Friends of MKTS - Easy Hiker

Blog Address: www.easyhiker.co.uk
Facebook: Easy Hiker - Adventure for Beginners
Twitter: @EasyHiker101
Google+: Michael Schuermann

WHO ARE THEY? - Easy Hiker are the awesome husband and wife team of Michael and Marlys Schuermann. They've spent the last few years exploring their adopted hometown of Paris, which means my wife is insanely jealous of them. Before that, Michael worked as a sportscaster, which means I'm insanely jealous of him. I mean, he might even have been working when Leeds had a respectable football team. Wait...did I just call him old?

Behind the Scenes on a Tour of Safeco Field

Touring Safeco Field brought back memories of my youth. In my younger days, I could swing a fairly decent bat. It wasn't my passion (that was soccer back then), but I dare say that if I had chosen to pursue baseball as a career, I could have made a go of it. All I would have needed was a little more practice, some high level coaching, and a promise from opposing pitchers to throw softly, underhanded, and over the middle of the plate. With those three things in hand, this post might have been titled Hanging Out at Daddy's Work instead of Touring Safeco Field. Alas fate has dictated that we use the latter title, so let's get on with that story.

Friends of MKTS - Walking On Travels

Blog Address: http://walkingontravels.com
Facebook: Walkingon Travels
Twitter: @walkingontravel
Pinterest: Walking On Travels
Google+: Walking On Travels

WHO ARE THEY? - Keryn and her husband live in Seattle with their two young boys. Somehow in addition to raising her children, Keryn finds time to write her own site, contribute to two or three others, and still have at least six or seven trips in the planning stages at all times. She also bears a striking resemblance to a girl named Sherri that I crushed on all through eighth grade until she threatened to move away and change her name if I didn't leave her alone. Hmm... 

Our Worst Travel Plays of 2012

If you read yesterday's post about our best travel plays of 2012, you might think that, as a team, we had a pretty good season. Truth be told, it was a good year, but even good years have their missteps. One minute you're cruising along, looking at an undefeated season,  the next minute something unexpected sneaks up on you and blasts you from behind. Something that you had no way to avoid. Something you could never have seen coming...unless your wife with the camera warned you....

Our Best Travel Plays of 2012

I'm a pretty serious sports fan. Lori would probably use the word "addict", but I think I've still got a few steps to go before that choice of terms would be correct. Just because everybody knows not to bother me on Sunday while I'm watching football, that doesn't qualify me as an addict. It's not like I dragged my family clear across the country just to see my favorite football team's stadium or something crazy like that.

Oh wait...I didn't make them go in though. That would be "addict" level.