LL World Tour

21

May

Photo Essay: Faces of Bhutan

by Lisa

“Kuzu zangpo la!” yell tiny, cherubic faced-kids as I walk past them in towns and villages and on the sides of farming roads all over Bhutan. Some are a little dusty, some have runny noses, but all are friendly and smiley and just want to say ‘hi!’ The child is at the heart of Bhutan’s development. Children receive high priority [...]

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16

May

Photo Essay: Bhutan & A Little About the Country

by Lisa

Visiting Bhutan Don’t worry be happy. That might as well be the national song of the Asian Kingdom of Bhutan. It’s like no place I’ve ever been. This is a beautiful country where the hillsides are dotted with ancient monasteries and colorful prayer flags blow in the breeze. There are no traffic lights; no chain stores; no billboards. The only [...]

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14

May

Bhutan: The Approach

by Lisa

Bhutan: The Approach Suddenly, our plane banked and turned right basically to avoid an unwanted head-on introduction to the mountain outside of our right windows. Then we made a left turn and the runway appeared out of nowhere. We were practically on top of it. The landing strip seemed to be smack dab in the center of town with houses [...]

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9

May

Modern Day Nomad Turned Part Time Traveler…in Love

by Lisa

“…Some think a single girl must be traveling the world to ‘find a husband.’ But that couldn’t have been further from the truth. I was truly happy to travel and be single. But, I fell hard and fast for CP (for whom I coincidentally and Hollywood-fairy-tale like, had a crush on back in high school)…” This one’s going to get [...]

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7

May

I’m Over You Berlin

by Lisa

Dear Berlin- I hate to say this, but I feel I must be honest. I think I’ve outgrown you. What?! During my ‘round the world tour, Berlin was hands down one of my favorite cities. It was in the top two for sure – so much so that I returned there in 2008 to possibly look for work and live. [...]

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30

Apr

Berlin: Weissensee Jewish Cemetery

by Lisa

Weissensee Jewish Cemetery I didn’t expect to, but I love this place. It is extraordinarily peaceful with gentle snow flakes falling creating blanket of calm and peace all around. The cushion of white and towering trees all above causes such a quiet, tranquil setting. All I hear are my boots crunching the snow underneath my feet and the pretty birds [...]

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23

Apr

Berlin: Closed Tempelhof Airport

by Lisa

Tempelhof Airport Since it opened as a public park in 2010, Tempelhof has become the most popular open space in all of Berlin. In a space larger than NYC’s Central Park, people come out to run and ride bikes on the parallel runways, fly kites, and have picnics and barbecues all over the lawn. Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport closed all operations [...]

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15

Apr

Photo Essay Berlin: The Food!

by Lisa

It is no surprise that Berlin is a huge international city. I found it much easier to find Turkish food than authentic German food. In fact I waited on line (in the cold!) just to taste the famous doner kebab at Mustafas stand in Kreuzberg. You must check out Mustafa’s awesome website, it’s really fun and cool and I probably [...]

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11

Apr

Getting Local in Berlin

by Lisa

What is it about travel that you love? Taking a break? Recharging your batteries? Or is it experiencing a new place, new culture, and new people? Observation For me it has almost been the latter. Although relaxing by the pool is very nice, I bore of that very quickly and yearn to seek out more ‘local’ experiences (and eats!) when [...]

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9

Apr

I’m Going to Bhutan!

by Lisa

The Last Shangri-La Have you ever dreamed of going to Shangri-La? Or even wondered if there really was such a place? I have stayed at the wonderfully luxurious Shangri-La Hotels in Vancouver, Hong Kong and Shenzhen, but what about the real thing? Well, there is no real thing exactly – it’s a mythical place that was first described in James Hilton’s [...]

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4

Apr

Road Trip Sweden (Part IV): Video of West Sweden & Skåne

by Lisa

Can you get the sense that I love Sweden?! I have now been there three times and still have so much more to see. The people are friendly, the food is good, and I generally love the aesthetic of the place. How a place ‘looks’ and “carries itself” does affect me. If you’ve been reading the last 3 posts about [...]

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2

Apr

Road Trip Sweden (Part III): Skåne – Båstad & Malmö

by Lisa

It was time to put our new Volvo into 6th gear (yes, some Americans — including both of us — can drive a manual transmission; both of our first cars were Hondas with a stick) and hit the E-6 highway south into Skåne (Scania in English or more simply “South Sweden”). Coffee Break What’s a road trip without fun snack [...]

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