guest post writer: BRITA (aka Christie Sumner) I met up with the Rogues as far from lat 44.1334N lon 13.0790W (Bristol, VT) as possible, into their fifth month of world travel. After a screaming and hugging meet up at Colombo/Sri Lanka airport at 4am, we went back to bed!! We settled in for one day … Continue reading A well-oiled family traveling machine
As we wrapped up our two weeks in Hiriketiya we packed our bags and headed to the beach for a last surf in the warm salty waves of southern Sri Lanka. Due to tired bodies from a long day of surfing the day before we only caught a few rides before filling our bellies with chocolate … Continue reading beep beep….COMIN’ THROUGH
We left the Himalayas behind us, in search of sun and surf. Sri Lanka was our destination, a short 4-hour flight from Kathmandu. We flew in to Colombo and immediately transited to the the southern coast of Sri Lanka. Know for it’s beautiful beaches and beginner surf breaks Our first morning in Hiriketiya Beach I immediately saw what … Continue reading Liv’s goofy footed
Today we’ll be talking about the tradition meal of Nepal, the dal bhat. In summary dal bhat is: We first ate dal bhat at our guest house in Pokhara, Nepal. The owners (see pictures below) invited us for breakfast, though it was more like brunch, because Liv doesn’t wake up early and Yadu (owner of the … Continue reading Dal bhat power, 24 hour
DAY ONE: Going to Tadapani Our trek was about 3 hours. We started with Nepalese flat (aka ups and downs) and then we started the climb. It was exhausting and N-O-T not fun! We took a short break and had tea. I did not like my ginger tea, it was too spicy. Then we got to a small town/village … Continue reading Poon Hill Trek in my words…
Our Omani desert experience started with a ride into our desert camp by 4×4. Sand was all around us and all I wanted to do was to go up and play in the dunes. Over the two days we spent hours just playing in the Wahiba Sands of Oman. Here are the most fun things … Continue reading The Omani Desert
From Istanbul we flew to Muscat, Oman. We landed at about 8:30 at night, picked up our rental car, and were off. Our first stop in Muscat was “The Mall of Oman.” Guess what??… there was even a SnowOman inside where you could ice skate and sled. The temperature in Oman has been about 85 … Continue reading A bunch of things that happened next
From Fethiye we made our way to Cappadocia on a night bus. This in its self was a new experience for the kids, I think it’s better going into an experience like this blind. That might be our last night bus or at least the last one without a fight. In the dark of the … Continue reading That’s a – Turkey – wrap!
After exploring Fethiye for a week or so we picked up our day packs and boarded the ‘Bluefest’ for a four day cruise. Oooooo, Ahhhhh. We spent time playing backgammon, swimming, and jumping off the rocks of Butterfly valley. In our days at sea me and my brother, Grant, enjoyed special treatment from the crew … Continue reading Bluefest Cruise
We landed in Fethiye, Turkey a couple weeks ago. In walking around town we found a place that has backgammon and tea. There are only three tables and they are all outdoors, so sometimes you get a table and sometimes you don’t. However, there’s always several tiny plastic stools at each table and more can … Continue reading Short Cuts and Tea Times
Rossiers Gone Rogue 