Zanzibar. Just say it aloud, Zan-zii-baaaar….. it’s the coolest named place!! It just sounds exotic, and it is. Stepping into Stone Town is exactly like stepping back in time. Zanzibar is almost entirely Muslim, so robes and scarves are everywhere. The narrow, crazy roads of Stone Town, the old center of Zanzibar city, are like
I can hear it now, “But wait… you’re in Spain? I thought you were back in Seattle…what’s going on!?” You’re not going crazy, we are back in Seattle. This particular post is just a few months late. And it won’t be the only one! Between so many wonderful folks visiting us in Europe, house-sitting and figuring our
Landing in the US a few months ago was really, really weird. A crazy combo of excitement and dread … which, incidentally, describes much of our transition thus far. In the photo we had juuuust entered the US and we were pretty darn excited! Now we’re finally settling in and feeling “home” again, but that
Holy Smokes! Can you believe it? Today, November 6, 2015, marks one entire year on the road! This is kind of mind-blowing. A year…a full year! You know what that means – it’s time for a celebration!! Grab the candles and party hats! A drink if you’re into that sort of thing. Now. On the
(odds are good this is our last blog before Radio Silence – hope you enjoy and we should be back around Sept. 2-5) JOBURG Post Cape Town, we spent three weeks doing a lovely house sit in Johannesburg where we took care of two of the world’s most friendly kitty-cats. Well, if you’re not a