If Iceland’s capital isn’t on your list of places to ring in the New Year, it should be. We had the idea to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Reykjavik when Tim spent two months living and working in Iceland. In talking with the locals, he learned that Iceland’s fireworks laws are relaxed for New Year’s […]
Glacier Hiking on Sólheimajökull
Standing with our backs to the gusting wind, every so often we take a peek back at the massive blue glacier we’re about to climb. Sólheimajökull glacier tongue, the southwestern outlet of the Myrdalsjokull icecap, is about 8 kilometers long and 1 – 2 kilometers wide. And just 20 years ago, the glacier had covered […]
M is for Modesty: How to Pack for Dubai
I really didn’t have a clue how to pack for our trip to Dubai and Abu Dhabi. I had been to the Middle East the year before when we spent 10 days traveling independently around Jordan, but this was different. It was going to be hot. The forecast ranged from high 80s to low 90s […]
Celebrating UAE National Day on The Corniche
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is still a very new country, 41 years young in fact. UAE National Day, celebrated December 2, marks the UAE’s formal nationalization from British Protectorate Treaties which ended on December 1,1971 and the unification of the seven emirates which combined to form the modern-day country. In short, National Day is […]
Five Elements that make Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque an International Mosque
We’ve been to the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, but WOW! Just, wow. I don’t know that I have the words to do Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque justice. One of the world’s largest mosques (only the mosques in Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia are larger), it can hold an astounding 40,000 worshipers and […]
Cooling Off in the Desert at Ski Dubai
When we lived in Phoenix, we’d wait for winter (is there such a thing in the desert?) each year to escape to Flagstaff to play in the snow. But in Dubai, we could escape to a winter wonderland any day of the week! Ski Dubai is an indoor ski resort in the Mall of the […]
The World’s Largest Christmas Tree
When we used to live in the United States, we’d drive around during the holidays looking at the various neighborhoods all lit up with Christmas lights. Living in Italy, the presepi (Italian for nativity) are found all over but a festive holiday light display is hard to come by. That’s why Tim and I made […]
Our Favorite Christmas Markets of the Veneto
The Veneto region is home to one of Italy’s most famous cities, Venice. Venice is beautiful any time of the year but there is just something magical about venturing out in the Veneto region to villages framed by the snowy Dolomites. Here are three of our favorite Christmas Markets of the Veneto: Cortina d’Ampezzo Twenty […]
Santa Claus’ Main Post Office
I’ve always loved Christmas. In grade school, I always wrote my annual letter to Santa professing just what a good girl I had been all year long and, please, wouldn’t he grant my wishes. My teacher would then send off the letters for the entire class. But where did all our letters go? To The […]
Christmas Markets of Budapest (And Our Mulled Wine Recipe)
Budapest remains our favorite European city even after three years of traveling extensively throughout Europe. We love the architecture, the mystery of the once secret caves snaking beneath the city, and the beautiful buildings spanning the banks of the Danube that twinkle as dusk sets upon the city. I love Christmas markets, so we decided […]
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