Uncategorized – Chasing Chicharrones

Holiday Escape Postcard 2022 Photos Hints

Here are some hints to the puzzle hidden in the photos of our holiday postcard!

Holiday Escape Postcard 2022 Text Hints

Here are some hints to the puzzle hidden in the text of our holiday postcard!

Holiday Escape Postcard 2022 Answers

Here are the answers to our super epic very awesome totally extremely cool really exciting holiday card!

Games we played

I have to admit: our family was not always the most pleasant tour group, especially if we were visiting a fort, palace, cathedral, mosque or ancient ruin after having recently seen another fort, palace, cathedral, mosque or ancient ruin. I feel bad about it – all our tour guides were so nice, enthusiastic and knowledgeable.Continue reading “Games we played”

Things I miss about/from America

1. My own room 2. Good wifi 3. Having lots of space 4. Costco 5. Mom’s cooking 6. Amazon Alexa 7. My computer 8. Cheesesteak Shop 9. Perfect weather 10. Vegetables The thing I think I miss the most is my own room because while traveling my family shares a room and to be honestContinue reading “Things I miss about/from America”

My blog post about blog posts

I was asked to do ANOTHER blog post so I decided I would do one about why I shouldn’t have to write more blog posts. And yes, who would’ve thought I didn’t like doing blog bosts. Reason 1. When we first had a family meeting about doing a blog I very strongly vetoed the idea.Continue reading “My blog post about blog posts”

Happy little moments

From the Hammock of James – It’s Hammock Time Wow, my blogging is inconsistent. We are halfway through our gap year and I’m on my second blog. I just want to take a moment to note one of my favorite small memories from each country. We Spent four months in Costa Rica and there wereContinue reading “Happy little moments”

Foods that I think are YUMMY that we’ve had while traveling in Cambodia. “

Boba Mango leather thingy Rice and Pork Soy milk Fried noodles Baos Sugar cane juice Boba! Contents: Black tea, condensed milk, and tapioca pearls. Mango leather! Contents: Mango, Mango, mangos! Rice & Pork! It’s a commonly eaten breakfast dish. We’ve had it many times. Contents: Pork, steamed rice, fried egg (sometimes), little pickled veggies. SoyContinue reading “Foods that I think are YUMMY that we’ve had while traveling in Cambodia. “”

MVP of Phase 2: the Sawyer water filter

The new purchase* with the most stars in the Lee-Breeden family rating system is our new Sawyer water filtration system. Nearly all the countries we have visited so far have lacked tap water sufficiently filtered for the delicate GI systems of us coddled Americans. The Sawyer system is lightweight, easy to use, works fast, andContinue reading “MVP of Phase 2: the Sawyer water filter”

Covid Disaster

It happened. The one thing that we always knew could happen, that was always nagging in the back of our minds before any new country, it happened. A positive Covid test. We had just returned back to the US for a week to visit family before starting Phase 3 and traveling to Southeast Asia. OurContinue reading “Covid Disaster”