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Header2025-04-23T01:15:36+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2021/11/05/episode-eighty-three/2021-11-05T07:59:39+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2015/09/19/episode-eighty-two-old-and-new/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_3109.jpgContigo Baguette beef sandwich from MadrEAT street food festival in Madrid, SpainSeriously, though, it was a damn good sandwich.2015-09-20T08:46:38+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2015/02/25/episode-eighty-one-plate-piled-high/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cocktail-party.jpgCocktail PartyPresidents should always be short, so they can stand front and centre.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_1664.jpgIMG_1664Oh, I'm the society's graphic designer too.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_1643.jpgIMG_1643Being the President sometimes involves having masses of food delivered to your kitchen in halls and cooking 18 haggises in one sitting.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_1642.jpgIMG_1642Every once in a while, I get to have some fun too!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_1631.jpgIMG_1631https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_1634.jpgIMG_16342015-02-26T13:37:14+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2015/01/06/episode-eighty-hello-again/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1459.jpgRegina FabianNew friends, new languages :)https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1060.jpgLeia Angela visitThere's no place like home :)https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_0724.jpgCarlo visitReunited with my favourite pipolo!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_0539.jpgSara VisitOh, and did I mention, I got my hair cut?https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1293.jpgRosesSadly, this story has nothing to do with my own dating experiences.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_0056.jpgTranslation In ProgressI started my own business, Omega Language Solutions!2015-02-03T14:07:59+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/11/30/episode-forty-nine-the-last-wayyy-more-than-month-of-my-life-part-6-2/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/p1090846.jpgP1090846https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/p1090838.jpgP1090838https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/p1120377-e1417368126576.jpgP1120377https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/p1090813.jpgP1090813The Manuel Antonio beach was also popular with surfers.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/p1090931.jpgP1090931Cheese!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/p1090944.jpgP1090944https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/p1090810.jpgP1090810https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/p1090876.jpgP1090876https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/p1090706-e1417367127568.jpgP1090706https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/p1090672-e1417366823965.jpgP10906722014-11-30T17:29:23+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2014/01/06/episode-seventy-nine-home-at-last/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/5c53a-rbs2bedinburgh.jpg5c53a-rbs2bedinburgh2014-05-08T08:50:19+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/03/30/episode-eighteen-ode-de-toilette/2013-05-05T01:21:27+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2013/03/03/episode-seventy-eight-im-sick/2013-04-17T00:20:02+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2013/02/20/episode-seventy-seven-even-more-on-writing/2013-02-22T18:36:45+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2013/01/30/episode-seventy-five-more-on-writing/2013-01-30T20:41:58+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/08/31/episode-seventy-gunpowder-treason-and-plot/2012-12-14T00:29:33+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/12/14/episode-seventy-four-on-writing/2012-12-16T01:03:10+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/10/31/episode-seventy-three-basler-papiermuhle/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1150057.jpgPaper Museum Switzerland 7Answer me honestly: is it weird that I could look at shadowy pictures of plain sheets of paper all day?https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1150074.jpgPaper Museum Switzerland 6This is the insignia for the city of Basel, and it appears everywhere. They have a lot to be proud of!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1150046.jpgPaper Museum Switzerland 5Can you imagine what books must have cost back when they had to use this kind of machine to make each sheet of paper by hand?https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1150062.jpgPaper Museum Switzerland 3I have a feeling this would be a really awesome job. Just look at that pristine pile of paper next to her! I want to fall asleep on it.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1150054.jpgBasel Paper Museum 2I made a new friend - a fellow English-speaker - as we negotiated the complex processhttps://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1150052.jpgPaper Museum Switzerland 4Early forms of paper and various writing systems were on displayhttps://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1150051.jpgP1150051https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1150048.jpgP1150048https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1150047.jpgP1150047https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1150042.jpgPaper museum Switzerland 1Other museum-goers' creations, hanging up to dry2012-10-31T15:33:33+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/10/27/episode-seventy-two-autumn-in-edinburgh/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1150735v2.jpgMeadows 11https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1150720.jpgMeadows 10https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1150757.jpgMeadows 9https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1150782.jpgMeadows 8https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1150817.jpgMeadows 7https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1150802.jpgMeadows 6https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1150816.jpgMeadows 5https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1150774.jpgMeadows 4https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1150812.jpgMeadows 3https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1150798.jpgMeadows 22012-10-28T11:04:32+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/09/03/episode-seventy-one-speaking-of-fireworks/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1150663.jpgEdinburgh Fireworks 4The view was slightly obscured by the rooftops, but I think this actually created a beautiful silhouette.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1150658.jpgEdinburgh Fireworks 2Ghost tour guide said these reminded him of a heather-topped hillside.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1150656.jpgEdinburgh Fireworks 1Even halfway down the Mile our vantage point was pretty good.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1150652.jpgEdinburgh Fireworks 3I much less poetically referred to these as 'the ones that look like Sideshow Bob's hair'.2012-09-03T20:49:52+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/08/11/episode-sixty-nine-why-i-cant-stop-blogging/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0580.jpgChicken and cornHelp myself? Don't mind if I do...https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0575.jpgCornKnee-high by the 4th of July...2012-08-24T22:46:45+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/08/06/smores/2012-08-06T20:25:40+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/07/03/episode-sixty-seven-soundbytes-from-the-midwest/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/storm-011.jpgStorm 011The neighbour was lucky - this tree only just missed his front window.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/storm-015.jpgStorm 015The neighbour, whose garden is a certified wildlife habitat, suffered worse damage than ours.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/storm-004.jpgStorm 004Our back garden, where the root of our power problems seems quite clear.2012-07-09T11:28:37+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/06/28/episode-sixty-six-first-days-stateside/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0568.jpgGardenDo I really have to go back to Scotland?https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0530.jpgRosesSpeaking of delicious smells, look what was waiting for me at the airport!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0560.jpgLe bonheur est dans la StubThe project is coming along nicely :)https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0550.jpgGazeboThis is what I'm looking at right now.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0529.jpgRosesLook what was waiting for me at the airport!2012-07-03T12:28:08+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/06/02/saturday-spotlight-twenty-one-summer-styles/2012-06-07T07:12:13+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/05/26/saturday-spotlight-twenty-things-ill-miss/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1130751.jpgLiterary CaféI would never take pictures of myself drinking coffee in Edinburgh.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1130609.jpgEuropean ParliamentI gawp at this building every time I see it. I think it's just beautiful.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1130715.jpgTramMe and my number one mode of transport!2012-07-01T14:07:07+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/05/23/episode-sixty-five-faisons-un-pique-nique/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1140057.jpgMegan Bridge 2Now, how do I get down from here...?https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1140025.jpgAmanda Megan Petite FranceThe real reason Amanda and I hung out with Grant that day...https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1140044.jpgMegan Amanda ducksTrying to work out which male duck is the third wheel.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1140054.jpgMegan Bridge'Hey, quick Megan, get in that bridge!'https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1140029.jpgGrant Megan Petite FranceThe real reason Grant and I hung out with Amanda that day... Someone to photograph the two of us :Phttps://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1130994.jpgLocation 3Awkward postures all around!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1130768.jpgLocation 2Me and my many dream houses <3https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1130785.jpgMenu 2Yeah, that looks like about a 9.5 on the delicious scale.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1130733.jpgPetite FranceExaggerated head-tilt and beautiful architecture!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1130704.jpgCathedraleThe intricate cathedral can't really be fairly represented in a photograph, but that doesn't mean the photos can't still be stunning!2012-05-24T22:40:02+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/05/21/episode-sixty-four-wandering-around-strasbourg/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1140076.jpgMorningStrong black coffee: proof of an excellent's night sleep...https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1130634.jpgLeaningJust chillin' out, oh-so-casually-and-comfortably.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1130627.jpgPDAYou might think it's creepy that we took a picture, but I figure they're asking for it. We sure showed them!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1130625.jpgGalliaGallia and the surrounding area is a breathtaking part of town.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1130608.jpgParlement EuropéenI love the design of the Parliament and how it mirrors the water. Apparently someone else loves it enough to set up camp!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1130607.jpgDroits de l'HommeThe futuristic Human Rights Court and the hunger strikers' snappy slogan.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1140093.jpgMacaronsWe treated ourselves to a selection of flavours from Paul's: pistachio, toffee, lemon, raspberry, coconut and chocolate. They were pretty darn good.2012-05-23T14:23:00+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/05/19/saturday-spotlight-nineteen-tabouleh/2012-05-21T07:58:04+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/05/13/sunday-spotlight-eighteen-new-blog-love/2012-05-14T07:47:23+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/05/09/episode-sixty-four-a-wee-update/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1150015.jpgSignoffLots of love!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1140995.jpgKoreanVowels in Korean all look VERY similar...https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1150014.jpgCurled!'Well Mr. CEO, there was this one time when I got a haircut I didn't like but I saved it with my 11€ curling irons...'https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1140919.jpgAfter...After!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1140894.jpgBeforeBefore...2012-05-10T18:01:19+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/05/07/episode-sixty-three-european-sundays/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1130518.jpgGrant Certain DeathSometimes this boy scares the crap out of me.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1130508.jpgMegan CliffCan you spot me? (Hint: I'm high up).https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1130581.jpgCannon PlankOh right, of course.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1130566.jpgMegan CannonWhat is she up to with that cannon?https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1130570.jpgCasematesI wonder how many square feet of rock had to be removed from this place?https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p11305221.jpgLuxembourg ViewpointThe viewpoint from above the casemates2012-05-09T18:05:35+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/05/05/saturday-spotlight-seventeen-5k-on-55/2012-05-06T15:14:52+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/06/10/episode-twenty-five-goodbye-america/2012-05-02T23:02:45+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/04/30/episode-sixty-two-i-dont-speak-luxembourgish/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1130475.jpgDessertWindow-shopping eventually drew us in to a dessert shop where we found this beauty. It. Was. Sublime.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1130438.jpgCasematesAncient fortresses are a common sight on any wander through Luxembourg City.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1130269.jpgGrilleGrant will perk up again, ready to take up his photographic duties the following day, you'll see :Phttps://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1130294.jpgLuxembourg walkLuxembourg is a lovely city!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1130208.jpgMegan RiverWe crossed the river down here and doubled back into town on the other side.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1130181.jpgCasematesNot far up the road from our hostel were the Bock Casemates.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1130175.jpgWindow ViewThe view from our window was not at all bad!2012-05-02T23:07:46+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/04/28/saturday-spotlight-sixteen-french-onion-soup/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p11409002.jpgOnion SoupOhh boy, look at that cheese all melted and browning gently on the edges of the bread...https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p11409001.jpgOnion SoupJust look at the way the cheese has all melted and browned at the edges under the grill... Mmmmm, so good.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p11408971.jpgFrench Onion SoupOk, so I'm new to food photography, but this looks appetising, right? Right?2012-04-30T18:30:11+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/04/26/episode-sixty-one-millin-about-in-milan/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1140663.jpgArco della PaceMilan's Arco della Pace. I still think it's impressive that we left Milan long after sundown and still arrived in Strasbourg before dawn.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1140656.jpgBust StatueAnother fine camping location we found on the way to meet Nicole's friend.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1140649.jpgDesign Museum HobAnother novel concept I was rather fond of: Grant would love this in his Lab-themed kitchen... sigh.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1140654.jpgDesign Museum ChairWouldn't THIS have been a great urban campsite? If only it weren't so FREAKING HOT...https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1140646.jpgMilan CathedralI know, cathedrals aren't my strong point. If anyone has any tips on photographing huge, ornate buildings, they're more than welcome.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1140645.jpgMilan CavemanWhat is this even supposed to be, anyway?2012-04-27T18:18:58+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/04/24/episode-sixty-rome-antics/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1140592.jpgIrish Scholar's LoungeNo, you're not missing some hidden relevance, it's totally irrelevant: I just couldn't find an appropriate place for this hilarious oxymoron, and I had a big chunk of text to break up, so here it is :Phttps://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1140491.jpgNicole BasilicaBefore the trouble began...https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1140626.jpgTevere SunsetSunset on the Tevere river our last evening in Rome :)https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1140636.jpgEternity Locks'Nuestro amor en Roma eterno' - that means 'Hostel man loves Megan'. (It doesn't really).https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1140613.jpgRaphael Grave'Here lies Raphael, by whom Nature feared to be outdone while he lived; and when he died, feared that she herself would die'.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_3029.jpgMegan LiqueursThis was! My prayers have been answered!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1140604.jpgFountainThe fountain was great, but not the best part of the square...https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_2977.jpgMegan StatueWe later found a sign that says 'Climbing Forbidden on the Ruins', but thankfully nobody saw me anyway. Either that or a guard did see me but was too busy eating lunch to say anything. It is Italy, after all.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_2971.jpgMegan ColiseumSomeone's extra happy to have got in for free!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1140578.jpgNicole ColiseumNicole is EXTRA happy to have got in for free!!!!12012-04-27T07:59:20+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/04/21/saturday-spotlight-fifteen-care-package-incoming/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1140876.jpgMapHow ever far you are from your loved ones, you can still reach them with a thoughtful gift or message in the mail.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1140884.jpgJewelleryOf course, I wouldn't wear the ring like this in everyday use; but photographing the backs of my hands make them look chubby.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1140883.jpgJewelleryAren't they beautiful?! Jenny's taste never fails to impress me.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1140881.jpgThank you: )https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1140891.jpgStickersThe sight of my school books next semester will be so much more bearable if they're covered in these little treats!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1140880.jpgStickersThe sight of all my books and folders next semester will be so much more bearable if they're covered in these little things :)https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1140875.jpgMap paperA girl can never have too many maps.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1140879.jpgPaper CranesEver since Michael from Prison Break began using these as his calling cards, I've had a fascination for these things. Surprising, really, that it's taken me so long to learn to make them!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1140889.jpgBack to BasicsI had the same thing in a pinkish hue, and this will be a fantastic complement!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1140874.jpgYankee Candle Co.A delicious 'flameless candle' from the Yankee Candle Co.2012-04-25T21:40:30+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/02/01/episode-sixteen-ancient-history-101/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/p1060375.jpgHoodsThis is what I miss.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/p10604191.jpgMonopoly housesIf Grant came up against Colm in this game, he'd break his spirit with his housing placement.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/p10604221.jpgMegan MonopolyI wasn't so fortunate.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/p10604211.jpgGrant MonopolyGrant amassed an impressive collection of property with frightening speed.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/p1060408.jpgAkron Art MuseumThe space-age Akron Art Museum.2012-04-20T23:13:15+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/06/30/episode-twenty-seven-how-to-volunteer-in-costa-rica/2012-04-20T23:12:40+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/02/16/933/2012-04-20T23:11:48+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/06/08/episode-twenty-four-a-fathers-day-card-tutorial/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/p1080786.jpgFathers' Day Card 2...and I loved it so much I made it again!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/p1080753.jpgFathers' Day Card 1This was my first shot at it and I'm pretty pleased with the result!2012-04-20T23:06:07+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/03/29/episode-fifty-eight-farewell-to-florence/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1140477.jpgFlorence ReflectionsOur goodbye to Florence was a sad affair; but we were already anticipating the wonders that awaited us in Rome.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1140474.jpgStatueI turned my head and this popped out of nowhere. Italy can be like that.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p11404571.jpgFilm GrainDuring our explorations, I discovered a 'Film Grain' mode on my camera.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1140456.jpgPhoto FunNicole and I had a grand old time with the typical touristy self-portraits.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1140449.jpgSun PlateauI think this was the Santo Mario church: there were several up on the hill.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1140447.jpgStatueIt was strange wandering around a graveyard in the blazing sun: strange but beautiful.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1140423.jpgRiverI was so taken by the way the houses and their people seemed to have crowded in over the centuries just to be near Florence.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1140419.jpgPanoramaFlorence is a relatively small city, but its concentration makes it vast in its territory.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1140417.jpgGuard TowerI expect this was an old guard tower from the former city walls.2012-04-20T23:03:40+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/04/20/episode-fifty-nine-ancient-rome/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1140512.jpgGoofy statueDun Dun DUNNNNNNNNNhttps://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1140509.jpgMegan CourtyardRelaxing in the Musei Vaticani courtyard...https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1140505.jpgBasilica viewI couldn't resist putting this up with the little hand in the corner. Taken from inside the Basilica.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1140494.jpgVatican statueWhose blood could stay boiling in a place like this?https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1140489.jpgMegan VaticanSee how empty the place is?! If you ever do visit Rome, bear in mind that the Vatican is DEFINITELY a lunchtime activity.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_2846.jpgTrevi FountainFaced such a masterpiece built for a public space, I couldn't help wondering what the unveiling ceremony was like.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1140643.jpgTiramisuOne thing you will not find me complaining about... the food. Predictably.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1140514.jpgNicole MapIf you imagine Rome is above Nicole's head... our hostel is somewhere over to the west near the coat of arms.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1140642.jpgHostel Peter PanOk, so maybe there were a couple of slightly creepy murals... but it was a legit hostel with dorms, room keys, the whole works!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1140485.jpgVatican FountainThis is what I have in store for you today: a gorgeous day in Pope-ville!2012-04-20T08:23:59+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/03/31/saturday-spotlight-fourteen-universite-de-strasbourg/2012-04-01T23:44:04+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/03/24/saturday-spotlight-thirteen-good-habits/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1140708.jpgSpringJust a smattering of candy floss on this one, but I'll take it!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1130674.jpgMeganSee? Totally worth the chill.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p11407351.jpgBudgetMy impressive collection of moneys: Swiss Francs, Euros and British Pound Sterling. Because I'm all international like that.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1140735.jpgP1140735https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1140709.jpgSpringPerhaps only a smattering of candy floss on this tree, but candy floss nonetheless!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1140734.jpgP1140734https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1140731.jpgP1140731https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1140728.jpgP1140728https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p11407291.jpgP1140729https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1140729.jpgP11407292012-03-25T22:34:44+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/03/21/episode-fifty-seven-playing-catch-up/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p11403621.jpgPuppet TheatreA very Florencian man walks his very Florencian dog past the puppet theatre. A day in the life...https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1140348.jpgMegan RiverbankNicole was kind enough to take many pictures of me during our trip! She obviously read Episode Fifty Five ;)https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1140338.jpgMarbling Ink PotsMarbling inks in a papeterie I had to leave before I bought the whole (very upmarket) shop.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1140313.jpgFlorence PromenadeTuscan countryside, classical arches and... tourist booths! Yay!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1140276.jpgLatteI quickly switched from lattes to macchiatos after this. Too much milk getting in the way of my coffee!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1140264.jpgMarrons GlacésI don't even know if I would like these but I wanted them SO BADLY.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1140249.jpgFlorence PizzaEven without the World-Champion pizza, there was no shortage of the delicious stuff in Florence!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1140428.jpgPiazzale MichelangeloThe view from the Piazzale the next day was clear as a bell: simply perfect.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1140369.jpgOld MarketI wanted to buy almost everything on sale here!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1140334.jpgBoboli GardensScary Italian guard didn't let us in without paying :(2012-03-28T22:10:38+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/03/18/sunday-spotlight-twelve-new-geographical-friends/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1140044.jpgMegan Amanda StrasbourgJust another day in the 'hood.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1130755.jpgStrasbourgIt's true, Strasbourg: my love for you has been kindled.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1130932.jpgBaselI could sit here and look all day too, bro.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1130581.jpgPlank 3Plank 3https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1130326.jpgPlank 2Plank 2https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1130313.jpgPlank 1Plank 1https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1130429.jpgLuxembourgMany different styles merge to form a complex capital.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1140529.jpgColiseum ShadeJust chillin' in the shade of the Coliseum...https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1140325.jpgFlorenceFlorence was simply divine.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1140457.jpgFlorenceThis is what Florence feels like.2012-03-21T21:03:48+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/03/10/saturday-spotlight-eleven-songs-i-love/2012-03-18T21:41:55+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/03/07/episode-fifty-six-la-vita-e-bella/2012-03-08T15:41:24+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/03/05/pinaddicts-challenge-march-2012/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1140678.jpgMy ScarfPlease ignore my dishevelled appearance. I do not look like this when I am healthy!2012-03-06T21:36:08+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/02/24/out-of-office-note/2012-02-24T20:54:27+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/02/12/saturday-spotlight-nine-my-crafty-valentine/2012-02-19T13:35:25+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/02/18/saturday-spotlight-ten-apps-that-made-me-a-better-person/2012-02-20T20:19:19+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/02/06/pinaddicts-challenge-february-2012/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1140071.jpgStrasbourg Room 2And dishes left in the sink, too. Where are my manners?https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1140070.jpgStrasbourg Room 1I didn't even clean up for you. For shame.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1140064.jpgHeart Garland 3Just in time for Valentine's Day! Too bad my valentine is in Ohio and I'll be spending the evening alone...https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1140063.jpgHeart Garland 2Another cute wee addition to my ever-evolving room :)https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1140067.jpgHeart garland 1The finished piece! Again, picture links to HowAboutOrange's tutorial.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1140069.jpgGeometric garlandThis project took forever to finish, but it was totally worth it! Picture links to tutorial at Mini-Eco.2012-02-13T14:59:51+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/02/04/saturday-spotlight-eight-brilliant-christmas-gifts/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1140053.jpgMittensFinally, I can root around for my keys without having to expose my entire hand :Dhttps://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1140054.jpgGlassesSee how smart they make me look? SEE HOW SMRT?https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1140040.jpgKindleI downloaded a LOT of travel books. They're so cheap!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1140037.jpgOrganizerTurns out, I wasn't a disorganized person after all: I just didn't have one of these!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1140056.jpgSoap BagI made this picture a little more fun than a picture of a (really really useful) soap bag.2012-02-06T03:20:28+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/02/02/episode-fifty-five-what-paris-did-to-me/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1120778.jpgPlantainSometimes, if no-one else will take quirky photos of you, you have to take matters - and/or plantains - into your own hands.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1110889.jpgFishing BugI don't have any pictures of the millipedes - I was too busy throwing them out windows - but here's another creepy-ass bug I found - on a stool I'd JUST BEEN SITTING ON. *shudder*https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1130824.jpgMegan TowerNotice how I have my back to the tower here?https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1130922.jpgEiffel TowerThis doesn't count because I had to stick my camera scarily over the edge to capture it - there's no way to see this in real life.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1120502.jpgCerro Negro ViewThere's something missing from this picture... Oh right, it's me!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0046.jpgMegan HammockNow that's more like it!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p11309161.jpgP1130916https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1130916.jpgEiffel View2012-02-03T05:07:57+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/01/26/episode-fifty-four-on-bucket-lists/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1090221.jpgButtercupI never would have put 'smell a sloth' on my Bucket List, but I'm so glad it happened!2012-01-28T15:17:28+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/01/27/saturday-spotlight-seven-on-bucket-lists-part-b/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1130728.jpgVisit SwitzerlandStrasbourg is right next to Germany, but it's pretty darn close to Switzerland, too! When Grant visits, I'll take him to Basel! I've heard it's lovely in the spring.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1130725.jpgGet expert cheese adviceThis one's a no-brainer: Monsieur Grand Fromage down the road will help me out next time I go in. Which will be soon - I'm almost out of brie!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1130723.jpgHike Up A MountainEven if I don't end up strapping on a pair of skis, which I still might, I definitely want to pay a visit to either the nearby Vosges or the nearby Alps.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1130727.jpgTake a Cooking ClassYou know, I'm in France, famous for its food, but the poor facilities in my dorm have me eating plain salads every night. If I want to get close to real French cooking, I'm going to have to pay for it.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1130726.jpgAttend a Wine TastingAlsace, Lorraine, Champagne: Wine country. I can't possibly come home without an education in fine wines!2012-01-28T21:21:48+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/01/21/saturday-spotlight-six-sprucing-up-strasbourg/2012-01-22T21:21:40+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/01/18/episode-fifty-three-episode-cinquante-trois/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1130612.jpgStrasbourg CathedralI haven't done much photographing, but I had to snap the cathedral!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1130607.jpgLafayette MustardSo much opportunity for honey and mustard salad dressings...https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1130624.jpgGiraffesPink rug! Pink giraffe!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1130619.jpgStrasbourg RoomNot super fancy, but I'm making it my own. And yes, that is the Scratch Map.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1130608.jpgHerb grindersSo what if my photographic expeditions mostly take place in Galeries Lafayette?2012-01-23T10:26:24+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2012/01/07/episode-fifty-two-251211/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1120955.jpgGiftsSo excited for my orange!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1130086.jpgPizzaNot strictly relevant, but maybe you won't notice?https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1130082.jpgScratch MapGroan... This isn't making me look nearly as impressive as I thought it would.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1120964.jpgPuddingsLeft: Chestnut pudding; Right: Christmas pudding.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p11209491.jpgChristmas MorningThe tree in all its glory.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1120783.jpgInseparableSee how my head is listlessly attached to his shoulder here? Yep, inseparable.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1130599.jpgGift BagsSuspiciously similar, no?2012-01-17T20:56:21+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/12/27/episode-fifty-one-home-for-christmas/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1120935.jpgCelticMy uncle, me, my dad and brother Colmhttps://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1120870.jpgMegan ChilliOur food experiences included this not-so-satisfying chocolate-covered chilli from the market.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1130170.jpgInside Gingerbread houseWe even installed a candy floss carpet and an interior!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1120644.jpgGrant, Jenny and MeganThree lefties together again!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1120572.jpgSnowboardingSkiing (and snowboarding) on Princes Street!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1120585.jpgBagpipersI'd missed Scotland...https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1120889.jpgWinter WonderlandThis is how it feels to be Home For Christmas.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1130220.jpgGingerbread House HedgeMy best 'artsy' photo of the house.2012-01-06T21:06:13+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/12/10/saturday-spotlight-five-restaurant-faves-in-edinburgh/2011-12-12T21:23:08+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/12/06/episode-fifty-the-last-months-of-my-life-part-6/2011-12-06T19:54:07+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/12/03/saturday-spotlight-four-meine-lieblingsblogs/2011-12-04T18:46:12+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/11/26/saturday-spotlight-three-christmas-card-inspirations/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/p1120730.jpgCorneaOuch...2011-11-27T00:28:27+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/11/23/episode-forty-eight-saturday-in-nicaragua/2011-11-26T22:41:51+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/11/19/saturday-spotlight-two-5-festive-wreaths/2011-11-22T11:36:52+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/11/16/episode-forty-seven-my-plans-for-this-weekend/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/video-snapshot-1.jpegHaircutOh, btw, I got my haircut, did I mention?2011-11-24T23:50:35+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/11/12/saturday-spotlight-one-5-cool-giftwrap-ideas/2011-11-17T17:17:26+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/11/08/episode-forty-six-the-last-more-than-month-of-my-life-part-5/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/p1090925.jpgMegan WaterfallMore of this to come in the next installment!2011-11-10T20:40:04+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/08/26/episode-thirty-eight-the-last-month-of-my-life-part-2/2011-11-07T20:38:58+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/11/02/episode-forty-five-taller-de-reciclaje/2011-11-04T05:23:26+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/10/25/episode-forty-four-the-juggler-who-couldnt-catch/2011-10-26T03:23:39+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/09/02/episode-thirty-nine-the-last-month-of-my-life-part-3/2011-10-24T14:58:36+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/10/21/episode-forty-three-on-being-right/2011-10-24T19:43:39+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/10/13/episode-forty-two-dia-de-la-madre/2011-10-13T16:11:40+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/10/08/episode-forty-one-a-realtime-update/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/p1110339.jpgSan Ramón slopePretty much all of Pedro's family lives on our block.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/p1110675.jpgCosta Rican vultureA Costa Rican flag and a vulture, from my window. This place is crazy.2011-10-12T14:58:45+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/09/22/episode-forty-the-last-month-of-my-life-part-4/2011-10-10T22:12:50+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/08/24/episode-thirty-seven-why-my-next-computer-will-not-be-a-mac/2011-10-10T22:09:51+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/08/20/episode-thirty-six-the-last-month-of-my-life-part-1/2011-10-10T22:07:40+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/08/13/episode-thirty-five-something-new-something-old/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/p1020899.jpgChicago Boathttps://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/p1020042.jpgY-Bridgehttps://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/p1010645_2.jpgBorder Townshttps://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/p1010678.jpgTommy Mertounhttps://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/p1010283.jpgBrussels New Year 2010https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/p1010162.jpgAperture Snowhttps://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/p10100801.jpgRobertson's Close Bookshelfhttps://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/p1010080.jpgBookshelfhttps://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/15747_1241437189605_1039587104_756113_6113745_n.jpgLe Croohttps://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/15747_1241437709618_1039587104_756125_7183628_n.jpgShiny Party2011-10-10T22:07:11+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/08/12/episode-thirty-four-the-capital-of-costa-rica-again/2011-10-10T22:06:37+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/08/04/episode-thirty-three-the-way-to-san-jose/2011-10-10T22:04:24+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/07/28/episode-thirty-two-turtle-town/2011-10-10T22:02:43+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/07/21/episode-thirty-one-the-slower-path/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_0046.jpgMegan hammockHow the Caribbean makes me feel.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/p1090078.jpgTortuguero canoesYes, I used sepia a lot in editing this album. It was that sort of place.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/p1090024.jpgRiver treesWhatever, Roger - I'd take this over Thailand any day.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/p1090032.jpgRiver cabinhttps://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_1494.jpgLa PavonaWearied traveller, indeed.2011-10-10T22:01:49+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/07/18/episode-thirty-no-way-san-jose/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/p1080927.jpgSan Jose rainsDarned rains make me look like a fool!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/p1080906.jpgTortuguero smoothieNo long trousers? No problem! You can still pick up a refreshing Tortuguero smoothie in the theatre's marble-tastic café.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/p1080891.jpgPassion flowerThe passion flowers in Christian's garden were even more impressive than the fruit itself.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_0099.jpgPoásNot quite the colour I was expecting, but a volcano nonetheless!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/p1080047.jpgNew York embersDo you see why I didn't see fit to include this at the time?2011-10-10T22:00:51+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/07/14/episode-twenty-nine-contemplative-airlines/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/p1090297.jpgMum toucanSun is in the sky, oh why, oh why would I want to be anywhere else?2011-10-10T22:00:02+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/07/03/episode-twenty-eight-hours-later/2011-10-10T21:48:51+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/06/21/episode-twenty-six-words-on-paper/2011-10-10T21:33:09+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/06/07/episode-23/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/p1080752.jpgFathers' Day CardWhat do you think? I'm super proud : )https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/p1080049.jpgEaster BasketI didn't get a picture while it was still wrapped up all nicely :( But don't I have the best boyfriend ever??!!?!2011-10-10T21:25:50+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/06/05/episode-twenty-two-i-just-couldnt-get-enough/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/p1070269.jpgTimes SquareThe very same ball I watched drop on tv just over a week ago.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/p1070270.jpgNY SandwichesMy reward for missing my flight at Roxy's Diner on Broadway.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/p1070251.jpgTornado Warning'Blizzard Warning', more like.2011-10-10T21:25:05+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/05/21/episode-twenty-one-the-beginning/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/p1070243.jpgMegan basketballTil next time, folks!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/p1070240.jpgBlake basketballThis man means business.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/p1070137.jpgGrant BowlingGutter Grant strikes (or rather, doesn't strike) again!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/p1070210.jpgBowlingSee how I fit right in? Check out the matching shoes.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/p1070009.jpgMerriman ChristmasA very Merriman Christmas to you!2011-10-10T21:24:15+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/04/20/episode-twenty-eleven/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/p1060956.jpgP1060956https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/p1060980.jpgHouse of HeroesSurprise!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/p1070092.jpgStan Hywet 3The mansion itself looks somewhat eerie.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/p1070043.jpgStan Hywet 2The greenhouse, in all its gloryhttps://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/p1070018.jpgStan Hywet 1So magicalhttps://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/shoop1.jpgChristmas with the familySee?https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/shoop.jpgShoop2011-10-10T21:23:36+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/04/03/episode-nineteen-backtrack/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/p1060947.jpgGingerbread house completeMission Accomplished!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/p1060945.jpgGingerbread house constructionWe begin a hard evening's graft.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/p1060946.jpgGingerbread house materialsDid he really think all of this would escape my hungy jaws?https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/p1070243.jpgBasketballFeelin' good about the score at this point.2011-10-10T21:22:52+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2011/02/06/episode-seventeen-third-times-a-charm/2011-10-10T21:21:28+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2010/12/06/episode-15/2011-10-10T21:19:29+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2010/12/01/episode-fourteen/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_2714.jpgIMG_2714https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/p1060067.jpgP1060067https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_2702.jpgGrant and Kara's BirthdayTweelings are 23!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/p1060150.jpgBirthdayLookin' good!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/p1020344.jpgPaul Emory GalleryNo, this doesn't have anything to do with Susan's gallery - it's just a photo from the last time we paid a visit to the downtown Zanesville art community.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/p1020192.jpgWhit'sLook familiar?https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/p1020057.jpgY-BridgeRemember this?https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/pie-chart.jpgPie Chart2011-10-10T21:18:49+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2010/11/17/episode-thirteen/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/p1060160.jpgZanesville Family RoomExcited to be back in Zanesvegas!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/p1060078_2.jpgPolymer BuildingAnother on-campus picture! Huzzah!2011-10-10T21:17:58+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2010/11/16/episode-twelve/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/p1060073.jpgHorace and Arnold nighttimeWe lit them up and took long-exposure shots from a tripod! TUP!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/p1060064.jpgHorace and Arnold DaytimeThe finished product - yes, we really did carve that ourselves.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/p1060124.jpgMerriman 3I liked the originality of the Deco here - but it's still kind of ugly.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/p1060121.jpgMerriman 2I liked this one for its American-ness.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/p1060120.jpgMerriman 1This one made the favourite list more than once.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/p1060109.jpgPool in the UnionGrant had to break almost every time - I proved myself unworthy.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/p1060086.jpgPumpkin Spiced Lattes at the UnionYou can see the hyperactivity approaching - it's there in my eyes.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/p1060141.jpgP1060141https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/p1060079.jpgP1060079The walk from the law building to the union was very scenic.2011-10-10T21:16:23+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2010/09/07/episode-eleven/2011-10-10T21:08:48+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2010/09/07/episode-ten/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/p1030642.jpgBruges BelfryNext Stop: Bruges!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/p1030564.jpgAtomium and TreesThe Atomium's removed location made for some luscious views.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/p1030556.jpgView from AtomiumThe Observation floor was easily the coolest.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/p1030543.jpgThe AtomiumThe structure of the building itself impressed us so much we took about fifty photos.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/p1030395.jpgBrussels Rivera RestaurantWe rejected this place because it was expensive - but we never did find anywhere cheaper.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/p1030379.jpgBrussels FlowersEverywhere I turned, there was something else making the place look pretty and European.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/p1030342.jpgBrussels StreetsI could have spent all day photographing the streets of the city.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/p1030319.jpgParc Cinquantenaire NouveauI don't know what this building was for, but we photographed it to within an inch of its life.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/p1030298.jpgParc Cinquantenaire TunnelWe had a really nice stroll through Parc Cinquantenaire.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/p1100748.jpgGinger SnapsI brought provisions for the journey - ginger snaps!2011-10-10T21:08:03+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2010/07/09/episode-nine-life-goes-on/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/p1030113.jpgThe living roomWe have a neat little tea-cabinet next to the fireplace in the living room!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/p1030103.jpgMy bedThe walls are very white and bare for now.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/p1030096.jpgMy windowMy room is nice and... roomy.2011-10-10T21:06:56+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2010/07/01/episode-eight/2011-10-10T21:05:56+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2010/07/01/episode-seven-the-beginning-of-the-end/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/digger.jpgDiggerAfter all these years, my dreams have finally come true!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/tractor.jpgTractorThe Massey Ferguson 1300 dwarfed me.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/wilds.jpgWildsSee that flap of skin at their throats? When a predator grabs it in its teeth, it detaches and the deer has it away on its toes, unscathed! I thought this was cool.2011-10-10T21:05:07+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2010/06/29/episode-six-more-from-the-windy-city/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/p1020899.jpgChicago RiverThe Chicago Riverhttps://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/p1020751.jpgMore Boat TourIt seemed like every building in Chicago was a record-breaker when it was built.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/p1020748.jpgBoat TourI don't know if it shows, but these buildings were TALL.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/p1020942.jpgChicago PizzaPizza in Chicago is upside-down.2011-10-10T21:04:27+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2010/06/26/episode-five-all-what-jazz/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/dragonfly-1.jpgDragonflyThe dragonfly we photographed for literally at least 30 minutes.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/p1020500.jpgP1020500https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/p1020499.jpgCloud GateThe Cloud Gate / Silver Beanhttps://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/p1020429.jpgChicago CoastlineThe Coastline to the South.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/p1020430.jpgChicago SkylineView of Downtown Chicago to the South.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/p1020416.jpgJohn Hancock TowerThe Tower from the outside.2011-10-10T21:03:41+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2010/06/22/episode-four-my-kind-of-town/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/p1020406.jpgChicago from Evanston beachThe view of the city from the beach was better than my camera could capture : [https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/p1020403.jpgStormThe rain on the windshield was out of control.2011-10-10T21:02:54+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2010/06/15/episode-3-breakfast-in-america-and-lunch-and-dinner/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/p1020158.jpgReds Game (fireworks)Part of the post-game firework show.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/p1020114.jpgReds Game (bat)A Red, a Royal and the umpire in the black.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/p1020102.jpgReds game (eagle)Once the national anthem has been performed, they have a bald eagle fly onto the field, for obvious reasons.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/p1020105.jpgReds gameIf you'd experienced the heat and humidity that day, you'd forgive me for looking like this.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/p10200721.jpgZanesville, OhioCorn!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/p10200701.jpgZanesville, OhioGrain Silo!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/p1020072.jpgZanesville, OhioCornfield!https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/p1020070.jpgZanesville, OhioGrain silo!2011-10-10T21:02:08+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2010/06/13/episode-2-goodbye-scotland-the-brave/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/mines.jpgMinesYou can see the scale of the mines by the way I'm stooping here.https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/jazz-bar.jpgJazz BarDave Bachelor and his trusty trombone.2011-10-10T21:00:36+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blog/2010/06/03/orientation/https://roamwardbound.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/p1010824.jpgOne of the many "Last Hoorahs"The girls of Flat 6 hit Chiquito for an enchilada-and-margarita fiesta!2011-10-10T20:59:09+00:00monthlyhttps://roamwardbound.blogdaily1.02025-07-18T12:54:47+00:00