Category: travel

Hyatt Orlando, after the zombie apocalypse

Hyatt Orlando, after the zombie apocalypse

In 1984, our family went to Orlando, Florida, for a family vacation. We went to Disney World, where EPCOT Center had opened just two years prior. I fondly remember the (now defunct) Wet ‘n Wild water park. But since we were a weird family, we also attended the four-day American Federation of Aviculture (birds!)…

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My best photos

My best photos

Just so people don’t think I only take pictures of birds, I thought I’d share what I consider some of the best photos I’ve taken.

There are 16 of them and they are all from trips to New Zealand, Hawaii, Costa Rica, and California.

Based on this, the most beautiful place in the world is the South Island of New Zealand.

10 things I learned by visiting Costa Rica

10 things I learned by visiting Costa Rica

  1. Hanging things on a clothes line is not for drying them; it’s for conducting mildew and mold growing experiments. 
  2. Wearing seat belts while driving on rough gravel roads can cause more injury than not wearing them.
  3. Too warm? Underwear is optional.
  4. Stop signs are for aesthetic purposes only. Who doesn’t love a splash of red?
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Our rules for trips (new and improved!)

Our rules for trips (new and improved!)

When traveling, the following things sometimes used to happen:

  • We feel rushed and get tired
  • We drive too much
  • We have stomach issues
  • We don’t feel connected to where we are visiting
  • It’s too crowded where we are visiting
  • Not feeling like we are getting a good value for our money
  • Feeling overburdened with carrying so much stuff

We made some rules before our 2007 New Zealand trip that worked well and we’ve refined them with each trip we’ve taken and here’s what we now follow.…

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