Five Years of XOXO ... Gossip Girl?

Yesterday marked the fifth anniversary of our wedding. Not that five years of experience qualifies us as experts on marital longevity, but I will share with you a secret to our success: common ground, and where that is lacking, mutual respect of that lack.

Example: Anita was watching the series finale of Gossip Girl this morning on DVD. BAAAAAAARRRRF. I'm guessing that the majority of you don't follow that show (yes, I WILL judge you for that), so my personal synopsis of the premise for you is this: someone anonymously blogs the comings and goings of a group of white, upper class, snobby, elitist bitches and douchebags 'struggling' through life. It's disgusting on so many levels. And for reasons I can't explain, Anita just LOVES it. But while I would rather grind my face against a cheese grater than watch that show, I do occasionally sit down and watch it with her anyways. (Okay, you can now judge me for that).

Anyways, I'm not sure why I've chosen to discuss my repulsion for that show as part of a celebration of our relationship. Moving on to the good parts. Of which there are many, but undoubtedly, our biggest shared passion lies routed in that desire to explore... countless flight, train, bus, and ferry connections have taken us through 30 countries and 100+ cities for food, drink, and adventure these past five years. Enjoy a small sampling of such below. Looking forward to our next 100 cities.


Wroclaw, Poland


London, England


Arashiyama, Japan


Sevilla, Spain


Lyon, France


Rome, Italy


Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam


New York, USA


Lisbon, Portugal


Amsterdam, Holland


Alishan, Taiwan


Budapest, Hungary


Hong Kong


Plitvice National Park, Croatia


Pripyat (Chernobyl), Ukraine


Riga, Latvia


Beijing, China


Montreal, Canada


Prague, Czech Republic


Angor Wat, Cambodia


Ljubljana, Slovenia


Bucharest, Romania