Intro to Budapest

It is always surprising whenever I realize that we have passed the one-year mark at post. Three countries later and one of the things that never gets old is how time flies, wherever you are. I’m not going to make excuses about how it took me that long to write more about Hungary and Budapest …

Getting Through Winter

I survived my first winter season! It is still chilly outside, jackets and scarves are still necessary, but the days have become a longer and the grey atmosphere has been replaced by more color brought on by the sunshine. A couple of days ago we took Jeopardy to Margit Hid, the big island park in …

How I got kicked-out of a bike tour in Amsterdam

If this were a movie the opening scene would be me flying through the air in slow-motion. Flashback to a few days, our trip to Amsterdam began like most of our trips. We were still posted in Muscat at the time and JG and I looked forward to a bit of a cooler climate. Although …

Backpacking IndoChina: Last Leg: Ho Chi Minh

Welcoming 2017 was memorable for me because we spent it in Vietnam as the final leg of our Indo-China tour.  And instead of running down the things we saw, did, and ate, I’m going to tell you just how unforgettable the experience was. (I’m just going to squeeze in some pictures of the sites and …

Year End Special: 2017 Duality Uncategorized

Here we are, 2018! I kept thinking about the theme for my annual year-end round-up, and I was thinking something like what I did at the end of 2015 when I talked about half of my last year in Muscat, and the other half coming home in the Philippines. I thought about doing it again …