After leaving Istanbul we flew south to the Aegean coast in the southwestern corner of the country. We rented a car and toured the town and the surrounding area.

We began our trip in the megametropolis of Istanbul. Best known as the only city that spans two continents, there were definitely times where we felt we were in Europe…

For my birthday in January we spent the rainy weekend in Portland. The highlights of the trip were the restaurant Andina and the submarine at the science museum.

Unfortunately for me, I had to fly back to Seattle after we left Zambia. But lucky for Kim and most of the rest of the group, she got to carry…

The highlight of trip to Zambia was a visit to Victoria Falls, the largest waterfall in the world. At one mile wide and over 100 meters high, the falls are…

We left Botswana by boat, crossing the Zambezi river into Zambia. From there we took a bus to a resort named the Zambezi Sun. It was nice, but it lacked…

After a few days at Sandibe, we flew to a different camp in a wetter area of the delta. Nxabega had fewer large animals, but had more varied bird and…

After taking three days to travel from Seattle (first to Atlanta, then to Johannesburg, then to Maun, then to the camp) to Sandibe Safari camp, we spent the first three…

In April of 2005 Kim made her first trip to our nation’s capitol. We spent a wonderful week touring the sites and even ran into a power broker or two….

After we left Guatemala, we spent four days on the beach in Belize. We did next to nothing the entire time. These are the photos to prove it.