Eunjae's & Joel's Travel Blog
Eunjae's & Joel's Travel Blog
This week, Eunjae and I attended the ADA Divine Awakening Festival in Ada Bojana, Montenegro and wanted to share our opinions and observations. The Festival was billed as “Six days of unity, celebration and self discovery. It combines workshops, Cacao ceremonies, performances, art, movement, healing, etc., with spiritual, emotional and artistic dimensions.”. It’s described as […]
Spring is here and I am all about it! After our whirlwind Africa tour, we focused on reconnecting with friends close and afar. This included picking up some new hobbies like studying for our private pilots license. Let me tell you, I have a whole new respect for pilots, and the amount of information they […]
Last night while watching the news I ran across this graphic that highlights just a few of the activities, orders and actions Donald Trump has authorized within four days of becoming President. Regardless of your political viewpoint, I think we can all agree that for at 78 years old, Trump has more energy than most […]
A few days ago we celebrated our 34th Wedding Anniversary, and come October will be 39 years together. How do you describe nearly 40 years together? Magical, joyful, fun, occasionally annoying… all are useful labels to encapsulate a life together. Our Anniversary We hosted a dinner party at our favorite restaurant Jasmin a Maslina to […]
Apologies for the long intermission between updates. How is your summer going? Ours is going well, but the heat is still oppressive and shows no signs of abating soon. Since Corfu, we have attended EXIT Festival 2024 and stayed with friends at their camp on Hvar, Croatia. Humanity Why is the blog titled Empathy and […]
Happy Birthday to me, I’m 60! With age comes new experiences…. So I am in the bathroom taking care of some personal grooming, no big deal. You know how it is, hair sprouting from places it shouldn’t and absent from where it should. Grabbing my trusty weed whacker (AKA nose hair trimmer), I begin deforesting […]
Where has the time gone? One year ago in May we left Virginia and moved to Serbia, and so many wonderful memories and experiences have manifested. The food, the drink the travel, and of course, old and new friends. We never in our wildest dreams expected to meet and become friends with so many wonderful […]
Our “One Night in Bangkok” (exotic 80’s song, written by ABBA) was actually three nights of eating, drinking and watching the Lady Boys perform live. Bangkok is truly international, and is an orgy of vibrant sights, smells and tastes with people going everywhere at all times of the night. Traffic is a nightmare, and traffic […]
After eleven hotels, six flights and three boat trips, it is comforting to know we will be home soon. We are looking forward to seeing everyone and sharing our newly acquired Thai cooking skills. On a very positive note, Eunjae’s coughing, asthma and colds have completely disappeared and she is feeling well. We both have […]
No, I am still a heterosexual white male. Visiting temples requires men and women to cover their knees and shoulders, and wearing pants at 40C is a “non-starter,” so bring on the sarong. Entering Laos, the first thing you notice is the lack of humidity although it is still hot 40C (104F). The heat wouldn’t […]
Cambodia is not what we expected and has offered delights that exceeded our expectations. Crossing the border, via water on The Jahan, is a study in contrasts. The Vietnam border was bustling with ships, factories and people; upon entering Cambodia just a few boats and riverside shacks. Prior to this trip, our only exposure to […]
Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, is a modern / cosmopolitan city, steeped in history and surfaced a lot of memories. Biden’s State of the Union announcement that the US military will be “boots on the ground” in Palestine feels like the Beirut Marine barracks bombing just waiting to happen again. What do they say […]
Well hello from Vietnam! OK, cliched and appropriate. We left Serbia on February 24th where it was sunny and 17c, only to find Vietnam firmly in winter’s grip – overcast, cold (12c during day) and windy. Who thinks of Vietnam and being cold? For gods sakes, we left Serbia for Southeast Asia to be warm! […]
After returning from Slovenia, we have been enjoying Novi Sad, exploring restaurants, hosting vintage movie nights and meeting new people. Our friend Iva took us to the “American Corner” where we participated in a debate about America’s 2nd Amendment “the right to keep and bear arms.” The Serbian take on private gun ownership is interesting […]
Imagine a country with wholesome natural beauty, lots of castles, charming town centers, and you have Slovenia. A seven hour drive and well worth the trip. Usually takes 5.5 hours, and should have, but I forgot to deselect “Avoid Tolls” on Waze so it took 7 hours. Sometimes I am an idiot! Ljubljana The Slovenian […]
Hello friends, I thought I would share some of our adventures since we moved from the US to Serbia. Serbia has been having an unusually cold spring. Temperatures have not cracked 19C (yes dear friends, we have converted to the dreaded metric system), which is around 67F. Today, we submitted our official paperwork for residency. […]
