The Most Beautiful Water in the World: The Blue Eye

I suppose technically the flora in the water is what`s beautiful, however the crystal clearness of the water lets it be seen and the way it ripples in the sunlight contributes to the beautiful ambience.

The Fucktastic Statues of Hungary

 

Several statues in Hungary really stuck out.  

The bubbliest hotel ever!

 

Pictured above is me, about to fall on my ass.

Caves of Cappadocia

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Climbing Europe`s Most Active Volcano

Mt. Etna is the first volcano I had ever climbed. It was also the first time I had a search party sent out for me.

Visiting my first Blue Zone: Ikaria

                             

                                                        It`s a Blue Zone in more ways than one ;)

This island grows the best pistachios on Earth.

I like pistachios but I`m not particularly CRAZY about them. I like them about as much as any other nut... But with that said, I am absolutely nuts about pistachios from Aegina island!  

Laos - U.S. Relations Report

Me in a Laotian tree

 Laos is gradually moving away from its war-torn impoverished state and increasingly becoming involved in the international community, including engagement with the United States. In July 2012, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Laos, marking the first visit by a Secretary of State since 1955.  Laos was accepted into the World Trade Organization in 2013 albeit it applied for membership in 1997. President Obama became the first U.S. President to visit Laos in September 2016, when he and Lao President Bounnhang Vorachit committed to a Comprehensive Partnership [1]. On a relative note, especially in the midst of the US change of administration, Dr. Jill Biden, wife of President Biden, visited Laos in 2015 becoming the first representative from the White House to ever visit Laos [2]. A relatively unique feature of the country is that 70 percent of Laos’ population is under 30 years old [3].  It stands to reason that “a large part of U.S. bilateral assistance to Laos is devoted to improving health and child nutrition” [1].