People ALWAYS ask us what is the best place to travel. And our answer is always the same. Travel is so subjective. Each trip is so different, and it’s hard to compare a city destination with an adventure destination with a wonder of the world. Here are 10 places that blew our mind. I’d strongly recommend you try to carve out the time…
For me it isn’t about expensive presents, but more about thoughtfulness. Choosing the right Mother’s Day gift for the woman who raised you, or the other empowering mother figures in your life, is a way to show love and gratitude. Read more…
Hey I’m still here! It’s been four years since my world was rocked and my life was forever changed… Read the thoughts of a breast cancer survivor…
I’ve been traveling over 45 years. 26 years with hot hubby, and almost 18 years as a family. We’ve visited six continents and over 50 countries. I feel pretty confident we’ve learned some core travel tips along the way…
A few years ago, if a women was diagnosed with breast cancer, it was an automatic chemotherapy and radiation sentence along with whatever surgical options were planned to remove the cancer. I fell into this category with my breast cancer diagnosis. I used these tests to make the agonizing decision whether or not chemotherapy would provide a large enough risk of recurrence to warrant the…
Petra has been on our bucket list for years, but the timing never seemed quite right. There’s NO doubt in our minds why Petra is considered one of the seven wonders of the modern world after our recent visit! We loved Petra! The pictures do not do it justice. Gorgeous. Impressive. I could go on and on. The site is much bigger than…
I recently took my high school senior on a mother/son trip to Munich Germany. He’s heading to college soon (sniff sniff…I’m not crying you’re crying), and since he first tasted champagne in Paris with me years ago, I thought it was only fitting to buy him his first beer in Munich. (The drinking age in Europe…
I don’t know about you, but I see January 1st as a clean slate to start a healthy new year. Making New Year resolutions is easy… but keeping them and being consistent… well that’s a whole other thing. Life is busier than ever, we have more distractions and stress than ever, and it’s hard to stay…
Jerusalem is perhaps (in my humble opinion) the holiest city in the world for Jews, Muslims and Christians. It’s seeping with history and staggeringly beautiful. Our visit to Jerusalem was peaceful, with no aggression, concerns, and was quite different from the images often portrayed in the media. It’s extremely powerful and profound to see and feel the deep spirituality from people…
We’re heading dangerously fast towards college with my high school senior. We are now in our year of ‘lasts’. We’ve been preparing for this momentous moment for almost 18 years, and navigating the college application process for 18 months. Who knows what the future has in store for him, but I do know one thing… the college application process is…