A Bad Wrap
Travel poses inherent dangers, we all know that. Our society is changing everywhere. Going grocery shopping or seeing a movie or going...
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Katherine Sirvio
- Aug 13, 2017
- 5 min
Where Do You Draw The Line?
My husband and I traveled to an island off the coast of Belize called Ambergris Caye. It is a long and narrow island with one main town...
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Katherine Sirvio
- Jul 30, 2017
- 5 min
Where Did You Say?
What are the first things you think of when you hear the word Mongolia? If you are like me, Genghis Khan and where is that? I didn't...
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Katherine Sirvio
- Jul 23, 2017
- 5 min
Chill at Nærøyfjord
Andy and I just came back from an amazing adventure in Scandinavia. I say Scandinavia because as always we had no plans and didn't know...
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Katherine Sirvio
- Jul 16, 2017
- 5 min
This is Going to Get Personal...
So by now, you know that I lived in Korea for three years on an assignment for work. The differences between the American culture and the...
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Katherine Sirvio
- Jun 25, 2017
- 6 min
How to Drive in Korea - LOL
My husband Andy and I moved to Seoul Korea in autumn 2007. It was a real eye opener. We thought we were well traveled, educated, worldly....
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Katherine Sirvio
- Jun 11, 2017
- 6 min
What Did You Say?!@*#
One of my favorite pastimes is to hang out and chat about the meanings of words in different cultures. For example, the car hood and...
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Katherine Sirvio
- Jun 4, 2017
- 5 min
I should have taken a left turn in Albuquerque
Andy and I often travel free, meaning we pick a destination to fly into, rent a car and go. We make no plans, have no hotel reservations...
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Katherine Sirvio
- May 21, 2017
- 7 min
Social Faux Pas #286 and #293
It was back in 1994, just after I got married to my husband Andy. Literally, just afterward. We had gone on our honeymoon - a wonderful...
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Katherine Sirvio
- May 7, 2017
- 6 min
So, What's Missing?
A few years back, Andy and I had the opportunity to travel to Cambodia. What a magnificent place. We spent days on end exploring the...
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Katherine Sirvio
- Apr 30, 2017
- 5 min
This Is Only Chapter 1
So after taking a brief hiatus from my weekly blogging to travel around South America, I am ready to get back up and running. What a...
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Katherine Sirvio
- Mar 26, 2017
- 6 min
Monkeys and Squirrels and Skunks, Oh My!
Travel to the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica and stayed in Playa Flamingo. Some restaurants and stories about our stay.
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Katherine Sirvio
- Mar 19, 2017
- 5 min
So, I Am Worth $44.18...
When I was 13 years old, my parents divorced. Or at least I think I was 13, perhaps I was only 11. In any regards, things happen and one...
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Katherine Sirvio
- Mar 11, 2017
- 4 min
Who, Us?
Andy and I were traveling in Bali, Indonesia. It was one of our favorite destinations that we really need to go back to. The beaches...
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Katherine Sirvio
- Mar 5, 2017
- 6 min
Too Hot, Hot Damn!
In 2010, I had an opportunity to travel to Bangalore, India on business. Well, you know I am not one to waste an opportunity like that...
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Katherine Sirvio
- Feb 25, 2017
- 6 min
You Can't Make This Stuff Up
Andy and I were living in Seoul, Korea. We were very fortunate because it was a hub for travel in and around Asia. It was relatively easy...
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Katherine Sirvio
- Feb 18, 2017
- 6 min
Don't Feed the Animals
It was quite some time ago, Andy and I were young and took our vacations via motorcycle and camping. I have some of the best memories...
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Katherine Sirvio
- Feb 11, 2017
- 6 min
Detained at the Border in Panama
Last February, Andy and I traveled with some friends to Costa Rica. It was a lovely trip and left our mouths watering for more. Because...
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Katherine Sirvio
- Feb 4, 2017
- 5 min
My, Oh My - The Things You Can Find at a Garage Sale
I was a fiber design major, studying at CCS CAD (Center for Creative Studies College of Art & Design) at the time. We had a field trip,...
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Katherine Sirvio
- Jan 28, 2017
- 5 min
The Spider That Ate My Brain
Parasites that are small enough to pass through your skin; fleas, lice and mite infestations on your body, and insects that nest in your...
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