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I’m Going to the Sochi 2014 Olympics!

It’s official. In just a few short weeks I’ll be heading to Russia for the Sochi 2014 Olympics. I’m so excited it’s hard to focus on anything else but there is so much to do! Thankfully I have most of my arrangements taken care of already but I am counting the days until I get […]

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Château Royal de Collioure of the Castle of Collioure juts out into the Mediterranean Sea

Collioure France – Languedoc-Roussillon’s Gem on the Mediterranean

Without a doubt, the South of France is one of the most beautiful regions anywhere in the world.  From the vineyards, to the coast, to the food and the medieval past, this region has it all and offers an endless amount of small towns and villages that are worth your time.  My personal favorite is […]

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What's cooler then riding a snowmobile?  Riding one on a glacier in Iceland!

Snowmobiling in Iceland atop Langjökull Glacier

Iceland is a unbelievable destination that feels more like visiting another planet then another country.  With so many things to do and such a large area to explore it may be hard to figure out exactly what to do on a trip.  One thing not to miss though – snowmobiling.  Iceland is a land of […]

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arabic speed limit sign in doha qatar

Reading Signs Away from Home

Whether you can read the language or not, signs in other countries are often incomprehensible.  Yesterday my job had me working on languages that do not use Latin characters – namely, I was looking at Cyrillic for quite some time.  If you’ve never seen Cyrillic, just imagine that someone took the regular alphabet, added some numbers, […]

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Hauptwache Plaza Frankfurt, Germany

Germany to Dubai – Honeymoon kick-off!

After an amazing flight via business class from Frankfurt to Dubai on Lufthansa, we arrived around 11:30pm local time. The airport was enormous and new, much like everything in Dubai. The arrivals hall, however, was a mess. Dave and I stood in line for over 45 minutes waiting for our turn to clear the border, […]

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Jumping in front of big ben London

London as an Afternoon Pit Stop

We awoke this morning at the Hilton Hotel at Stansted Airport outside of London.  We did manage to catch the 9am Stansted Express and were at London Liverpool Street station by 9:50.  We hopped on the tube to Embankment, walked to Charing Cross to store our luggage for a hefty £8 for each bag, and […]

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Sicilian blood oranges in Palermo

Relaxing day in Palermo, Sicily

Today was a glorious day to sleep in at the Casa di Amici hostel in Central Palermo.  Claudia at the front desk was extremely helpful and would store our bags and keep my laptop (Tapuach, Hebrew for “apple”) in a safe place.  She even gave us a key  so that we could get back into the […]

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A Road Trip Around Sicily

Today we explore Sicily!  We would be picking up a car in Palermo and driving to Mezzoiuso, Dave’s ancestral hometown, then onwards to Corleone before returning our car back in Palermo that evening.  We had to get up slightly early to go to pick up the car at the Targarent Office on Via Piradello. First though, time […]

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