Despite what the thermometer says, summer is over…at least during the week; weekends still equal beach in my book. Over here we’re back to school, soccer and swim (I’m guessing you’re in a similar boat?!). But that doesn’t stop me from reliving our summer trip to London every chance I get. Our big summer vacation […]
Paris with kids is easier than you think. Armed with an iPad and kid-friendly snacks, the flight from LAX to Paris flew by (it helped that Gigi and I sacked out for about four hours). And despite the fact that she had bronchitis the entire two weeks we were in France, she was a trooper. […]
I’ve been to Israel only once. I’d like to go back again. There was so much we didn’t see, and so much I’d want to do again, like swim in the Dead Sea, explore the labyrinthian passageways of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre or bask in the rainbow colors of Marc Chagall’s windows at […]
I’m a California girl, born and bred. My parents raised us in San Francisco’s Bay Area and later in Sacramento, and I still have a soft spot in my heart for both cities. With friends and family spread throughout the region, I hardly need an excuse to visit two of my favorite cities. Throw in […]
Considering we were in Egypt during the demonstrations, our trip was very serene and peaceful. Yes, we had some anxious moments, most notably when all Internet access was shut off and we couldn’t use Skype to call home. Fortunately for us, Arab hospitality extends to sharing cell phones, and our ship’s captain, Samir, let us […]
My earliest food memory is eggs. Scrambled eggs. Runny ones, my memory reminds me. Here, in 1976, on the beach in Spain with my mother, sister and family friends: a summer in the sun, with eggs. That’s me on the left. What’s your earliest food memory?
My first view of Petra is the Treasury, after walking for what felt like ages through a narrow, but soaring canyon.
I’ve taken cooking classes all over, from a small kitchen in Florence that I couldn’t find again on a bet, to an industrial-sized multi-station kitchen in a local high school. But this was the first class I’ve ever taken floating down the Nile. Or is it up? So confused. Anyway, Chef Fathy Hassan whipped up […]
Wednesday, January 26th, at the Pyramids of Giza Over the next few days I’ll post pictures and more from our two-week trip through Jordan and Egypt. What ended in utter chaos (which you know from 24/7 news coverage of the events in Cairo and beyond) began as a dream when I was eight and saw […]