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Living in Saudi Arabia is definitely different than living in the United States. People are always interested in what is going on in this country. I think it's because the country is a closed door to most of the outside world. Saudi Arabia does not care about your tourist dollars, and seemingly, … [Read more...]
Top 5 Most Popular Posts For 2012
December 30, 2012 By
The following posts were my most popular posts for 2012. It truly is a trip down memory lane considering that none were written in 2012. These winners are full of some of my best and favorite travel photos. I must point out that I took the top 5, which of course is totally unfair to the posts I … [Read more...]
New York City: Day Trip to The Walkway Over The Hudson
October 3, 2012 By
It’s autumn. That means it’s time for visiting locations that provide a great leaf-peeping show. For a great day trip out of Manhattan, check out The Walkway Over The Hudson, located in Poughkeepsie, It's a quick 1.5 hour drive outside the city. What was at one time the world’s longest bridge, … [Read more...]
Amsterdam and Porcelain Houses
August 27, 2012 By
One of my travel collections consists of KLM Delft Blue miniature houses. They come out with new house every year, and each one is numbered. Some might say that the coolest thing about them is that they come filled with Bois Jenever (dutch gin). What I find most cool is that they are replicas of … [Read more...]
Travel Indulgence
June 16, 2012 By
We have a restaurant in Portland, Oregon that is our "ultimate" indulgence. We travel down from Seattle (3 hours-one way), to enjoy not the food, but the wine. Plainfields is an Indian restaurant. This is not a restaurant review. We're not there for the food, which is excellent, we're there … [Read more...]
Guest Post: A Week in Botswana
January 10, 2012 By
If you were looking for a relatively inexpensive, highly entertaining, clean, uncrowded, friendly and relatively safe place to vacation, you would probably not think to look for it in sub-Saharan Africa. To our surprise, we found all these things, and more, in Botswana. Nestled quietly among its … [Read more...]
My Ugly-Ass Travel Sandals
January 2, 2012 By
Like any girl, I love fashion and when it comes to my shoes, it’s all about cute and comfort. Even if they're 5 inch heels, my rule is I have to be able to run or fight in them. LOL Prior to leaving for Thailand in 2006 I decided I needed some comfy walking sandals that could also get wet. Our … [Read more...]
My Favorite Travel Photos From 2011
December 30, 2011 By
This year I’ve done a lot of traveling, and of course that means I’ve taken a ton of photos. I’m an amateur photographer, and I don’t know what I’m doing half the time (that’s not entirely true, but it feels like it), but sometimes things just come together and I get a photo I really like. … [Read more...]
My 2011 Travel Year In Review
December 29, 2011 By
2011 has been an awesome year for travel. I left Saudi Arabia for San Diego on December 24th to spend the Christmas holiday with my family in San Diego. What started out as a six week visit turned in to a six month West Coast holiday. When I add that to my impromptu trip to Stockholm and another … [Read more...]