In Box | 1. British Columbia | 2 Osaka | 3 Okayama | 4 Fukuoka | 5 Kuragawa | 6 Takamatsu | 7 A Day in a Kyoto Market | 8 Kyoto Halloween | 9 Kyoto Temples & Gardens | 10 Other Kyoto Images | 11 Three-Five-Seven | 13 Beijing | Happy Holidays | 14 Xian | 15 Lijiang | 16 In a Lijiang Square | 17 Yangshuo | 18 Xing Ping Market | 19 Hong Kong | 20 Auckland | 21 Zorbing | 22 South Island West Coast | 23 Canyon Swing | 24 Glacier Helicopter | 25 Canterbury | 26 Sydney | 27 Beach Scene | 28 Opera House | 29 Cairo Backstreets | 30 Giza | 31 Luxor | 32 Rome Part 1 | 33 Rome Part 2 | 34 Tuscany | 35 Siena | 36 Umbria | 37 Ella the Wonder Dog | 38 Castiglion Fiorentino | 39 Venice Scenes | 40 Venice Up Close | 41 Paris | 42 Tribute, Cologne | 43 Oops! | 44 Berlin Part 1 | 45 Berlin Part 2 | 46 Cast Exam | 47 Olomouc | 48 One Prague | 49 Another Prague | 50 Budapest | 51 Budapest bis | 52 Amsterdam | 53 North Cornwall | 54 Sussex and Kent | 55 Our Favourite Signs | 56 Yukon Intro | 57 The Raft Adventure Begins | 58 Icebergs and Grizzlies | Cycling Pinar del Rio | Havana 1 | Havana 2 | Hiking in the Usambara Mountains | Basic Usambara | Selous on Land | Selous from the Water | Cusco and the Sacred Valley | May Day | Lares Trek | Peruvian Pooches | Finding Machu Picchu | Windows 2011 | Amazon | Lima | Paris: Life and Death | Quai des Augustins | Versailles | Blossoms and Sculpture | Paris in Black and White | Parisian Lines | Walking on the Right Bank | Paris Curves | Naukluft | Sesrium 1 | Sesrium 2 | Walvis Bay | Victoria Falls | South Luangwa 1 | South Luangwa 2 | Kuragawa Onsen | Nara | Deer Nara | Cat Cafe | Temple Colours | Toji Market | Kurama-Kibune Hike | People | Zen 1 | Zen 2 | Angkor | Lampang | Nan | Terracotta Garden | Chiang Mai 1 | Chiang Mai 2 | Luang Prabang 1 | Luang Prabang 2 | Luang Prabang 3 | Magha Puja | Nong Khiaw | Vang Vieng | Ninh Binh | Around Ninh Binh | Hanoi 1 | Hanoi 2 | Hanoi 3

03-OCT-2006

We started planning this trip about four years ago. Our approach is very much "do it when you can." We know that we love to travel, but we have never done a trip together that approaches the scale of this one. How will it be to travel for so long? Who knows? We are just doing it.

03-OCT-2006

We visited family and friends in Edmonton and Vancouver before heading for Japan. We went for a great hike just off the "Sea to Sky Highway" that links Vancouver to Squamish and Whistler.

10-OCT-2006

We are ready for the world. Thank you to Gregory Sifert who took this photo and let us use it here.

03-OCT-2006

Gregory S. and Barb heading back down. You can see the Sea to Sky Highway, which is being expanded in preparation for the Olympics.

04-OCT-2006

We hope that this photo blog will flash a strange beauty as we carry on from pit stop to pit stop.