Inspiration comes from my friends blogs who every Wednesday they post some pics. This is from my camera from Laos. This was early on in the trip before I started using Joshs camera.
Much Love,
Karen and Josh xo
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
...wordless wednesdays
Inspiration comes from my friends blogs who every Wednesday they post some pics. This is from my camera from Laos. This was early on in the trip before I started using Joshs camera.
Much Love,
Karen and Josh xo
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
...the first adventure for 2011
Hello all,
I know its been a long time since we wrote last but alot has happened in the last 3 weeks. We just got back from holidays.
It was really good spending time together. Something I really appreciated is going to bed together and waking up together every morning. With Josh working away and me having ridiculous hours at work this is not something we always get to do. So to be able to wake up next to each other was so great.
We spent the majority of our holiday in a town called Vang Vieng in Laos. Laos is a country next to Thailand and Vietnam. Map below because I am not the best at explaining where it is:)
Vang Vieng is this beautiful little town in a Valley near a river. It was crazy to wake up every morning walk outside and see these massive Jurassic Park-esque mountains. The people are so lovely and you dont even have to barter. Something I was super impressed with because 1) I hate bartering and 2) I am epic-ly bad at it. Everything was so so cheap. Especially the food. Which was probably one of my favourite parts. Cant decide what you want to eat thats okay just order both:) We found this awesome little curry place by the end of our time there. Swear we had dinner there like 5 times... and by dinner I mean a feast!!
Something amazing that we did was go Hot Air Ballooning for Valentines Day. Even though it was the day before. Being in Vang Vieng is like being in a time warp and so I thought I was booking for Valentines Day but turns out I booked the day before. But nonetheless it was amazing the view was incredible. Hot Air Ballooning is only something new in Vang Vieng so it was cool to see the local kids run after the balloon calling out and waving (and a few adults as well.)
After Vang Vieng we missioned to Bangkok. Something I have learned about myself is that I am not a good traveller. Not only does my boredom kick in but my inability to be able to sleep properly in Buses or Planes. I am truly jealous of those people who can just sit down and fall asleep! But i did it even though it fully took it out of me. So after 24 hours of travelling we finally made it there. I really like Bangkok it has everything you can imagine (except the beach - but we have that at home so it was ok.) Something i loved was that they had these little fresh food carts on the streets. You could get half a pineapple cut up in a bag for 20 Baht which is less than a $1 or corn on a cob for 10 Baht. I loved it... fresh food as soon as you walk out of the hotel.
It was very hard to come home. As we laid in bed preparing to get up and mission it home I literally rolled over and told Joshua that we should stay in bed miss our flights and stay on our adventure forever. But alas reality calls and we had to go home to save for our next adventure.
I will post some photos soon but they are all on Joshuas camera so I have to wait for him to get back. Hope you are all well.
All our love,
Karen and Josh xo
I know its been a long time since we wrote last but alot has happened in the last 3 weeks. We just got back from holidays.
It was really good spending time together. Something I really appreciated is going to bed together and waking up together every morning. With Josh working away and me having ridiculous hours at work this is not something we always get to do. So to be able to wake up next to each other was so great.
We spent the majority of our holiday in a town called Vang Vieng in Laos. Laos is a country next to Thailand and Vietnam. Map below because I am not the best at explaining where it is:)
Vang Vieng is this beautiful little town in a Valley near a river. It was crazy to wake up every morning walk outside and see these massive Jurassic Park-esque mountains. The people are so lovely and you dont even have to barter. Something I was super impressed with because 1) I hate bartering and 2) I am epic-ly bad at it. Everything was so so cheap. Especially the food. Which was probably one of my favourite parts. Cant decide what you want to eat thats okay just order both:) We found this awesome little curry place by the end of our time there. Swear we had dinner there like 5 times... and by dinner I mean a feast!!
Something amazing that we did was go Hot Air Ballooning for Valentines Day. Even though it was the day before. Being in Vang Vieng is like being in a time warp and so I thought I was booking for Valentines Day but turns out I booked the day before. But nonetheless it was amazing the view was incredible. Hot Air Ballooning is only something new in Vang Vieng so it was cool to see the local kids run after the balloon calling out and waving (and a few adults as well.)
After Vang Vieng we missioned to Bangkok. Something I have learned about myself is that I am not a good traveller. Not only does my boredom kick in but my inability to be able to sleep properly in Buses or Planes. I am truly jealous of those people who can just sit down and fall asleep! But i did it even though it fully took it out of me. So after 24 hours of travelling we finally made it there. I really like Bangkok it has everything you can imagine (except the beach - but we have that at home so it was ok.) Something i loved was that they had these little fresh food carts on the streets. You could get half a pineapple cut up in a bag for 20 Baht which is less than a $1 or corn on a cob for 10 Baht. I loved it... fresh food as soon as you walk out of the hotel.
It was very hard to come home. As we laid in bed preparing to get up and mission it home I literally rolled over and told Joshua that we should stay in bed miss our flights and stay on our adventure forever. But alas reality calls and we had to go home to save for our next adventure.
I will post some photos soon but they are all on Joshuas camera so I have to wait for him to get back. Hope you are all well.
All our love,
Karen and Josh xo
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
...pondering 2011
Call it a new years resolution. Call it a new way to catch up and keep in contact. Whatever it is here is our very first blog. I dont want to give too much away too early on in the game but a lot of things are going to change for us this year. We have A LOT of things to look forward to... but I get ahead of myself. First up introductions.
Our names are Josh and Karen. We currently live in a small beach town in Western Australia.
My name is Karen. But everyone calls me Macca. Everyone except Josh actually. Im a bartender. Love the outdoors. Love the ocean. Love to wakeboard and love to dance. I am a tomboy who can be girly. I am shy but can be quite outgoing. I love to stay home for a quiet night and I love to go out. For the last year I have worked in a Bar. Never thought that I would love it as much as I do. But working at the Bar has grown me as a person. I have changed in ways that I would never expect or saw coming but for what the last 12 months have taught me I wouldn't change it for the world.
Josh is a good man. A quiet man... at least until he gets a few drinks in him and then not so quiet :) Josh is kind. Josh is honest and stubborn. He is the kind of man that will put other people first and do anything for his loved ones. Josh is the kind of man you want in your corner. Josh works away at a Mine where he drives trucks underground.
To look at us you might wonder why. I am not sure why we work but somehow we do. Perhaps our opposite personalities and traits are what make us work. Maybe we are simply each others puzzle piece. For whatever reason for the last four years Josh and I have been inseparable. And I wouldn't have it any other way.
So thats our introduction. I know it has been short and sweet but often you get a better understanding of who someone is by spending time with them... or by reading their blog:)
All our love,
Josh and Macca... Just a girl and boy from the beach xoxoxo
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