Travel
Here we conclude the epic 2012 year in review journey (see here for Part I). In August I went back to Minneapolis to visit family and I couldn’t wait to get my fill of amazing rooftop restaurant terraces and take advantage of the only time of the year worth visiting Minnesota (just kidding, Mom! Sort […]
Last year was an epic year in traveling for Jake and I and we had a blast! It was also a year of all or nothing in that work was so crazy for him that it felt like in order to see each other we had to get away. I seriously love to travel and […]
I just love bright, fun, happy colors and couldn’t resist these portraits on Jake’s and my trip to Cuba this month. Getting away for us is a great way to unplug and have time together without competing with cell phones and email and all the other distractions the modern life brings. We do our best to […]
The bullet holes in this building are a reminder of the ravages Beirut went through during their civil war (1975-1991). I can’t even imagine. Amazing flight deal + visiting two new countries + seeing for ourselves a region that’s largely overlooked for travel from the US + lots and lots of hummus and shwarma + […]
It all started with a seed planted about a year ago. A blog I follow called Uncornered Market is written by a couple who have been traveling the world for years – YEARS! So crazy. And I’m crazy jealous. Anyways, the Jordan Tourism Board sponsored them on a trip there last year and I filed […]
Bustling streets, swaying subway trains, mouth-watering food from anywhere from a Halal food stand to a four-course candlelit dinner, bars in classy old ornate buildings with dim romantic lighting, eclectic shops in re-designed warehouses, modern glassy buildings that scrape the sky… It all adds up to an energizing city in its own class that makes […]