I have always loved New York, but when you have a kid living there – it is even better! Gabe and Shannon spent a year in Florida where he completed his first year law school. And while Florida for winter … Continue reading
Category Archives: vacations
One of the challenges with a big family that is getting older is it is harder and harder to get everyone together for any family vacations. When Gabe went off to University, he was no longer available to come on … Continue reading
Unfortunately the ferry from Crete to Santorini was not working this time of year – so even though the islands are so close, we had to fly to Athens and then catch a flight to Santorini. A bit inconvenient, but … Continue reading
It was not the nicest day where we were and we wanted a bit more beach so we headed back to the west where some of the nicest beaches are said to be. We drove through the mountains again in … Continue reading
Many years ago I was gifted a timeshare. I have never been to the actual timeshare still to this day, but we have traded it for many vacations over the years. One of the first times I used the timeshare … Continue reading
We left Marrakech with a vow (from me, at least) to return to spend more time there. Josh and I chuckled as we walked from our riad to our meeting spot with our driver, at this little stand with all … Continue reading
We woke up in our gorgeous riad. Our room is really quite spectacular. We had a beautiful breakfast – which was delicious – before we met our guide: Khalid. We headed off through the narrow alleys and wound our way … Continue reading
One thing is for sure, the Moroccan breakfast is filled with carbs. Breads, crepes, pita/roti like things. Then all sorts of spreads and jam and honey. Not great for someone trying to be reducing the overall carb intake! They also … Continue reading
We were sad to leave Auberge St Pierre. Such a pretty place! We headed to the Dades Gorge and got some amazing views! We ended up going “off road” along the Boutarar piste – pretty incredible and scary at first!! … Continue reading
Our guide Ali told us that every 60-70km the landscape in Morocco changes. It is pretty incredible what we see in a day! We were up early to catch the sunrise. Because of course you MUST see the sunrise when … Continue reading