Project LIfe (Week 1 + 2)

We started our year with 8 weeks of travels, and here are the first two weeks. I have mostly used Becky Higgins journaling card and paper scraps to make it quick and easy, as I had prepared my project life to bring along during our travels. It was the only way I knew I would be able to keep up! We spend the first week in Dubai:

 

And the second week we were in Malaysia: 

 

Project Life 2013 (title page)

Oh my, almost a month flew by since I last visited my blog! Vacation, back to work after maternity leave and lots of other things happened. I even got crafty this past week after we got home from 60 days of travels. Did I mention how fantastic our trip was? I'll update remaining weeks...someday!

 

I started doing Project Life in 2012. It quickly became my No.1 project and remained a very treasured activity thru out the year. I still haven't updated all journaling from last year, but the photos are all in the binder *documenting a wonderful life*, our everyday life. I didn't find the time to photograph all my weekly spreads last year, not even close. But I'll try to keep up with the project on the blog this year. My Project Life will also be featured on the Scrapper and Love2scrap blogs using their products.

 

Here is my title page for the 2013 version. *Solstriben* is where we reside and always return, hence the tur-retur (meaning 'roundtrip', in the sense that we always return home). I made no manifest this year, but will be using 'Grow where you are planted' as a motto for my family. The picture of my feet symbolize keeping my/our feet on solid ground, grow roots and blossom no matter where and what.

 

You can see the pages from 2012 that actually did make it to the blog here.

Blogging is so time consuming, but it does feel good to be back. I hope to stay on track despite a busy life.
I've missed you, dear readers!

Filippinerne: Bohol og Coron

Efter Borneo fløj vi til Manila for at tilbringe 18 dage på Filippinerne sammen med min veninde fra University of Oregon, hvor jeg læste et semester tilbage i 1999! Jeg har ikke set hende siden, så det er skønt at være sammen nogle uger. Vi er nu nået til næstsidste land på rejsen og elsker det her! Vi har base i Manila, men har været 4 dage på henholdsvis øerne Bohol og Coron. Det første sted med Rina og nogle af hendes veninder.

På Coron stod den på island hopping, snorkling over koralrev og skibsvrag, afslapning og trekking. Vi kørte i tricycles and fejrede Valentines Day på lokal facon med partygames (vi vandt to timers massage!!).

På Bohol så vi Chocolate Hills, delfiner, verdens største Python og spiste som altid god mad, bla på flodtur, hvor vi så lokale dansere.

We have now reached the second final destination on our trip, the Philippines. We love it here! Our base is Manila, but we have spend 4 days on both Bohol and Coron. The first Island we visited with 4 friends from here, among others my friend Rina back from my MBA Exchange to Oregon in 1999. Haven't seen her since, so spending two weeks with her now is a treat.

In Coron we went island hopping and snorkling above coral reefs and shipwrecks, swimmed in fresh water lakes and trekking. We drove tricycles and celebrated Valentine's Day the local way with games etc.

In Bohol we saw the Chocolate Hills, dolphins in the ocean, worlds largest python and are lots of good food, eg on river boat watching local dancers.

Borneo

Vi begyndte vores to uger på Borneo med tre dage på den lille ø tropiske Mabul, hvorfra Steen tog på daglige dykkerture, bla til Sipadan. Derefter tog på nordpå mod Sandakan og Sipilok for at opleve junglen og dyrelivet ved Kinabatangan floden. Helt utroligt at se alle de vilde dyr. Vi sluttede med 4-5 dage i Kora Kinabalu, hvor vi bla. sejlede til en ø for at snorkle. Vi så bla klovnefisk (faktisk både Nemo, Gælle og Dory fra Find Nemo). Igen er det bare nogle af mine telefonfotos.

We started our two weeks on Borneo on a small tropical island, Mabul, where steen was diving for three days. then we went north towards Sandakan and Sipilok to experience the jungle and The wild life around Kinabatangan River. Just amazing seing all the animals! Ended the stay with 5 days in Kota Kinabalu. Went island hopping and snorkling, and got to see clown fish. It's still just some pics from my phone.