Apparently, the word travel has a common origin with the word travail. During the era when travel was uncomfortable and often dangerous, the French word trepaliare (torture) spawned the word …
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Life in Laos
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Dear Dad, This is the 2nd Father’s Day you’ve had since I was born, and I’m not even a year old yet. Mum says that America and Australia have different …
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(Yes, that is the dog’s water bowl. Yes, that is my child. No, I did not take this photo.) * When we brought home our adorable mutt, Zulu, a number …
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What a whirlwind! Love At The Speed Of Email had a great launch day yesterday. Scores of people visited the launch announcement and a bunch of you clicked on over …
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The day we landed in Laos I came down with a cold, and two days later my ears started to hurt so badly I could hardly see straight. The minute …
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It’s been five days since we landed in Washington DC after a mammoth 36-hour journey from Laos, and we’re starting to emerge from the jet lag fog. Dominic only woke …