When thinking about travel destinations, the deserts of Nevada, Arizona, and Utah are probably not at the top of your list. After all, they're hot, dry, and there's not as much to see or do. However, they are also highly underrated and often overlooked. My husband, kids, and I recently took a trip through some … Continue reading Exploring the Hidden Charms of Nevada, Arizona, and Utah Deserts: A Family Adventure
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Summer Travel and Books: A Perfect Pairing
This blog has been going for over a decade, yet it was only quite recently that I had the idea of writing a fun post about two of my favorite things: travel and books. Summer is a great time for travel (and reading), so here we are. For a word nerd/book worm like me, who … Continue reading Summer Travel and Books: A Perfect Pairing
Iberian Adventures #7: The Food
No series about a major travel adventure would be complete without discussing the food! This post is the last in a series about the incredible vacation that my family and I took in the Iberian Peninsula over the summer. We explored four of the Azores Islands, wandered around a little bit of Portugal, and made … Continue reading Iberian Adventures #7: The Food
Iberian Adventures #6 (Madrid, Spain)
The final stop of our 3-week-long vacation in the Iberian Peninsula was Madrid, Spain. What a beautiful place! However, the city was not kind to us when we first arrived. Keep reading to find out more... the top of the National Library of Spain in Madrid The flight from Lisbon to Madrid was just a … Continue reading Iberian Adventures #6 (Madrid, Spain)
Iberian Adventures #5 (Portugal: Lisbon and Sintra)
It's interesting how much can change, or stay the same, over the span of twenty years. The last time I had been to Lisbon was nearly twenty years ago, when I studied abroad there. Back then, I was younger, not married, and had not a care in the world. I was immersed in my heritage, … Continue reading Iberian Adventures #5 (Portugal: Lisbon and Sintra)
Iberian Adventures #4 (The Azores Islands: Terceira)
Hello! If you've been following my blog, thank you for returning. If you are just now discovering it, welcome. We're halfway through a series of posts showcasing a trip I took to Europe earlier this summer with my family. I apologize for the delay between each post; school has started back up again which means … Continue reading Iberian Adventures #4 (The Azores Islands: Terceira)
Iberian Adventures #3 (The Azores Islands: Pico)
Hello, readers! For today's blog post, which is part of a series, we'll be exploring the Azorean island of Pico. This is the "youngest" of the islands, having been created only about 300,000 years ago. As you (hopefully) read about last time, my family and I were on the small island of Faial. We had … Continue reading Iberian Adventures #3 (The Azores Islands: Pico)
Iberian Adventures #2 (The Azores Islands: Faial)
Hello and welcome back! We're continuing our short series on some recent travels my family and I took to the Azores islands and the Iberian Peninsula . The next Azores island we visited on our vacation last month was Faial. Compared to São Miguel (the island which I wrote about last time), the island of … Continue reading Iberian Adventures #2 (The Azores Islands: Faial)
Iberian Adventures #1 (The Azores Islands: São Miguel)
How is it that this place feels so familiar? That question was one of the first things that popped into my head when our plane landed on São Miguel, one of the nine islands of the Azores. I had never been to the Azores before, and so it was unexplainable how at-home I felt right … Continue reading Iberian Adventures #1 (The Azores Islands: São Miguel)
North, East, South, West
A few weeks ago, my students were learning about latitude and longitude in one of their geography workbooks. It got me thinking about my upcoming trip and curious about the coordinates of the places to which my family and I are going. It was interesting to find that the latitudes of the Azores, Lisbon, and … Continue reading North, East, South, West
Moxie and Mishaps 