Month: November 2011
Spending the Weekend in Dog Friendly Idyllwild
The fresh mountain air, the pine trees, the lack of cars and traffic – Idyllwild in Southern California is the perfect weekend get away. We’ve been coming up to the area for day trips to go rock climbing at Black Mountain for years, but somehow have missed the charms of this darling little rustic, […]
Photo of the Week – Spending Thanksgiving in Africa with the Turkeys!
I was on an overland trip in Africa on Thanksgiving and feeling a little bit homesick for the traditional meal my mom and grandmother always prepared. I was dreaming of eating turkey, mashed potatoes, and gravy, but figured there was no chance of that on the rural roads in Africa! All of a sudden […]
The Not So Grand Bazaar? Istanbul, Turkey
I had visions of magic carpets flying through the air, incense burning, people smoking hookah pipes and drinking tea, a few random animals meandering, and a secret shop around a corner that I had to say Open Sesame in order to get in! I had heard so much about how wonderful the […]
Travel Photo(s) of the Week – Papua New Guinea – Goroka Show
Each fall an amazing festival is held in Goroka, Papua New Guinea called the Goroka Show. About 100 different tribes come to the event to showcase their amazing costumes and culture. They use the word “sing-sing” to describe the sharing of their tribes music and dance. The women and children of […]
Worth getting up at Dawn? Sunrise in Cappadocia
When our alarm went off at dawn, I seriously wondered if this would be worth it. Did I really want to really want to crawl out from under this wonderful, warm, down comforter pull on gloves and a beanie and trek up a hill? “Hell, no!” my cold hating, sleep loving body answered. Really, on […]
The Dominican Republic
When Shani and I were looking for a short holiday destination the Dominican Republic came up. We had both checked into it a bit and knew all about the beautiful beaches and all inclusive resorts that scatter the east coast of the country. Our original intention was to fly into the northern town of Santiago de […]
