Today Paris was to be experienced in the beautiful, hilly area of Montemarte. This area may have already been famous, after all to get to Sacré Cour (sakray kurr) one must walk through the neighbourhood, but the movie, Amèlie, made it even more famous. It was even more special for Hakim and I as our…
We arrived in Paris We arrived in Paris ahead of schedule so we were able to avoid most of Paris’ evening traffic jam. We rented a picturesque home just outside of the arrondissement (air on deece uh mont; that big circle thing around the center of Paris maps), a bit east of Orly Airport. Driving…
The day finally arrived! We were on our way to Europe. I had to keep reminding myself that we were going to be living as Europeans for the next two months and there was a lot of pre planning to do, including bills due in October that still come by paper mail. Regardless, I had…
Our upcoming adventure is Europe. On reading up on how to do this on more of a shoestring budget and in a more “recycling” sort of way, it was recommended to travel light. Having one carry on baggage sounds like it will be the way to go. In all my research, I’m finding out that…
What a whirlwind the last two weeks were, which is appropriate as Wyoming is known as “Windy Wyoming”. It had been nearly 4 years or so since we last saw my side of the family and it was an emotional time to see them and get to know them again. We had three national celebrations…
Scottish dance anyone? We arrived in Vancouver a mere 45 minutes after leaving Squamish. As food was on our mind, Granville Island was on our itinerary. We chanced to park on the Island itself and had success! In the early 1900s, Granville Island used to have factories, plants and sawmills, but now Granville Island is described as a…
Thank goodness for drinking tons of Herbal Concentrate Tea so we could be excited and awake to see Cortnie. Last Friday found us exhausted from flying from the Dominican from 2 pm to 2 am and finally arriving at our hotel at 4:30 am. Gratefully, we slept until 11 am. We then drove the hour or…
We had asked for authentic Punta Cana and we got it. Luckily for our camping experiences and experience with tight spaces, we were well equipped to handle this new abode. Unfortunately we not only had a culture shock with the people and surroundings, we also had one with the availability of things and services and…
Something that both Hakim and I are excited for more of is how travel will change and broaden our and our kids’ perspective. As Rick Steves says, “Good travel is thoughtful travel.” I got quite thoughtful as we touched down in Punta Cana and experienced the roofless airport. Our jarring and very fast shuttle ride to our…
It’s getting real over here! As I’m a huge planner and organizer-my speciality being making order out of a mess-I have to say I’m very excited with this part. Helping our oldest pack for her adventure to BC last week, I was more than willing to stay up until 2 in the morning re-arranging her…
