December 2011
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An American Southwest Christmas Adventure
The holidays are upon us and while many people are trimming their trees, wrapping presents, carefully planning lengthy family dinners and air travel to wintery places, we are planning our own celebration that includes none of those things — and I am so excited about it! It has nothing to do with not wanting to spend time with family or celebrate Christmas with loved ones, rather we wanted to do...
November 2011
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“Anyone who doesn’t have a great time in San Francisco is pretty much dead to me....”
– Anthony Bourdain’s Favorite Places to Eat - NYTimes.com
October 2011
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“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round...”
– Apple, Inc.
September 2011
4 posts
High Altitude
There is so much to summarize from our last few days in Peru, so I can only cover a few highlights. I can’t seem to recall when we left Lima, but we did - this memory lapse must be a sign of a good vacation, or it is the altitude.
Arequipa was the first stop on our grand excursion across southern Peru, the second largest city in the country that sits up in the highlands of the Andes...
August 2011
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Lima Life: Day 5
My new surroundings here in Lima, Peru challenge me daily - language barriers, nasty pollution, terrible vino peruana and limitations on where I can go in the city by myself. No matter how strong, independent or fearless one may be, it absolutely does make a difference when you are a tall, white female that speaks very little Spanish in a city that is quite rough around the edges with little to no...
Smog. Fire-dancing children. Machete-juggling children. Few recognizable words. I am taking my first day in Lima slowly - I have nearly 3 weeks to get to know it better, but the city presents me with a kind of chaos that requires a gentle and cautious approach.
Today I did not walk far, only far enough to get a sense of where I am and how I can acquire simple necessities, like food and water....
April 2011
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March 2011
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January 2011
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November 2010
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jennvsworld asked: Z: What camera are you using?
October 2010
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September 2010
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August 2010
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Jerusalem
Day 2 1st impressions in Israel’s holiest city: Jerusalem has a perfect balance of modern and traditional values and architecture; Zionism is as ubiquitous as the city’s symbolic lion (of Judah); limestone covers every facade by law; the abundance of and growing vegetation is a bi-product of the country’s ingenious irrigation system; the word eclectic can’t begin to do...