Muz 'n' Shell

Muzzy and I started traveling in 1990. Our first trip was to Thailand. Muzzy was in the Merchant Marines in another incarnation and had traveled all over the world. I had done a lot of internal traveling, but waited a lifetime to be able to really travel. After that first trip I was definitely hooked. We went to Bali in '93. In '96 we returned to Thailand to visit our daughter Sarah at her Peace Corps site in Petchabun province. In '99 we went to Nepal and Thailand, in '03 to Laos and Thailand, and in '05/'06 back to Thailand, Laos and Burma. In '07 we returned to Nepal, Laos and Thailand with our dear traveling companion Kyp. Muzzy and I have been incredibly fortunate in making the trip up the Nam Tha river twice to Luang Namtha. Laos is very special to us. I just hope we get to keep traveling. The photos posted on this site are all by Mr. Muz unless otherwise stated, and he is a grand and wonderful photographer!

Thursday, December 31, 2015

Off to see the...

January 7th we begin another adventure overseas.  Our last trip was at the beginning of 2014 and we had no idea of what the end of that year and the beginning of 2015 would bring.  We missed our 2015 trip but we are almost packed and are ready for a break.  I look forward to being in my "happy place",  SE Asia.  We are returning to Bali after 23 years and will stay with Ketut Suratana and his family.  I understand his son is now in charge of the guest house.  He was not quite a year old when we met him in 1993.   I'm sure things have changed, but our daughter Sarah assures us it is still the magical, art-filled world we found on that first trip.  I plan to bathe in the sacred spring.  Our friend, Annette Baker, will be joining us in Thailand for a trip to Issan to see the monitor lizards and the Khmer ruins, and, of course, the markets.  Other than that, who knows what we will find?  I'm sure Mr. Muzzy will take plenty of photos.