Hitting The Wall
March 20, 2012 in North America, Travelogue, United States
Image credit It’s happening again. My only consolation, I suppose, is that I know it’s happening, I know what it’s going to feel like, and I know we’ll get […]
March 20, 2012 in North America, Travelogue, United States
Image credit It’s happening again. My only consolation, I suppose, is that I know it’s happening, I know what it’s going to feel like, and I know we’ll get […]
March 7, 2012 in blog, Inspiration
How badly do you want to make your dream a reality? We’ll help you! Nancy Sathre-Vogel, of Family on Bikes, and I have teamed up to create a brand new program designed to get YOU out the door and living […]
March 3, 2012 in Europe, Travelogue, Ukraine
The excitement was palpable in the apartment this morning. The skies over Kiev were grey but the light from the boys’ eyes was enough to brighten any room. Arms spread […]
March 3, 2012 in blog, Europe, Travelogue, Ukraine
Kiev is a really beautiful city. We’re so lucky to have an apartment right downtown, within easy walking distance of Independence Square, the Golden Gate, Sophia cathedral and some other […]
March 2, 2012 in blog, Europe, Travelogue, Ukraine
Today has been a day of dichotomies: English & Ukrainian, hot and cold, healthy & sick, American & Foreign, happy and sad. The good news of the day: The […]
March 1, 2012 in Europe, Travelogue, Ukraine
I cannot say Khmelnitsky. Rustic (roo-stick) spent several hours of the car ride last night trying to help me. It’s the guttural phlem thing that is the initial syllable that’s […]
February 28, 2012 in blog, Europe, Travelogue, Ukraine
There’s been much discussion of late in the circles I follow of the impending leap day. Once every four years the whole world gets an “extra” day and it’s been […]
February 28, 2012 in blog, Europe, Iceland, Travelogue
It was still dark and, appropriately, snowing when we left the hotel this morning. A white blanket, laid clean across the top of the world reminded me of all the […]
February 26, 2012 in Europe, Iceland, Travelogue
Sad but true. We did not see the Northern Lights. I was really hoping too… and we’re going to take our own car and head out tomorrow night for another […]
February 25, 2012 in blog, Europe, Iceland, Travelogue
Iceland is a land of dichotomies: fire and ice, black and white, colourful and stark, heart warming and bone chilling. After only a day I can tell that a lifetime […]