On our recent trip to Puerto Rico we used many forms of transportation; big planes, tiny planes, shuttle vans, taxis, rental cars, ferries, kayaks, swimming, feet, elevators, escalators and funiculars,. We did not at any point use a horse. (The last time we rode horses Blonde came home in a neck brace so for Blonde horses are on the equivalent of her personal "no fly" list.) … [Read more...]
Kayaking Collision Course in Puerto Rico
Blonde and Brunette promiscuously enter travel contests. We enter contests as often as Hugh Hefner wishes he entered all of those silicone-breasted 22 year olds who litter his mansion. After years of entering contests Blonde recently won a free trip for two to Puerto Rico. One of the included activities was a kayak tour of the Nature Reserve of Las Cabezas de San Juan’s … [Read more...]
Places we’ve loved: Cappadocia, Turkey
This is the first of a sporadic series of posts highlighting places we've been to and found to be especially memorable and enjoyable. Whenever either of us is asked where's the most interesting place we've traveled we answer "Cappadocia". If you aren't familiar with it Cappadocia is a region in Turkey. (It is also a region in Turkey if you are familiar with it come to think of … [Read more...]
FriFotos on Twitter: This week’s theme is “Secrets”
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Can’t get no satisfaction? Try snorkeling!
[slideshow] No, that isn't what we mean! We know what you're thinking and you should be ashamed of yourself. Blonde and Brunette both learned to swim when we were young (during the Civil War) and have always loved water activities that don't require prowess or balance - think water skiing, kite surfing, serious kayaking (we do the go in circles kind) or scuba diving (there's … [Read more...]
Weekly Photo Challenge: Renewal
Outside of Chaing Mai in Thailand Blonde was observing this tender scene of a mother elephant and her nursing baby. At the conclusion of the feeding the mother put her trunk down into a mud puddle, filled it and enthusiastically snorted a mud/snot waterfall all over Blonde. Apparently the mother wasn't pleased by the presence of Blonde observing this heartwarming scene. It … [Read more...]
Post-travel fitness: A thought transcription
There are a lot of annoying people who write chirpy articles about staying fit on the road and how you don't need to gain weight or lose fitness when you travel. Here's the truth - no one who has any fun when they travel does that shit. We eat a ton, exaggerate how much we've walked and say we'll take the weight off when we get home. For the most part that isn't true … [Read more...]
This week’s Twitter #FriFotos Theme is Curves – turns out there are a lot of them!
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Groundhog Day Puerto Rican Style
In the movie Groundhog Day, a Pittsburgh weatherman, played by Bill Murray, repeats the same day in a time loop until he finally gets it right. Well we aren't "weatherpersons" but we are originally from Pittsburgh and we are hoping to get our upcoming trip to Puerto Rico right. We were in Puerto Rico a little over 5 years ago, but, similarly to Bill Murray when he attempted … [Read more...]
Barcelona – Our recommendations on things to do and things to skip
[slideshow]Going to Barcelona is probably equivalent to a straight man meeting a beautiful young woman who just read the Kama Sutra and wants to try everything she learned - a veritable orgy of delights! But, alas, the man and the woman and you and Barcelona both probably have time constraints so our goal (beyond torturing this metaphor) is to give you a list of suggestions … [Read more...]