by Deborah Quinn | Nov 1, 2013 | NaBloPoMo, religion, Travel
Did you know that Vesuvius is still considered an active volcano, and a dangerous one? It could blow at any moment, theoretically. That thought gave Caleb the added impetus he needed for the hike to the top of the caldera, a task that sounds more impressive than it...
by Deborah Quinn | Oct 29, 2013 | expat, family, Kids, Travel, writing
Memory works in peculiar ways, doesn’t it? I mean, I know that when we were traveling in Italy a few weeks ago, I was tempted to leave my bickering children at the top of Vesuvius as an offering for the gods but now, weeks later, what remains in my mind is a...
by Deborah Quinn | Oct 28, 2013 | Abu Dhabi, expat, Kids, The National, Travel
I wrote about our trip to Pompeii in The National the other day. Wandering those ancient sites makes a gal wonder about what will be left behind when our civilization disappears–and I have to say, the answers that come to mind aren’t exactly...
by Deborah Quinn | Oct 19, 2013 | Abu Dhabi, expat, family, Kids, Parenting, Travel
Way back in the dim mists of time (which is to say, 1985), my family took a trip to France. I’d been studying in London and my mother, an eternal Francophile, had planned a two-week family driving tour through France at the end of my semester. A two-week trip that...
