PLACES Where to Find the Best Beaches in Bali, Indonesia Posted on May 7, 2016June 28, 2024 We only went to three of them and they were in the south or western shore, so I can’t speak personally on any other beaches on the island. We went to one each in Kuta, Seminyak and Padang Padang. Actually I went to three and my husband went to one. After the beach in Seminyak he refused to go to another one with me. Read more
PLACES Top 10 Bali: Mind-Blowing Destinations in Indonesia Posted on April 23, 2016September 18, 2024 Top 10 Bali Destinations No two of the top 10 lists for Bali and Indonesia will or should be the same. There is no shortage of things to do on the island of Bali, with or without kids. We didn’t plan to do much. I wanted to hang out around the pool,… Read more
PLACES 20 Things I Learned in Bali, Indonesia After My First Visit Posted on April 18, 2016June 28, 2024 My trip to Bali was wild, with many monkeys, stunning temples, giant bugs, and motorbikes everywhere. But Bali turned out to be way more than I expected. In Ubud, Kuta, and Nusa Dua, I found a mix of cool stuff that blew my mind – rich culture, excellent nature spots,… Read more
PLACES 30 Ways to Travel Without Leaving Home Posted on March 26, 2016June 28, 2024 And then it dawned on me. I realized it’s much more than the above. I realized it was more than just the sum of the experiences, the places I’d been or the things I’d seen. It was how it made me feel. And then I realized that I can experience a lot of the same sensations without hopping on a plane, train or boat… right in my own neighborhood. Read more
PLACES Hiking the Apsan Kosangol Valley Trail in Daegu South Korea Posted on March 7, 2016August 3, 2024 After consulting the map I decided to hike up to the Kosangol Valley because it would take me past the Mud Crack Ripple Mark and Dinosaur Footprint. Keep in mind I had no idea what either of those markers on the map would entail or whether or not I’d be able to discern them once I had arrived. Read more
CULINARY TRAVEL My Favorite Spots to Eat and Drink in Daegu Posted on March 1, 2016August 4, 2024 I really had no idea we would eat (or drink) out as much as we do. We wanted to live downtown, so we could walk out the door into the mix and that’s exactly what we did for the first 8 months we were here. We still eat out a lot, its good and cheap and now that its just the two of us, its pretty easy too. Read more
MILITARY RELATED Daegu Off-post Housing and Apartment Guide Posted on March 1, 2016October 31, 2024 Are you PCS to Daegu? I created this Daegu Off-post Apartment Guide so you would have information about off-post housing, housing options in Daegu, amenities, schools, and the city of Daegu. I remember when we learned of our PCS to Daegu South Korea. Here is a ton of options, with pictures, for American style apartments in Daegu. Read more
CULINARY TRAVEL 5 Best Bars in Daegu for a Good Beer Posted on February 24, 2016June 27, 2024 The last time we were here all you could get was OB, Cass, Hite and bottled Budweiser, Heineken or Corona. All that changed in April 2014, when the government loosened restrictions that had prohibited microbreweries from operating because they couldn’t match mandated quotas. Now there’s a real trend to microbreweries… Read more