2020-03-15 22:43
Singing from the balconies! One nice thing about this crisis ... solidarity!“Guess you’re not living like a tourist anymore,” was the funny, truthful and somewhat gut-wrenc… Read More
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2020-02-19 20:11
We have been going away for a few years now for my birthday. I won’t deny that part of it is like escaping the need to acknowledge my age, but the larger part is that there are few thi… Read More
2020-01-22 21:01
Machu Picchu. As I mentioned in my first post on Peru, I thought that the hype might overshadow the real thing. But it is as if all the noise and all the crowds, hush once you get to the top… Read More
2019-05-12 14:18
Ukraine was country #78 for me, #91 for my husband.Why do I know this? Because I married a Virgo, or for those who don’t care about horoscopes, a Type A, hyper-organized, live-for-numb… Read More
2017-05-11 11:18
Lately, “Time flies” and “I have been so busy” are quite possibly the most common phrases that I say or hear. In fact, it seems to be the root of many conversations:… Read More
2017-02-09 17:13
I knew I wanted to get away for my birthday. Where didn't matter. But I didn't want to stay put.I have not felt at home or at peace since I have gotten back to Rome. There are a whole series… Read More
2017-01-06 16:25
2016: the year everyone wanted to end. It just seemed like the bad news was everywhere: in politics - the ugliness of the US election and the unknown aftermath of the British vote; in the ne… Read More
2016-10-05 14:40
So many of us are living in more than one place at one time. It is especially pronounced with expats, who on paper already have two addresses, permanent and present. But even for those of us… Read More
2016-08-17 08:35
It was about June last year when we were discussing the concept of this entire plan.“A year? You want to take a year off?”“At least.” he said.Where is this coming fro… Read More
2016-08-07 21:05
El Parque del Amor in Lima, very Gaudi likePeru was probably the greatest surprise of our trip. Unlike Chile, I had no inner attraction calling me to visit, and unlike Colombia, I had n… Read More
2016-07-14 02:00
There are some places that get stuck in your head. You want to visit and you don’t really know why. They have mixed reviews, or people say to skip them altogether, but, no, you want to… Read More
2016-06-20 17:04
Argentina's White House = the Pink House, Casa RosadaWhen we left Rome on December 1, it really felt like we left home. This shouldn’t have really been surprising to me, considering ho… Read More
2016-06-06 15:15
I am not even sure how we ended up in Colombia. Last I remember, we were struggling with how to cut down our large and ever growing list of countries to visit on this sabbatical. After a not… Read More
2016-04-30 04:03
Jacmel beachPractically since we met in 2006, a good friend of ours has been urging us to come visit her country, Haiti. So since then, Haiti has been on our minds. Of course in 2010, Haiti… Read More
2016-03-21 01:51
Panama City skylineWe all have a tendency to want to make the unfamiliar familiar and we usually do that through comparisons. The Copan ruins are like Paris. Dubai is like Las Vegas. That mu… Read More
2016-02-20 16:25
The national bird of HondurasA couple of things stand out about our two day trip to Copan, Honduras1- When it comes to driving in Guatemala, Google maps suck.2- All immigration offic… Read More
2016-02-17 19:09
Our introduction to Pura Vida didn’t get off to a great start: rental car mix-up/scam, 2 hours lost trying to sort it out, 3.5 hour drive from Liberia to San Jose turning into 6 hours… Read More
2016-02-05 23:32
Our intimate experience of one of Vulcan Fuego's eruptions, in addition to seeing three volcanoes on the way to pretty much any errand, has made me a little volcano crazy. A volcanophile&hel&hell…Read More
2016-01-29 04:19
As I have been walking around the mainly single-laned, cobblestone streets of Antigua passing signs such as “Our beer is as cold as your ex-girlfriend’s heart” and “S… Read More
2016-01-19 03:43
The famous arch, a must for photos of AntiguaWe have been here in Antigua Guatemala for a little over a week and what a full week it has been. I have joined a semi-outdoor gym, run to the ne… Read More
2016-01-12 01:59
See more of my pics on InstagramI didn't know it, but the word for that little lever that makes a train going at 200 miles an hour move from one set of tracks to a new one is appropriat… Read More
2015-12-14 12:20
Photo credit: nightmare-endless.tumblr.comdépaysé: a great French word that means disoriented from being out of your own country, or perhaps more simply put, homesick. However… Read More
2015-11-27 14:55
Quick note: I wrote this post back in July right after we gave notice to work and to our friends that we are leaving Rome. Four months later, I have a little more courage to publish it. I ho… Read More
2015-11-25 16:09
As the saying goes, hindsight is always 20-20. Having major life changes more frequently than most, expats feel this truth more acutely. But hindsight is really just another word for experie… Read More
2015-10-15 15:46
One year we went to Targu Mures in Transylvania, Romania. Why? Because it was random and direct; we had never really conceived of going there so it was a random choice and there were direct… Read More
2015-08-27 12:17
Elegant PalermoWanderlust mixed with a splash of indecisiveness sometimes means trying to explore a country, province or even an island within, let's say, an ambitious amount of time. My Ins… Read More
2015-08-12 11:25
Insufferable. My new favorite word inspired by this Roman summer.I likely have hormones to thank for this, but I do not tolerate heat very well anymore. The girl who used to ride around Hot… Read More
2015-07-28 20:31
Cyprus is a place of myths. Paphos in particular is known as the birthplace of Aphrodite, the goddess of love. She was said to be born out of the sea foam created when Cronus cut off his fat… Read More
2015-02-06 08:13
I have already spoken about our not-so-recent travel habit of booking a flight and a place to lay our head at night (in Italy maybe not even these two) and then stopping the research cold. W… Read More
2015-01-05 07:28
One last holiday left in this season, La Befana on January 6 (or Epiphany/Three Kings day as it is known elsewhere), but for many of us, it is back to ordinary time, reality, tomorrow.We use… Read More
2014-12-23 10:52
Christmas time in BrugesI don’t know about you, but it does not happen so often anymore that I have a "wow" moment. It is unfortunately natural or human that the more things you see, t… Read More
2014-12-05 07:29
I just couldn’t. I couldn’t be a bride and a blogger. I couldn’t do anything but be a bride... well a bride and a wedding coordinator... and a travel agent... and a logisti… Read More
2014-12-05 07:29
I just couldn’t. I couldn’t be a bride and a blogger. I couldn’t do anything but be a bride... well a bride and a wedding coordinator... and a travel agent... and a logisti… Read More
2014-08-08 10:00
Another August and I am remembering my post (and list) from last year about striving not to miss out on Roman summers by living in a haze. So this year, I am waking up earlier and have added… Read More
2014-04-26 08:20
Like any Type A personality, this Easter break I went on a wedding planning hiatus and instead invented another project for myself.Every now and then I get on a kick of wanting to do somethi… Read More
2014-04-15 18:16
Easter is five days away which is good news for me because my dreams of chocolate are getting more vivid… I could smell it in the last one…Image from Yours FondlyThis year was… Read More
2013-11-27 13:23
I was recently Mexican for a week. No, that is not a typo. I don't mean I was in Mexico for a week. I was Mexican for a week.I’ll explain.I don't watch TV anymore. I stopped watching m… Read More
2013-10-10 11:04
I like to personify things. I am a product of a Disney-filled childhood; therefore, I animate inanimate objects. Like Disney’s dancing candlesticks or talking mirrors, I give countri… Read More
2013-09-13 11:02
Ferragosto is like Christmas. For the August 15 holiday and the subsequent ponte (days to take off to bridge the gap between the holiday and a weekend), the tourist industry milks… Read More
2013-08-30 11:28
This is the last weekend of August. What a harsh realization. I would like to say "time flies," but at the risk of sounding cliché, I won't. In any case, when we say time flies, it is… Read More
2013-08-08 14:02
I've spoken a lot about the importance of getting out of Rome for day trips. For me, it serves as a reminder that I am in Italy. So, I have been following my own advice and taking day t… Read More
2013-07-24 11:04
If you have lived in Rome for over, let's say 3-6 months, it is quite likely that you have had the experience of changing house either due to a) shifty landlords, b) lack of contracts, c) th… Read More
2013-05-08 11:03
It is true that in my life, all roads lead to Rome. I have lived here on and off for 12 years. And of course, when I live in Rome, I do like the Romans do. I wouldn't want to add i… Read More
2013-04-10 09:38
As most people were flocking to Rome to ring in the new pope and to celebrate Easter, many of us expats were part of the exodus, taking advantage of the long 4-day holiday to travel to nearb… Read More
2013-03-23 18:11
This past weekend, I visited Italy.Yes, I live in Rome. Yes, Rome is in Italy. Yes, I know that makes the first statement of this post redundant. But what I mean is: Rome is an entity in and… Read More
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