Since we visited Auschwitz in Poland last month, I have been agonizing over how to present this on the blog. I fully expected to be able to write about this trip as I do any other, the where's and how's, and some personal anecdotes and feelings … [Continue reading]
I used to smoke a lot of weed. Not, mind you, as much as some people that I know, but I’ve smoked a lot. When I lived in Hawaii, the number of times I put a joint/pipe/bong/vaporizer to my lips increased exponentially. Small amounts of … [Continue reading]
It was a cold and grey morning in Lima, as they often are during the winter. The City of Eternal Spring is just that, so bright and beautiful, but only in the spring. The winter months are damp and dreary, disguising Lima’s many charms. We … [Continue reading]
A preschool teacher walks into a bar... This sounds like it could be the beginning of a bad joke, but this was no joke at all when our friend and Moscow host, Craig, asked us if we wanted to check out his friend Daniel’s band at a local bar. … [Continue reading]
The stage was set for an exquisite evening. We had just finished cocktail hour in the gorgeous Manhattan Lounge at the St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort in Abu Dhabi and were headed out to meander through the lovely grounds … [Continue reading]
Remember those days when summer couldn’t come fast enough? In a time long past, I counted days, minutes, seconds, until school was done and I could spend three glorious months in a blissful, oblivious state of freedom. … [Continue reading]
When we arrived in Moscow, Russia we brought warm weather with us. The long, cold winter was officially over and we were greeted by blue skies, warm breezes and flowers and trees bursting with life. It couldn’t have been more perfect. However, we … [Continue reading]
There’s not much to do on a cargo boat. There’s no swimming pool, no bar, no shuffleboard on the Lido deck. The cabins are tiny and stifling hot, and while “rustic” may be the current trendy way to describe simple, ethnic … [Continue reading]
As our crowded, slipshod taxi pulled into the dusty town of Yurimaguas, I saw them. They were lying in wait like lions near a watering hole. And they saw us. They were the moto drivers who would be our best friends, or something just shy of it, for … [Continue reading]
Sorry about the delay! I know that The Alphabet List typically comes out on Friday, but due to circumstances beyond our control, it’s been pushed back until today! Enjoy the third installment, where we start with the … [Continue reading]