If you’re at all like us, you were brought up thinking about the concept of a country as a pretty straight forward thing. A country has its own territory and borders, a government, an official flag, its own set of … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2015
Jerusalem, Israel
Since leaving Thailand in early December we’ve felt immersed in utter chaos nearly every minute of every day. Partially that’s because of decisions we’ve made along the way and the unique situations we’ve created for ourselves, for which we accept … Continue reading
Gulf of Aqaba, Saudi Arabia / Egypt
Hi Mom and Pop, Sending you warm thoughts today and wishing you a VERY happy wedding anniversary… celebrating the most important day of your lives, and a day we owe the existence of our own lives to!! So cheers to … Continue reading
Port Suakin, Sudan
A line in a famous college graduation speech by Bazz Luhrman goes like this: Don’t worry about the things that scare you. The real troubles in your life are apt to be ones that never crossed your worried mind… the … Continue reading
Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean
What a shame it is that the theme of our final ocean crossing is the issue of piracy. It’s an issue that few people understand, so a few words on its history are in order. Since the Somali government collapsed … Continue reading