It’s that time of year for ghosts, ghouls and goblins and the costumes come out. We’ve never been super rabid Halloween folk, though we aren’t anti-October 31st either. If there is a gathering that encourages dressing up – we are game; so I guess our Halloween participation is dependent on if we are doing anything.…
The timing of our trip and time in Paris turned out to land us in the busy peak tourist season of July. But one of the greatest perks was to experience Bastille Day, France’s National Holiday commemorating the start of the French Revolution and the Storming of the Bastille. I’m a big fan of National…
After the minor fiasco that was Carnaval, we decided it would be in our best interests to plan ahead for the Easter weekend to make sure we weren’t forced to move on and travel during the holiday. Given that we experienced everyone leaving the capital in Ecuador for Carnaval, we felt that it made sense…
Before this trip, I really only associated Carnaval with Rio De Janeiro. Turns out I am one naive cookie. Carnaval, the multi-day ‘festive season’ before lent is all over the place. What with Mindo being a hotspot with no accommodation available, we made our way to Baños (yes…bathroom in Spanish) where we saw some Carnaval…
Merry Christmas! We had a low-key day (a movie and dim sum), but the best part was connecting with our families via Skype.
Settling down for a DVD and shawarma-filled Christmas Eve.
It’s no secret that I love the holiday season and am happy to enjoy the spirit of the season as soon as Halloween is over. I love Christmas carols and if I had my way, I’d get to have holiday tunes blasting all through November and December to help spirit in those feelings of warmth…
Actually…instead of 12 days of Christmas here is our 12 days until trip(ness)… 12 Mitts for warming 11 Books for selling 10 Magnets clinging 9 Season’s Greetings 8 Pens for writing 7 Hangers hanging 6 Cukes a-cooling 5 DVDs! 4 Games with words 3 Safety pins 2 Dirty mugs an Apartment in the City….
Every year our dear friends Jason and Kaileah host an epic holiday meal where they make delicious entrees for a whole host of guests. It’s always been special to get together and enjoy the holiday season. As 2013 winds down, this year’s annual event marked significant changes for our regular gang. Aside from us being…