There are times when I really consider going back to school. I find myself reflecting on philosophy, history and culture and have to admit to myself that I would be happy in the world of academia. Unfortunately, philosophers and historians have a hard time paying the bills so for now, I’m happy traveling the world… Continue reading Empathic Civilization
One of the first things I heard over the holiday season from an aunt I had not seen in years was, “Erica, you look so incredibly happy. You are so much more lively and peppy than the last time I saw you.” In all honesty, everything has changed this year since I started Over Yonderlust… Continue reading Bring On 2011
****WARNING: This post contains ladies in pasties and other things that cover the bare minimum. If this type of material makes you squeamish and/or is not appropriate for your workplace, I would suggest moving onto another post and/or checking this post out in the confines of your own house. For everyone else, ENJOY!**** I guess… Continue reading Burlesque Road Trip
Merry Christmas (Eve)! Today's religious celebrations will be brought to you by the Salisbury Cathedral in Salisbury, England. Check out these gorgeous images of the Salisbury Cathedral. Shaun and I got to see this beautiful cathedral during the Stonehenge tour we took while in London. This cathedral can boast the country's tallest spire, the world's… Continue reading Travel Photography – Images of the Salisbury Cathedral, England
When I was looking for information on vaccines I found that there was very little on the internet. You know you have to get them, but you really don’t know much more than that. Seeing as we just went through this giant debacle, I thought I would share the plethora of information that I received… Continue reading Travel Vaccines – The More You Know
Congratulations to Kieron from Don't Ever Look Back! While I have mixed feelings on Hollywood (oh how I loathe and love thee!), this picture really caught my attention. The use of flash is used in a classy, non-cheesy way that really highlights the theatre and makes me really regret not visiting it during our most… Continue reading Travel Photography Roulette Round 5: Landmarks
If you haven't been able to tell, I am quite proud of my hometown Austin, Texas. I know I've been trying to get quite a few people I've met on Twitter to come and visit a few of us gals here in Austin. I figure, why not just kick off a Hometown Tourism section of… Continue reading Hometown Tourism – Santa Rampage/ Santa Con
This week we go to one of my most favorite places in the world - The Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto, Japan. I took my mom's 20 year old camera and some old film and decided to make the best of what I had. The set that came out was amazing and bizarre. I am… Continue reading Travel Photography – Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto, Japan
“Why travel now?” Shaun and I hear this question quite often and our most common response is: “Well, why not?” As our backpacking trip is rapidly approaching, I had to stop and think about what our motivation was. While I have been known to be stubborn in my decisions, I have to say there are valid… Continue reading Why Travel Now?
We have a small obsession over baseball in Hiroshima, Japan, and by obsession I mean the super awesome and amazing Hiroshima Carps. GO CARPS! Baseball in Japan is not to be missed. These people LOVE their team and by LOVE their team I mean that while their teams are equivalent to our minor leagues, they… Continue reading Travel Photography – Hiroshima Carps Baseball Game
A long time coming I know! While we have traversed a good portion of the world on OYL, we did do a fair amount of traveling prior to our travel blogging life. We have added a new page to our "Previous Trips" section of Over Yonderlust. If you would like to read about our second… Continue reading New Page: London Pt. 2
Over the past few months I have been fascinated and inspired by various blogger's lists of things to do before they're 25, 30, etc. Nothing hit me quite as hard as DigiDrift's post on Travel Legends – The Ultimate Bucket List: John Goddard. In the spirit of John Goddard (who is now one of my… Continue reading Top 100 Bucket List
I would just like to start out by saying that this is a terribly mushy tale. For those of you who are squeamish about romance and love stories, I would suggest leaving now. 😛 This is our story of love and travel. Honestly, I didn’t think about even telling this story until I was having… Continue reading For Love and Travel
After we made our way down the Pacific Coast Highway via road trip, Shaun and I visited another friend for our last goodbye to Japanese noodles and basically booked it home. We did manage to write a few stats down about our road trip that we found to be particularly amusing. Total miles driven: 4857 Total… Continue reading Road Trip to Burning Man: In Numbers
After we drove out from San Francisco, we were left with the feeling that our trip was finally coming to an end. Our time of freedom was coming to a close and we wanted to make sure to enjoy the rest of our trip to the fullest. Shaun would be going back to his graveyard… Continue reading Road Trip to Burning Man: Pacific Coast Highway
