Getting there from here: public transport around the world
As I was waiting for my work shuttle this morning in Kendall Square, I noticed a family asking the driver of the “hop on/hop off” sightseeing trolley for advice on getting to Harvard Square. He pointed them to the subway station across the street, a sensible suggestion as Harvard is a short two-stop ride from Kendall. I watched the family follow his directions, cross the street and … Continue reading Getting there from here: public transport around the world
Why Istanbul?
If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul. –Alphonse de Lamartine Really, we’ve been planning this trip for nearly three years. Way back in late 2012 we started thinking—as we perpetually do—of where to go next. The previous two trips had been to Nicaragua, that year, and Belize the year before. Both came about sort of … Continue reading Why Istanbul?
“Where’s your next trip?”
If I had a dollar for every time a friend or family member asked us that…well, we’d probably have enough to buy a cup of coffee at Starbucks (those things are pricey!). But seriously, that seems to be the thing we are asked most often. We don’t mind, of course, as we are pretty much always thinking about the next trip, and the one after … Continue reading “Where’s your next trip?”
#TBT: Morocco, 2009
A new post is long overdue, I realize. Job searches, classes, family visits, new volunteer work, life gets in the way sometimes. Things are settling down, thankfully, and as summer moves on our thoughts turn to our next trip. Soon I’ll post a bit more about our plans, but for now, I’m reminiscing on the fantastic week we spent in Morocco in December of 2009. This photo was taken … Continue reading #TBT: Morocco, 2009
Soaking up the sun in NOLA
When I was a child, one of my favorite books was a large-format slim hardcover called Frederick, by Leo Lionni. It was about a field mouse who didn’t help the other mice in his group with gathering nuts and grain for the winter, but sat on a rock gathering, essentially, memories…of sunshine and warmth, colors and words. The other mice aren’t pleased with what they perceive as … Continue reading Soaking up the sun in NOLA
Guatemala, part 3: La Antigua Guatemala
As we sit watching a blizzard drop a couple of feet of snow outside–and with an unexpected snow day off from work–there is finally time to finish up writing about our visit to Guatemala in September 2014, ending with the beautiful city of Antigua. See the earlier posts on Flores/Tikal, and Lake Atitlán. When planning this trip around our time at Lake Atitlan, we soon realized it … Continue reading Guatemala, part 3: La Antigua Guatemala
Guatemala, part 2: Lake Atitlan
“Lake Como, it seems to me, touches on the limit of permissibly picturesque, but Atitlán is Como with additional embellishments of several immense volcanoes. It really is too much of a good thing.” –Aldous Huxley Our departure from Flores was less eventful than our arrival, with no travel hiccups (well, save the fact that we got to the airport MUCH earlier than necessary, so waited in … Continue reading Guatemala, part 2: Lake Atitlan
Journey to the Land of Eternal Spring
This post is long overdue. We went to Guatemala in early September, almost at the end of summer, and here we are on the first day of winter. Where did the time go? The autumn was taken up with working, cooking, exploring our own neighborhood, catching up with friends and family…so much of that in the last few weeks especially. But finally, it’s time for a real post about … Continue reading Journey to the Land of Eternal Spring
On Being Thankful
No matter your beliefs or politics, this time of the year begins the season of gathering and sharing, of warmth and light. It’s as old as history, lighting candles and fires, bringing green boughs inside, and awaiting that shortest day and longest of nights. And to be thankful when that night passes and the slow march to spring begins again. Each year, we think about the … Continue reading On Being Thankful
Penne with garlic, broccoli rabe and speck
Is it me, or is this fall is just zooming by? I think that’s partly due to the extremely cold weather we’re having here in Boston this week, and by the fact that the holidays are totally sneaking up on me this year. It just occurred to me the other day that Thanksgiving is next week! Guess I better get to the grocery store… Which totally bums me … Continue reading Penne with garlic, broccoli rabe and speck
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