Oh Snæfellsnes Peninsula – we never did figure out how to pronounce you, but man, did we love you. (we might have spent most of the day calling is snuffleupagus – just for fun) When we flew into Iceland, we were immediately greeted by a representative from our car rental company, who provided us with a map and some really helpful Iceland driving advice. After we we met our adorable little …
Happy World Food Day- today is a day when people around the world declare the commitment to end hunger in our lifetime! 1 in 9 people in our world live with chronic hunger – that is unacceptable! While we were in Kenya this summer we spent time at AIC Zion School in Mathare, a collection of slums with a population of approximately 500,000 people where the ground is often covered …
Did you know that Hippos are the most deadly animal in Africa? As a fan of trivia I knew this little fact, so going on a water safari on Lake Naivasha in Kenya had me a bit anxious. However – we managed to view wild hippos incident-free. When we arrived at the shore where we were meeting our guide I couldn’t help but think of that Disney World ride where you go …
When we left the states in June we didn’t have a concrete plan for where we would be traveling – with the exception of Uganda and Kenya. Why those two countries? Our whole idea of traveling for the summer began with the proposition of working on media assets for two incredible organizations and the rest of the trip evolved from there. One of those organizations was Sole Hope. Sole Hope …
After 10 weeks of non-stop travel we are back home in DC and settling into a new rhythm of life here. So many people have asked us what we are up to post #bakerstravel and I am here to give you a quick update in the form of bullet points to answer some FAQ’s: Where are you living now?? We are back in DC! Yes, we gave up our apartment …
It’s been a wild week, friends. If you are a frequent traveler you probably picked up on my cryptic blog post title. Each of those letter groups is an airport code that we visited on our route to Jinja Uganda. Yea. We took the scenic route. Prior to beginning our journey to the heart of Africa, we had a lot of business to take care of in DC. We moved …
A few changes are happening here at the Baker house – including our actual house (!). We have always dreamed of doing some extended travel and have decided to take advantage of a career change to make this dream a reality. In short, we have one way tickets to Uganda and will be flying out in two weeks to work on some video and photography projects. After some time in East …
May. Spring was in full force, we spent time with both of our extended families, we celebrated 5 years of marriage, and we made some big life decisions. May, you were pretty good to us! Making : A lot of lists. We have a lot of get done in the next few weeks. Cooking : So many meals on our grill! Drinking : Margarita with Trader Joe’s mix. Cinco de Mayo anyone? …
Adam’s family was moving across the country when he spotted Carly while touring one of his potential new high schools. Needless to say, he really rallied for Kennedy High School over the other options! These two have been together since high school, went to college together, and were finally married this past weekend in Missouri. Their wedding day began with threats of thunderstorms, but the skies held off until the bride and …
We couldn’t have asked for a more perfect weather forecast for our weekend on Assateague Island this year. It was literally 75 degrees and sunny with a nice breeze each day that we were there and we spent all of our time outside enjoying it. Some of you may remember that Dave’s family has been camping on the island for about 40 years now, so Dave has memories of camping …