Pleepleus Goes To Thailand

Travel Time Thailand is 13 hours ahead of us. When you travel there, however, you go west. The way I traveled, this means that I first backed up my watch 6 hours, then all of sudden it was the next day (forward 24 hours), and then I backed it up 5 more hours. This is … Continue reading Pleepleus Goes To Thailand →

Scotland

Last week, you caught me while I was in Iceland. Before leaving, I went on what was called the Golden Circle Tour. This included þingvellir, Gullfoss, and Geysir. þingvellir is an interesting geological place that gives visitors an opportunity to straddle the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. This won't be possible in another thousand … Continue reading Scotland →

Pleepleus in Alaska

I went to Alaska last week and had a blast. There was so much to see, eat, and drink, that there just wasn't enough time. Upon flying into Anchorage on Wednesday, June 19, my first stop was at Bear Tooth Theaterpub. It was under construction and their limited menu did not include their amazing Cajun … Continue reading Pleepleus in Alaska →

Pleepleus in Decorah

To make it easier to go to Decorah, I decided to sign up for a race. The Driftless Discovery Trail Runs offered 5 races: the Crater 50 and 25K's, Meteor 10K, Basin 5K, or the Lunar 1 mile kids fun run. Since I'm somewhat of a fit monkey, I elected for the Meteor 10K. I … Continue reading Pleepleus in Decorah →

A Stuffed Monkey Goes to Norway

To get to Norway, it took flights from Kansas City to Detroit, a flight from Detroit to Amsterdam (with depart time of 4:20pm... heh heh), and a flight from Amsterdam to Bergen. Bergen welcomed me with a question. The question did not make sense at first. It wasn't until I was leaving 9 days later … Continue reading A Stuffed Monkey Goes to Norway →