Author Archives: Kathryn
Monterey Bay Aquarium
I always look forward to my annual trip to Monterey. It means I get to spend time with my friends and their chocolate lab in a beautiful place… …and I get to go behind the scenes at the Monterey Bay Aquarium! One of Erin's responsibilities is to feed the seven gill sharks (she's … Continue reading
Amahoro
Finally, a trailer of the Amahoro gorilla family I visited in Rwanda last October!
So long, super special fancy airline status
For the past couple of years, my travels had earned me elite status with United Airlines but unfortunately my status expired at the end of January. Boo! So here’s a look at my last time getting to use an airport lounge. This one happens to be at Tokyo’s Narita airport. Just look at this … Continue reading
Down Under
What does Mini Bear do when she unexpectedly spends a whole day at the airport? Why, make the final trailer for our Australia trip, of course!
New Year’s fireworks
New Year's Eve as seen from Sydney Harbour!
Sydney by Seaplane part 2
A one minute trailer of the seaplane trip…Bollywood style!
Australia miscellaneous
It's been a great couple of weeks in Sydney, but there are two things that have baffled me. Why is everything so expensive here? (Almost $40 Australian for a six pack of Corona at the liquor store!) And what's with all the guys wearing short neon shorts?
Sydney by Seaplane
For our last day in Oz, Josh and I took a seaplane flight out to the northern beaches! Take off! We had great views flying over Manly and the other northern beaches. The beach where we munched on a great picnic. It was pretty overcast and drizzled on us a bit, but … Continue reading
Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb
The Sydney Harbour Bridge took eight years, required two thousand employees, and cost sixteen lives to complete in 1932. In 1989 businessman Paul Cove began pushing the government to let customers walk along the bridge’s arch. Nearly a decade passed before Cove won the government’s approval and in the past twenty plus years, more … Continue reading
New Year’s Eve
Josh and I watched Sydney's famous fireworks show from a ship called–what else–The Penguin! The harbor was full of different boats: posh yachts, booze cruises, little dinghies. The Penguin was a modest yet comfortable sail boat. It was a casual atmosphere, as you can see by the captain steering with his feet. The … Continue reading