CNN Hero, Ponheary Ly
When David and I went to Cambodia in 2002 we had a wonderful tour guide to the temples, a woman named Ponheary Ly. While she was guiding us, she told us about her family and her past. Her story of surviving…
Next Destination: Panama July 2010
I usually get one of two reactions when I tell people where we’re going next. The first is, “Wow, I’ve always wanted to go there!” or “I love (insert place name)!” The second reaction is not so…enthusiastic; “You’re going where?…
Favorite Photo Friday- Water Puppets, Hanoi Vietnam
Today’s featured photo was taken during our trip to Vietnam in July 2009 This photo is from the famous Temple of Literature in Hanoi and was taken outside a souvenir shop inside the temple grounds. Seeing a performance of the famous water…
Favorite Photo Friday- Brantomé France
Today’s featured photo was taken during a trip to France in 2008. This photo is from the picturesque town of Brantomé in the Dordogne region. For some reason I didn’t use it anywhere on the website, even though it’s one of my favorites. The building is…
Favorite Photo Friday-Ta Prohm Temple, Cambodia
Today’s featured photo was taken during my trip to Cambodia in 2007. Once you have this photo full size on the screen it’s almost as if you can step into it. Imagine yourself walking through the jungle. Feel the heat and the humidity. Birds…
Favorite Photo Friday-The Coliseum in Rome
I’d like to introduce a new feature on wired2theworld called “Favorite Photo Friday” where I’ll be sharing some of our favorite photos. Today’s featured photo was taken during my trip to Rome in 2009. I like this photo because in black…
Welcome to the new wired2theworld!
Welcome to the newest incarnation of wired2theworld! We’ve been around a long time (has it really been over a decade?) and thought it was finally time to join the blogosphere. In the past, on the old site, if you wanted to leave a…
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