Category: Travel and Other Adventures

I love going on adventures of all kinds.

  • Serendipity in Silverton

    Yesterday morning, my husband suggested that we go on an adventure. We decided to take the back-roads to Silverton, have lunch there, and then hike at Silver Falls State Park. We haven’t ventured that way in the six years we’ve lived here. We like to listen to podcasts on long drives and this time we chose…

  • Amsterdam: Concluding thoughts

    Our time in Amsterdam was unforgettable for many reasons.  But I think the thing that will stick with me the most about this vacation was the experience of meeting my internet friends in person.  We come from far-reaching corners of the world and it was really incredible that we somehow were able to make this meet-up happen.…

  • Amsterdam Day 6 – Waterlooplein and Rijksmuseum

    Our last day in Amsterdam was packed full. We decided to first go to Waterloopleinmarkt (the flea market). I was hoping to find some good deals on old film cameras. Unfortunately, it started raining when we were there and everything that wasn’t under a tent was immediately covered up. So if there was a table…

  • Amsterdam: day 5 – Rembrandthuis and a return to the jenever bar.

    On Day five we decided to visit the Rembrandt House Museum. It was awesome. It was the best museum experience I have ever had, actually.  On the day we went they were not doing the printing demonstration, which made us sad. HOWEVER, when we reached the top floor, in the studio they were giving a…

  • Amsterdam Day 4: WPPD

    Day four of our trip was Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day. Inge and Alex organized a really great day! We started out at Dam Square and meandered our way around the city, eventually ending up in the most wonderful place: A jenever bar called In de Olofspoort. If I hadn’t known Inge I would have never…