What’s Your Dream?

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 […]

Ukraine Air Flight 056 Kiev->Zurich

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 […]

Outings in Kiev

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 […]

Gotcha- Day Two- Kiev

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 […]

GOTCHA!

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 […]

What Are You Doing For Leap Day?

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 […]

Iceland in Review

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 […]

Iceland Day Two: In Which We Do NOT See The Northern Lights

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 […]

Arriving in Iceland: A Photo Essay

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 […]

I am a Rock Star: Photo Essay from the Alberta-Saskatchewan border

February 20, 2012 in blog, Canada, North America, Travelogue

In case you were wondering… I am a rock star. Yes, it’s true. Just ask the Montalvo children. The past four days I’ve spent on the border of Alberta and […]