The in between times

As July leans towards August, I can't help but wonder how we've arrived well past the mid-point of the year! I suppose that my attitude has tinged towards the negative as injuries, surgeries and rehab have shaped so many months. However, I shouldn't bitch and moan all THAT much, as I've looked forward to different …

Looking back at 2018

Yes, I somehow failed to write anything between November and now, despite the fact that I can list off a good number of 'happenings'!  While I'd like to sit back and reflect on those events and also on the year as a whole, I think that summarizing might actually be more helpful to me and …

Hiking highlights

As we are full-on skiing (!!!) and haven't hit the hiking trails for some time, it seems like a timely moment to summarize the hiking season in Zermatt.  First of all, we lucked out weather-wise with a serious lack of rain.  This, obviously, benefitted us, but is concerning long-term for a place that depends on …

Retour des Alpages – A brief weekend in Annecy

We've officially crossed that half-way point, and I'm finally getting around to jotting a few ideas here and there about the experience thus far.  I'll return to the Swiss adventures, of which there are many, but, for now, a quick recap of our quick weekend away.  It's funny because Zermatt is so beautiful, and you'd …

Road tripping: Whistler and Squamish

At times I feel spectacularly boring or predictable when it comes to life and the patterns that seem to define my experiences or to which I revert.  Case in point, back in 2014, when I undertook the first full ironman journey, I wanted the trip part to be about more than just the race.  And …

Spring highlights

Now that summer has "officially" begun - at least for me - I feel compelled to take a moment and look back on Spring 2017.  I would describe it as a bit of an emotional rollercoaster.  Let me say, that mid-life crisis thing is REAL!  One thing that is contributing to some of the emotional …

Beach time in Southern Thailand

Finally, the LAST chapter of our Thailand/Cambodia trip.  It's only taken me two months - yikes!  Anyhoo, getting down to business here: We ended our trip (before returning to Bangkok) in the south, hitting up the beaches.  Well, mainly one beach, although we did see a few others.  When we were initially planning the trip, …

Off the grid in Chiang Rai, Thailand

Happy Leap Day! I'll finish writing about Thailand soon - promise!  But it's quite fun to revisit photos and relive, through these images, some aspects of the trip, even 2 months after the fact.  From Chiang Mai, we took a bus to Chiang Rai.  It's not too far of a trip - just a few …