By Carrie on March 30, 2008
NOTE: Travelers planning on traveling via the Chau Doc border crossing in Cambodia/Vietnam should visit Tales of Asia for a comprehensive list of travel reports.
April mornings in Cambodia get hot really fast. We were standing on a dusty road in Cambodia waiting for our hired car to arrive and take us from [...]
Posted in Cambodia, Travel | Tagged Sihanoukville, Travel Scams, Vietnam
By Carrie on March 27, 2008
I snapped this photo as we were driving in downtown Osaka. I think it brings new meaning to “Bright Lights, Big City.”
Posted in Japan, Photography | Tagged Architecture, Osaka, Photo Moment
By Carrie on March 25, 2008
Today was a day of mass confusion and utter chaos. I hope it wasn’t too bad for some of you. I lost my site, and managed to redirect my old blog to the new one and became utterly lost in cyber-space for a good four hours. It feels like driving [...]
Posted in Blog
By Carrie on March 23, 2008
After 14 months of hosting a blog at wordpress.com, I’ve finally made a giant leap by moving to my own domain and to a new level of blogging.
Looking back, I’ve seen myself grow in many ways. My interests for blogging and social networking have grown in leaps and bounds and my attempts at photography [...]
Posted in Blog | Tagged Wordpress
By Carrie on March 19, 2008
We came upon a lively fish market at Shingang Harbor near Chenggong while traveling along Taiwan’s Eastern coastline. We found it by chance while looking for the Taitung National Aquarium, and once we realized we had arrived just in time to watch the local fishermen bringing their catch in for the day, we decided to [...]
Posted in Photography, Taiwan | Tagged Canon 400D, Taiwan's Eastern Coastline
By Carrie on March 16, 2008
The Formosa Naruwan in Taitung City treated us well after our long, tough ride over the the mountains along the Southern Cross-Island Highway. We had arrived in Taitung the previous night, after leaving Baolai at 9am and journeying for twelve long hours on the road.
The hotel is a 5 star luxury resort, featuring native aboriginal [...]
Posted in Taiwan | Tagged Taiwan's Eastern Coastline
By Carrie on March 12, 2008
Posted in Photography | Tagged Flowers
By Carrie on March 12, 2008
My back-at-ya’s this month also happen to be some of my favorite blogs.
I’ve done my best to keep The Bushman entertained and he has continued to throw his readers my way by including me in his weekly picks. Thanks for your support! Now here’s what I’ve been enjoying on his blog: Special Homecooked Foods (Stop [...]
Posted in Features | Tagged Link Love
By Carrie on March 9, 2008
This one is my personal favorite from last night.
John and I are rarely home on weekends for very long. This one was an exception. I was hoping to go to Hukou to see my friend, The New Hampshire Bushman, but I’m still feeling weak from my ordeal. I thought it was going to be a [...]
Posted in Photography, Taiwan | Tagged Banciao, Canon 400D
By Carrie on March 9, 2008
Nine months from today, John and I will be getting ready to tie the knot in Cancun, Mexico at the Moon Palace Golf Resort and Spa. I’m still pinching myself. This dream is so close to coming true and we are so incredibly excited. With such a short amount of time left, we’re obviously becoming [...]
Posted in Blog | Tagged Wedding