4th of July Celebrations in the US
4th of July, Independence Day In the US, the 4th of July is Independence Day, a day to celebrate freedom. It commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, which declared independence from Great Britain. Since it’s a national holiday, people generally have the day off from work and school to […]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
In honor of St. Paddy’s Day, we present the slideshow below. The theme: GREEN!
Weekly Photo Challenge: Resolved
Starting off a new year, most of us at least think about resolutions. Typically, we want to diet, get a new job, save money, manage stress. Facebook and social media are chock full of these sentiments and promises. While it’s a great impulse to try and better oneself, some of these common resolutions seem a […]
Weekly Photo Challenge: Our Year in Pictures, 2012
Here we are on the last day of 2012. The cliche is true: time flies. We began the year with the last few stops of a 10-month journey. On New Year’s Day 2012 we visited the Erawan Shrine in downtown Bangkok, Thailand. The shrine isn’t old, but is a very important site and a testament to spirituality […]
Last Hurrah 2008
Between Christmas and New Year´s there was time to squeeze in a whirlwind trip to the Colombian border town of Cúcuta. We were able to catch a ride each way with two different friends. A couple of nights in Cúcuta allowed us to get a glimpse at the town, take out some pesos free from […]
Hallacas and Cuba Libres!
Caracas doesn´t seem to have changed too much since last time we were here. We´ve been laying kind of low, recuperating and relaxing at home. The family I have stayed with since my first visit to Venezuela in 2001 has welcomed us with open arms (including airport pickup by my lovely pesudo-cousin), and we´ve been […]
A True Redneck: RockOn! in Dallas
Obviously unprepared for the climate change, we arrived in Dallas from Milwaukee/Chicago. (Don’t worry, Mom, it looks worse than it is.) We’ve finished the first two weeks of a new mobile marketing tour, and not a drop of rain! It’s been sunny and in the high 80s the whole time. Shopping this weekend will definitely […]