Answer on Sunday, unless of course you need hints~wink, wink!
Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts
Where in the World...
Okay, so the last two have been fairly easy. Let's see if anyone can get this one correct...
Answer on Sunday, unless of course you need hints~wink, wink!
Answer on Sunday, unless of course you need hints~wink, wink!
Something to think about...
Everyone makes New Year's resolutions...to loose weight, exercise more, take up a hobby, you name it and the resolutions have been made.
This year how about making a travel resolution? CNN.com has a list of travel resolutions, do you? If so, what are they?
Santa Baby...
Chances are that Santa won't be "slipping a sable" under my tree, or getting me an "out-of-space convertible", be it blue or any other color, but here are some fun ideas that I wouldn't mind seeing under the tannenbaum this year...
Every girl needs a travel jewelry roll. This one from Vic and Albie is adorable, and has plenty of room for all of your baubles!!
This gorgeous cashmere wrap is a great gift if you love to travel! Easy to throw in your carry on, and perfect to wrap up in during those long flights!
I love to journal about places that I've been, or places that I want to go. This bright blue journal by TAGSMITH makes that easy and fun to do!
There is no limit to the countries that you can visit, or mark on this map! Perfect gift for kids who love to travel, or as a housewarming or moving gift for the expat in your life! The Here and There Shop makes it easy to choose a country, state or gives you the world!
http://www.crumpler.com/AU/Camera-Bags/Camera-Pouches/Haven-M.html?LanguageCode=EN&SKU=HVN001-R00G50
Have fun shopping, and remember...only 7 more days until Christmas!
You lose some...
This ranked as one of my not so favorite all time vacations! Barcelona, Spain October~2012!
This had a little to do with Barcelona, a lot to do with circumstance, and a whole lot to do with attitude.
The youngest expat was at the end of being very, very sick, the weather was horrible, and so was my attitude.
I do the family vacation planning and I have to say 98% of the time, I do a pretty good job. Well, this was one of my failures.
Barcelona is ranked as one of the best cities in the world to visit, and even through my negativity, I could see it! It would be an amazing city to visit on a sunny day, or for a long romantic weekend with your spouse, but not with 2 very grumpy kids, a husband who now had the flu and mom who was well...done with sick!
I investigated Barcelona, got advice from friends, heard all of the wonderful stories. Although, I have to admit, when I booked for five days, I did question if it may be a bit too long. It was, by about 3 days.
We visited the Boqueria Market, the Park de Guell and the Sagrada Familia all in the first two days. Great, we had 3 more full days to go. There was no chance of a beach day....it was raining! The kids were sick of looking at "old" things...in the rain, and my husband was getting sicker by the day, how much would it be to change our flights???
La Boqueria Market
Sagrada Familia
Everyone had raved about this vibrant, colorful city and I just kept wondering; "Are we in the same place that they were all talking about?"
The Barcelona that I experienced was FULL of tourists, souvenirs and con-artist street performers. It was so crazy that one night after dinner as I sat reading my book, my husband took the boys "hooker hunting". Apparently the area that we were staying in was known for their evening entertainment~again, great planning on my part! So off they went. They never did see any, but my husband had the oldest expat convinced that the scantly glad lady with the dinner menu was actually handing out menus of her services as opposed to the different paella that her restaurant was serving, and I won't even get into the make-out session my youngest witnessed through the window of our hotel!
When we boarded our flight home, we were all more then ready. All of the illness was over and the sun had begun shining again, but we were beyond ready for our home. Barcelona wasn't all frustration. The food was amazing and the Sagrada Familia blew us all away. I guess if we had to "lose some" this wasn't a bad place to be!
Sagrada Familia
where are you from?
the lady asked an easy question, didn't she? but what happened next is what happens a lot in the expat world.
"california" the oldest expat answered
the youngest expat just looked at me as if i should answer.
"where are you from?" i asked him.
"well, i was born in indiana, then i moved to california, then colorado for 6 months and now germany. i guess my home is here, or california?"
i couldn't answer her question, i really have no idea.
they say "home is where your heart is." my heart is in a lot of places. i am "from" colorado, but have lived all over america, and now we are in germany. every place that i have lived holds a special place in my heart.
i have cried many tears every time that i have moved. tears on my first move, the move from the state that my children were born.
the hardest move was from where my children spent most of their lives, and my last move away from my family, yet again.
when and if i move from germany there will be many tears, but i have learned one thing in all of these moves...i am from all of these places. each one has added to me and my family, and helped to build us all into the people that we are! so i guess the next time someone asks me "where are you from?" i will answer "denvindiacaligermany"
"well, i was born in indiana, then i moved to california, then colorado for 6 months and now germany. i guess my home is here, or california?"
i couldn't answer her question, i really have no idea.
they say "home is where your heart is." my heart is in a lot of places. i am "from" colorado, but have lived all over america, and now we are in germany. every place that i have lived holds a special place in my heart.
i have cried many tears every time that i have moved. tears on my first move, the move from the state that my children were born.
the hardest move was from where my children spent most of their lives, and my last move away from my family, yet again.
when and if i move from germany there will be many tears, but i have learned one thing in all of these moves...i am from all of these places. each one has added to me and my family, and helped to build us all into the people that we are! so i guess the next time someone asks me "where are you from?" i will answer "denvindiacaligermany"
