February 2008
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By Carrie on February 11, 2008
My checklist for Series 15 includes some pretty cute Be@rbricks. The ones highlighted in bold are the ones I’ve managed to collect. We went Be@rbrick hunting today. I almost have a complete set with one left to collect. I would have bought it today at the store but they didn’t have it. I haven’t had [...]
Posted in Blog | Tagged Toy Collecting |
By Carrie on February 10, 2008
High up in the mountains of Northern Laos, the ancient royal capital of Luang Prabang is something out of a traveler’s dream. Learn more about this ancient capital of Laos…
Posted in Laos | Tagged Asia, Laos, Luang Prabang, Photo Essay, Temples, Travel Photography |
By Carrie on February 9, 2008
At the local fish market in Shingang Harbor, Chenggong, this woman literally stopped everyone in their tracks when she walked through with this giant sting ray in tow.
Posted in Taiwan | Tagged Photo Moment, Taiwan's Eastern Coastline |
By Carrie on February 8, 2008
This story is incredible. An Indonesian fisherman living in a village south of Jakarta began growing warty roots after cutting his leg in an accident when he was a teenager. At age 35, these tree-like warts have spread over his entire body, encompassing his hands and feet and leaving him unable to perform daily tasks. [...]
Posted in Indonesia |
By Carrie on February 7, 2008
Happy Chinese New Year! John and I arrived in Hualian City from Taroko Gorge yesterday afternoon. We spent Tuesday and yesterday morning hiking around the heart of Taroko, in the tiny village of Tianshiung. We enjoyed a romantic ride along the Hualian pier yesterday afternoon and then stopped to watch the waves crashing without another [...]
Posted in Taiwan, Travel | Tagged Taiwan's Eastern Coastline |
By Carrie on February 5, 2008
My friend sent these photos to me and I couldn’t resist posting them. Is this what you can expect at the beaches in China? Seems tame enough at first…. And whoa Mama! Wonder where the toilets are? I’m not sure who the source of these photos is. As usual, if any of my readers can [...]
Posted in Travel | Tagged Beaches |
By Carrie on February 2, 2008
The biggest concern I have right now, other than the weather forecast for the next week, is what to pack and how to make use of the tiny amount of space we have available to us. We’re going to be traveling on the bike for six days, with the only available space being our saddle [...]
Posted in Taiwan, Travel |
By Carrie on February 1, 2008
The time has come for John and I to ease our nomadic souls again. We’re about due. It’s been three months! I know, we’re so hard done by, eh? This time, we are staying on terra firma here on the beautiful island of Formusa. As we discovered last year, sometimes the best journeys are found [...]
Posted in Taiwan, Travel |