Happy Wednesday! We’re almost halfway through our 4-month Southeast Asia trip. We’ve experienced a bunch of NEW things, and have learned a lot of NEW things, so I thought it was about time I posted about a few of them!

First of all, we visited Kanching Falls in Malaysia, so I’m updating my Waterfalls Bucket List. These falls have 7 tiers, but some we didn’t think were worth a photo, haha!

Also, check out this dude who decided he’d chill at the bottom of this waterfall tier and scroll on his phone and ruin everyone’s photos! We thought he was being very inconsiderate, but what do you think?

I’ve never actually fed an elephant before, so that was NEW. We fed this guy at an elephant sanctuary in Phuket, Thailand.

We’ve visited so many Buddhist temples that we had to research all the different poses of Buddha! There’s the sitting Buddha, the reclining Buddha, the standing Buddha, the one leg folded with the other hanging down, and on and on! So interesting. We’ve also wanted to learn the differences between Buddha statues and Hindu statues. It’s been an education!

We watched a NEW water light show.

We’ve had our share of beaches and pools. I think we’ve achieved a good balance of relaxation and interesting excursions. Again, we’re halfway through, so we’ll see what other NEW stuff we can do or see!

And lastly, not travel-related, but I have a NEW favorite rendition of the song, The Sound of Silence. Wowza! That bass….that key change! Just wow! Take a listen and let me know what you think. (In case the embedded link doesn’t work, it’s HERE).

I hope you have a terrific day and get to do or learn something NEW!

I’ve decided to read all of the published books by Susan Meissner. Here’s my list to keep track!

Happy Thursday!

I recently read a fun post on a blog I follow that had some get-to-know me questions. Although I have something similar on my About page, I thought I’d add a few more. Here goes:

• Do you like road trips or airline flights better? Hmmm. I like both, but road trips are definitely more affordable. I was just recently dreaming up some possible road trips for the next few years. One idea is to travel the entire Route 66. The image above is of the iconic Studebaker still rusting out near Route 66. This was taken when we visited Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona.
• Would you rather cook or order in? I think I’d rather cook, especially if I already had all of the ingredients (because…shopping…ugh! :o). I don’t know if this counts as cooking, but I just made a VERY delicious dip: Cranberry Jalapeno Dip. YUM!
• Who or what never fails to make you laugh? Lately, the comedian, Nate Bargatze! He’s a funny, funny guy! Last week we attended his Big Dumb Eyes Tour. And if you haven’t seen his Saturday Night Live George Washington skit – go look it up. So funny!
• Do you collect anything? Yes, I collect experiences and photographs of experiences. We used to collect salad tongs, since we picked a set up in New Zealand, Canada, Italy etc., but you only need so many salad tongs. We don’t collect them anymore. Earlier, we started collecting those collectible spoons. Also don’t need. haha!
• How do you interact with someone who disagrees with you? I try not to bring up the issue(s) that we disagree on. I prefer cordial conversations and believe everyone can agree on something! If the other person can calmly converse about the issues we disagree on, I’m more than willing to have a discussion. But I find that somewhat rare.
• Do you think you’ll accomplish all your dreams? Most likely not. I have too many, and they keep multiplying!
• Can you write in cursive? Yes. And it’s a shame that some schools don’t even teach cursive writing anymore!
• What’s your opinion on modern art? Well, sometimes I just don’t “get it”! But I always appreciate the artist’s talent and effort.
• What does your fridge typically look like? On the outside, there’s nothing on it. I like a clean, clutter-free look. On the inside, well, it depends on the day. :o)
• What’s your favorite smell? Oh! Hard Question! My #1 is probably lilacs, but I also love cinnamon. It’s a toss-up!

Let me know what your answers to a few of these Qs are! I hope you have a terrific day and get to learn or do something NEW!