart - A Photo Tour of Bruges Belgian waffles are famous throughout the world. Here is a photo of the waffle irons because our waffle didn't last long enough to snap a photo! Honestly though, we both prefer Wafels and Dinges in NYC to the waffles we tried in Bruges! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410422560219-BOO9QX9D836RXQXE0LIU/swans%2C+bruges Cross My Heart - A Photo Tour of Bruges Swans just outside of Begijnhof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410419598731-H8J5VQ1C21J1ZF1SZSXV/Chilling+at+%27t+Brugs+Beertje Cross My Heart - A Photo Tour of Bruges Tired after eating and drinking all day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410421260115-4SEIG8656JCOVQYJZF9A/canalside%2C+bruges Cross My Heart - A Photo Tour of Bruges Sitting canalside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410421720506-MBEWCTEIHBRGKTHKNCNO/Minnewater+Lake%2C+Bruges Cross My Heart - A Photo Tour of Bruges In front of Minnewater Lake in Bruges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410420904823-9VXMB54XP9KSFI3CZY1U/Bruges+Canal Cross My Heart - A Photo Tour of Bruges Exploring the canals on Day 2 in Bruges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410420609306-AEV99LUQ3OJEMIZ3NW34/Inside+St.+Salvator%27s+Cathedral%2C+Bruges Cross My Heart - A Photo Tour of Bruges Inside St. Salvator's Cathedral. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410420704964-OO2KKHGYPOI7Z09W39BZ/Bruges+street Cross My Heart - A Photo Tour of Bruges Smedenpoort, one of four remaining city gates in Bruges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410421850229-AHALMDPBIQQMYTAYYP3E/At+Begijnhof+in+Bruges%2C+Belgium Cross My Heart - A Photo Tour of Bruges Stephen following the rules at Begijnhof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410421522038-NWOJJDXI3NTCD65I9BX6/Street+in+Bruges%2C+Belgium Cross My Heart - A Photo Tour of Bruges Strolling through Bruges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410422215889-X6EX3USDEO1C5V73FYC6/Begijnhof+in+Bruges Cross My Heart - A Photo Tour of Bruges At Begijnhof, a tranquil community in Bruges which includes a convent of Benedictine nuns. You must be silent on the grounds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410418445054-E2KXKIJO4N6SQTXGFK63/The+Chocolate+Line%2C+skull Cross My Heart - A Photo Tour of Bruges A chocolate skull, one of many chocolates we tried from The Chocolate Line in Simon Stevinplein Square. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410367691092-BYLM8RI01SDD9A23X2UZ/brooklyn+in+bruges Cross My Heart - A Photo Tour of Bruges A little bit of Brooklyn in Belgium. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410417997640-WFZ7WEHRAA8QO6L5UPYZ/Selfie+in+Markt+Square%2C+Bruges Cross My Heart - A Photo Tour of Bruges People watching, including ourselves, in Markt Square. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410367296089-R6FSJAGU94957GYRBKR7/church+doors+bruges Cross My Heart - A Photo Tour of Bruges Stephen at the doors of St. Salvator's Cathedral. http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/10/6/best-panoramas-part1 monthly 0.5 2014-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412506725737-MPIHU7X3JYKCE3MC40Z5/Seljalandfoss%2C+Iceland Cross My Heart - Best Panoramas - Part I Seljalandsfoss, Iceland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412508461881-JN2XZBV5Y635IUBSDBY5/Jokulsarlon%2C+Iceland Cross My Heart - Best Panoramas - Part I Jokulsarlon, Iceland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412510393838-VMGWEJMS5UZN0XY3Q0Y9/The+Road+Iceland Cross My Heart - Best Panoramas - Part I The Road - Iceland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412505851835-23P0SC63TUSWJO54LRTQ/Hippos+-+Mara+River%2C+Kenya Cross My Heart - Best Panoramas - Part I Hippos - Mara River, Kenya https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412066198126-O0D6OXZD32RTUBMDIRB7/Rice+Fields+-+Bali%2C+Indonesia Cross My Heart - Best Panoramas - Part I Rice Fields - Bali, Indonesia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412525709707-W87ABHA67P0H7EI2IGFF/Markt+-+Bruges%2C+Belgium Cross My Heart - Best Panoramas - Part I Markt - Bruges, Belgium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412065896306-YARA19TNBW4S5N5CI33X/Water+Purification+Temple+-+Bali%2C+Indonesia Cross My Heart - Best Panoramas - Part I Water Purification Temple - Bali, Indonesia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412064611027-GMUR701FRH6TKS2LH5CR/Cape+of+Good+Hope%2C+South+Africa Cross My Heart - Best Panoramas - Part I Cape of Good Hope, South Africa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412509487139-UQC50ARU3FFIHHEZ3ESE/Kumano+Kodo%2C+Japan.jpeg Cross My Heart - Best Panoramas - Part I Kumano Kodo, Japan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412065653439-K94E7D90WLRA2V0LS3YB/Mount+Kilimanjaro+Machame%2C+Tanzania Cross My Heart - Best Panoramas - Part I Machame Route - Mount Kilimanjaro, South Africa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412508764476-CYA6UDCK6L2W4ZVRX2OL/Kerid+Crater+Lake%2C+Iceland Cross My Heart - 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It took a lot of internal struggle, but I decided to pass on that offer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1419104680937-QF6HQ9YBZXFB4GEPTU0L/relaxing+tuk+tuk+drivers+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Siem Reap - More Than Just Angkor Wat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1419103417454-QV0VHPPJ4BZWMGL16WYU/banteay+srei+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Siem Reap - More Than Just Angkor Wat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1419055268689-GOMPOKID7LS6NL5EEZ2N/tuk+tuk+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Siem Reap - More Than Just Angkor Wat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1419104195301-URZLW1QS20FUTW1L2F4K/baby+and+his+dog+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Siem Reap - More Than Just Angkor Wat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1419055640294-OUENMBBSR68ZM0CT902X/tuk+tuk+driving+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Siem Reap - More Than Just Angkor Wat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1419054174726-R25AFBJQU99KFZE32NH9/dancing+on+pub+street+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Siem Reap - More Than Just Angkor Wat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1419053063835-RP55GYDGUE846PRS8DMF/eating+spiders+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Siem Reap - More Than Just Angkor Wat It was actually creepy just holding the fried Tarantula. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1419056560919-LKXZ5FGB592NE9L5EI2R/hats+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Siem Reap - More Than Just Angkor Wat We passed a tempting collection of hats... http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/12/20/angkor-wat monthly 0.5 2014-12-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1419041622285-RKKULM1M7O10XO4V3SJB/bayon+temple+reflection+angkor+wat+cambodia Cross My Heart - Turn Down For Wat Bayon reflected in the moat surrounding it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417743156274-PN4THGAD9KNFXUEUW8K5/kung+fu+ta+prohm+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Turn Down For Wat An ode to Tomb Raider. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417926049598-2ZNC2KXCEIUB1CCTBRKK/bayon+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Turn Down For Wat Nailed it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417925864978-0W58HXUYFZOQ0O0H2DAR/bayon+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Turn Down For Wat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417742139819-2BXF7064HY8S827MIGMU/angry+monkey+angkor+wat+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Turn Down For Wat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417926695407-0LS0FM43JNQPX5UEUWO1/ta+prohm+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Turn Down For Wat A temple with a tree growing out of it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417624171659-6KSFNSSP6Q82K7KLMHN7/angkor+wat+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Turn Down For Wat Our guide pointing out the many nymph carvings that adorn Angkor Wat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417623660722-D8QGOJHZSDAG41PQ03D3/angkor+wat+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Turn Down For Wat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417742010456-FGROFEKK2CGNIZWPE200/monkey+angkor+wat+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Turn Down For Wat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417623378214-NIUT3Q1U6NT9V6T2DEBA/angkor+wat+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Turn Down For Wat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417742752836-IKR47N42VZIQQCOY1YL2/angkor+wat+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Turn Down For Wat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417926820600-LCSSTV562QLMV048EID1/ta+prohm+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Turn Down For Wat Karate Kid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417742605066-EKT4S107I0P1TPSN0IWJ/monkey+angkor+wat+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Turn Down For Wat Snob. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417926759427-DI4KMVCO50VQB61LQTBV/ta+prohm+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Turn Down For Wat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417926078894-TSMH9N15EOP3CEXR9BBW/bayon+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Turn Down For Wat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1419043458621-SK5ZCGSC65BMVIOF1V7Z/angkor+wat+sunrise+tourists+cambodia Cross My Heart - Turn Down For Wat Snapping tourists everywhere! It's always fun turning the camera on them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417925800870-Z3SB7QR7QCRYM9L1N3K7/bayon+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Turn Down For Wat Entering the walled city of Angkor Thom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417926929573-E0YLOBOH971SPCYJRDEX/ta+prohm+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Turn Down For Wat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1419043570057-PBCFH5Q06XF3DNTIVKZG/angkor+wat+sunrise+cambodia Cross My Heart - Turn Down For Wat One last look back at the amazing Angkor Wat in the early morning sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1419040795610-DJSUNMYTFFU9QEIXICC7/bayon+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Turn Down For Wat Carved face at Bayon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417925932261-KGCQPBSTDZZD41I72PTW/bayon+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Turn Down For Wat Climbing the very shallow steps at Bayon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417925834238-NWJ837U32DRD2X9AYU60/bayon+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Turn Down For Wat A little lady trying to sell us some patterned pants. 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Turn Down For Wat View from the top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417926268115-C6TSUQTYIP1V02M5VDKX/angkor+wat+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Turn Down For Wat The long walkway leading to Angkor Wat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417926882862-ZJ4Q46AG6NL4KOUVIBZD/ta+prohm+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Turn Down For Wat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417925899578-954WST20A4KIR8IZWUCQ/bayon+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Turn Down For Wat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417622371984-FZCTO217Q49842SJIVEC/angkor+wat+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Turn Down For Wat Intricate details at Angkor Wat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1419040480414-QFZ575FDQ04W8E63RZIE/BAYON+TEMPLE+ANGKOR+WAT+CAMBODIA Cross My Heart - Turn Down For Wat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417926118256-XM95EVXCTKRROLX2ZARN/bayon+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Turn Down For Wat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417925700081-D5PNA8OAJMJ8SAKVOCPS/selfie+at+ta+prohm+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Turn Down For Wat You can't be in Asia and NOT take a million selfies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417926571031-FUVT0R875RBRC0CEZR67/little+hawker+angkor+wat+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Turn Down For Wat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417926463252-HRYTHQ64KMLSOVI9T6Q3/angkor+wat+siem+reap+cambodia Cross My Heart - Turn Down For Wat A carved version of the Ramayana, a great Hindu epic. http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/8/26/langa-township monthly 0.5 2014-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409151122554-UGS0483P3GICI0GOHZIE/hollywood+langa Cross My Heart - Langa Township Hollywood area of Langa Township. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409145710869-PMX0P9DMFGKTG6BBWLPV/school+kids+langa Cross My Heart - 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The Best Mistake We've Ever Made Stephen taking a breather overlooking the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407909303315-PM95XIEPG0F9LJVV28GC/camps+bay.jpg Cross My Heart - The Best Mistake We've Ever Made View of Camps Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407910956048-74OVAEGFAXFCDAT0SMJP/platteklip+gorge+view.jpg Cross My Heart - The Best Mistake We've Ever Made View down Platteklip Gorge. We are happy we made the mistake we did, as the views were pretty boring! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407911843481-WQ4IY0L5IN2TH7ACKP0U/rock+climbers.jpg Cross My Heart - The Best Mistake We've Ever Made Real rock climbers on Table Mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407909610874-3B1RPB3OJFB4A8GIBFJD/mist.jpg Cross My Heart - The Best Mistake We've Ever Made View from our Table Mountain hike. The clouds create a "blanket" as locals call it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407912022838-2Z254K40OD3TO6HJDLND/table+mountain+view.jpg Cross My Heart - The Best Mistake We've Ever Made View from the top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407910016972-Q0HNJ2PH87FHCB9UF9S9/india+venster.jpg Cross My Heart - The Best Mistake We've Ever Made https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407910601400-609LCAKDBYYG33JYIOTS/stephen+wesley+jandre.jpg Cross My Heart - The Best Mistake We've Ever Made Jandre, Wesley and Stephen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407910763697-MQ6T73BBR1602F21EDAH/eating+at+the+top.jpg Cross My Heart - The Best Mistake We've Ever Made Exhausted, happy and enjoying some snacks with new friends! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407911875563-F1TALAVUGNJVZOC7ZIEU/metal+ladders+india+venster.jpg Cross My Heart - The Best Mistake We've Ever Made Sometimes there were luckily metal steps we could use to pull ourselves up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407908255658-OWDCFUHHT9X7J3J6AN9F/Cape+Town+from+Plane Cross My Heart - The Best Mistake We've Ever Made Cape Town from the plane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407910244004-OCQC7MHX7VUYK53797LI/platteklip+gorge+descent.jpg Cross My Heart - The Best Mistake We've Ever Made Starting our descent down the easy route, Platteklip Gorge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407910475398-YFPIHKJ7F8Y6ISW7U1FF/table+mountain+summit.jpg Cross My Heart - The Best Mistake We've Ever Made We made it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407911278383-Y8X51XOW1O5XWWQSLBUF/table+mountain+from+below.jpg Cross My Heart - The Best Mistake We've Ever Made Looking up at the beast we conquered! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407909868615-SUQGOT7NT9SYB2OWY010/not+an+easy+way+down.jpg Cross My Heart - The Best Mistake We've Ever Made There should also be one of these signs at the bottom :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407909167696-HQG6OE4T2KES8TCD18TN/cape+town+morning.jpg Cross My Heart - The Best Mistake We've Ever Made View of the city from the base of Table Mountain, before our hike. http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/7/8/circle-of-life monthly 0.5 2014-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1404839578320-G6525HQG68LMH9G64HHM/image.jpg Cross My Heart - Circle of Life   http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/10/3/reykjavik-street-art monthly 0.5 2014-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410782976670-CKSJAC8OAO1N3H44IK6L/reykjavik+street+art Cross My Heart - Reykjavik Street Art Ganesha https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412298553429-5OCIA6UA4PZM6F5YHT7A/reykjavik+street+art Cross My Heart - Reykjavik Street Art Not sure who would deface this, but some people suck I guess. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412298765619-GR3NBSMBS7CBXWSO0S8L/reykjavik+street+art Cross My Heart - Reykjavik Street Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412299749388-ULUFOPYLBBSQQFEU9V9L/reykjavik+street+art Cross My Heart - Reykjavik Street Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412391273031-3DK3724DU5ED2XO10FPR/reykjavik+street+art Cross My Heart - Reykjavik Street Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412299293170-469NEBUVCSNQ46529N3I/reykjavik+street+art Cross My Heart - Reykjavik Street Art Three little birds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412300034638-Z38MA79E4NCZUJC1IMVL/reykjavik+street+art Cross My Heart - Reykjavik Street Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412299572674-OSD4B0MUR9O8XW6SKPCG/reykjavik+street+art Cross My Heart - Reykjavik Street Art A fly on the wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412299489318-NFDZBQF8A2NVHZ3TGO4U/reykjavik+street+art Cross My Heart - Reykjavik Street Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412300157678-30DOYTXGMGIEJJAQ3W13/reykjavik+street+art Cross My Heart - Reykjavik Street Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412298465815-4NZ8B0D3T26D51QNFC5N/reykjavik+street+art Cross My Heart - Reykjavik Street Art Somewhere over the rainbow... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412298962573-CPOM1IX71ZCV4QI65P40/reykjavik+street+art Cross My Heart - Reykjavik Street Art "It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410782997820-UZXE1SXBNHNOX69WBVOS/reykjavik+street+art Cross My Heart - Reykjavik Street Art Lion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412391490215-PB1X2M9JBV51LGX6I4QI/reykjavik+street+art Cross My Heart - Reykjavik Street Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412299882597-A4DTECNLMHWLO8WLGAT0/reykjavik+street+art Cross My Heart - Reykjavik Street Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412299071920-OW0W0BA9VJ54L2WW8CD4/reykjavik+street+art Cross My Heart - Reykjavik Street Art Smoking kills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412298663751-R9PG2ZLNI9UYXTF7YWY6/reykjavik+street+art Cross My Heart - Reykjavik Street Art Flamingo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412299669293-020VMJFX7L1MZY8L1I0X/reykjavik+street+art Cross My Heart - Reykjavik Street Art http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/10/2/iceland-part3 monthly 0.5 2014-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412099143400-487PDRE5IMMVVZ3L5UDL/seal+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Greeted by a seal on our way to Arnarstapi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412233319756-BCN0BLXJ64W90Y3DVGCC/ring+road+drive+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III I had never seen clouds formed like this. They looked like giant UFOs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412241946839-VR7JN7GPSXHUMFFK618X/ring+road+drive+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412100455370-755XPR048IJ4KM3RM67L/ring+road+drive+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III No joke, this was the road to and from Borgarviki. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412250465175-VG0AKDCC8EG26Y3EUH80/hallgrimskirkja+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Hallgrimskirkja, Iceland's largest church. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412100386249-JLL5XQKVWFD0PW830YM7/ring+road+drive+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Posing on top of Borgarviki, trying not to get blown away by the wind! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412240435923-EOPM9WV4RC88156C1IAP/ring+road+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412241999334-68Y2B8IDQD2QSPZUOIPJ/image.jpg Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Taking full advantage of the open road... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412243129216-GCOWFW9ZB5GWEXPQ4SAF/image.jpg Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Inside Hallgrimskirkja. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412100749631-S8IDXGU5U75CT6IG9B20/ring+road+drive+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412243872337-WO59O63ECOSXRMF5BVF1/image.jpg Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III "If you are racist, sexist, homophobic, or an asshole, don't come in." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412227672183-FQNCE27PNFAVLIPM93HA/AKUREYRI+ICELAND Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Akureyri, Iceland's second capital. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412235602395-9LMRSBHISYKM3T4PH5EX/ring+road+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III One of my favorite views during our entire trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412227880291-QIJDC9I814AQO2652CXP/GODAFOSS+ICELAND Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Godafoss - "The Waterfall of the Gods" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412239815224-OF2RS9BCSV77VRTQFZTV/ring+road+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412100094188-F54KVZ0GKBJUMK1FSC9G/ring+road+drive+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Near Dalir we came across some cheeky sheep who thought it would be funny to moon us! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412233805436-2BBGSMXE5YDD3TS14IAU/hellnar+to+arnarstapi+walk+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Hellnar-Arnarstapi coastline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412242295097-PXMN7VEPJUVWDU874E4U/image.jpg Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavik. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412242644048-W3IZAAPLGFX86PHR19BH/image.jpg Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Solfar, or Sun Voyager, a sculpture by Jon Gunnar Arnarson. The sculpture represents the promise of undiscovered territory and the dream of hope and freedom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412097951979-CEFU4U3BJ991TGBS3UD4/vatshellir+caves+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Walking further into the lava tube. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412233134574-W98XDTWA0UGQZWN715PX/RING+ROAD+ICELAND Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Little house on the prairie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412236625313-N94IL7TKAD8I4BSH8BDD/holtsel+blueberry+ice+cream+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Yum! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412098620671-AL2J9PVURQMMZRC1HEO3/VATNSHELLIR+ICELAND Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Here we turned off our flashlights and listened to the silence in the cave in total darkness. It was a really cool experience. Luckily no bats live inside the cave! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412099244449-2KC1J9Y2847GMO7J2E38/seal+in+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Leading us in some morning yoga. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412124265338-X6P4MDMP865YCEKNXH78/borgarviki+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Borgarviki, fortress ruins dating back over 1,000 years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412099753577-1TE30AJY5OWB4CVU1IN4/hellnar+to+arnarstapi+walk+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III When we reached Arnarstapi, we came across this larger-than-life statue of a settler named Bard from the medieval period. According to legend, Bard was part human, part giant and part troll. He is now considered to be a guardian of spirits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412100033800-DAE0Z5ZQIJXPFV5PG1YH/ring+road+drive+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Dalir, where Erik the Red is thought to have lived. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412236300767-ZL22MIHJ2YLSSSFEH44G/holtsel+dairy+farm+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Back in Akureyri, we stopped for some fresh homemade ice cream at Holtsel Dairy Farm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412243562366-ISVGH0BJIO46BP8Y6AD6/image.jpg Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III We stopped for ice cream again when we needed a little snack. Iceland is known for its ice cream. Not really. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412233396676-MQWU4KRKVQ940DD7A1M0/ON+THE+RING+ROAD+ICELAND Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III On the road again heading up the west coast of Iceland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412233697730-LX0K879C0G0X21MFWQ1X/hellnar+to+arnarstapi+walk+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III The path from Hellnar to Arnarstapi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412096599723-HTKQV91L710XIG9Y1296/VATNSHELLIR+CAVES+ICELAND Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III The cave reaches 115 feet underground, and the lava tube is 650 feet long. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412243070310-I17MI6RS0SBMSWI1QMY9/image.jpg Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III A giant sign in the main square for Reykjavik's Penis Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412098778143-WN8TR9CRCUS7HP0Z7I0S/staircase%2C+vatnshellir+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Descending another metal staircase, taking us to 115 feet below the surface. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412233026031-H833ZLVWTUTOGWX840KL/LAKE+MYVATN+ICELAND Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Lake Myvatn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412238087896-HIQV08DU2IH7I0JFVSS3/ring+road+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412100517081-4F47LRKOIJIECI9XELMJ/ring+road+drive+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III A man, his dog, his horse, and his flock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412242697420-HL7EDAFMCED74IFDIB1H/solfar+reykjavik Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412248589965-YZTP812BH4M5MHMR4OO0/lebowski+bar+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Party on Reykjavik. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412238981070-JD6UE8FLD1NSOACJ6KJF/icelandic+horses Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Icelandic horses drinking from a stream. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412232971018-M5CCQD520PHMQCPD7277/GODAFOSS+ICELAND Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Godafoss - "The Waterfall of the Gods" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412243500484-X82O8M7NLEZP7RF1JNSH/image.jpg Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III We had no idea what the flavors were...Blai Engillinn anyone? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412233088964-U1TZO859WYJ5MBMOALFN/RING+ROAD+ICELAND Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Ring Road drive back to Akureyri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411968983875-WMB4G0F6DCG89FC343LH/image.jpg Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Down under. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412243209966-90OOGX8VPXD4FI9JI18H/image.jpg Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III The batter was amazing, and we loved the variety of dipping sauces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412233209962-66LCW9PQG3FW7FJ09U29/RING+ROAD+ICELAND Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Not sure if you can spot the small house nestled in the foothills - such a unique place to live! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412232826716-GWIC6ANYFX0LBSTC8G1V/image.jpg Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III On our way to check out some of the sights in the Akureyri area... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412232707915-UW2BSIQUQLZ9BG9K4S63/AKUREYRI+STOPLIGHT+ICELAND Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Stoplights in Akureyri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412249606581-QXPXCMY79FMDZGJOIEAE/rainbow+ring+road+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III A rainbow! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412098907638-P2KLDRQAJQAWWTH1RCZD/pre+cave+discussion+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Our pre-cave briefing with our hilarious guide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412099063020-EMBK4U4CJ7FTRSLYRWIY/ring+road+iceland+drive Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412119062260-1SYG8JT6NW3GNJ1ZC7IB/ring+road+drive+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412248427078-GRYURE7LFRRH3R5WH6CH/lebowski+bar+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Dancing the night away at Lebowski Bar. The girl in the red dress was INSANE. She literally didn't stop dancing for five straight hours. And not normal dancing, she was spinning like crazy and flying all over the dance floor (I think it is safe to say that drugs were involved). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412243534932-9ZRAVUYMX0TFX90WWP2P/image.jpg Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III We stopped for lunch at Icelandic Fish & Chips. Icelandic people eat A LOT of fish. This was a great casual place right near the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412243786011-AFNWMCPKLIJVD8A2IB7D/image.jpg Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Lebowski's on Laugavegur. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412098994768-BSUK4MF08SXTTUKYYX6E/ring+road+drive+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Rock formations on the Snaefellsnes Peninsula. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412094844020-VWC5KSC579N3IBM7BNEV/vatnshellir+caves+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Getting a lesson on how the cave was formed and some of the unique characteristics of a cave created by boiling lava. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412100674103-0RPUE1EO04RCEAT2A4KX/ring+road+drive+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Stunning countryside in northern Iceland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412242087115-V0T4UFHSSR7XQ3L78SSZ/ring+road+drive+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412234356647-34BVLJ60ZO36L8VML8H5/sheep+in+road+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part III Well...almost all ours. http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/9/23/iceland-part-ii monthly 0.5 2014-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411751297931-M3T79P7U09N36B6ZZ34X/image.jpg Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part II https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411527575494-JE909UIE8TKWKTIPHNYH/waterfall+ring+road+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part II Going for it anyway. I was thirsty! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411523237950-0ONNSHAF8FUUFTNW4YP9/horse+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part II We passed this beauty back on the Ring Road. She was very happy when we fed her some carrots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411527447069-5SWX66ROEFEFI6LXYAA1/filling+up+at+a+waterfall+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part II From the road, you can't see how much water sprays off of the waterfall. As I got close, I found out. It was absolutely freezing water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411523543321-EFLK1HCQS9D21H2BER2S/iceland+road+trip+waterfall Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part II There were waterfalls everywhere we looked. Could you imagine living at the base of this fall? So cool! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411526048199-H1QGGZ8G7KGU9P2Y65OS/iceland+from+ring+road Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part II A farm off of Ring Road. Such an idyllic setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411524054374-PA2ZNN31GG0IEQV3EW05/jokulsarlon+glacial+lagoon+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part II Posing with the ice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411521874646-PO9E0F2FOFULGNB9PHN8/fjadrargljufur+canyon+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part II Hiking Fjadrargljufur Canyon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411523329025-BZOBAVEANBUKIGZPS4PP/iceland+road+trip Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part II https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411527267892-WWRNU21P9DUW59ZX1TVT/ring+road+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part II Views along Ring Road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411527703034-K5WT1BAOPCPF10D55TGW/water+from+waterfall+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part II Success! Although I was totally soaked, the water was worth it :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411521339061-YXT0CDAUPJDKX8XX3I3Y/walking+on+moss+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part II Checking out the moss. It was at least 3-4 inches thick and very springy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411525402832-TF27PTT5I2FGDSC31KLV/glacier+field+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part II Getting a closer look at the glacier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411526384282-DOII5TFWBF1CICDBLF6N/waterfall+from+ring+road Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part II Views along Ring Road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411522500776-9BR5FGAWHO89A3VLM0WF/fjadrargljufur+canyon+waterfall Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part II The colors were stunning. I can't even imagine how this place would look with blue skies! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411525886944-R4U4I2LYXR4XT6QY2SY0/iceland+road+trip Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part II Beautiful mountains lining Ring Road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411527002606-IDG6DZ02W1T3JXM9M9J9/ring+road+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part II Views along Ring Road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411522219334-FOE33SAR4LZ3IVY8CR9X/fjadrargljufur+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part II We felt really small! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411523872588-WORZUN3C5Q3E8HRV1YIH/jokulsarlon+glacial+lagoon+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part II Jokulsarlon Glacial Lagoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411524598252-MGGA29A6DCY5M7JFXV4K/jokulsarlon+glacial+lagoon+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part II Stephen the explorer overlooking the lagoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411524851125-U9FLPSUDJO32YFEXTKYP/jokulsarlon+glacial+lagoon+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part II Ice, ice baby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411524174030-LZK2QF8HX617FMSJ41QK/jokulsarlon+glacial+lagoon+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part II Goodnight moon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411523621364-ZK1T1K32SABV8ABZ2OB6/bridge+to+nowhere+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part II As we mentioned in our last post, the weather changed in an instant. Like the time we got stuck in a thick fog. Crossing a one-lane bridge no less. Scary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411524455693-UC9KRIQGM9MAUMW8Z7IP/jokulsarlon+glacial+lagoon+iceland+closeup Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part II I wonder if the water is cold? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411525102309-DTHJ5RBOPX3NV7O9HUIS/fjallsarlon+glacial+lagoon+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part II Fjallsjokull glacier feeding into Fjallsarlon Glacial Lagoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411521567215-6E8RXY9BR549PUNHKN57/jumping+on+moss+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part II Then this happened...we spent a good ten minutes jumping around on the moss. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411522971220-7TK9G99SWDLZBL4QMI1P/fjadrargljufur+canyon+waterfall Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part II Waterfall in Fjadrargljufur Canyon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411523744867-103JUM3EJ2LZQGI8MTJF/jokulsarlon+glacial+lagoon+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part II Black sand beach and blue chunks of ice. Rad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411526855508-JYQVPZZQEKJBDPWS3G8M/ring+road+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part II Views along Ring Road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411523095775-R59685WYN1I0F9N5NFEN/fjadrargljufur+canyon+from+the+end+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part II Looking back through Fjadrargljufur Canyon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411526174613-Z9MB4VUQR5K5VIOD26J4/skateboarders+iceland+walter+mitty Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part II We also spotted these crazy skateboarding hikers. Maybe they got the idea from Walter Mitty? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411525493295-VX3XA75WHDMNW4681T6O/rainbow+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part II Rainbow! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411522766233-ARN1NATC3KK1H0BQ2D9Y/fjadrargljufur+canyon+closeup Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part II Hiking Fjadrargljufur Canyon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411525262442-7LO5EWBL6V5FYB1EYYCJ/moss%2C+glacier%2C+sky+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part II Blue skies, green moss, black lava and white glacier. Iceland at its best. http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/9/23/iceland-part-i monthly 0.5 2014-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411428859833-RIBV4DRRQGTMK6K753Z8/top+of+skogafoss+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I A crazy tourist climbing down to the edge of the waterfall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411425597981-X5JD0DW9R2BWJRK8VWS8/kerid+crater+lake+pic+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411404911053-E5TYOU2K2A3I3X1KJAB7/thingvellir+national+park+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Stacks of rocks beside the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411429236747-KPB5FL01KLCDPI00RSXO/skogar+school+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Class clown in the schoolhouse replica at the Skogar Museum. I now have a sense for what the poor teachers at Orange High School must have experienced. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411393068244-22MHL4ZS7N81TJPRWFGK/icelandic+sheep Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411429137426-QUUMCIMJKEZC8SA0DM4P/skogar+turf+house+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Sod farm in Skogar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411424422708-2J51WFH755N79WHN95KN/exploding+geysir+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Take two - erupting Strokkur. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411426543587-LQJRQ45F4V2OGHSBKCAJ/skogafoss+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Skogafoss waterfall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411431291553-360VM3OX9WIJO6BVZCWN/reynisfjara+cave+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Gardar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411423149532-NZ43I1U476MGNW6895P8/bubbling+geysir+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Steam vents and little geysers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411424673895-Q5BZ52IL4JD2Q2R4AQNJ/in+front+of+geysir+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Stephen smiling in front of the erupting Strokkur. It was so nice to have this whole area in front of the geyser to ourselves... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411347404087-9VRX8L2R4VOR3RDHHUNM/blue+lagoon+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Blue Lagoon from above. There are stations around the lagoon where you can buy drinks and plaster on a mud mask. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411426038174-YQMDSTF7BDU4CXCOTUTR/seljalandfoss+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Seljalandsfoss. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411346778319-N81OLGVR3UQKUVYJGZ9L/peace+at+blue+lagoon+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Finally at the Blue Lagoon. We were mesmerized by the milky blue water against the stark black backdrop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411403623064-E8P066DXVPEBSU826WFP/horse+on+hill+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Icelandic horses are everywhere and are incredibly beautiful. They are pony-sized and have fuller manes than any other horses I've seen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411393020834-6TGBNDTPVS0IFCPCJSN3/vatnajokull+national+park+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Thingvellir National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411425736303-3MOACITKBSLJMDBBB0NH/vatnsholt+cottages+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411430080261-3IS6YJI6AOB3371DYIEO/reynisfjara+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Stephen walking to the water at Reynisfjara. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411429523287-YQDBV6GQE0CSO8N72ZEL/dyrholaey+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Black lava tower on the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411347013355-8BNNG43BQADWZ1BW7SMQ/blue+lagoon+swim+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Relaxing in the perfect warm water. The strong smell of sulfur was a small price to pay for the amazing experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411404978037-YPQUOVNWJ3RHMO6LVL63/thingvellir+park+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I There is a church on the grounds of Thingvellir, on which site the original Thingvellir Church was built in 1015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411429675941-T4OO097BQPROJZBC4IJJ/stephen+at+dyrholaey+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Views over the ocean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411429735243-W9V4N4D1BF833CD5NUWY/vik+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Back on the road to the next black sand beach, Reynisfjara. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411425235552-GJ6LDC7T3WD92PXVJW6N/gullfoss+iceland+2 Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Gullfoss waterfall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411392954753-LO68OR70KK6OGGNZHAVM/vatnajokull+park Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Walking the grounds at Thingvellir. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411424964804-14PBB5ABMCWHNU7CE8L3/pool+at+geysir+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Gorgeous blue pool at the Geysir geothermal area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411393278999-Y4VVB4V473GD7IZLADHR/road+trip+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411429065544-T4KGDY0TE0LAN9EPYQBL/skogar+museum Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I The sod farm at the Skogar Folk Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411425369863-OC8UIBAUMI6LVZRSZIG4/gullfoss+iceland+3 Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Amazing Gullfoss. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411424001004-QI76OYJHIHTIZ6VF38VZ/geysir+pool+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411426103357-8TY896TMWTEAKJBZK5YT/seljalandfoss+iceland+2 Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I In front of Seljalandsfoss... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411428932349-5E28025FUNFWTDACBZ34/at+skogar+museum+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Exploring the Skogar folk museum, an indoor collection of artifacts as well as an open-air museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411422999462-HQYD7F1FVJ5FWRKZLRGU/glacier+and+fog+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I We came to see a glacier. A glacier covered by fog was all we got. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411425474540-0AXAMOCH2ZTHK3Q7FJ1N/kerid+crater+lake+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Looking down into Kerid crater lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411425099596-MACBSX0FNMC9NET7XLGL/gullfoss+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Close-up of Gullfoss. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411424148340-M2RH3I5U2J1GQHL0CYL5/geysir+sign+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Welcome to Strokker. This geyser erupts every few minutes, and the eruptions can be as high as 130 feet! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411426408573-HEF6P56142CF8DTAR549/turf+house+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Icelandic turf house and cave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411422673698-BPVD8JRBMSP5CMGRZM7Q/iceland+fog Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Thick fog in Iceland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411393141031-2U1SOL3XZIZMEI4C5MO0/lake+in+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411426281416-AUFKX98GFVED0A7HE4YA/behind+seljalandfoss+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I ...and behind it! It was amazing, but the water was freezing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411431602631-NDONM4XTU3GWVQ3VNM60/reynisfjara+beach+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Looking back to the beach from Gardar as the sun was setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411429788430-NQXKAXWG8D78NU7KDLCE/reynisfjara+beach+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I View of Dyrholaey from Reynisfjara beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411430931799-DB4CAKRXRPUHSXTUI6K5/reynisfjara+cave+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Gardar, an amazing cliff of basalt columns at Reynisfjara Beach. It was breathtaking to see in person. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411392796080-TO282WDGSGMZN2N0P47K/way+to+selfoss+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411431434881-E9JNXD7A4PE01TPEUB87/reynisfjara+cave+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Around the corner from Gardar is a huge cave. It was awesome!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411431105710-115YNHO2BOCNT3S9WK63/reynisfjara+beach+cave+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Stephen in front of Gardar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411347225226-Z0W4LL06URVUANY5VIEV/above+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Flying over the North Atlantic to Iceland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411424461346-64QQED0KD61DX0OGPLKV/geysir+soaked+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Ummm yea...no one stands where we were for a reason. Drenched! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411429386537-9ZJG2PL11PMP1YDF49QM/skogar+houses+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Replica of a house at the Skogar museum. We were able to walk through the house as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411425928622-3IM9Q8HU0HANGJ5W83U5/seljalandfoss+from+afar+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I Seljalandsfoss waterfall from Route 1. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411422564665-81U65N8B9U9QIPQI3TA4/rainbow+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I One minute, all we saw was fog. The next, this beautiful rainbow! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411424338687-WYX8UM5FVV8FDCUVHI18/exploded+geysir+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1411429936754-FJ4NGREAPFMCH2RHUMNW/dyrholaey+arch+iceland Cross My Heart - Ice-olated - Part I A black lava arch at Dyrholaey. http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/9/12/paris-for-a-day monthly 0.5 2014-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410219318066-XU0TLY5M4W22D5714PZJ/fresh+figs%2C+paris Cross My Heart - Paris For a Day Beautiful fresh figs lining rue Montorgueil on the right bank. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410220867223-BMX3KJG04GJVLTIHZ6U6/stephen+and+logan%2C+paris Cross My Heart - Paris For a Day We always come across other cool travelers on our trip, and Logan, a 9-year-old from San Francisco, and his mom Kristie, were no exception. And one thing that is true no matter where we are is that kids LOVE Stephen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410219694285-N2MHIDGD5E1FEXJC4TKZ/stephen+and+logan%2C+bistrot+paul+bert Cross My Heart - Paris For a Day Au revoir Paris! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410220352599-0C8K524XNYA8REMZR551/driving+to+dinner+paris Cross My Heart - Paris For a Day I could drive past these buildings everyday and it will never get old! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410219600848-LZDPECPWW3W5LTDDWJHB/peaches%2C+paris%2C+rue+montorgueil Cross My Heart - Paris For a Day Peaches for days on rue Montorgueil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410221465544-O13KXA0PRXLV218DUI2O/cheese%2C+le+bistrot+paul+bert Cross My Heart - Paris For a Day How about all you can eat cheese? They bring the entire board to your table and you can take as much cheese as you want! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410220116580-A0Z6T53C1FYQBGDHDA6H/steak+au+poivre+bistrot+paul+bert Cross My Heart - Paris For a Day Steak au poivre and frites - what more can a girl ask for?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410221106045-2DJN0X1J56752REKNN2I/beef+carpaccio%2C+le+bistrot+paul+bert Cross My Heart - Paris For a Day Beef carpaccio, Le Bistrot Paul Bert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410221357823-0MSE65HRAXYQNK584199/lamb%2C+le+bistrot+paul+bert%2C+paris Cross My Heart - Paris For a Day Stephen's lamb at Paul Bert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410219920800-5F9E5USADVJ4FXBJLTEO/the+louvre+paris Cross My Heart - Paris For a Day Stunning Paris, just stunning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410220573063-QW66HDPC05ECJK94EPL2/le+bistrot+paul+bert+paris Cross My Heart - Paris For a Day Le Bistrot Paul Bert, a classic French bistro in the 11th arrondissement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410219394378-1RDXWKGW7Q48MYVAY4DM/patisserie+stohrer+rue+montorgueil+paris Cross My Heart - Paris For a Day Old school Patisserie Stohrer, one of my favorite places for pastries and fresh sandwiches in Paris. 51 Rue Montorgueil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410219805085-O8RBJ4SPCFCW39KLOMW3/archway+paris+plaza Cross My Heart - Paris For a Day The Louvre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410221574223-X40T97ZGZ4U5UB0KC4YE/beet+salad%2C+le+bistrot+paul+bert Cross My Heart - Paris For a Day Beet salad, Le Bistrot Paul Bert. http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/7/11/best-meal-ever monthly 0.5 2014-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1405200448578-E59N1LFVO0C114HT835H/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Best. Meal. Ever. Perfectly cooked crab legs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1405199926824-ENP6IZ0GTKIQ0ZBYULTI/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Best. Meal. Ever. Fresh wasabi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1405199747321-VMI1DAMX6XZFANBWTPGY/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Best. Meal. Ever. Plum wine with giant spherical ice cube. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1405200867119-2R2SL3AVN92KD1WY25JU/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Best. Meal. Ever. Anago (sea eel). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1405200547853-09EWVV6HJQ6E6QKQKQQO/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Best. Meal. Ever. Oh toro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1405200031435-R2HEVQLRSSWEQUC7UZZJ/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Best. Meal. Ever. Chopstick holder https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1405200763355-00KGJS5L8PXMHTQ2RJ2C/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Best. Meal. Ever. Uni. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1405200292175-4TB969I4SX29ZER9S7OW/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Best. Meal. Ever. Sablefish https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1405200677160-986ZWTNVFEKKJBWGTS0P/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Best. Meal. Ever. White shrimp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1405200580428-P5OXO1DNLN4248YHBQJ0/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Best. Meal. Ever. Chu Toro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1405201019305-7PBO4K26QA4882ON0Q3G/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Best. Meal. Ever. Tamago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1405200372378-6OQFXIIM5UWF4T7MQSCI/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Best. Meal. Ever. Hokkaido Hairy Crab, before it was cooked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1405200935824-R0H4VUY0PH7J3R2CXSEE/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Best. Meal. Ever. Crab shell with ikura over uni rice and bits of crab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1405201223126-PKZT0V5XSY9V6OHXN6GZ/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Best. Meal. Ever. Outside Ichi with our incredible chef, Yo-suke. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1405199847141-XKNHM1CNI1HXDLH0U4VB/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Best. Meal. Ever. From right to left - fried soybean ball, eel with umeboshi plum, squash in crab sauce, whole goji berry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1405200830390-E85FJP3T66POKNYRKZFZ/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Best. Meal. Ever. Scallop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1405200172722-JFNHQ50KMRV1AHGEIPF2/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Best. Meal. Ever. Saba, another type of mackerel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1405201163602-YTLH8IVX74KQNIQUJW0J/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Best. Meal. Ever. Green tea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1405200623752-WNXCFS46XRJ5ZZE8C48A/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Best. Meal. Ever. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1405200516608-GWFVV501X0UOK9QMOS6L/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Best. Meal. Ever. More crab, this time shredded and topped with roe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1405200485255-BZ6IM2WPQM3QK8ZBS8G1/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Best. Meal. Ever. Grating fresh wasabi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1405201077632-Q3S3MCRHFI5XMH9M52I3/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Best. Meal. Ever. Tuna maki with Japanese onion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1405200712088-VAEZBZNSFAQUJM9O70UI/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Best. Meal. Ever. Uni. Labeled 01, which means that Sushi Ichi was one of only five restaurants in the world to get the freshest uni sold at market. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1405200088958-KTI6ZUSYQFWW5WB969HR/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Best. Meal. Ever. After halibut sashimi (not pictured), we were served Shima Aji (Horse Mackerel) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1405175224426-M4UEGGX1N3GUOHR73S7F/Sushi+Ichi+Tokyo Cross My Heart - Best. Meal. Ever. Sushi Ichi - From top left to bottom right, mackerel, sablefish, anago, tuna (oh-toro), hairy crab, fatty tuna (chu-toro), scallop, uni, ikura...full gallery below. http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/7/9/not-your-nanas-benihana monthly 0.5 2014-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1404965778853-M6F45UA1NUE33QIJW9FY/image.jpg Cross My Heart - Not Your Nana's Benihana Our chef carefully preparing the meat. No onion volcanos here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1405101645659-J3O877U5C3DHXYSS13HO/image.jpg Cross My Heart - Not Your Nana's Benihana Cold beef sushi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1404965680182-GYCEC13WVADS4PMUBUTI/image.jpg Cross My Heart - Not Your Nana's Benihana The teppanyaki grill at Omae XEX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1404965798228-P5UJJLBFQU9E3M373X4O/image.jpg Cross My Heart - Not Your Nana's Benihana Sirloin and tenderloin. 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It was surreal to hear Indian men speaking a bit of Hebrew and selling menorahs and other traditionally Jewish items! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415751317065-097GKO33N6GEFLG54MS9/backwaters+cruise_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country Imagine construction workers in America dressed like this! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415660825170-4LA9T2NW6NX1JSQR4KYE/backwaters+cruise_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415625551349-VOTIX3VSKL6MXUHMKB5H/munnar_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country Driving the windy road that snakes through the hills on the way to Munnar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415681770367-0NPUSWIH7FH9SSADXGO1/jew+town_fort+cochin_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country "Jew Town" in Old Cochin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415682269481-SS5LQCK0CCGUHEVDCIVA/jew+town_fort+cochin_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country At the Paradesi Synagogue, the oldest synagogue in the entire British Empire, built in 1568. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415661754316-LGT2ZZDJR1OXZ5PF9R0X/backwaters+cruise_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country Bags and bags of rice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415661474034-34RBU7DGIXH4ZFOYXPFF/backwaters+cruise_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country Fishermen saying hello along the backwaters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415679775482-QBDIZNWG2P6H25U5DACH/view_munnar_kerela_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country The view from our terrace everyday. We could definitely breathe better here than in the cities of India! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415752098488-ZLWJXD8Q9AQL8V4QUHSA/backwaters+cruise_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country There they are! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415679249264-CB3495MOXIQYPTM6YFCX/munnar_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country The hills are alive! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415632303411-CA6GW0VAW38CPKH1A8WU/munnar_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country More and more manicured tea bushes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415680390904-5PBYNNPW1ISXD28QJCP4/fort+cochin_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country Fishermen gearing up for the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415660729927-PRXU8KEI5QOHKHTZX4YV/backwaters+cruise_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country A rice farmer taking a break on his boat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415661854082-TIN4O7Y7DLKB2VI90Y1G/backwaters+cruise_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country Father and son about to take a bath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415752615025-KCM8DF4A6ZX35L9RNU9W/backwaters+cruise_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country Checking the nets for any fish or prawns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415751746080-QQXA3XWY41N2WR8TXZXS/backwaters+cruise_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country Morning light in Alleppey. We slept like babies on the quiet houseboat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415752515816-D7ORROJFUWTD0S6AVRQ6/backwaters+cruise_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country Working the rice fields early. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415751467267-LY5MVFJS5E4BZW2IWGSH/backwaters+cruise_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country Life along the backwaters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415752425383-P58AEKAJD2IPBFUP29PH/backwaters+cruise_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country The houseboats are waking up for the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415625400418-TSC02YTDXJSNTL1VJYVJ/munnar_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country Tea bushes on the way to Munnar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415660500133-Z9MQ4OZR9LVSKT7TO02R/backwaters+cruise_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country Fishermen manually spearing fish in the lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415660568023-L5IX7JOW2316WUQ3KSBA/backwaters+cruise_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country Our driver guiding us through the backwaters of Alleppey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415751691889-7WXDGHNYGIYXXACIBG6I/backwaters+church_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country Inside St. Mary's Church along the backwaters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415685559336-UG9QJPD67ITYT2HOAGQ3/backwaters+cruise_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country Life along the backwaters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415751828488-7ZMFSE9OMJKRS1QBKRIK/backwaters+cruise_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country Life along the backwaters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415685222462-H3R7J3CMBQ3JQS1V39IU/backwaters+cruise_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country Children fishing on the banks of the backwaters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415752008296-CRS6EDW3WG8ZNV10J05K/backwaters+cruise_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country Our caption parked our boat overnight not far from his house. He was scanning the banks for his wife who takes long walks with their baby in the mornings. So cute! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415681234620-1I2JVYR6NL2ZWZA737S3/fort+cochin_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country Buses all over India are colorfully decorated, and this was no exception in Kerala. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415752344619-A73FGQA1RIS3X15M81ZI/backwaters+cruise_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country A fisherman in the early morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415751255182-OT11J44FFULJXSE2UGQC/backwaters+cruise_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country Life along the backwaters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415752885412-8871HSF9N9JEP157AJJ2/backwaters+cruise_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country Relaxing on the houseboat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415625791659-QWAWHX0CJWL6OWASDXTD/harvest_munnar_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country Women working the fields, picking tea leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415625892899-3R2IA6Z1IQK5ZAUSV7J6/harvest_munnar_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country Women at work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415752176228-8SCI3B456VFP0M1YLTAM/backwaters+cruise_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country Life along the backwaters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415752976733-WBXNIB71P9K1GJD6EAUR/backwaters+cruise_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country Pulling back into the dock! What a cool way to end our trip! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415661393930-GX89OXQRKM4JP48KEL42/backwaters+cruise_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country Cruisin' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415678509216-K8GH9L6U42DLKZG4XQK1/tea+for+sale_munnar_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country Tea for sale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1415661233825-4DH95GOK2YSN6OCRYL5K/backwaters+cruise_kerala_india Cross My Heart - Kerala: God's Own Country Rice farming in Alleppey. http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/10/27/hampi monthly 0.5 2014-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414037534832-O74SZ11FEKQWSY0QE21V/lakshmi+blessing+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi Blessed by a goddess. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414309119333-ATRAUO2QQN68PQZZEN39/fruit+vendor+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi We left Virupaksha Temple and strolled down Hampi Bazaar, an old street that was once the center of a thriving market. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414321179226-03ISI69OF88808DRQ7LF/watch+tower+zenana+enclosure+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi Giant watch tower at the Zenana Enclosure in Hampi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414036981977-U5LMQOCN9T4PR3IKQNZ7/drying+laundry+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi Women doing laundry near the river crossing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414036451440-DKSK6CNGGJDK36R9XMPJ/washing+lakshmi+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi We also met Lakshmi, the resident elephant who gets a bath in the river every morning. More on her later... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414300817340-Q366URITUB28E5U8JDWL/monolithic+bull+statue+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi The Monolith Bull sculpture at Matanga Hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414316858798-N5NGH2AEVQLLOFBTIBG5/vittal+temple+road+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi On Day 2, we walked the long dusty road to the Vittala Temple Complex, on the far east edge of Hampi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414037302368-VPM19GIB49BOHFOLB4YV/lakshmi+taking+money+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi Taking the money. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414312285350-HKBVBR9FX0A04PBH9P11/carved+columns+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi Carved pillars at Achyuta Rayas Temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414312620334-49GC6FDI20F7IT3F5MRT/Courtesans+Street+Sule+Bazaar+Hampi+India Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi Next to the temple is Courtesans Street, also known as Sule Bazaar or Prostitute's Market. Our guide told us that women would display themselves along the pillared structure, and wealthy men would choose women to "hire." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414037751229-VFLYHFIM3T4ZIVOUFSWQ/virupaksha+temple+complex+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi Virupaksha Temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414303772746-OFYAGN2ZDYU0PNBQRX11/rickshaw+driver+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi We loved our rickshaw driver Bassava. Just a sweet guy in a sea of scammers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414302293087-JHZF1MPUF6SIG1W06OE7/lotus+temple+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi Lotus Mahal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414309722298-1NUD8VRHHP4ODXWWSVSD/vishnu+temple+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi Achyuta Rayas Temple in Hampi. This temple is more off-the-beaten-path in Hampi, and we were the only people there! It was a nice change. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414036814946-E4J00HQ2Q264YO4AK3V8/terrain+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi Bali meets Boulders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414309469354-9Y9FGOXEQSTUBSPWZO78/vishnu+temple+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi Achyuta Rayas Temple, a temple dedicated to the Lord Vishnu, built in the 1500s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414296618801-CHEGYROHJVH8XAY5LFGL/boulders+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi Ruins at Matanga Hill in Hampi. Look at those crazy boulders! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414037247638-7XNHMG87MR6SDKOQXZ53/lakshmi+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi We met Lakshmi again, this time while she was working at Virupaksha Temple. She is beautiful (and well-trained). The deal is you hold out 10 rupees, she takes it, gives it to her trainer, and then puts her trunk on your head to bless you. It's hokey but really cute. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414315972513-8G3IIH51HOPVRZFZBIKX/walk+like+an+egyptian+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi Walk like an Egyptian...or Indian. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414038820355-T5G84HNO8AAEJQ1H410I/hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi Matanga Hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414038445327-LHPIEA4W49OLUBPEGGUM/hampi+bazaar+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi Looking back towards Virupaksha Temple from Matanga Hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414321453994-FW6BU8T7IAM7G95E12ZO/fresh+coconut+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi While in Zenana Enclosure, I had a craving for fresh coconut and mentioned it to Stephen. Maybe I saw a stray shell which subliminally nudged me, but either way, we were shocked to turn a corner and see this fresh coconut vendor! Of course, we couldn't NOT get some! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414037364306-6OKFAJZL2BPRDOU4EZTQ/lakshmi+blessing+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi Blessed! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414037856676-9LXAU8ZJ6BBQZZKUTUZF/virupaksha+temple+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi At Virupaksha Temple, built in the 7th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414296394360-GMQTXZZJDOZQJ7O8V2DM/hindu+ceiling+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi One of the intricate ceilings at Virupaksha Temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414320895406-NYRQ9YIBTDU8AVCZKVR6/lotus+temple+zanana+enclosure+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi Bassava took us to explore the Zenana Enclosure, which encompasses a few important sites in Hampi. This one is called Lotus Mahal, and is one of the only well-preserved structures in Hampi despite the destruction of the city by the Mughal invaders of the 1500s. The area was used by women in the royal family as a socializing area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414036578944-25FTOQOP35K9YRLTUTVE/boat+dock+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi Boat "dock" in Hampi. You can see some of the boulders already that are strewn all over the village. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414301046283-BTG2NLSDWP8WJSUYZG15/stone+car+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi The Vittala Temple complex houses the famous Stone Car. We didn't measure exactly how far Stephen pushed the car, but if I had to guess, it didn't budge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414318481341-7DZ3H8VASNP0EDF156C9/rickshaw+negotiation+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi As in most places in India, there is always a negotiation for transportation. Here, Stephen negotiates with a rickshaw driver for a ride around Hampi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414303082668-SMKC99MKHJSP6HS13MRQ/indian+girl+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi Cutie saying "hi" at Zenana Enclosure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414303570518-L8PWWP3KTOMFXWGLCSRP/sleeping+in+a+rickshaw+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi When leaving Zenana Enclosure, we saw this sight when walking towards Bassava's rickshaw. This shot actually captures a lot about India in a way that can't really be described. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414037178825-LYSHGMX2AQ3MI7Z7ILIW/four+holy+men+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi Four holy men walk into a bar... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414316461669-YBRPDLDK0UM4CF8EFWXZ/rice+terraces+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi Rice fields of Hampi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414317169517-IEMZMUYSVTFUNKGS0S2B/horse+and+boulders+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi Beautiful scenery along the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414303955469-2T634YRNTCV2415G6PLI/chewing+cow+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi As we walked back to the river crossing, we explored the small village on the banks. I'm not sure seeing cows living among the streets is something that will get old. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414036251775-1FZP0IXU4L1ER91PHVVL/music+lessons+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi A music shop on the hotel side of the river. I considered brushing up on my didgeridoo skills but didn't have time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414303327851-NWQU63AHVV26TQ1TQV2P/elephant+stable+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi Elephant Stables at Zenana Enclosure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414038368846-I6SNY768TS8E1OMFGPDC/walking+to+monolithic+bull+statue+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi Why did the chicken cross the road? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414037047840-FH2JWMAN4W50JBD9CK52/virupaksha+temple+complex+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi Virupaksha Temple Complex in Hampi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414316061529-1RGS022HFR49SEL466EL/coracle+ride+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi After Day 1 of sightseeing, we decided to try out a coracle ride back over the river. No fumes and no wait (the boats don't leave until there are enough passengers, meaning you can wait for 1 minute or an hour). It was great! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414036384849-W8DB4Z4SXBVYILK3MAZ0/overnight+train+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi Our compartment on the overnight train to Hampi. We got extremely lucky and were upgraded to the First Class A/C Car PLUS we got our own room with a lockable door. This is rare, and yes folks, this is as good as it gets. Riding trains in India is a rite of passage of sorts - the locals almost exclusively travel via train over long distances; trains are often delayed, they are not very clean but nothing in India is very clean, vendors yell up and down the aisles selling food, water, chips, and of course, masala chai. It's an experience and I highly recommend it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414318005212-TLSGLKHCUYJ0SGL8X98R/vittala+temple+complex+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi Vittala Temple Complex. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414313188438-ZWJHLWIXVB28AIMWK49X/pushkarani+tank+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi Across from Prostitute's Market is Pushkarani, which our guide told us was a purification tank. Wonder why... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414035977316-T7WYOTPX32LJ3VWHNSSJ/coracle+driver+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi In addition to a boat, you can ride across the river in a coracle, paddled by one of these guys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414036873458-XDVJEFV2O0WRZWPOBQZB/terrain+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi Beautiful landscape on the way back to our hotel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1414038311839-1KQWWWAWRXUIQRZOIQF0/woman+forced+to+beg+hampi+india Cross My Heart - Don't Worry, Be Hampi We met this woman along Hampi Bazaar. She lost her husband and her son a few years ago. http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/10/22/varanasi monthly 0.5 2014-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413563958909-ICWZMWR6CZ5PYFV1993D/our+boat+driver+the+ganges+varanasi+india Cross My Heart - The Holy Ganges The boatman, taking us down the Ganges at 6am. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413564078958-STNQFGFHF3B9SIJZ6EK9/ghat+on+the+ganges+varanasi+india Cross My Heart - The Holy Ganges Visitors and locals bathing in the river to purify themselves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413980580988-NHEEFD884QB3WF2L3LD1/Aashray+Homestay+with+Mrs.+Kapoor Cross My Heart - The Holy Ganges We stayed for two nights at Aashray Homestay (highly recommended), with Mr. and Mrs. Kapur. They converted their home into a 2-room guesthouse and welcomed us into their lives with open arms. They became like our Indian parents. This is Mrs. Kapur, who sat next to Michelle every meal, spooning her more and more food (not that Michelle needs any encouragement). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413564133337-771ZWHUMFKNSP85OPCX5/rowing+on+the+ganges+varanasi+india Cross My Heart - The Holy Ganges After awhile, I gave the rowboat a whirl. FYI, I rowed in circles for five minutes (this is not the first time I've rowed in circles). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413563388875-CEXM6IP4UDWX0Z1YLONS/live+show+on+ganges+varanasi+india Cross My Heart - The Holy Ganges A little further down the river, there is a daily celebration to honor the river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413563514856-OB5UQFE80M5LD4IA9MLB/sunrise+boats+on+ganges+varanasi+india Cross My Heart - The Holy Ganges Longer Boats https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413564472175-N2DX0MUWKJ80MEPGPN9B/tea+shop+varanasi+india Cross My Heart - The Holy Ganges Tea for the Tillerman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413564395158-MOD4AXSPO8Y0FCTI1BMF/underground+tunnel+varanasi+india Cross My Heart - The Holy Ganges One of the underground alleys that zigzag through the old city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413564273215-9T5QW23U392YFC5UOA7C/morning+cremation+on+the+ganges+river+varanasi+india Cross My Heart - The Holy Ganges A grieving pair standing over a dying fire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413563895650-GNYW3VCEJOTA48KB77S5/bathing+in+the+ganges+varanasi+india Cross My Heart - The Holy Ganges And even more... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413563461816-OC644K5YNMTO9HRUCGTQ/live+show+on+ganges+varanasi+india Cross My Heart - The Holy Ganges A series of six men stand on pillars, dancing and playing the conch for 45 minutes as thousands of visitors look on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413563769705-AMQR8DFN809FJGAJEBZP/bathing+in+the+ganges+varanasi+india Cross My Heart - The Holy Ganges Close up of the purification. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413563640182-0RCCTMS1QQOEJ0RXPHW8/sunrise+boats+on+ganges+varanasi+india Cross My Heart - The Holy Ganges Morning has broken. We arrived at the Ganges at 6am, with our Indian dad (Mr. Kapur) as the tour guide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413564203753-K1P2GGF4H1C8UXGBY8LH/drying+sheets+on+the+banks+of+the+ganges+river+varanasi+india Cross My Heart - The Holy Ganges A nearby hotel drying their bedsheets from the river water. And let me clarify if it is not already apparent, the river is very very dirty and brown. Extremely happy we didn't stay at that hotel... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413563134722-Y1JGMMITPC0JI86QDL4A/varanasi+streets+at+night+india Cross My Heart - The Holy Ganges On our first night, we headed to the river, weaving our way through all the craziness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413564015635-6BA8DKROJZJ192GFR2KR/bathing+in+the+ganges+varanasi+india Cross My Heart - The Holy Ganges Purifying more... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413563316571-25K9YH1JBGEOALBTCNQV/cremation+on+ganges+varanasi+india Cross My Heart - The Holy Ganges There are dozens of Ghats along the Ganges (Ghats are sections of steps that lead down to the river). This is the main cremation Ghat, where bereaved families come to wash their dead in the river, burn them, and then throw the ashes into the rocky waters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413563587916-ZJZ55FK1X27X4XQ8E2W2/main+ghat+ganges+varanasi+india Cross My Heart - The Holy Ganges India continues to astound us with the color range. It is truly breathtaking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413981717275-2OU0PM2UF20DVCAQOMIJ/Panorama+of+the+Ganges Cross My Heart - The Holy Ganges One last photo of the Ganges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413564334172-LEPF7QZ1YO8PPAKZOB9Y/praying+man+ganges+river+varanasi+india Cross My Heart - The Holy Ganges After rowing down the Ganges, we ventured through the narrow streets of the old city. http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/10/14/the-taj-mahal monthly 0.5 2014-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413090291497-QED3023OUQIKUZRP6SR0/taj+mahal+mosque+agra+india Cross My Heart - The Taj Mahal Another shot inside the mosque. Way less crowded than the Taj Mahal! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413089174393-2WG0AZOTT63S8HESH75A/platform+and+booties+taj+mahal+agra+india Cross My Heart - The Taj Mahal About to enter the Taj Mahal. We had to wear these booties inside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413089935831-X9W714TI6AEBYQRCUKXS/taj+mahal+mosque+agra+india Cross My Heart - The Taj Mahal Inside the Taj Mahal Mosque, constructed mostly of red sandstone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413126724370-TCZZM8U1U8ZX34MD2K40/first+full+view+of+taj+mahal+agra+india Cross My Heart - The Taj Mahal Simply breathtaking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413117298683-HN1C1BWI789720R1C05C/sunset+at+yamuna+river+taj+mahal+agra+india Cross My Heart - The Taj Mahal Within Moonlight Garden are the beginnings of another structure, often thought to be that of the Black Taj Mahal. Shah Jahan was rumored to want an identical tomb made of black onyx across the river from his wife's white marble tomb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413089576039-GCJMPTSX6LQ98J31VHCP/east+gate+taj+mahal+agra+india Cross My Heart - The Taj Mahal View of the Great Gate from the Taj Mahal platform. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413127143383-G5EMMP9LHBSZ64DW9FYI/marble+inlay+details+taj+mahal+agra+india Cross My Heart - The Taj Mahal Herringbone pattern etched into the marble. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413089411706-TSLIP2EHQGEOJN0XGY5L/ceiling+detail+taj+mahal+agra+india Cross My Heart - The Taj Mahal Even the ceiling had a pattern carved into the marble. No surface was neglected. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413089629381-2TRTK2YGVWPEYEJA4SWJ/monkeys+at+taj+mahal+agra+india Cross My Heart - The Taj Mahal We also visited the Taj Mahal Mosque. Monkeys hang around the small pool used for ablutions before prayer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413089113337-UI4U29EIF1895618GEYO/dome+of+the+taj+mahal+agra+india Cross My Heart - The Taj Mahal The marble detailing, which often can't be seen in photos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413089321489-JUO4J1W6A9EYGEVL36B5/marble+detail+at+taj+mahal+agra+india Cross My Heart - The Taj Mahal The marble was chiseled away to produce this gorgeous floral pattern. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413301588961-6E1SQY6IMQX6QJWPN4XA/view+from+taj+mahal+mosque+agra+india Cross My Heart - The Taj Mahal Side view of the Taj Mahal from the mosque. The tomb is exactly the same on all sides. Shah Jahan insisted on total symmetry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413090378717-TT3OKF9L0WEVKDCTJJFK/posing+taj+mahal+agra+india Cross My Heart - The Taj Mahal Soaking in the view before heading to the Yamuna River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413090174329-C5THU136ZTFGUKKXK8F2/silly+monkeys+taj+mahal+agra+india Cross My Heart - The Taj Mahal This photo contains graphic material. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413088907398-ARO4JXKAMBLTFIBJRSUN/portrait+at+taj+mahal+agra+india Cross My Heart - The Taj Mahal All smiles at the Taj Mahal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413088671948-YJNZTV16F7NKAYLO06QH/through+the+east+gate+archway+taj+mahal+agra+india Cross My Heart - The Taj Mahal Our first glimpse of the Taj Mahal, as seen through the Great Gate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413090736322-IDGON4ZKKYB2LGKQ7P0F/detail+close+up+taj+mahal+at+sunset+agra+india Cross My Heart - The Taj Mahal At sunset, the sunlight makes the red carnelian sparkle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413089059429-TKIWOXNFXCP7NONRS1QG/taj+mahal+agra+india Cross My Heart - The Taj Mahal We sat in front of the Taj Mahal discussing the romantic story as well as the current political situation in India with our guide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413127056054-J5PDLCHM0NCZ4E9AMQOF/marble+details+and+inlay+work+taj+mahal+agra+india Cross My Heart - The Taj Mahal Our fantastic guide Pawan explaining the inlaid semi-precious stones and detailed marble carvings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413088972587-2UQRB2LZPTXQNPYQ4NZN/posing+at+taj+mahal+agra+india Cross My Heart - The Taj Mahal A silly pose required by our guide. There were also kissing poses, but we will spare you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413090113293-7MFTM8OZ64YBPB8K3PKJ/child%27s+prayer+taj+mahal+mosque+agra+india Cross My Heart - The Taj Mahal Say a little prayer for me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413090529008-H3ONJGE5TKVOZW7IQHBY/playing+in+the+park+taj+mahal+agra+india Cross My Heart - The Taj Mahal At Moonlight Garden where we watched the sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413088850512-036IO8ZB6DE01PUTJ4MM/reflecting+pool+and+taj+mahal+agra+india Cross My Heart - The Taj Mahal The gardens and reflecting pool leading to the Taj Mahal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413090805220-S2GV5OP6MJDG6MAKY9F9/sunset+agra+india Cross My Heart - The Taj Mahal Beautiful Agra sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413088615966-2BAZABLG47DAKLWW1E37/east+gate+of+the+taj+mahal+agra+india Cross My Heart - The Taj Mahal Arriving at the Great Gate, also known as Darwaza-i-Rauza. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413090674184-VFKSGDM930P6WMQKW2Q5/taj+mahal+at+sunset+agra+india Cross My Heart - The Taj Mahal Final view of the Taj Mahal. It never got old. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413089695345-PZSS0QETWVTACB52I7AK/monkeys+taj+mahal+agra+india Cross My Heart - The Taj Mahal A monkey purifying himself at the Taj Mahal Mosque. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413117119363-6AE039PRKTPGFPV3DTGE/silly+pose+taj+mahal+agra+india Cross My Heart - The Taj Mahal I'm sure one day we won't be totally mortified by this shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413090586637-BCAH2SLT68IV9RHY7WPJ/begging+children+taj+mahal+agra+india Cross My Heart - The Taj Mahal While admiring the Taj from the banks of the Yamuna River, these heartbreaking children were begging for money. Our guide told us that they hang around every night, waiting to ask for money from tourists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1413090900732-IXJQGL0E6EXBQXPN5U62/sunset+agra+india Cross My Heart - The Taj Mahal http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/10/9/arabian-nights monthly 0.5 2014-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412914943644-N8TRP2QF4M4437GQ8BHQ/beers+in+the+thar+desertcamel+safari+jaisalmer+india Cross My Heart - Arabian Nights Enjoying some cold beers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412913556370-3RNZ2MQZ3C7BYXXMM3SA/wild+dog+drinking+camel+safari+jaisalmer+india Cross My Heart - Arabian Nights We arrived at the sand dunes after 90 minutes. One couple in our group didn't make it on the camel and had to walk. This awesome wild dog was waiting for us (or anyone) to arrive and feed him food and water. Good thing we fed him because he ended up protecting us all night from other wild dogs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412916906611-E75DWY1TI7TJPLQH86B7/camel+safari+jaisalmer+india Cross My Heart - Arabian Nights The camels laying down to sleep after a long day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412915787690-N9PWUQS754ZDA23AQF56/sunset+camel+safari+jaisalmer+india Cross My Heart - Arabian Nights The sun setting over the sand dune. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412916591386-AI82C0I3VXCUU07Z0O6K/tarp+under+the+stars+camel+safari+jaisalmer+india Cross My Heart - Arabian Nights Desert life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412913830907-2ZS030Y5BF1YEF3FTVR9/sand+dune+camel+safari+jaisalmer+india Cross My Heart - Arabian Nights Sand dune. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412944125493-35KPQD9WRY64M2ZJBA8F/our+guides+camel+safari+jaisalmer+india Cross My Heart - Arabian Nights My masterpiece. I've never been so proud of a random photo. But Michelle quickly laughed it off, as she takes 10 of these amazing photos every day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412914395862-IC9P70NXYBM6QTVBAB3R/the+dog+is+pooped+camel+safari+jaisalmer+india Cross My Heart - Arabian Nights Our temporarily adopted dog was exhausted from running around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412915095000-5US6ZQDHHAPPUBZ60039/dune+running+camel+safari+jaisalmer+india Cross My Heart - Arabian Nights Michelle getting a little workout in before the sun sets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412913144315-Y5VDHL24P6VIIP8QPIJZ/on+the+camel++camel+safari+jaisalmer+india Cross My Heart - Arabian Nights Meeting one of our guides, Sala. He is only fourteen and told us that he only works on weekends, but I'm betting he works full-time. Sala is giving Michelle a lesson in broken English. Basically the only words we could understand was "Hold on!". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412909015534-7XLQXNCGGKBZDCVHQSRO/sala+camel+safari+jaisalmer+india Cross My Heart - Arabian Nights Sala barking orders as we rode out of the desert. Even though he is the youngest, he works the hardest and commands the most respect. Damn can he be tough... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412917168538-FSZK71WUQ46FEBDDUX61/sleeping+under+the+stars+camel+safari+jaisalmer+india Cross My Heart - Arabian Nights Our tarp where we slept all night under the stars, next to our new British friends (Jazz and Charlotte). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412908494119-4YRCZRZJAJCY7DBBGZED/camel+safari+jaisalmer+india Cross My Heart - Arabian Nights Our other guide Malu was awesome and crazy too. As we rode back to civilization, Malu kept making up hilarious songs. His best was "Camel Safari" (see below for the music video - Camel Safari" by Malu). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412909951363-ZT3U8Z9AASBJO136B23V/oasis+camel+safari+jaisalmer+india Cross My Heart - Arabian Nights Oasis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412913985536-3QYYD1VYHQLLTFF6TJQS/staring+at+the+sun+camel+safari+jaisalmer+india Cross My Heart - Arabian Nights Michelle's new album cover https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412914519028-8DE7KZ8KFHWY8I3HIHZF/camel+group+camel+safari+jaisalmer+india Cross My Heart - Arabian Nights We saw these other riders from afar, but they didn't spend the night in the desert...too scared. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412916250654-TRC47POB4PUK6EB7CJ55/dung+beetle+camel+safari+jaisalmer+india Cross My Heart - Arabian Nights One phenomenon in the Thar Desert is the crazy amount of dung beetles. They roll camel dung into little balls, and their tracks can be seen all over the place. And they never stop working either. Halfway through the night I felt one trying to roll something across our sleeping area. Not cool. Check out a video below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412913688136-4KIPG1BBIRZ2150KUCUK/arriving+at+the+sand+dune+camel+safari+jaisalmer+india Cross My Heart - Arabian Nights We arrived to the sand dune just before sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412915284424-BV0VNSBCQR8EJBYIKRIS/dune+running+camel+safari+jaisalmer+india Cross My Heart - Arabian Nights Climbing a sand dune is not as easy as it looks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412907339753-9ZI76MT1FATH5EDCUPQ1/with+sala+camel+safari+jaisalmer+india Cross My Heart - Arabian Nights Saying goodbye to the desert, Rajasthan, and our guides https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412907951860-DCQXMTEDE52ENHICVS7V/riding+camel+safari+jaisalmer+india Cross My Heart - Arabian Nights Riding my boy, Bulldozer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412915693960-9AM0B5CULOOFABZUKL0H/soccer+with+the+sun+camel+safari+jaisalmer+india Cross My Heart - Arabian Nights Getting in some soccer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412916458666-T5POEVMQWX9LLMXXNM6M/chefs+camel+safari+jaisalmer+india Cross My Heart - Arabian Nights Our desert guides preparing our meal for the night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412909745930-BGAO4MXD4D6ZVWQ0SF57/oasis+camel+safari+jaisalmer+india Cross My Heart - Arabian Nights Visiting an oasis in the middle of the Thar Desert. It was 100+ degrees at this point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412915981129-GWCJKU72MWVMUYXEVKD6/thar+desert+camel+safari+jaisalmer+india Cross My Heart - Arabian Nights The morning sky! We made it through the night! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412914809026-YYS9YKN8K0LK4BN3BK8H/beers+in+the+thar+desert+camel+safari+jaisalmer+india Cross My Heart - Arabian Nights Cheers! http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/10/8/taj-lake-palace monthly 0.5 2014-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412771737915-KZK2FOCED876OW3YWXEY/jag+mandir+lake+pichola+udaipur+india Cross My Heart - Living Like Maharajas In the courtyard at Jag Mandir. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412769669928-6G1AS6C2BIO4XOA3Q563/taj+lake+palace+udaipur+india Cross My Heart - Living Like Maharajas Stephen feeling blissed out after yoga. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412771693166-0UIIRUGWP8EBUU33M3IO/jag+mandir+lake+pichola+udaipur+india Cross My Heart - Living Like Maharajas At Jag Mandir. Get your hands off my lobby boy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412733991112-4IXLAKPZEWRXG1HIVQVC/lobby+at+taj+lake+palace+india Cross My Heart - Living Like Maharajas The front terrace view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412733294895-39DY6JC5LXYMQXPFPX0M/sunset+cruise+taj+lake+palace+india Cross My Heart - Living Like Maharajas On our way to the Lake Palace, with the City Palace in the background. The City Palace is where the Kings of Udaipur have lived for centuries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412737295900-HE07KQWPOQVRU45J5ER9/anniversary+celebration+taj+lake+palace+india Cross My Heart - Living Like Maharajas Before dinner, our amazing butler surprised us with cake and made us put on traditional garb for a photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412786356222-ZA300APXD0PO0GX73WDR/taj+lake+palace+udaipur+india Cross My Heart - Living Like Maharajas Back at the Lake Palace, we watched a traditional live dance and music performance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412706941792-VA8Y7KIATYQTIO76FK02/view+from+pool+taj+lake+palace+india Cross My Heart - Living Like Maharajas View from the pool area of City Palace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412768405152-ZWX1FHUZP6ZRO6NSDSZL/sunset+cruise+taj+lake+palace+india Cross My Heart - Living Like Maharajas Udaipur as seen from the sunset cruise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412733405474-4LDPNADXA6NZ7PS2NN8B/arriving+to+taj+lake+palace+india Cross My Heart - Living Like Maharajas Coming up to the Taj Lake Palace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412737582144-FIF1EH4WNVG6LBS39CR1/taj+lake+palace+india+at+sunset Cross My Heart - Living Like Maharajas Looking back at the Lake Palace. Heaven! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412734368962-YNB4M96V2CFMDFZCLU54/pool+area+taj+lake+palace+india Cross My Heart - Living Like Maharajas On Day 2, we skipped sightseeing to relax by the pool and soak up as much Lake Palace as we could. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412732655010-QL9EBMPU9VKL9S9LUR0I/lilac+doors+taj+lake+palace+india Cross My Heart - Living Like Maharajas The door to our suite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412768543799-4D0CGF6TIJ48EK4IO9IP/bathing+lake+pichola+taj+lake+palace+india Cross My Heart - Living Like Maharajas Bathing men in Udaipur. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412770353578-GDDBCNF1W74K3LJVTDQM/taj+lake+palace+udaipur+india Cross My Heart - Living Like Maharajas We were very sad to leave this place. Our short stay may have been the most memorable of both of our lives! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412706825855-MNDTSLNM9MNZWXVMZ4HO/thali+taj+lake+palace+india Cross My Heart - Living Like Maharajas Dinner on our first night in India. We had traditional vegetarian Rajasthani thali, which consists of small dishes of different vegetables and grains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412770217547-9I7Q5X51FJUPVXOXA08I/birthday+cake+taj+lake+palace+udaipur+india Cross My Heart - Living Like Maharajas Birthday cake and truffles. So good! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412735130809-L9NE07S6SMF7VOF016YG/room+at+taj+lake+palace+india Cross My Heart - Living Like Maharajas Our living area and dining room! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412707449188-5TKGB392MGBKNLDXUJA6/jetty+waiting+area+taj+lake+palace+india Cross My Heart - Living Like Maharajas Waiting at the jetty for a boat to whisk us across the lake to the Lake Palace Hotel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412769498817-F4PAM5TT7IOU25FMEB2A/IMG_0531.JPG Cross My Heart - Living Like Maharajas On our final morning (and my birthday), we woke early up for some sunrise yoga. That view... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412737446285-8KOPALF3FPNCSMCS26NB/city+palace+at+sunset+udaipur+india Cross My Heart - Living Like Maharajas Each night, the hotel offers a sunset cruise. This is a view of the City Palace at sunset from the boat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412733556522-NGJ35FMVM5I3NSF9L7NP/welcome+at+taj+lake+palace+india Cross My Heart - Living Like Maharajas Receiving a welcome blessing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412768616929-NPLOVWFN7QX9HRF4TWC7/jag+mandir+lake+pichola+udaipur+india Cross My Heart - Living Like Maharajas We stopped at Jag Mandir, another palace on Lake Pichola used for large events. Every girl in Udaipur wants to get married here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412733513548-EIWMFAFJFLX0AG8NEDH9/rose+petal+welcome+taj+lake+palace+india Cross My Heart - Living Like Maharajas Showered with rose petals from the roof as we arrived to the palace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412769055885-4A1FNHZQWYYYTAQ7RQ9L/jag+mandir+lake+pichola+udaipur+india Cross My Heart - Living Like Maharajas Jag Mandir at dusk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412734557161-9YB842FU5PCI473W6W69/view+from+terrace+taj+lake+palace+india Cross My Heart - Living Like Maharajas No matter the time of day, the combination of the sunlight, the lake, and the architecture was breathtaking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412707108225-5EHC5IT9TAR0AT4EQFLM/grounds+taj+lake+palace+india Cross My Heart - Living Like Maharajas In awe of the grounds at the Taj Lake Palace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412770142006-SEF2R0ZGG0SZXAPDQIB4/birthday+at+taj+lake+palace+udaipur+india Cross My Heart - Living Like Maharajas Back in our suite, I was surprised with a cake and champagne by our butler Manaas. He was the best!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1412769125472-9NWFPUKXUY4K1W4GWOEF/jag+mandir+lake+pichola+udaipur+india Cross My Heart - Living Like Maharajas Jag Mandir at dusk. http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/8/11/funny-observations-indonesia monthly 0.5 2014-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407738307063-KUBEN0GKTJRTCTRWOTE6/Indonesian+Bellboy Cross My Heart - Funny Observations - Indonesia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407738754846-0WAA7P61DV909WUA9NBU/Traffic+in+Bali Cross My Heart - Funny Observations - Indonesia http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/8/6/lombok monthly 0.5 2014-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407559990217-QKYXGTVV0DF9IGSN2LAN/mangsit+beach.jpg Cross My Heart - Lazy in Lombok Mangsit Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407563187368-JFVY6DQM856CWJC2JSTH/qunci+fresh+fruit.jpg Cross My Heart - Lazy in Lombok Fresh fruit every morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407561375187-UBOODAJH4KUVAB2W30VV/rock+formations.jpg Cross My Heart - Lazy in Lombok Rock formations on the ride back to Lombok. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407563590824-HO7E5DP0FLNVCKR9G6FO/carry+catamaran.jpg Cross My Heart - Lazy in Lombok Our catamaran being carried back to shore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407560825968-9E3UEC8WKO5TTYKIX88S/milkshake.jpg Cross My Heart - Lazy in Lombok Enjoying an oreo milkshake on Gili Air. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407559292318-KVZ5JTRGJCECSUGUX8ON/sunset+at+qunci.jpg Cross My Heart - Lazy in Lombok Pool deck at sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407559914567-VRA5F2R9IXVD1C8Q6HHD/sunset+lookout.jpg Cross My Heart - Lazy in Lombok Our first Lombok sunset from a lookout point near Sengiggi Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407563695330-1QLFBEQPZ4A84JK3RDS2/Emphysema+Eddie.jpg Cross My Heart - Lazy in Lombok Emphysema Eddie and his protege. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407559493204-W3H8NOFUCMXRD7KI28X7/qunci+sunset2.jpg Cross My Heart - Lazy in Lombok Sunset at Qunci Villas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407559762624-0KAMUUVVSEJJER5WKFRC/beach+shack+mangsit.jpg Cross My Heart - Lazy in Lombok Fish shack on Mangsit Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407563551543-MY95FFDI07SD7X9BVOCX/dock+gili+t.jpg Cross My Heart - Lazy in Lombok Paradise https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407563083938-JOPJF72KQMKOOEQNH279/qunci+breakfast+view.jpg Cross My Heart - Lazy in Lombok Breakfast view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407561630211-7HA7ZOXA6H02OHMO5E98/early+sunset.jpg Cross My Heart - Lazy in Lombok Magical views. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407563367909-UBZV2FTIA9DMS8HZNF3T/beach+dining.jpg Cross My Heart - Lazy in Lombok Dinner ocean side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407562325792-T7P9NDVC2CJTSG5Q4R7P/lombok+boat.jpg Cross My Heart - Lazy in Lombok Another catamaran, with Lombok in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407560705767-TDK8JWPSVXIFO0QBK5LN/gili+t+beach.jpg Cross My Heart - Lazy in Lombok Gili T. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407560536444-RA7MGBEEDGMKXLZAFPLL/traffic+jam+gili+t.jpg Cross My Heart - Lazy in Lombok Traffic jam on Gili T. Most people get around by horse cart or bicycle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407558508629-Y816SCAJ4IF9FV6ZQPF4/scallywags+gill+t.jpg Cross My Heart - Lazy in Lombok Scallywags on Gili T. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407560358252-VR0YNRCKB0KA7F4YM94G/paddleboarder.jpg Cross My Heart - Lazy in Lombok This guy was up every morning on his board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407563299692-SYQ021U4AA54K0LO8Q4T/qunci+at+night.jpg Cross My Heart - Lazy in Lombok Qunci Villas pool deck at dusk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407562071290-4IYQD5IB28ZG5T5L0Y64/qunci+happy+hour.jpg Cross My Heart - Lazy in Lombok Happy hour! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407398610486-DXCX5UIQP29AIS4CMAHY/gili+trawangan+view.jpg Cross My Heart - Lazy in Lombok View of Gili Trawangan from the catamaran, the most developed and most rowdy of the three gills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407558682277-SDLUV3NZEV8R0R5OM2XW/boat+gili+t.jpg Cross My Heart - Lazy in Lombok View of Gili Meno from Gili T. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407560184521-W6JVJY6XCYGVECZXFTU7/landscape.jpg Cross My Heart - Lazy in Lombok Vibrant Lombok landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407558896514-17LN6NCN8DYH4939FKID/qunci+villa+room.jpg Cross My Heart - Lazy in Lombok Our private pool villa. It was amazing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407563033677-SI53G7W1SFSLVP4ZPYDC/infinity+pool.jpg Cross My Heart - Lazy in Lombok Qunci Villas infinity pool. http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/7/30/ubud monthly 0.5 2014-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406864094351-O48E9U4CWHHK78WKWY8M/roastingbeans Cross My Heart - Monkeying Around in Ubud Michelle roasting beans with the expert at Teba Sari coffee plantation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406867047865-1BBUZRCXFFJ6FMWV1307/prayer_tirtaempul.jpg Cross My Heart - Monkeying Around in Ubud Prayer ceremony at Tirta Empul. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406865190253-QO11P5NADYOE0PJBRVB6/luwakcoffee.jpg Cross My Heart - Monkeying Around in Ubud Stephen enjoying some Luwak coffee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406866879692-D71YF9SR5SDEH8LKW2HO/holywater.jpg Cross My Heart - Monkeying Around in Ubud The holy spring water was so many beautiful shades of green and blue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406859527402-2CSGH9HKAX4EEDY1KFC2/riceterraces_ubud2 Cross My Heart - Monkeying Around in Ubud Rice terraces of Bali. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406862419012-53Z71WWDYESREZ6M2TUR/bluedoor Cross My Heart - Monkeying Around in Ubud Beautiful blue door. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406858307631-WO9A49HWF9JKVL4YTOLJ/ricefarmer_ubud Cross My Heart - Monkeying Around in Ubud Rice farmer in Ubud, Bali. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406862002993-3R1NHCKLNORSZ4KO5KSN/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Monkeying Around in Ubud Villagers coming to pray. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406864783091-NHN4QGHTH2EUOWBY48GS/coffee_tea_tasting.jpg Cross My Heart - Monkeying Around in Ubud Teba Sari coffee and tea tasting. It cost extra for a taste of the Luwak coffee, or cat-poo-chino. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406857823493-7NF4BHD2ETVAHKMN4A6D/riceterraces_ubud Cross My Heart - Monkeying Around in Ubud Rice terraces of Bali. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406868010165-BDYCOEZQPNJ67EXNIJQZ/monkeyfamily.jpg Cross My Heart - Monkeying Around in Ubud Monkey Family https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406863437476-MC6V9R42BS1C1I3WZDAZ/coffee+plantation Cross My Heart - Monkeying Around in Ubud Teba Sari coffee plantation in Ubud. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406865360356-XD0AULWB4KCB6SE2EDVO/tirtaempul_bali.jpg Cross My Heart - Monkeying Around in Ubud Tirta Empul in Ubud. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406859673643-1S4LGSNHPYYLU9KX99F9/mountbatur_bali Cross My Heart - Monkeying Around in Ubud Mount Batur, Bali seen from Kintamani. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406866135203-KWXBZL4OACMOTWM9G4CI/tirtaempul_purification_bali.jpg Cross My Heart - Monkeying Around in Ubud Purification ritual at Tirta Empul Temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406864958732-U3I13CFIKUOQIXMXTOEO/coffeeberries_luwak_ubud.jpg Cross My Heart - Monkeying Around in Ubud Coffee berries before being eaten by luwaks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406875482076-SJIPXRKPQTMQUCBOAH8X/thinkingmonkey.jpg Cross My Heart - Monkeying Around in Ubud The thinker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406861484661-GAJKW8YG0E5W7NIMW4XZ/publictemple_ubud Cross My Heart - Monkeying Around in Ubud A public temple near Ubud. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406865959296-MA53IFS2IW13ZUHXA71F/thiswaytoholywater.jpg Cross My Heart - Monkeying Around in Ubud This way to holy water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406862551416-RFHQLT5TPDSGKT9R8MEF/lakebatur_bali Cross My Heart - Monkeying Around in Ubud Lake Batur as seen from Kintamani. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406867714390-36WV50QV6CWATPZI8KN4/fatmonkey.jpg Cross My Heart - Monkeying Around in Ubud The fatty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406866324923-H73D20GDPK8A86V55XE6/purification_bali.jpg Cross My Heart - Monkeying Around in Ubud Purification at Tirta Empul. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406867550078-1OFYLF0UNO3ZCI8K8HY1/stephenandmonkey.jpg Cross My Heart - Monkeying Around in Ubud The picky monkey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406876829765-7D0CIQQPHC0SOU1U2SA0/naughtynuris.jpg Cross My Heart - Monkeying Around in Ubud Amazing ribs at Naughty Nuri's Warung. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406862992847-ITQGP1TEUJ4GUXM8OC1L/worshippers Cross My Heart - Monkeying Around in Ubud Stephen observing a prayer ceremony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406863857079-O9ZTD57AGYIVJV9XE3KD/coffee_beans Cross My Heart - Monkeying Around in Ubud Coffee beans at Teba Sari plantation. http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/7/29/como-shambhala monthly 0.5 2014-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406696914929-3T0976867AQ1ZMI1JXU3/breakfast_comoshambhala Cross My Heart - COMO Shambhala - A Jungle Escape Healthy start to the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406698116977-J0JBWPHJKV4WEHHP5J7R/springpools_comoshambhala Cross My Heart - COMO Shambhala - A Jungle Escape Natural spring pool at COMO Shambhala Estate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406695404601-KWKIMXUUF4GNXESNQPLW/junglepath_comoshambhala Cross My Heart - COMO Shambhala - A Jungle Escape Estate path https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406695657703-SB9YBYUFTL44Q03B2YJX/privatepool_comoshambhala Cross My Heart - COMO Shambhala - A Jungle Escape Our residence at COMO Shambhala Estate, Tejasuara. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406697728513-C76QARX1XFCFF30F3IPC/daybeds_comoshambhala Cross My Heart - COMO Shambhala - A Jungle Escape Secluded loungers at the Estate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406696202886-BNMKOBK806BF6IVAZCDH/morningview_comoshambhala Cross My Heart - COMO Shambhala - A Jungle Escape Our morning view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406695178513-9VQFQLW7153M2Y9HMVHK/COMOSHAMBHALAVIEW Cross My Heart - COMO Shambhala - A Jungle Escape Breathtaking view at COMO Shambhala Estate. Everything you see is part of the resort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406696730512-HKKTPFFQBPFSGRRKFT8K/restaurant_comoshambhala Cross My Heart - COMO Shambhala - A Jungle Escape Glow Restaurant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406943666298-F62OYQKDMUO0LU7M5RBR/image.jpg Cross My Heart - COMO Shambhala - A Jungle Escape Outdoor shower - my happy place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406943501764-51H4JIG7BJ5BAMRGYF26/image.jpg Cross My Heart - COMO Shambhala - A Jungle Escape Reception https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406696530751-RKC8BLGNXT97K8PG0809/entrance_comoshambhala Cross My Heart - COMO Shambhala - A Jungle Escape Estate grounds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406697501852-AN9XGCJZ0ZXNX9312BPQ/IMG_2254.JPG Cross My Heart - COMO Shambhala - A Jungle Escape A waterfall on the grounds of COMO Shambhala Estate. http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/7/27/japan-observations monthly 0.5 2014-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406465329160-11SQAHX7DDLVOXQF01QX/Japanese+Legs.jpg Cross My Heart - Funny Observations - Japan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406466309997-6R1COT6HUSQUKBDFKRRZ/Japan+Swastika+Google+Map Cross My Heart - Funny Observations - Japan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406465862852-5YXS27B85YKFYJUEXNZQ/How+to+use+a+Western+toilet Cross My Heart - Funny Observations - Japan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406465641432-6Z8PJM2IMQMFIBR39A4Z/Japan+Germ+Masks Cross My Heart - Funny Observations - Japan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406466971534-BUSMYEZORINYAZXRX2N8/Okay+Japan Cross My Heart - Funny Observations - Japan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406466552965-Z8EFK9DJYOW2C96A8DD8/Japan+Public+Toilet Cross My Heart - Funny Observations - Japan http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/7/23/kyoto monthly 0.5 2014-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406164982720-1G0PKD6YLIIM47SCG4JX/IMG_1252.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Foreshadowing Walking along the river to Shoraian https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406164811286-TLVUAYYRLE8JGD7MPWL7/IMG_1241.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406164825774-QNM8IK4T8V7VB5BRDIL2/IMG_1237.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - The room We had the empty table by the window. Serene and perfect! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406164934890-8SY0FG6VLR4UNG34U8BY/IMG_1712.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? A starter of simple tofu with a goji berry, salt, and plum liqueur https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406164953909-6G5I71KF3Q5J6WRMBLHU/IMG_1713.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Assorted seasonal specialties https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406337927441-0JOTFH6VF8O6TP86EUKX/IMG_1719.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Tofu gratin Uhhhmazing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406337994633-2YSCZH36M53KAA56P0I9/IMG_1720.jpg Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Yudofu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406338055597-MGWR496SR1R9WXLEO3HY/IMG_1722.jpg Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Yodofu in broth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406338695995-P7AQ0SIOAW8GIPUEDPGX/IMG_1724.jpg Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Tempura Yuba tempura (tofu skin) and sweet corn tempura https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406338809263-JAUNKKNZ4ZRSTWU0CHQ8/IMG_1725.jpg Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Wagyu Beef So tender, so necessary! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406338895118-UAN7LIQH0C4JVXUT2FHZ/IMG_1726.jpg Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Agedashi Tofu With rice, pickles and miso soup. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406338946619-6YUIO3MXR8CTUTD1E6BH/IMG_1727.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Dessert Tofu ice cream and tofu milk pudding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406339025035-FW6V2EHUX16PY8Z3C7D7/IMG_1244.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? Walking back along the river after a filling and peaceful meal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406132952055-4IGJBZZ5F7NZS2K1UUAJ/IMG_1307.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406133086516-UDCEB3DD4A8NE40MAH4Y/IMG_1307.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406133183472-URH89N4PAWO6GOP0KNKY/IMG_1307.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406132940492-FAMW68VYQMYD208N9T3R/IMG_1310.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406133032622-U8AR3WTQMR0EQTZ3RGVF/IMG_1310.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406167137218-ZMN6FT4E0NZA7CHYNBCG/IMG_1275.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? Tourists in full geisha getups while viewing a temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406170359072-TRCTD863DIC9DKA2T5N9/IMG_1636.jpg Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Nope https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406167073845-SAWEH8G1M9FLEVLRRKWY/IMG_1384.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? Cute, but not a real geisha https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406167243372-3ZQZDUIXQ631TP85PY04/IMG_1415.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Gion The dark and seedy-feeling Gion District https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406167302861-27IAOI09BDRJVP8I55L2/IMG_1420.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Spotted! Geishas on their way to an engagement. I kept my distance to show respect. Many tourists approached the women like paparazzi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406167305460-DRQ64K1GC4YT6WPUTOH9/IMG_1421.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Spotted! Real geisha in traditional ornate kimono. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406165757163-2TDA20GX1NYE6J14BDAG/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? Arashiyama, Kyoto's bamboo forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406168431613-ZQ0RK2BFDZ9SJ8BJ9O2H/IMG_1756.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Soba at Honke Owariya Soba noodles, served cold, and to be dipped into the broth. Tempura on the side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406168425466-UOG8S2786TXJH1XP4MWL/IMG_1760.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? Unusual custom at the soba restaurant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406339105024-0OD42VH78XI94QWUFRTD/IMG_1761.jpg Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Honke Owariya Soba restaurant exterior. Around since 1465. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406168313522-D2GYUGZWXVGUBJIG2JU6/IMG_1427.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? Our chefs at Kushi Kura, a yakitori restaurant in Kyoto. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406339242787-FVKVXB25UHATYV3VJXS5/IMG_1777.jpg Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Chicken yakitori with plum sauce https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406339303090-QIUHD2LVBZ5FAW7PKW83/IMG_1778.jpg Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Chicken wings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406339511390-VDX066QCTUNIRPSXW6GZ/IMG_1780.jpg Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Wheat gluten yakitori at Kushi Kura https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406339557749-FLES10BRHVD7V4XGBL7G/IMG_1781.jpg Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Yakitori at Kushi Kura Ground chicken yakitori and chicken thigh yakitori https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406339615554-TRRDNFR7VH4ECONE0DU0/IMG_1782.jpg Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Garlic yakitori https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406339664086-E491W1A2PJAMZ2TDZ7JF/IMG_1783.jpg Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Quail egg yakitori https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406339155393-CX0RNXMZI6WXIS491VSY/IMG_1785.jpg Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Cheeeeese on a stick https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406168370132-6J4BFXJADCSPN15Z9QW4/IMG_1429.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Kushi Kura exterior https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406168188326-ACPU1UREVN21J41DU9DH/IMG_1749.jpg Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Nishiki Market 400 year old market in downtown Kyoto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406168272734-5FZFRHULWZNM45BHQA6F/IMG_1754.jpg Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? Cavity swag at Nishiki Market https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406168186099-MT1MM7U0I1TW4HMB2VSD/IMG_1750.jpg Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Nishiki Market 400 year old market in downtown Kyoto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406168239809-Q9TAEIEWGNQM82V1X4BA/IMG_1752.jpg Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? Fresh peaches at Nishiki Market https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406168554657-NDZSQQ6FTHI5U6V7N0RP/IMG_1797.jpg Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Udon at Omen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406168561686-5WXDPI6TAE0GWCXZCZL2/IMG_1795.jpg Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? Veggies to mix with udon noodles in broth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406168576110-SCUCOESNA65G631NDC3B/IMG_1798.jpg Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Udon at Omen One of our favorite meals in Kyoto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406168591634-ZZW1LTDPTIIQFQPFYCMQ/IMG_1799.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Omen exterior https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406168357824-NGAN3O1Y7FRHUU9G5VRC/IMG_1733.jpg Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Ramen Couldn't leave without another ramen fix! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406168406109-LHQV5LVX6HLH66VTQ2KZ/IMG_1734.jpg Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Gyoza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406168403337-VR3RW4UIXCXAVQH3WGHP/IMG_1735.jpg Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Ippudo Kyoto Ramen joint in Kyoto (also in NYC) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406162167939-2AAXKK12M35S42X8UR6O/IMG_1284.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Kinkaku-ji Temple A Zen Temple covered in gold. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406162340845-P631WFCYSSBK567XRA7Q/IMG_1317.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Fushimi Inari Shrine A shrine dedicated to the Shinto god of rice. Which way to go? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406162293473-ZPSV5OKOG1DNR85M64DC/IMG_1310.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? It was lantern festival at Fushimi Inari Taisha. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406162386295-9BYZA88ESIHGQ5IPRX26/IMG_1322.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Fushimi Inari Taisha Walking through the thousands and thousands of vibrant orange torii gates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406163396856-KQA8R9W8OHT8RN6DS5J3/IMG_1354.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Fushimi Inari grounds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406163438186-47RQ1YXRHX06OQ1N5BFC/IMG_1351.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - 1,000 Paper Cranes A thousand paper cranes at Fushimi Inari Shrine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406163544736-0DBW7E490CR89VX2B5FB/IMG_1365.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Sanjusangendo Temple A massive structure that houses 1,001 life-size golden buddha statues. No photos allowed inside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406163582157-RNWQUFKP91JKCVRL97KW/IMG_1371.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? On the grounds of Sanjusangendo Temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406163769588-94MXLXDZ502LHJZ9WPZZ/IMG_1412.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - View of Kyoto from Kiyomizudera Temple https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406163843537-XI7U90CDUCCWVYPL5ANP/IMG_1439.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Ginkaku-ji Temple https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406163918398-39QW06RTRTEN5A8JNCLS/IMG_1450.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Ginkaku-ji grounds Make a wish! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406163994439-MD9L5Z04ZK3C6Q8T87X6/IMG_1469.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Ginkaku-ji grounds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406169867801-HJ4FB8VB950EW595G355/IMG_1478.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Philosopher's Path Serene path near Ginkaku-ji Temple https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406169840595-BWCX4I089W7DFGE98819/IMG_1473.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? Philosophers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406169958749-XHDX45ARD9LAE4LMPGVG/IMG_1489.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Philosopher's Path https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406170108221-UTLBWKPARSD6N0BFKFOZ/IMG_1508.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Into the abyss A park we found while exploring Kyoto's temples https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406170117377-7OCHP8NMGWDQQTLSZS33/IMG_1515.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406170126932-2ON1WNAC4OM04D0XKZFQ/IMG_1703.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - The Temple of Books London Books!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406166711074-U3A6U8FW8OAG1ZBULM8P/IMG_1401.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Exploring Higashiyama Sannenzaka and Ninenzaka streets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406166668392-HLV8TBDC4KJU5MAJ51HQ/IMG_1387.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? Sannenzaka and Ninenzaka streets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406166641250-UXCGZ4C7L0JM8W5B02EF/IMG_1399.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? Sannenzaka and Ninenzaka streets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406131165404-DCJIODTUJ0BY4ETFPGRD/IMG_1650.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Giro Giro Hitoshina Just like at Chopt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406131185340-51CLEB2JWK88CP7VM2C8/IMG_1652.jpg Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Salad with Seabass and Truffle Cheese https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406131146113-3475OGEHI9ICEW30QC96/IMG_1646.jpg Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Sea Eel Tasting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406131185172-73A4Y45N06ZBVK664BE2/IMG_1649.jpg Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Japanese Clam Chowder with Foie Gras and Corn Tofu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406161734693-UXF7RBZNO4KFV37AUCGZ/IMG_1653.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406161616486-A6HIC4PU14GCK9HXX0GE/IMG_1657.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? - Dessert Watermelon ice cream, tomato tofu, chocobanana, and green tea caramel square. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406161831755-9ZMUHPFVG1SRIUO9ILQI/IMG_1659.JPG Cross My Heart - Kyoto: Will The Real Geisha Please Stand Up? http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/7/23/destination-art monthly 0.5 2014-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406127522465-59BIFYYYX8RNF97NLI2G/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Destination: Art Stealth shot at Chichu Art Museum. Concrete, concrete, and more concrete. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406125991083-JFT6OZM8H29JQSZDVP39/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Destination: Art The Art House Project. This is one of the homes that was turned into an art exhibit inside. We were not permitted to take photos once through the doors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406127395767-TY63635HNAEF1ZN4D34L/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Destination: Art Leaving the Benesse House Museum. No photos allowed inside! Beautiful view though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406125048098-8VDOC3HJ9BZLNPFWS79K/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Destination: Art Yayoi Kusama's Pumpkin, one of many outdoor works at the Benesse Art Site on Naoshima Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406161136482-PBNIN5OU1Z0V7MUEIZXL/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Destination: Art At the Benesse House Museum. Photo Credit: www.benesse-artsite.jp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406126968885-5ZILJUN88ZE8YGTATU7R/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Destination: Art Ando Museum exterior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406127030592-Q8FU1VJ4903RMTK0E676/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Destination: Art Stephen checking out an exhibit at the Ando Museum, stealthily shot by Michelle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406127191111-58ZIE94735OC1DWDYN2P/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Destination: Art Exploring Naoshima. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406125539632-RMOFZ1I92S9IU14LIE1Z/pic02.jpg Cross My Heart - Destination: Art Sea of Time '98, inside Kadoya, one of the Art House Projects. Photo Credit: www.benesse-artsite.jp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406126486360-R94ZFCO660EI13KJNM55/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Destination: Art The Oval, one of the accommodation options at the Benesse House. Photo Credit: www.benesse-artsite.jp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406126799962-Y7I663FOP888ZO1G2JIP/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Destination: Art View from within one of the Art House structures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406125248562-CWPX2XRD5O6JYSICLHM8/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Destination: Art Part of the island's Art House Project, this structure was designed by Tadao Ando to house "Backside of the Moon" by artist James Turrell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406127621545-TCELQ19HDEWRI2A861JY/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Destination: Art In a pumpkin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406161207612-7SRCLOSTTBH5SSZCJ1YH/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Destination: Art Aerial view of the Chichu Art Museum. Photo Credit: www.benesse-artsite.jp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1406161265891-QM8EO3XEXRNBU8T597EY/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Destination: Art Walter de Maria sculpture. This space is lit solely by the natural light overhead, which can dramatically change the experience depending on the time of day. 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In the waiting room. We were in Group 1 (green vests). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1405082277364-S6M3X7TPHIIRP1M42LKX/tunaauctiontsukiji Cross My Heart - Going Once, Going Twice...Sold! Tsukiji Fish Market https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1404968427006-2BEKRCFWEJCKJZMPKYNS/Tuna+Auction.JPG Cross My Heart - Going Once, Going Twice...Sold! Checking the tuna for color and quality https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1405028498270-U6743E4E116VY9X3TUW4/image.jpg Cross My Heart - Going Once, Going Twice...Sold! Breakfast at Daiwa Sushi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1405082202142-8EK258V4TZ3XIFJ3I5SH/daiwasushibreakfast Cross My Heart - Going Once, Going Twice...Sold! 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Being herded into the auction room http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/9/3/maasai-village-visit monthly 0.5 2014-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409725271950-8B25VNWQVGTJ3GMFZ5H3/boy+smiling+from+house Cross My Heart - This Woman's Work The Maasai woman's son peeking out of their front door. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409729262842-75H2N43M6YMLS8Y3ETSM/maasai+items+for+sale Cross My Heart - This Woman's Work The woman and children lined up rows and rows of jewelry, trinkets and wooden sculptures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409725540616-3HMRQQQ1PIHF7MDE441B/maasai+puppies Cross My Heart - This Woman's Work Puppies! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409724198874-704M1R1D3FQWBAHBCCPV/laundry+drying+on+the+fence+maasai Cross My Heart - This Woman's Work Drying laundry on the acacia fence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409724287642-T0VRN53X5LUJ234QK4SZ/maasai+woman+in+front+of+her+house Cross My Heart - This Woman's Work A Maasai woman standing outside of her home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409725454310-L4VHJIX6J3ASZN8T36P4/hospitable+maasai+woman Cross My Heart - This Woman's Work With our Maasai host in her home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409728972080-EJ0C0O2HXURP5GP4TA1J/smiling+maasai Cross My Heart - This Woman's Work So many beautiful colors and faces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409729118554-4XFXHXO2D9WX763JN86C/maasai+kids+watching+song+with+flies Cross My Heart - This Woman's Work Watching their mothers sing to us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409724717980-9ONABZ1W9ZCV3JD5ETVP/maasai+woman+showing+us+beer Cross My Heart - This Woman's Work In the kitchen of the home she built with her own hands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409724128759-1LGMI672YMYLQQYEPVGB/young+maasai+boy+herding Cross My Heart - This Woman's Work A young Maasai boy herding goats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409724532019-2CPAA2JOJHLOCNGBL4IF/boy+running+through+cow+enclosure Cross My Heart - This Woman's Work A young boy running through the dung-filled cattle area while the cattle are out grazing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409724349512-CN507RVXM5M4K11DRF06/josphet+explaining+maasai+house+materials Cross My Heart - This Woman's Work Josphet showing us the materials used to build a traditional Maasai home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409724835306-D3JFS4CS6R31YHECBSB9/taking+a+whiff+of+the+freshly+brewing+beer Cross My Heart - This Woman's Work Taking a whiff of the homemade beer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409729191638-ZN9PCCZOWKICB5IGV806/colorful+maasai+women+singing Cross My Heart - This Woman's Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409725799258-RQN7XCBTT12ZZN99PBR8/puppies+2 Cross My Heart - This Woman's Work Puppy safari... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409728315542-CNZH5WQL15FWUDVFJE2S/Maasai+singers Cross My Heart - This Woman's Work Lined up to sing for the visitors. http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/8/31/safari-part2 monthly 0.5 2014-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409637660522-9GQ4YVZDFOZBAPNOKDMZ/mama+croc+masai+mara Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) There she is! Looks like she is smiling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409637976692-4NKXK2FKTDZ0UJRSPVMS/hippo+mara+river Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) The first hippo to move in over an hour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409638502621-S3B4ND5WO3Z9B3FVQP1X/drive+to+masai+mara Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) Along the road to the Masai Mara National Reserve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409637347309-M2OHTOGJC270Y5VZU83W/maasai+ear+piercing Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) Stephen was fascinated by the Maasai culture and asked Tippa to pierce his ears. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409638624255-U9T09HK0WAR6Z8QLAOCM/drive+to+masai+mara+2 Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) After a full day at the Masai Mara National Reserve, we headed back to our conservancy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409638781119-9AN6DK3QBF0PKK4RA9WS/dik+dik Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) We woke up early to try to spot a leopard before heading to the airport. Instead we came across this cute dik-dik. Dik-diks mate for life, and when their mate dies, the remaining Dik-dik will die of a broken heart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409637749241-ZEOD9WEO2ADHUDG6CW12/baby+hippo Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) Mama and baby hippo getting some sun (their skin turns pink to help protect them from sunburn). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409514838727-E9LSEKACIB74EFL3QLRA/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) We came across a pair of elephants while leaving the Ol Kinyei Conservancy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409494223992-W1R9DPR1KO2YAYGWHGWO/close+up+elephant+masai+mara Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) Good morning! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409638719636-SXDMXNXZC94WNYH0W67D/drive+from+masai+mara Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) Beautiful sky on the drive home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409493700443-59RTJKNW5Y9W1MBTR242/pair+of+giraffes+masai+mara Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) These beauties came to see us off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409637712728-7L6G34EQ8PRBOI2YTY51/zebra+masai+mara+plains Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) Grazing zebras. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409654291280-KM88JMN4Y8ICHDYGMDWQ/view+from+plane Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) Not a bad view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409638254783-E9MFR3PG10DOISFPA3CS/two+lion+cubs+masai+mara Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) Two cubs!! We also watched them roll around and play with each other. It was pretty amazing to witness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409637403024-7XMCT19TV8MO0HA1TGBP/sleeping+topi+masai+mara Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) The Topi in the background is sleeping (they sleep standing up to confuse predators). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409654752677-3GYBWY3LNT2J2956YDH4/faces+on+plane Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) Elom was afraid for his life... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409493310077-7K2K19WWXV5B9FHVT1Z9/giraffe+drinking Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) This guy looks like he could use a straw. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409493197972-ATJG71Q3GCDPKWW6XGW7/termite+hill+masai+mara Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) A huge termite mound. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409638677715-LW28M6LO124YH7XHXQ20/maasai+woman+in+river Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) Beautiful sight along the road home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409638881283-WDDSE6PJ8BHVKLNKL88I/hyena+1 Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) A spotted hyena looking for some carcass remnants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409638189625-PDRYPH5E8IW68NPN9OGT/lioness+and+cub+masai+mara Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) In the afternoon, we spotted this lioness with a cub peeking out. It was so cute! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409493245998-UK8Q5YINLO1YXYUYR29Q/african+sunrise Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) African sunrise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409638414591-BCHURFLI1LKJ2NL4SE0Z/masai+mara Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) A group of hartebeests watching their backs. And for good reason, there is a lioness with two hungry cubs on the loose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409637567830-WOFYKLX8QWFFRJFP4J83/hippos+mara+river Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) So many of them! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409638227336-5VZY6S9PM6IWKX2EXYUL/lioness+and+cub+masai+mara+2 Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) Protective mama lion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409638031841-TQ9631JXO3S70B0VKQ9X/zebra+posing+masai+mara Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) Strike a pose! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409654461948-OHLXAQC24WXONZKWGDLA/goodbye+jimmy Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) Saying goodbye to Jimmy, the manager of Porini Mara Camp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409654648747-626VHJCWAKJM6ZVPBQNC/michelle+flying+plane Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) Taking over the controls for a little bit. It was exhilarating flying the plane. Only in Africa! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409637164196-BPPNN2IGB5EAN8LU3R9T/buffalo+and+bird Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) You have something on your face. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409637463827-STLZRZKJW27CDCUCDO1I/baby+croc+mara+river Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) We arrived at the banks of the Mara River, hoping to see some wildebeests crossing. Instead we saw this baby crocodile. I think that means the mama is nearby! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409637244715-OVR66YZWZWYLF75MS2MK/ostrich+masai+mara Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) Ostrich with a pink neck (means he's ready to mate!). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409654396978-PAJFH7T0Y7DP7C2RF8T3/our+prop+plane Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) Landed safe and sound! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409637193689-759Z9AEBBS21AEHOC3UH/cheetah+masai+mara Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) Another solitary cheetah getting some sun on a rock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409637906994-KTS1OUZ2U0L9J5GS04RU/wildebeest+crossing+mara+river Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) There were some wildebeests on the banks thinking about crossing. Lucky for them, they held back and avoided that croc mama in the river below! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409638143123-71UU6QZF1HSALG74GY6K/stork+and+vultures+masai+mara Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) We found this stork and pack of vultures picking at a carcass. The stork looks like an undertaker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409638351809-X06CG8NKCNBT7ZZGE2M4/elephant+on+the+mara+plains Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) The landscape of the Masai Mara is so stunning, and this gorgeous elephant only added to the beauty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409638083092-JZ4LUOQVJMB7P5C56AFJ/secretary+masai+mara Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) While not a big bird lover, this secretary was a cool bird to see. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409637122514-VJ6JZ8L9OWYXMENOE1MW/wildebeests+masai+mara Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) No shortage of wildebeests at Maasai Mara! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409637514139-G9F5SDY3XKULL0NBXY84/lazy+hippos+masai+mara Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) Also in the river was this giant, lazy crash of hippos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409639085634-YP4WYDXEYZY9NCKM0ICC/airstrip+masai+mara Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) The dirt road, I mean airstrip, where we flew in and out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409654338729-PC0HKFVZDIBKI7ENANPM/view+from+plane+2 Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) Up in the front seat of our six-person plane. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409493479014-HC0Y3GW7DZPV1AONUIWL/giraffe+family+masai+mara Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) The whole family saying goodbye! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409637296741-C3ZBZXUSKUMO9V16LM88/breakfast+in+the+great+wide+open+masai+mara Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) We stopped for breakfast in the wide open (our guide of course checked the tree first for leopards!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409638956788-S0MO3U932ULRUI6YB6L8/hyena+masai+mara+2 Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) On the prowl (what an ugly-looking creature). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409493354984-RO6DUG8HK8LW07A29WJ5/before+the+storm+masai+mara Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part II) By the time we got back to the Conservancy, it looked like it was going to pour. But we were able to see some sun rays peeking through the clouds before the rain. http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/8/26/primal-fear monthly 0.5 2014-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409379635897-MSUURBPYZFERNCIDBNI7/mara+river+from+airplane Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) The lifeblood of the Masai Mara plains, the Mara River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409470707649-SVLBZ8TO02F50T73PBEK/wildebeest+carcass Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) We found this fresh wildebeest carcass and knew that the predator couldn't be far away... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409382677333-97HCTWLHX1AW5HJFFET1/feasting+lion+pride Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) With special red lights, we were able to watch this pride devour a wildebeest that night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409380176671-P18Q4SX7PKYP9Q9OYBSO/taking+photo+of+lion Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) Up close and personal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409472053060-UZT5AHN41F1VQU8M646E/papa+lion+masai+mara Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) Not far from the ladies, this male lion was strutting his stuff. Truly the king! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409380235512-EJFRQP6RV9NC5V9HF4DC/lion+sleeping Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) Go away humans! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409471849275-MC5GX6WUWDBNLUERT3YC/yawning+lion+masai+mara Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) Yawn... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409382757183-QOZ3QJ6LS478KEQKNORH/greeted+by+wildebeests Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) Hello wildebeests! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409422958747-YU245ALM4B83VC8VK4N5/lion+feasting+2 Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) See bottom left for the unwanted wildebeest stomach (only eaten during tough times) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409379738459-HQ6XCS4TTGTH47A7FK5I/tent+interior Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) Tent interior, Porini Mara Camp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409470308059-DEYXSIJG8GH4W9NK3J05/cheetah+2 Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) Spotted! Cheetahs travel alone and this one was no exception. She was constantly looking over her shoulder for other predators as well as possible prey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409381390700-9DRSSHQ3XXZW7GLZPR9J/elephant+eating Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) A lone elephant at dusk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409470175615-4U0Y8YDPJ6KUTQO9BMIM/cheetah+1 Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) On alert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409470783233-3AA4VIZ3XGHMS8JG8O24/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) Another beautiful giraffe walking across the plains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409472484183-TW2JX16A66F6IIT1L0QC/warthog+masai+mara Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) Pumba! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409379787530-IFBYU3Y5DVAQHGDZPN2A/wildebeest+closeup Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) Our first of thousands of wildebeest sightings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409423113224-9FQLZ927EB8R1X57ZQ9F/lion+feasting+3 Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) Really getting in there... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409470908242-L70VBAQ77TPLXT3BRPCD/skull+preserved+in+tree Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) A skull in a tree - ominous! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409469152398-KZI29HZ81H2SYAL238EK/maasai+greeting Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) A warm Maasai welcome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409380288434-YND6X6Y6S866TGKNWPLG/wildebeests Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) The open plains covered with wildebeest. And the occasional warthog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409379940534-JALB52BS9OVI4WMFVLRA/giraffe+1 Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) A single giraffe strutting across the plain. Gorgeous! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409473344890-GTBWGTQEXQYSWQTKVHY6/elephant+skull+masai+mara Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) Are two heads better than one (elephant skull)? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409423384266-4MFEIITITM4NTI994GMS/lion+feasting+4 Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) Lip-smacking good! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409379894494-SPNN43BI92C1CKU8LJVW/topi Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) Topi sighting. Looks like they are wearing blue jeans! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409422608971-Y5A0ZLWJBLRIXRF7WJAZ/lions+sharing+wildebeest Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) Breakfast is served - we came across two males sharing the remnants of a wildebeest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409379692019-JHM64WIUHYMT0ZWB3ZDE/our+tent Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) Our tent at the edge of the Porini Mara Camp near a small river. Our area was the most active during the night! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409381490180-67HBZ6PET0CMV81VRZU7/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) Before it got dark, we came across a pride of lions enjoying their last moments of rest before their evening kill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409422805678-2X6MVNVFLAWFYZQ0DITO/lion+feasting+1 Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) Just making sure nothing is wasted... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409422246894-ATA78DUQ66YSQNVUFNN4/photo+obsessed Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) Basically how we spent everyday. The ladies shot while the men stayed out of the way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409471910149-AJAP9SC32NGC58OTZCHP/lion+ready+to+pounce+masai+mara Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) Not a face I was excited to see. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409379995138-O4O4G6RKKZRRIHFBCWVX/image-asset.jpeg Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) Majestic! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409422088157-R4GE127TY6QU3DECWYFY/monkey+masai+mara Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) A monkey in one of the trees near camp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409422186582-TNSA5LDJ6JOOYZBNXRRD/wildebeest+crossing Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) On our way to a neighboring conservancy, we were able to see our own mini wildebeest migration. One of my bucket list items is to witness the Great Migration across the Mara River, but having our own private viewing definitely satisfied this for me! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409473465688-179RFK3ZXMVGKSJ7IF9M/hippo+masai+mara Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) Hippos spend all day in the water sleeping, and come up for air every few minutes. As we would come to find out, they are nocturnal and love to splash around in the water at night. Simon, the resident hippo at Ol Kinyei Conservancy, lived right next to our tent! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409422359212-BL0S33TYMRB7FJLD6NMP/zebra+sighting Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) Zebra sighting (this is for Nana - Stephen's grandma's favorite). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409379849292-9RC8RCX2TIVLBYKHXRCB/baby+deer+stuck+in+mud Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) We came across this abandoned baby bushbuck, and everyone in the jeep wanted to get out to save it. Our guide stressed the importance of letting the animals carry on naturally, even if it means ensuring that this baby will be dinner for another animal. :( https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409471495369-O1Z5ZE0E4HGTL3F69YWU/lazy+lion+masai+mara Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) Our first lion sighting - a beautiful male. He was tired after a filling meal and mating session (the lioness was hiding behind him in the bushes). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409382709901-K5OFYKJ2XMWXVTB9G5PD/mara+sunrise Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) Up early for a beautiful sunrise and morning game drive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409471052611-8MQMK55FBIJU6YSFW0BA/Elephant+herd+Masai+Mara Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) Our first elephant herd. Big, small, young and old. Amazing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409470846674-ILN9KD98F2258D9V2HY1/our+group+with+tippa Cross My Heart - Primal Fear (Safari - Part I) Our group with Tippa, our incredible driver. I'm not sure he knew how to say anything besides Hakuna Matata, but it still cracked us up every time. http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/12/30/heaven-is-a-place-on-earth monthly 0.5 2014-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1419144167733-ZS8SW4J9T2NEDX5XUGQP/honeymoon+heart+anantara+veli+maldives Cross My Heart - Heaven Is a Place on Earth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1419143937571-A3UMWH89LIBI6GX02Z0N/feet+in+paradise+maldives+anantara+veli Cross My Heart - Heaven Is a Place on Earth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1419149166352-UYKZ4LUUAJ9MJTI4WBGK/ISOLATION+MALDIVES+ANANTARA+VELI Cross My Heart - Heaven Is a Place on Earth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1419149707513-TA5DHMGMHYXCHQ8LD58L/KAYAKING+ANANTARA+VELI+MALDIVES Cross My Heart - Heaven Is a Place on Earth Kayaking! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1419145126421-PM0BLX2FMPQWHCYVG1AV/breakfast+with+a+view+anantara+veli+maldives Cross My Heart - 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Heaven Is a Place on Earth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1419143820516-XHTB8DE4LHO6W4JAOXVK/ANANTARA+VELI+MALDIVES Cross My Heart - Heaven Is a Place on Earth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1419150799150-GTPWK9F7OWJW1TKCCKU4/dhoni+bar+anantara+veli+maldives Cross My Heart - Heaven Is a Place on Earth Can't forget about happy hour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1419144509307-VDZI250EZYK7KL2BD4VA/infinity+pool+sunset+anantara+veli+maldives Cross My Heart - Heaven Is a Place on Earth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1419181958438-MK2AJ3CH4BN6FK1HC36G/anantara+veli+maldives Cross My Heart - Heaven Is a Place on Earth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1419149380127-H5U72WN7TV59I2REEOCI/END+OF+THE+WORLD+MALDIVES+ANANTARA+VELI Cross My Heart - Heaven Is a Place on Earth http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2015/2/24/waiheke-island-new-zealand monthly 0.5 2015-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1423625883282-X5BFJRQRHUNF9WAF1IFK/waiheke+island+enclosure+bay Cross My Heart - What a Wonderful World https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1423625899361-TWJLNYBTTH0F52SZAC8S/waiheke+island+enclosure+bay Cross My Heart - What a Wonderful World View from our guesthouse, Enclosure Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1424033840895-QR2S9MOH4J0X8F3XVX2D/waiheke+island+new+zealand Cross My Heart - What a Wonderful World On the trail, which ran through residential neighborhoods, alongside bays and beaches, through wooded areas and everything in between. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1423625644702-FKAMQ8N3SFH8C1DR43EL/enclosure+bay+view Cross My Heart - What a Wonderful World https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1423625671904-8YN89ZAMI9A42IBW3S3K/waiheke+island+new+zealand Cross My Heart - What a Wonderful World Pretty incredible views along the way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1424033704712-IRBF9MTOEBRNU4XOX96Y/waiheke+island+new+zealand Cross My Heart - What a Wonderful World https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1424033173247-IMZE7VFBYRGMQH0UCGFH/waiheke+island+new+zealand Cross My Heart - What a Wonderful World https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1423626008461-2QPROAFPTXWEPGJHLNWF/waiheke+island+sandy+beach+new+zealand Cross My Heart - What a Wonderful World Sandy Bay beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1424033921721-TQYS0JN6NSEOOXZFERM1/waiheke+island+new+zealand Cross My Heart - What a Wonderful World A secluded inlet along our hike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1424033717378-R2133HMWBYYAUU1ILJXP/waiheke+island+new+zealand Cross My Heart - What a Wonderful World Taking in the view at Cable Bay. We could see the Auckland skyline in the distance. It was a great spot for our last night on Waiheke. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1424033375278-A3VIZUDSTZ5W55HF7ZIU/waiheke+island+new+zealand Cross My Heart - What a Wonderful World Our view from the Casita Miro dining room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1424033253303-SCM0Z8VHUU7J14IL3JPT/waiheke+island+new+zealand Cross My Heart - What a Wonderful World The colors of the rainbow at Batch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1424033433800-S4ZFI3NKE5ZOQ9OE6XVA/waiheke+island+new+zealand Cross My Heart - What a Wonderful World Inside funky Casita Miro. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1424033940789-JGXN1H948FJ52WEPKJFP/auckland+new+zealand Cross My Heart - What a Wonderful World https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1424033100327-030UX71XKMMYYM5VQ8H4/waiheke+island+new+zealand Cross My Heart - What a Wonderful World https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1424033545317-4CA7F0J18HIM7OIL5O72/waiheke+island+new+zealand Cross My Heart - What a Wonderful World Exploring the Waiheke charm at Little Oneroa beach while we waited for our pizzas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1424033748200-XPRWXS4K83FLSV98QNP4/waiheke+island+new+zealand Cross My Heart - What a Wonderful World https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1423625762461-FMBQ7IRDKOWG2Z5IZYEO/waiheke+island+new+zealand Cross My Heart - What a Wonderful World Tempting... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1424033084359-B3RED2OJKSIZ4RQSNTP6/waiheke+island+new+zealand Cross My Heart - What a Wonderful World Yummy reds at Te Motu Vineyard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1424033601184-9T1H6VLL1ZUUKK21KUGE/waiheke+island+new+zealand Cross My Heart - What a Wonderful World Yum!! We had to fight ducks and seagulls for every bite but it was worth it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1423625994738-69DGYRO4IG4C8303C1KS/waiheke+island+sandy+beach Cross My Heart - What a Wonderful World Mid-morning stroll along Sandy Bay beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1424033774150-03XW3Y145SHMKIGBR0RD/waiheke+island+new+zealand Cross My Heart - What a Wonderful World But first, we got attacked by some roosters in the parking lot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1424033887197-0JMBKLCWD87XI79EN1OK/waiheke+island+new+zealand Cross My Heart - What a Wonderful World A gorgeous look down the hill we just ran up! This country is beyond stunning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1424033147907-0VU1VP4FEMIWQ3CHLDG5/waiheke+island+new+zealand Cross My Heart - What a Wonderful World https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1424033560600-OIGIEAFJC5LKLSBH18J0/waiheke+island+new+zealand Cross My Heart - What a Wonderful World http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2015/2/15/rotorua-waitomo-hobbiton-new-zealand monthly 0.5 2015-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421642235613-5NTZX360AEB5XY4EA8Y3/lost+world+tour+waitomo+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Glowworms and Hobbits and Geysers - Oh My! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421642285151-2E9DLPCOYFH7T6NVQHZF/lost+world+tour+waitomo+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Glowworms and Hobbits and Geysers - Oh My! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421644737665-0T5TIOK8MCH0PTEELRHD/wai+o+tapu+thermal+wonderland+rotorua+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Glowworms and Hobbits and Geysers - Oh My! Frying Pan Flat, an eruption crater littered with bubbling hot springs and fumaroles (volcanic gas vents). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421642524117-RQ2CT61443O3RDUOEKY3/lost+world+tour+waitomo+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Glowworms and Hobbits and Geysers - Oh My! Our ropes dangling... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421644889600-0PEGX40D172B1FEPCPI8/wai+o+tapu+thermal+wonderland+rotorua+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Glowworms and Hobbits and Geysers - Oh My! Sulphur Cave https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421645005512-6J0GEX8SOJJ2GRYPLLQ2/wai+o+tapu+thermal+wonderland+rotorua+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Glowworms and Hobbits and Geysers - Oh My! Lake Ngakoro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421658064973-X6CEVK7D8YAZS4N8M9BI/hobbiton+matamata+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Glowworms and Hobbits and Geysers - Oh My! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421659278159-FGCO0KOJTR2M89WZTJ0W/hobbiton+matamata+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Glowworms and Hobbits and Geysers - Oh My! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421658272761-QKYTUJ8DTNVMJC7FJ2AS/hobbiton+matamata+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Glowworms and Hobbits and Geysers - Oh My! A birdhouse at Hobbiton. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421690776814-HSP2BYGMZGFBK6O3K7DF/hobbiton+matamata+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Glowworms and Hobbits and Geysers - Oh My! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421891633739-YVQLELLEGRDLQT7ITE2X/hobbiton+matamata+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Glowworms and Hobbits and Geysers - Oh My! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421663424037-5BEK619WYSJOVUZ1X7SM/hobbiton+matamata+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Glowworms and Hobbits and Geysers - Oh My! Just like in the movie! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421906568199-3CCHI7HPO1D3XKNK7MC2/hobbiton+matamata+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Glowworms and Hobbits and Geysers - Oh My! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421644507296-1NOZG3Y2V56H1RC80DO6/wai+o+tapu+thermal+wonderland+rotorua+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Glowworms and Hobbits and Geysers - Oh My! One of a series of mud pools called the Devil's Ink Pots (this photo is in color, not black and white). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421691001898-27LCONZ1IAQR27V2237P/hobbiton+matamata+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Glowworms and Hobbits and Geysers - Oh My! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421644253015-4UTMZM15VG006XJTP1YE/wai+o+tapu+thermal+wonderland+rotorua+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Glowworms and Hobbits and Geysers - Oh My! This orange pool is called the Artist's Palette. There is also a small geyser steaming nearby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421645106222-I3OWEPB8R0MXOFOFGGUH/wai+o+tapu+thermal+wonderland+rotorua+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Glowworms and Hobbits and Geysers - Oh My! The incredibly beautiful Champagne Pool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421662636580-R7U3UXFX4R3GZ3HKTHO4/hobbiton+matamata+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Glowworms and Hobbits and Geysers - Oh My! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421642450698-MM2QT43M2A52TPX6ES0T/lost+world+tour+waitomo+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Glowworms and Hobbits and Geysers - Oh My! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421642413113-SQ3VE34JXCY4DVBNW3F9/lost+world+tour+waitomo+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Glowworms and Hobbits and Geysers - Oh My! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421644122130-N42DSE5USROB422OJ4MI/wai+o+tapu+thermal+wonderland+rotorua+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Glowworms and Hobbits and Geysers - Oh My! A crater known as Devil's Home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421644609843-6AE8UWS0CKV3F4W1WGAQ/wai+o+tapu+thermal+wonderland+rotorua+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Glowworms and Hobbits and Geysers - Oh My! The Primrose Terrace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421645307631-PXZM9DANIJ0YLFRS0DX2/wai+o+tapu+thermal+wonderland+rotorua+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Glowworms and Hobbits and Geysers - Oh My! Inferno Crater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421645407404-NFFWQ4ZTL3P6AGXI6IW0/wai+o+tapu+thermal+wonderland+rotorua+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Glowworms and Hobbits and Geysers - Oh My! Stephen's favorite - Devil's Bath https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421703125287-WESUR5OZEQENUNZ87EW2/hobbiton+matamata+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Glowworms and Hobbits and Geysers - Oh My! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421642123063-JE43WO2E0942G22C4FY2/lost+world+tour+waitomo+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Glowworms and Hobbits and Geysers - Oh My! Abseiling into the void. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421644349531-8FPK4DM5EJOW5KUT5M69/wai+o+tapu+thermal+wonderland+rotorua+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Glowworms and Hobbits and Geysers - Oh My! The Artist's Palette. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421662233190-DHO9GOY9EG0U8BA1BG0D/hobbiton+matamata+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Glowworms and Hobbits and Geysers - Oh My! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421815215060-EP3QYJMYQCVZN9N4U7LI/hobbiton+matamata+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Glowworms and Hobbits and Geysers - Oh My! Grabbing a drink at the bar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421659422857-537S2KJ5U8MTWDXC1IEE/hobbiton+matamata+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Glowworms and Hobbits and Geysers - Oh My! Stephen chopping some hobbit wood with a hobbit-sized axe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421662956336-EMHSWOBZG2IUQUQIGTKG/hobbiton+matamata+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Glowworms and Hobbits and Geysers - Oh My! There is nothing inside of the homes. All of the interior shots in the hobbit holes were filmed at a soundstage. Outside however, no details were spared. Even the mailboxes are intricate and unique! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421642367642-PR4X64LHLGQYTPDFW3IJ/lost+world+tour+waitomo+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Glowworms and Hobbits and Geysers - Oh My! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421645189978-K064GT9GYQ6G4TLQ5CLL/wai+o+tapu+thermal+wonderland+rotorua+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Glowworms and Hobbits and Geysers - Oh My! Walking through the steamy wonderland. http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2015/2/5/tongariro-crossing-new-zealand monthly 0.5 2015-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421640083706-9KPSZ2PGLTTO9PXYFURM/tongariro+alpine+crossing+north+island+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Cross My Heart https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421622036180-2SEG21A187PBB3579H87/tongariro+alpine+crossing+north+island+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Cross My Heart Jacket, check. Gloves, check. Water bottle, check. Camera, check. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421640318714-WAVGJNM9JBP9FRGI2GWD/tongariro+alpine+crossing+north+island+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Cross My Heart https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421637022386-7PXDJC46TMD8ONLCJ517/tongariro+alpine+crossing+north+island+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Cross My Heart One of the sulfurous Emerald Lakes to the right, and the Blue Lake, further along the path, to the left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421623109143-821X3PKVD801T0J078I3/tongariro+alpine+crossing+north+island+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Cross My Heart https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421626252486-E60HF9VQ6AAU7S9M9WSN/tongariro+alpine+crossing+north+island+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Cross My Heart That is Mt. Doom for any Lord of the Rings fans (Mt. 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Hanging up the trophy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421619249169-HZDC60COYHFDFI1QPGK6/fly+fishing+tongariro+river+taupo+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Are You Ready For The Country? 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Difficulty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420884434372-MQHCR42Q7XV3W9W144Z6/bungy+jump+reaction+aj+hackett+queenstown Cross My Heart - I Want To Break Free Post-jump reaction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420884179581-AATEZ8DSEAVFSFW05Y0M/road+to+queenstown+southern+scenic+route+new+zealand Cross My Heart - I Want To Break Free The road to Queenstown from Milford Sound. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420889285849-RHTXWOK3H00GX01WYK45/valley+view+otago+region+new+zealand Cross My Heart - I Want To Break Free Views over the Central Otago valley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420886047363-L0P10N0G1FFXL1US5IZS/ice+bar+queenstown+new+zealand Cross My Heart - I Want To Break Free https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420887174697-LDE5ZHDNIIIG6NNBLMRX/aggys+shack+queenstown+new+zealand Cross My Heart - I Want To Break Free https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420886797882-E12QUPO6CY7N380ZFMA3/aggys+shack+queenstown+new+zealand Cross My Heart - I Want To Break Free Pretty great fish and chips from Aggy's! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420885605906-58JNFG12MLBXBG5PTTRA/nye+queenstown+new+zealand Cross My Heart - I Want To Break Free 2014 has obviously been the most amazing year of my life. Excited for what 2015 will bring! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420888761084-Y2R4B6RC9GCDMNT5TS8E/burger+grill+fergburger+queenstown+new+zealand Cross My Heart - I Want To Break Free Lucky for us, we scored seats at the counter and waited for our number to be called. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420888844721-DBD0CFW0YXIOFEZFUIZ9/fergburger+queenstown+new+zealand Cross My Heart - I Want To Break Free Fergburgers, onion rings and fries. The verdict: guilty of being amazing! The bun they use really makes this one special. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420883399262-2PDBPD3YO1LLEFO08QOR/road+to+queenstown+new+zealand Cross My Heart - I Want To Break Free The road to Queenstown from Milford Sound. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421172819450-827DQQL8GPX600Q8YDQT/mt+difficulty+central+otago+new+zealand Cross My Heart - I Want To Break Free https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420885887809-5QAXEM0R07D3F54IJNCP/fireworks+queenstown+new+zealand Cross My Heart - I Want To Break Free Boom! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420884994822-JQAAK3VJ0W9Q5OXLNY5J/kawarau+bridge+queenstown+new+zealand Cross My Heart - I Want To Break Free Kawarau Bridge in Queenstown is 43 meters, or 141 feet high. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420882780086-ZWBPFALNA0BW9IH12PK8/queenstown+shore+new+zealand Cross My Heart - I Want To Break Free View from our hotel room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420883688734-WQJAHYXTVN5R9HBTNWHQ/road+to+queenstown+lake+mistletoe+christmas+day Cross My Heart - I Want To Break Free A fitting sign to see on Christmas Day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420880134966-LCD4KMINSB89H3VWZU48/christmas+vacation+in+queenstown+new+zealand Cross My Heart - I Want To Break Free We watched my favorite Christmas movie, Christmas Vacation. Also not pictured, Home Alone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420883100438-MSU0BMCPGS9CCSCAPUWW/road+to+queenstown+new+zealand Cross My Heart - I Want To Break Free The road to Queenstown from Milford Sound. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421235412897-V1I0VORIKUJUCLM0CA51/milford+sound+new+zealand+south+island+te+anau Cross My Heart - I Want To Break Free Serenity now https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1421234510922-6M7XO8IHZNLMYN63MRWS/milford+sound+new+zealand+south+island+te+anau Cross My Heart - I Want To Break Free One of the many waterfalls in Milford Sound. Our boat went under this one, hence the rain jackets and hats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420887508481-U3T05UN6TBL6VGE8UPW4/tightrope+queenstown+new+zealand Cross My Heart - I Want To Break Free Watching some tightrope walkers while our fish was being fried up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420886545775-FFGY1KWWLYGLIFXZWS3C/ice+bar+queenstown+new+zealand Cross My Heart - I Want To Break Free Ice King and Queen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420888564035-V2GVNKTBDOPI8IHRAQ4J/view+from+chard+farm+central+otago+new+zealand Cross My Heart - I Want To Break Free On the twisty road to Chard Farm. Make sure you are not tipsy before tackling this road! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420885446774-K8W90ZFTEQS4MYXC86MA/stephen+danielle+chugging+contest+nye+queenstown+new+zealand Cross My Heart - I Want To Break Free Chug, chug, chug! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420888676404-S3P1JOXMH9U71T27TSL5/lunch+at+amisfield+winery+central+otago+new+zealand Cross My Heart - I Want To Break Free We had a delicious lunch on the back terrace at Amisfield Winery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420885109350-DCQS2R3WYQERBR3CGNLV/bathroom+sign+bungy+jump+queenstown+new+zealand Cross My Heart - I Want To Break Free Not-so-comforting sign by the bathroom pre-jump. http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2015/1/13/routeburn-track-new-zealand monthly 0.5 2015-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420867547479-US69TOWMGKFMLH9Z2EBT/routeburn+track+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Stairway to Heaven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420860252705-O4BPE255Q8S1E6TWYG0R/routeburn+track+sunset+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Stairway to Heaven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420867270519-J7KY0X1EKY05KDWS5OQY/harris+saddle+take+2+routeburn+track+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Stairway to Heaven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420862857893-9MY098SWMKQD8GRH51EL/mountain+daisies+routeburn+track+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Stairway to Heaven Mountain daisies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420864118095-W2RN42IQETBC623EAPLM/routeburn+track+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Stairway to Heaven Stephen the explorer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420859556414-Q159BMSPHD7E02Q2XXVP/swing+bridge+routeburn+track+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Stairway to Heaven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420861907611-W94KUZYXMXUV01RZ2CJB/routeburn+valley+waterfall+routeburn+track+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Stairway to Heaven A small waterfall along the way. We filled up water at these falls, but also used a purifying UV pen just in case! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420863724672-CI2PXN39SJ7CIOM8WX65/routeburn+track+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Stairway to Heaven Continuing our walk around Harris Saddle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420867143346-QVZHJIXZJNWVSFYQJ0S7/down+from+conical+hill+routeburn+track+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Stairway to Heaven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420859279288-QEMYW1IARV0R5D0HKWE6/confetti+leaves+routeburn+track+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Stairway to Heaven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420865213618-WTVULW3XV8GTLLHWKOMM/conical+hill+routeburn+track+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Stairway to Heaven A Japanese photographer we met along the trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420858588558-SCZ2JG47HPI78OAJXXPY/lake+wakitipu+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Stairway to Heaven Lake Wakatipu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420864939253-XABQBXYRFYMKPWXOBNNI/conical+hill+hollyford+valley+routeburn+track+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Stairway to Heaven The gorgeous Hollyford Mountains as seen from Conical Hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420858062354-IG8K71HN5P55LZBPEIX2/routeburn+track+start+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Stairway to Heaven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420866635841-L2KMCHSRBS43SJSPG6EL/overlooking+conical+hill+and+hollyford+valley+routeburn+track+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Stairway to Heaven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420858976576-WLYRG0AS1WHVKNB4WRSK/way+to+routeburn+track+glenorchy+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Stairway to Heaven In Glenorchy, the closest town to the start of the Routeburn Track. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420859856322-96HM3CHDCOI23YYH32MM/swing+bridge+routeburn+track+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Stairway to Heaven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420864692326-SC297FL8V1WTUGDLK17U/conical+hill+routeburn+track+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Stairway to Heaven At the top of Conical Hill. It was a short but steep climb and totally worth the view! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420862459163-CRGNQ3SMZ8QKP7SMOJ1E/Lake+Harris+and+Harris+Saddle+routeburn+track+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Stairway to Heaven Couldn't get enough of the view from Harris Saddle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420860861051-64EAF4CFYAZHV0KHJXXP/humboldt+mountain+range+routeburn+track+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Stairway to Heaven Humboldt Mountains, as seen from the Routeburn Track. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420858407834-N3F14T7R3TSZH42UACCO/driving+to+routeburn+track+entrance+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Stairway to Heaven Lake Wakatipu near Queenstown, along the way to the start of the Routeburn Track. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420862255917-DSY9PZNM71T639M1H56E/Lake+Harris+and+Harris+Saddle+routeburn+track+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Stairway to Heaven Harris Saddle and Lake Harris https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420860697922-Z7V054VBALP3WZBGPSPY/admiring+the+routeburn+track+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Stairway to Heaven Stopping along the Routeburn Track to admire the views. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420857676749-EEWXCJLF7HDT0CKX6DP4/routeburn+track+start+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Stairway to Heaven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420861360398-AUGUQSAFQ7UTRV2A8SVJ/routeburn+valley+routeburn+track+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Stairway to Heaven Routeburn Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420866259125-MNRD2X6B0QZL2MSYHY80/napping+at+conical+hill+routeburn+track+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Stairway to Heaven Taking a nap at Conical Hill before our 13 kilometer hike back to the start of the trail. Eeks! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420867396449-FL8MWCOT5YXG0NH7DSWC/walking+out+routeburn+track+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Stairway to Heaven http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2015/1/10/catlins-new-zealand monthly 0.5 2015-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420784705271-TW15J53OKZLSQBV1TLMR/curio+shop+catlins+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420799613258-13TSYNU4Z5FL4GYLNEB1/horse+in+catlins+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420784025497-T7OA71X8HKZJY1CDFQOD/curio+shop+catlins+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away Gadgets and gizmos galore... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420837067766-07145P0TLGB4KDWDCV0I/lamb+catlins+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away This little lamb stole my heart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420837139368-F3CCQUL6IM65U041NOWB/beautiful+bay+catlins+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away Another of the beautiful bays in the Catlins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420791224173-X7GFEF9T9VG20LARK2FL/catlins+landscape+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away After fueling up on burgers, we explored the Southern Scenic Route a bit more. Here, we felt as though we had stepped onto the set of the Lord of the Rings or Hobbit movies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420837499507-LP9HFRKW9NTX4KJH2QQQ/new+zealand+colors+catlins Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420784826874-7B765DY1GC71HQYDMC71/nugget+point+lighthouse+catlins+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away The "nuggets" of Nugget Point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420786741231-OLXLJZGX27F6CJGF1OFC/foggy+morning+in+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away On the road again. Our morning drive through the misty South Island hills into the Catlins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420856675280-G374HBUIYU9PPNPQYT25/catlins+landscape+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away You can't drive more than 50 meters in the Catlins without encountering sheep, cows or horses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420788168337-W8B0Q5XZ561TQYN44VKJ/catlins+landscape+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away Here are the rolling green hills I mentioned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420784983824-ACBKG2MCUY939G1P15YI/catlins+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away Further along the coast, we came across stunning Purakaunui Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420798251108-45ZIEJP45A9ORPRNBMFN/kayak+shop+catlins+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420798092557-UBNXYKJHZKULDAYV1TKM/gypsy+curio+shop+catlins+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away We came across this roadside gypsy coffee shop/museum on our drive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420840546339-H0DL2LZ98CF8ELYEN8YU/dr+seuss+tree+catlins+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away Straight out of a Dr. Suess book... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420839578003-B0OCOBCRCHJ5CVPWQ6PL/new+zealand+colors+catlins Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420785877563-S6LBV7EF4QPJ1HK31MMY/nugget+point+lighthouse+catlins+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away We did a short hike to Nugget Point lighthouse along the southern coast of New Zealand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420840325192-CUFXBAWD9Y84TJP8881Q/crazy+tree+and+fireplace+catlins+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away Back on the road we found this area with an outdoor fireplace and a bunch of crazy looking trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420834200270-U7LXRGI6FRQH5801REGM/curio+bay+catlins+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away We followed the coastline to Curio Bay, the site of a 180 million-year-old (yes, that old!) petrified forest, a yellow-eyed penguin colony (the rarest penguins in the world), and also the home of a few sea lions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420837618011-M7YTP26QC5391OIYGGGV/new+zealand+colors+catlins Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420856432761-NMOHDT8WEFPZC2Y9E4FO/tautuku+bay+catlins+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away As we drove through the Catlins, we could see Tautuku Bay from the road. It looked so beautiful and empty that we made it our mission to find the entrance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420831184880-YXSL8WEPU53K0TKKTMW7/curio+bay+seal+catlins+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away A nearby sea lion lounging in the sun at Curio Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420787369945-SMWNPEDD1MFMRNRRK8ZO/mail+whale+catlins+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away My favorite wacky New Zealand roadside find - the mail whale! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420856348953-WV7Q9PXRTTSLWI3B0HY2/curio+coffee+shop+catlins+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away New Zealanders invented the Flat White - steamed glossy milk over a double shot of espresso. Did you know that after Italy, New Zealand consumes the most espresso of any other country? We've found there to be an extremely strong cafe culture in New Zealand and have become big fans of the flat white! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420784446454-QBH6P2GVIBB34ZKU2W7X/curio+shop+catlins+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away To push or not to push... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420851646674-WDI125EMLAASW6FQ2G8M/quirky+couch+catlins+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away Trash or treasure? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420837348606-98XG0VL5IMRVGOMIQAB5/little+shells+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420787836298-6INM0N41WA3DYT8D22H0/catlins+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420798891138-F389J2PGW5O0DE2GV0F8/catlins+landscape+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away This house has a microwave for a mailbox. New Zealanders are very into sustainability - what better use for an old broken microwave? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420849519937-OOR4C6HLQDT2HW9L290M/purakaunui+bay+catlins+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away In awe of the beauty and tranquility of this place. We often felt like the only people around for miles and miles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420786531858-9HXV234B43C8GBATS43K/foggy+morning+views+catlins+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420788556274-BJ8IFM986179EDP0WP8I/nugget+point+catlins+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away At Nugget Point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420839946126-C25HWWVV9WHJ7ZYZ9FHU/whistling+frog+cafe+burger+catlins+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away How does a lamb, bacon, egg, cheese, lettuce, beetroot and aioli burger sound from The Whistling Frog Cafe? Sounds like the best burger ever! The addition of beets to a burger is a very New Zealand invention and it works! This amazing and fun restaurant was on the premises of the Holiday Park where we set up camp for three glorious days! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420833577200-KGXNHXCQIWP34B80QL17/penguin+at+curio+bay+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away A lone yellow-eyed penguin in the middle of Curio Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420832143522-AVSDFLA5H5RBUWOYSSP9/penguin+at+curio+bay+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420790993623-MG3VGKEJ27TGXCM7J6KZ/purakaunui+falls+catlins+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away Nearby Purakaunui Falls... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420837286292-9YVP4OGIP7WNL0K0ZGK0/collecting+shells+catlins+new+zealand Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away Found it! We spent about an hour walking along the beach of deserted Tautuku Bay, watching the waves and checking out cool little shells everywhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420798538286-1YRUC3JG63QHDMQVBGCU/new+zealand+landscape+catlins Cross My Heart - Over the Hills and Far Away Beauty all around... http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2015/1/5/christchurch-dunedin-new-zealand monthly 0.5 2015-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420002170492-28H9OBC3AL8ZM9RY85AM/christchurch+new+zealand+street+art Cross My Heart - All Shook Up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420002850773-RW3Z0PUUVU5UV6X5DQ6R/dmitris+greek+food+restart+mall+christchurch+new+zealand Cross My Heart - All Shook Up We had some awesome gyros and falafel from Dimitris at the Re:START mall. All of the photos of the food involved us stuffing our faces, so we've spared you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420356522201-EHZPUBI4GFSIYZK47MPV/camping+in+dunedin+new+zealand+south+island Cross My Heart - All Shook Up Our new tent! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420002244989-SDWCUOHMZD9R0EGVJRRL/restart+mall+christchurch+new+zealand Cross My Heart - All Shook Up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420002363516-FQHX6JX6TRHZZ86O5XS7/re%3Astart+mall+christchurch+new+zealand Cross My Heart - All Shook Up Coffee shop at the Re:START mall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420355549632-7LPVAWJWQEPDA3RZ6FBF/berry+farm+2 Cross My Heart - All Shook Up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1419999767618-HBMTOYMGK9J52BWON640/cardboard+cathedral+christchurch+new+zealand Cross My Heart - All Shook Up Such a cool concept. We loved this place, and the people that worked there were so excited to welcome us and answer questions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420355415139-VX4RSC2AXBJ6576OZUHA/berry+farm+nz Cross My Heart - All Shook Up Flower bushes with raspberry bushes in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420356380411-KYQ4CEQ6I6Y8WRUV82P9/dunedin+from+above+new+zealand+south+island Cross My Heart - All Shook Up Dunedin from above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420355800272-99NUO7XBJRKM3CTYYEZ9/new+zealand+cows+south+island Cross My Heart - All Shook Up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420355909209-9RK8O4A6U5FABMC65FPV/moeraki+boulders+1+dunedin+new+zealand Cross My Heart - All Shook Up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420356159437-KQS6LWPY8H2MEWCBTV79/moeraki+boulders+3+dunedin+new+zealand Cross My Heart - All Shook Up Kids watching the waves crash over the giant boulders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420000514223-33MND2Q7PE6DBBJZ90J5/christchurch+destruction+new+zealand Cross My Heart - All Shook Up All at once, Christchurch feels empty and shaken, but at the same time, hopeful and inspiring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420000277127-B2XX2HVX8LU9TOXI0HA2/cardboard+cathedral+christchurch+new+zealand Cross My Heart - All Shook Up Stephen saying a little prayer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420002434104-8PV0IK0N9J1CJ1ZPGJZ7/johnsons+grocers+christchurch+new+zealand Cross My Heart - All Shook Up Johnson's Grocers, a vendor that moved into the mall once his 60 year old store was destroyed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420002584991-5MZS0F7TZB0D009M9O7J/johnsons+grocer+christchurch+new+zealand Cross My Heart - All Shook Up Inside Johnson's. Lots of great local products and old school candies and sweets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1419998954892-Q1UUL0145XJKNFUWXU7N/185+chairs+memorial+christchurch Cross My Heart - All Shook Up 185 Empty Chairs. Each chair is different to celebrate the uniqueness of each of the victims who lost their lives in the quake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420356025435-UIXWXIKUWGVV7NQO4RAA/moeraki+boulders+2+dunedin+new+zealand Cross My Heart - All Shook Up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420355658790-7VV3YTOCCIPBCCEDHJCL/berry+farm+3 Cross My Heart - All Shook Up Straight from the bush! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420003274247-18OC3ISEUBOO4B1DTD5A/smiley+face+coastal+drive+new+zealand Cross My Heart - All Shook Up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1420002986126-G97BNAKKC5S8IM6WAETE/red+balloon+restart+mall+christchurch+new+zealand Cross My Heart - All Shook Up http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2015/5/18/the-things-they-carried-womens-version monthly 0.5 2015-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1431998385653-73EPP22WIG3O4E7MWNOT/patagonia-goretex-jacket-blue Cross My Heart - Reflections: The Things They Carried (Women's Version) My Patagonia blue Goretex jacket. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1431998831507-SUK9694Z7H6DUCTR25QI/prana-grey-hiking-pants Cross My Heart - Reflections: The Things They Carried (Women's Version) PrAna hiking pants. Hiking pants just aren't stylish to begin with, but these were the best ones I found. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1431998264045-15JNV1IDMEHRL5H16EOP/osprey-farpoint-55-backpack Cross My Heart - Reflections: The Things They Carried (Women's Version) The Osprey Farpoint 55. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1431998427272-247XTDB5LMNE0M1QDMZF/light-cardigan Cross My Heart - Reflections: The Things They Carried (Women's Version) Lightweight cardigan to cover up and to block the harsh Indian sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1431998491193-82UELVTFK6389C66SU6R/jeans Cross My Heart - Reflections: The Things They Carried (Women's Version) My favorite AG jeans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1431999020049-SX11SWA23KU0SOVD63S4/printed-silk-pants Cross My Heart - Reflections: The Things They Carried (Women's Version) Silk patterned pants of dressier nights. They took up so little space! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1427341966388-5LR6F8ME5LY9NWWZRH7W/bra+needed+angkor+wat+cambodia Cross My Heart - Reflections: The Things They Carried (Women's Version) You don't want to end up braless like this lady right here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1431998351919-KUJYUXRFEYHX2OQES30K/north-face-nano-puff-hoodie Cross My Heart - Reflections: The Things They Carried (Women's Version) My lightweight Patagonia Nano Puff hoodie jacket kept me warm in Iceland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1431999590704-LXJ3U78L11MHT3G3IGLN/dslr-camera-round-the-world-packing-list Cross My Heart - Reflections: The Things They Carried (Women's Version) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1431998452476-YR4SV8CY53EDXKZGZ5IU/black-maxi-dress Cross My Heart - Reflections: The Things They Carried (Women's Version) My go-to black maxi dress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1431998718912-A8S0SJZ6Z2DLT3YC6LBN/white-button-down Cross My Heart - Reflections: The Things They Carried (Women's Version) Easy button down shirt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1431998914423-2QML6MJ6AJ3490AFXEMF/leggings-thailand Cross My Heart - Reflections: The Things They Carried (Women's Version) Black leggings for riding elephants! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1431998939662-4RLXI4MS4P7COJUZQ8R5/jean-shorts-packing-list Cross My Heart - Reflections: The Things They Carried (Women's Version) My favorite Vince jean shorts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1431998746502-W7JUA4JZPIX7EKTHBS66/white-going-out-tank-top Cross My Heart - Reflections: The Things They Carried (Women's Version) Simple white tank for nights when you meet Muay Thai boxing winners, minus the wrinkles! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1431998606648-A82UBB5GI68IOBYFHEXW/merino-black-long-sleeve Cross My Heart - Reflections: The Things They Carried (Women's Version) Merino wool black long sleeve for windy days. http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/11/21/the-kindness-of-strangers monthly 0.5 2014-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416217905447-P8F65BJK3ZLIK3OSAFCV/clean+streets+singapore Cross My Heart - The Kindness of Strangers The streets of Singapore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416218667876-PQ67UNN08Q1IU395SU6L/little+india+singapore Cross My Heart - The Kindness of Strangers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416218193664-G5EV6RHATXM0H0O9JAUO/no+traffic+singapore Cross My Heart - The Kindness of Strangers Not many cars on the road (for obvious reasons)! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416218425339-NSHZP1DKO3XGVPU04RV2/car+competition+singapore Cross My Heart - The Kindness of Strangers We pretended but both agreed that neither of us would last very long. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416218093722-H2ZTJX1MAC8LEDHJ67M4/snacks+in+singapore Cross My Heart - The Kindness of Strangers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416217345899-KXZF6SL928MFPIXW8R0T/sentosa+island+singapore Cross My Heart - The Kindness of Strangers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416219315000-FEVT5AVLUTDC6XCMKQMW/chinatown+in+singapore Cross My Heart - The Kindness of Strangers Chinatown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416217559831-NZUUYGCAB0JT9GTPMVHS/singapore+breakfast Cross My Heart - The Kindness of Strangers Yummy (and diverse) breakfast in Singapore. Sweet butter sandwiches to dip in a mixture of egg and soy sauce, noodle soup with beef, and noodles with fish balls (not shown) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416216588929-I7M1MCA2Q95DZY4126X6/singapore+car+contest Cross My Heart - The Kindness of Strangers The sad part is, even if these people win the car, they have to pay the crazy government tax on it. Or they can take the cash value of the car, which is what any sane person from Singapore would do!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416218256938-XW08WZ0BJU52ZX4B8N8K/car+competition+singapore Cross My Heart - The Kindness of Strangers 1 day in... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416217677565-XMV59BDW2NIY856520CJ/clean+streets+singapore Cross My Heart - The Kindness of Strangers One of the main shopping areas in Singapore. Look how spotless those sidewalks are! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416218832983-0O67SNMJ9L97B391PN3X/chinatown+in+singapore Cross My Heart - The Kindness of Strangers The little lanes of Chinatown in Singapore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416217061989-BZLRDD4P8B4LK0PN0T35/boat+building+singapore Cross My Heart - The Kindness of Strangers One of Singapore’s most impressive buildings is a five-star hotel complex called Marina Bay Sands, consisting of three 55-story towers with a SkyPark in a shape of a ship across the top. The SkyPark features a 150-meter long pool, but is only for hotel guests. Bummer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416216653240-AB34BNQIXN1BCIULNGL4/singapore+chili+crab Cross My Heart - The Kindness of Strangers Singapore's Chilli Crab, ranked on CNN's top 50 dishes in the world a few years ago. We soaked up the delicious sauce with soft and slightly sweet Mantu buns. Yum! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416218951234-MTAIMIYGVUGF3UIP2DAP/chinatown+in+singapore Cross My Heart - The Kindness of Strangers Snakes in jars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416216901742-9FGP0HB4R1OV9RYRRIWO/ferris+wheel+singapore Cross My Heart - The Kindness of Strangers The Singapore Flyer is the tallest ferris wheel in the world at 165 meters (the London Eye is 135 meters). In good weather the wheel offers sweeping views of the city, and the ferris wheel can even be seen from a few of the islands of Indonesia and Malaysia! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416216771045-TS439UWRURJWYF96L2QG/chili+crab+lunch+singapore Cross My Heart - The Kindness of Strangers With Herojit, our Singapore hero. Literally the best host in the world! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416218758662-KIWM7IDLY4Z9YOUFW94M/little+india+singapore Cross My Heart - The Kindness of Strangers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416219123387-BSD9Y5CZL7680T1PIVYR/chinatown+in+singapore Cross My Heart - The Kindness of Strangers Chinatown - much more charming and clean than China, or New York's Chinatown. http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/8/26/cape-of-good-hope monthly 0.5 2014-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409051543125-B14K1AQ1TEZ1H31DR8HT/Leaning+Forward+at+the+End+of+the+World.JPG Cross My Heart - Cape of Good Hope https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409051144178-UNO8OYQFFTOKMRIDHHGG/Michelle+Dangling+Feet+at+the+End+of+the+World Cross My Heart - Cape of Good Hope Dangling Feet at the End of the World https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409050181903-FMWRWR66STS74MA3G8V9/Cape+of+Good+Hope+Drive+Coast+View Cross My Heart - Cape of Good Hope Coast View on Cape Drive 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409049837712-TBKEQBIGTPPE3OLO3JXB/Baboon+Danger+Sign Cross My Heart - Cape of Good Hope "Don't trust the cute baboons. They are dangerous animals!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409055326114-QJ8A5UDGVFFC8JQ8US71/Penguins+at+Boulder+Beach Cross My Heart - Cape of Good Hope Beach day for the little penguins... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409048262765-G5NAXIUSCGQF249OUT4H/Backpack+Back+Sweat Cross My Heart - Cape of Good Hope Nothing to do with our trip, but a perfect picture of backpack sweat... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409050858074-2F5N7HIW5WDBIO2Q15PL/Cape+of+Good+Hope Cross My Heart - Cape of Good Hope View from Cape of Good Hope Lighthouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409049597211-UNHCX23127YERCMVJV78/Terrorist+Penguin+in+Bunker Cross My Heart - Cape of Good Hope Terrorist Penguin sneaking back into his bunker... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409049252530-OHMD9U4LLWZZU3JFPYET/Cape+Coast+Drive Cross My Heart - Cape of Good Hope Coast view on Cape Drive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409047766959-8RYOET6TMBVYE23C26HG/Distance+from+Cape+of+Good+Hope+to+New+York Cross My Heart - Cape of Good Hope Far from home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409052569508-JGTLHLD8FYOJOD29D8AB/Giant+Eland+at+Cape+of+Good+Hope Cross My Heart - Cape of Good Hope Giant Eland at the Cape of Good Hope https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409047372022-HP5YHOOKXMGGLQ9ASUYH/IMG_3424.JPG Cross My Heart - Cape of Good Hope A Michelle Sunset (bottom right) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409053578696-6MJKO0U1A94OUBVKCYSD/Olympia+Cafe Cross My Heart - Cape of Good Hope https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409050557303-KKCIKIB9HUI02YJPMP04/End+of+the+World+Coast+Africa Cross My Heart - Cape of Good Hope End of the World - Cape of Good Hope https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409048760387-NNB3L0LSUUFTKKL9XOWV/Michelle+with+Penguins Cross My Heart - Cape of Good Hope Michelle palming a penguin http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/8/13/the-great-white monthly 0.5 2014-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1407997272796-3OYF1V50L53G6LV0E11I/Great+White+Shark+from+cage+dive Cross My Heart - The Great White Courtesy of @TimLindgren http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/12/3/welcome-to-the-jungle monthly 0.5 2014-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417531521666-3W85EL0BGKZ2IWOB8W00/ELEPHANT+RIDING+KHAO+SOK+THAILAND Cross My Heart - Welcome to the Jungle My prerogative. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417531915999-TN5QHQ7ZCZD7TYFXNOQQ/ELEPHANT+BATH+KHAO+SOK+THAILAND Cross My Heart - Welcome to the Jungle Lukmi getting a much needed bath after a muddy trek. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417531971170-H4LAIWXUOFJ9JJIF5QF6/ELEPHANT+BATHING+KHAO+SOK+THAILAND Cross My Heart - Welcome to the Jungle Hosing down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417438616302-ZX82TFVOK6B6OZRIUG88/cat+on+porch+khao+sok+thailand Cross My Heart - Welcome to the Jungle Our jungle cat who stood guard on our porch... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417531570109-U4O7LV8SRK059OOWVBXC/ELEPHANT+RIDING+KHAO+SOK+THAILAND Cross My Heart - Welcome to the Jungle Lukmi stopped whenever he felt like it to break whole branches off of trees and chow down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417439278734-D1UX7U2P2N5OCUF4ZT5F/tubing+hijack+khao+sok+thailand Cross My Heart - Welcome to the Jungle As you can see, our guides are relaxing while Stephen is being carried away down the river by the renegade village boy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417439152830-Y1DINA689L04RCFW67B1/tubing+hijack+khao+sok+thailand Cross My Heart - Welcome to the Jungle Stephen's tube got hijacked by a local village boy who hitched a ride down the river. Our guides didn't seem concerned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417503880520-FGGNN4C1GKBFHRRQWSV2/elephant+riding+khao+sok+jungle+thailand Cross My Heart - Welcome to the Jungle I got to ride bareback while Stephen sat in the kiddie chair. Riding an elephant up and (especially) down hills with nothing to hold on to is actually really challenging and scary! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417438781735-7R7I484V7VZSNAV5MSOK/monkey+warning+sign+khao+sok+thailand Cross My Heart - Welcome to the Jungle ...to protect us from these mischievous monkeys! Our house was completely exposed to wildlife, including a (practically) roofless bathroom, in which we found numerous frogs and other creatures on our ceiling or hiding under our towels! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417531654540-1M9I2WFDHFRE4147NANX/ELEPHANT+RIDING+KHAO+SOK+THAILAND Cross My Heart - Welcome to the Jungle Mud. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417440062863-VYBHQU2QGZXLPF4K0752/tarzan+khao+sok+thailand Cross My Heart - Welcome to the Jungle How emasculating. Stephen lost his tube to an 11-year-old. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417438894114-O76XW3L8UD7US8C3KESZ/khao+sok+river+tubing+thailand Cross My Heart - Welcome to the Jungle Tubing in the refreshing Khao Sok River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417531729046-G1WGNP77TWJGGL0Z2YZS/FEEDING+ELEPHANT+KHAO+SOK+THAILAND Cross My Heart - Welcome to the Jungle Feeding Lukmi lemongrass after a fun ride together! He was so happy for the treats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417440279192-SD0AK1G9ZRO67IJTAZON/pickup+truck+transport+khao+sok+thailand Cross My Heart - Welcome to the Jungle My first time in the back of a pickup truck...and hopefully not the last? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417532868429-B9IKDAZ7Y0VP5QF4LIDH/KHAO+SOK+NATIONAL+PARK+THAILAND Cross My Heart - Welcome to the Jungle On our way to beautiful Khao Sok National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417503781395-WWPOEX80UQO6DOB3UUHG/elephant+riding+khao+sok+thailand Cross My Heart - Welcome to the Jungle The ride of a lifetime. Lukmi, our transportation for an hour, was a gentle giant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417531786653-O55UXJRIMGO9BHZK5F1M/MY+ELEPHANT+IN+THAILAND Cross My Heart - Welcome to the Jungle Lukmi love. http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/12/1/call-of-the-wild monthly 0.5 2014-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416550224065-LETNIPMP5L43J0973VAI/cheow+lan+lake+thailand Cross My Heart - Call of the Wild Cheow Lan Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416550980509-AJJG82TVR7OM942NMS31/rafthouse+bathroom+cheow+lan+lake+thailand Cross My Heart - Call of the Wild Less a house, more a tiny room with mattresses. I asked Stephen to see if the bathroom had a shower, so he opened the door at the back of our hut to check it out and almost fell into the water! Someone forgot to mention the shared bathroom facilities are at the end of the dock - oops! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416650476677-AON59FM8POR69JTCZAZ4/raft+houses+cheow+lan+lake+thailand Cross My Heart - Call of the Wild Our floating raft house for the night! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416552913960-5VMIB3NRVG5KGK7AYH43/pitstop+cheow+lan+lake+thailand Cross My Heart - Call of the Wild Another row of raft houses on Cheow Lan Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416551564638-U5W0P14TQ99KXS0CU98R/cave+cheow+lan+lake+thailand Cross My Heart - Call of the Wild Inside a cave. The stalagmites and stalactites sparkled in the light. It was incredible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416662807536-5FYDU60S9X46WLTCC9YR/swimming+cheow+lan+lake+thailand Cross My Heart - Call of the Wild Taking a final dip in crazy beautiful Cheow Lan Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416552353474-KAKG3ILB898MMC0JBXQX/golden+spider+cheow+lan+lake+thailand Cross My Heart - Call of the Wild Our crazy guide decided to pick up a GIANT spider and play with it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416552490714-D3CZFPJLR4B0KXIVQ582/smelling+herbs+cheow+lan+lake+thailand Cross My Heart - Call of the Wild I think crazy guide smokes the ganja. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416554731721-4646Y7DAQS50O6XVWYH1/cheow+lan+lake+thailand Cross My Heart - Call of the Wild Leaving Cheow Lan Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416551772652-ZCB4O5I1FVZ6TQ8NDGYB/cave+cheow+lan+lake+thailand Cross My Heart - Call of the Wild Checking out the cave ceiling for bats. Pay Stephen's backpack sweat no mind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416550344264-671AKPJ7ZX4JK6AS0Z9P/brushing+my+teeth+cheow+lan+lake+trip+thailand Cross My Heart - Call of the Wild Brushing my teeth in the great wide open. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417428049697-P4DQ1JVDT13PWXFOQSMB/kayaking+cheow+lan+lake+thailand Cross My Heart - Call of the Wild Kayaking on Cheow Lan Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1417071888154-P1QF7250NX777N0Y804O/limestone+cliffs+cheow+lan+lake+thailand Cross My Heart - Call of the Wild Stunning rock formations on Cheow Lan Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416550853065-3R3PFMDGFOEJYQE27HR1/cheow+lan+lake+thailand Cross My Heart - Call of the Wild Rock formations, Cheow Lan Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416550161553-36L8RVJWW7N7CEA54R4D/plernprai+rafthouse+cheow+lan+lake+thailand Cross My Heart - Call of the Wild https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416550268097-YCX70QK0UACNXCUZTA6T/van+nap+cheow+lan+lake+trip+thailand Cross My Heart - Call of the Wild Exhausted after a great trip to Cheow Lan Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416554567040-Y2LSU4KWYQIMPZ2RI899/sunset+over+cheow+lan+lake+thailand Cross My Heart - Call of the Wild Arriving back at our raft house for a pretty epic sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416551989617-GAKM1RFUB5U2TVMRD9ZP/red+caterpillar+cheow+lan+lake+thailand Cross My Heart - Call of the Wild Back on the trail, we came across a ton of wildlife. In addition to monkeys, tarantulas, and spider-eating lizards, we found this furry caterpillar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416550786726-7C31F3VUEYBUBZTPP4Q1/limestone+cliff+cheow+lan+lake+thailand Cross My Heart - Call of the Wild Rock formations, Cheow Lan Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416551861720-HC2KCFLJ4VOD9SRNJMFF/hiking+cheow+lan+lake+thailand Cross My Heart - Call of the Wild Jungle hike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416551361837-CNBJV7MCTU04HQYK36I8/cheow+lan+lake+thailand Cross My Heart - Call of the Wild Bamboo raft. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416551689384-UB86J00LVAGZF91GIN82/cave+cheow+lan+lake+thailand Cross My Heart - Call of the Wild Is that ice cream or stalagmites? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416552614222-HNZ7H9AIXPZYW3QAM09G/peace+on+cheow+lan+lake+thailand Cross My Heart - Call of the Wild Small lake homes in the Thai jungle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416551175774-P26RBR9LO1WLML5G32E9/cheow+lan+lake+thailand Cross My Heart - Call of the Wild In the middle of our hike, we boarded one of those bamboo boats to reach the jungle caves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416552552073-5NZN8PKYJPYGTEQF79B1/lake+living+cheow+lan+lake+thailand Cross My Heart - Call of the Wild A man in his home, a small raft house on the lake. http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/11/24/lifes-a-beach monthly 0.5 2014-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416407994009-B8QJF473Y3A6GCUJQJM3/snorkeling+phi+phi+leh+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416307820052-KT1IMCBGJPO9U2SZ2XNQ/snorkeling+phi+phi+leh+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach We luckily saw about 15 reef sharks near our lunch spot. At this point, we felt like old pros after being up close and personal with The Great White. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416309106354-8PRYZCOX2UC0WOFME9F6/phi+phi+leh+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach Stunning Phi Phi Leh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416221643868-CBICOHAS4A0JUIO5Q7KF/snorkeling+phi+phi+leh+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach Uni :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416307929075-TZPZKK9Y8DOA4NLM0DIR/beach+lunch+phi+phi+leh+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach Our guide Mr. Chet, who runs a local place called Knock Out Bar, brought us a delicious lunch made by his wife. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416307524324-LW3ZYYKRDKGM5JAYID7Q/snorkeling+phi+phi+leh+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach In gear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416408280205-MJV6Z7Y3NI6KZFWMLLIQ/phi+phi+leh+day+trip+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach Action shot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416221393271-AW6ZS3RVGW5IV5GO2JGH/snorkeling+phi+phi+leh+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416408371729-5XRCQ0WQ0BVH3S26OITW/maya+beach+phi+phi+leh+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach We did a short hike behind the beach, and when we came back, we found this! Throngs of larger boats carrying 15-20 people each! And this was only the 8am crowd... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416413768209-KI6ES067U731GHAPL4L2/tonsai+pier+view+phi+phi+island+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach View from Tonsai Pier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416408082558-GJRBWSHEBOIDVM0DMEP2/snorkeling+phi+phi+leh+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416408494612-RJE0KHOBE7EVVAQM62Q4/maya+beach+phi+phi+leh+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach (Almost) solo at Maya Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416307892955-H9AKHMVSSE38J8MOKHRT/day+trip+phi+phi+leh+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach A little break to visit a secluded beach. From here to eternity... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416408210521-MYOXCMY2OG531TCTXJEU/snorkel+trip+phi+phi+leh+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach Loving Thailand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416220887949-BR91TX1TIK7S2L1Q3XVT/snorkeling+phi+phi+leh+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach The visibility was incredible! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416307755782-DQPO423R30VS15UBLYD8/snorkeling+phi+phi+leh+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach For about 10 minutes, we were completely encircled by thousands of little fish. It was such a cool experience! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416310051638-M9429PVD16WPA1O7PJC2/maya+beach+phi+phi+leh+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach So happy to see it in person. #bucketlist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416221108794-VEPI63Q07RSZUUNHLKZ8/nemo+snorkeling+phi+phi+leh+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach Nemos! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416307667099-9PN9H535B8H9NB6P6I87/snorkeling+phi+phi+leh+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416414639396-8PRBNY0O6UVRP1JGE0LI/CAMP+FRIENDS+THAILAND Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach My long lost friend - Matt Wasserman! 21 years and counting... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416414480188-Q0QTXB9CW3MQ72ERD3PP/KNOCK+OUT+BAR+PHI+PHI+THAILAND Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416308491479-WFUCN5XAKOI5ZRJI4NIA/tonsai+pier+ko+phi+phi+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach Tonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416310170291-I4SDXTYD10HH0BFGPDNC/maya+beach+phi+phi+leh+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach Awwww....at Maya Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416309047521-EGESD7Y732PZUAKZZQ2K/phi+phi+leh+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach Phi Phi Leh in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416308972019-A3JSPLL7EFFDKGW5NUMZ/phi+phi+don+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach Phi Phi Don. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416446350780-9SPPVH35YFXBSJ1GKYXA/phi+phi+leh+day+trip+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach Really loving Thailand. That's us in the back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416308330273-TPSOUUQPZLFS8XG4NT4W/ko+phi+phi+tonsai+pier+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach View from Tonsai Pier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416443408868-OJ0DZS5T6YVYHM2WDZK9/cave+phi+phi+leh+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach Cave on Phi Phi Leh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416221704700-42JLEB43YEYTTZ99RHFY/snorkeling+phi+phi+leh+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416309558527-8UGDO3PET3CM10KWJTYI/maya+beach+phi+phi+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach Maya Beach (The Beach) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416220630013-Q4G1HVJYCOMUIL2B6SUV/phi+phi+leh+lagoon Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416307602813-XUQBXAY4B2599HRE28IP/snorkeling+phi+phi+leh+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach Back underwater. Starfish! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416220430796-L6MTHR9DSR2KFFI26ZTL/leaving+for+phi+phi+leh+day+trip Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach Getting an early start at low tide from our resort on Phi Phi Don, the main island in Phi Phi and the only one with places to stay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416443605845-B86XW1ARGUPTX8KWTPS4/viking+cave+phi+phi+leh+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach Another cave called Viking Cave - this one used by hunters of swiftlet (a type of bird) nests, which are then sold to the Chinese who believe eating them boosts virility. Ick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416221039061-LEF8PVALZOWRNDMA81RN/snorkeling+phi+phi+leh+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach Four thumbs up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416413833930-CG02M52HSD83SA2BSSMK/maya+beach+panoramic+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach A panorama of Maya Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416308730402-8OY6PSU17NWGUU67TVZ7/phi+phi+don+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach Views of the main island in Phi Phi called Phi Phi Don. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416308846108-5DA5KQB9JGE1ZRO33AKL/phi+phi+don+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach Saying goodbye to our resort for the day. The view never ceases to amaze me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416308046775-0G5JVRTQ4HMSN3YJKO9G/outriggers+phi+phi+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach Life's a beach. Please don't hate us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416221521651-YA1450LGCOVUC3VYC1NV/snorkeling+phi+phi+leh+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach Spiky purple starfish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1416307969139-EIFZFUS221CHKB55V7JS/phi+phi+beach+outriggers+thailand Cross My Heart - Life's a Beach A little R&R after our day of fun. http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/9/7/silly-kili monthly 0.5 2014-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410248634586-4SR1ZGU51BGLZKQJU2AY/Michelle+Sleeping+In+the+Sun Cross My Heart - Silly Kili - Funny Observations from Tanzania My crazy wife taking a nap in the sun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410339297675-XTC2N8O9Q5UNPS8K1NPD/Birthday+Cake+on+Kili Cross My Heart - Silly Kili - Funny Observations from Tanzania From left to right: Bonaventure (toilet engineer), James, and Deeo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410083020173-G8536U8YUF4NSFN5QDY6/Kili+Crew+Passed+Out+in+Backseat Cross My Heart - Silly Kili - Funny Observations from Tanzania From left to right: Deeo, Benson, Bonaventure (toilet engineer) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410082768677-SM1TMM2RWK1KCOL7CZWH/Tanzanian+Bellboy+Wearing+Michigan+Sweater Cross My Heart - Silly Kili - Funny Observations from Tanzania https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410248522107-GGN1Y2QEMN3WKX5OS4PP/Crazy+James Cross My Heart - Silly Kili - Funny Observations from Tanzania Crazy James https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410336459866-IJ2J8NOHS7COVEWKAPKC/Eating+in+Kili+Tent Cross My Heart - Silly Kili - Funny Observations from Tanzania Wish the Soup Nazi was here to tell us "No soup for you"! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410248882063-912DBVTGSL4S1XBY5O7X/Stephen+Dancing+with+%22Reggae%22+Porter Cross My Heart - Silly Kili - Funny Observations from Tanzania Dancing with one of the "Reggae" porters http://www.awayweglobe.net/the-latest/2014/8/26/kili-me monthly 0.5 2014-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410203771004-5S3244SWQE04T07GG7A4/Day+4+Camp...Less+Tents+than+Day+1 Cross My Heart - Kili Me Day 4 Camp - Fewer tents than Day 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410083691133-RJ8G3COZR1DP6HJT2WY0/Kili+Porters+Carrying+80%2B+pounds Cross My Heart - Kili Me Day 3 - Kili porters carrying 80+ pounds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410082816693-F27SFPAM3FHYUD1PW43S/Sunrise+at+Kilimanjaro+Summit Cross My Heart - Kili Me Morning of Day 6 - Sunrise from Stella Point (45 minutes from actual summit Uhuru Peak) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409508982564-IR2N3MW6TB2YXSKNNCZK/Michelle+and+Stephen+On+Kili+Day+4 Cross My Heart - Kili Me Day 3 - Only a few more days to the summit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1409508639007-24293SFA76E0NO42FCY1/James+Guide+Acting+Crazy Cross My Heart - Kili Me Day 4 - Our crazy leader James https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ff9793e4b05db46b63bdfc/1410088728657-YKG44YA6UVQ3NI5MAK21/No+energy.++Walking+the+last+45+minutes+to+the+summit+like+two+zombies. 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