Our Awesome Adventures 2013: ♪ Because I Knew You ♩ I Have Been Changed For Good!

2013 was an awesome year of travel for the family! Here’s a tribute to the good memories and to the awesome friends we’ve met during our travels. 

This photo essay is set to the words of our favorite Wicked song, “For Good” — the finale duet by Elphaba and Glinda about making a difference in other people’s lives.

“FOR GOOD” from Wicked The Musical

(Elphaba): ♩
I’m limited 
Just look at me ♬

Ristorante Al Tezzon Italian Dinner @ Camposampiero, Padova, Italy

♪ I’m limited 
And just look at you,you can do all I couldn’t do ♫

Authentic Samgyeopsal Meal @ Gangneung, South Korea

(Glinda): ♩
So now it’s up to you
For both of us
Now it’s up to you ♬

White Sand Bar @ Camiguin Island, Philippines

(Glinda): ♪
I’ve heard it said
That people come into our lives for a reason ♫

Sarbay Fest! @ Sarangani Bay, Sarangani Province, Philippines

♩ Bringing something we must learn ♬

Juliet’s House (Casa di Giulietta) @ Verona, Italy

♩ And we are led
To those who help us most to grow ♫

Authentic Hanok Stay @ RakKojae, Seoul, South Korea

♪ If we let them
And we help them in return ♬

British Pub Lunch @ The Counting House, London

♩ Well, I don’t know if I believe that’s true
But I know I’m who I am today
Because I knew you… ♫

Ponte degli Alpini @ Bassano del Grappa, Northern Italy

♪ Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun ♬

The London Eye Ride @ London

♩ Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood ♫

Nardini Grappa Wine Tasting @ Bassano del Grappa, Northern Italy

♪  Who can say if I’ve been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good ♬

Awesome Kadayawan Experience @ Davao, Philippines

(Elphaba): ♩
It well may be
That we will never meet again ♫

Gondola Ride @ Venice, Italy

♪ In this lifetime
So let me say before we part ♬

St. Anthony de Padua Pilgrimage @ Padova, Italy

♩ So much of me
Is made from what I learned from you ♫

The Boys with Ninang Meg @ Toilet Cafe, Taiwan

♪ You’ll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart ♬

The Boys with Achie Maylene @ Taiwan

♩ And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have re-written mine
By being my friend… ♫

Breakfast with the Boys @ Costa Pacifica, Baler, Philippines

♪ Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea ♬

Paragliding with Buko @ Carmona, Cavite, Philippines

♩ Like a seed dropped by a skybird
In a distant world ♫

Carabao Ride @ Balik Bukid, Cabuyao, Laguna, Philippines

♪ Who can say if I’ve been changed for the better?
But because I knew you ♬

Lego Boat Ride with Auntie Clauds @ Legoland, Malaysia

(Glinda): ♩
Because I knew you ♫

Raphael Madagascar Merry Go Round @ Universal Studios, Singapore

(Both): ♪
I have been changed for good ♬

Ati-Atihan Festival @ Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines

(Elphaba): ♩
And just to clear the air
I ask forgiveness
For the things I’ve done you blame me for ♫

Mother and Son @ Bali Village, Balesin Island, Philippines

(Glinda): ♪
But then, I guess we know 
There’s blame to share ♬

The Boys Roar @ Jurassic Park, Universal Studios, Sentosa, Singapore

(Both): ♩
And none of it seems to matter anymore ♫

Aidan Swimming @ Costa Pacifica, Baler, Philippines

(Glinda): ♪
Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun ♬

Beach Bumming @ Balesin, Philippines

♩ Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood ♫

Horseback Riding @ Baguio, Philippines

(Elphaba): ♪
Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea ♬

Transformer Ride @ Universal Studios, Sentosa, Singapore

♩ Like a seed dropped by a sky bird
in a distant world ♫

Toy Story Land @ Disneyland, Hong Kong

(Both): ♪
Who can say if I’ve been
Changed for the better? ♬

Winning the Angry Bird Prize @ Legoland, Malaysia

♩ I do believe I have been
Changed for the better ♫

Meeting Mickey @ Disneyland, Hong Kong

(Glinda): ♪
And because I knew you… ♬

The Boys @ Gardens by the Bay, Singapore

(Elphaba): ♩
Because I knew you… ♫

High Altitude Swimming @ Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

(Both): ♪
Because I knew you…
I have been changed for good…  ♬

 

…and the best adventure is yet to come!

Live an Awesome Life,

Founder, www.OurAwesomePlanet.com 

P.S. Thank you to all OAP friends and family for the support in 2013! May you have a happy and blessed 2014! Cheers to another great year of adventure. 🙂