by Deborah Quinn | Nov 6, 2012 | Travel
Here’s the thing about Petra, which may or may not be true about other “must sees” on the bucket list: does waking up and seeing the Eiffel Tower become old hat? Does one get jaded about regular viewings of the Taj Mahal? Maybe…although...
by Deborah Quinn | Nov 4, 2012 | Abu Dhabi, Children, Kids, NaBloPoMo, Travel
I want to write something Sensitive and Important about the post-Sandy recovery, but all I can say is: donate to the Red Cross or your favorite relief organization; make sandwiches and buy supplies to bring to a donation center (for a list of donation centers click...
by Deborah Quinn | Oct 29, 2012 | expat, Travel, yoga
So I’ve done something to my shoulder. I don’t know what I did but it’s been sore for months. Maybe I over-eagled my arms in eagle pose, or perhaps my efforts to be Miss Plank Body in chaturanga have backfired, or maybe it’s just a warning shot...
by Deborah Quinn | Oct 28, 2012 | expat, family, Kids, lost in translation, Travel, Uncategorized
It all would’ve been fine if Caleb and Liam hadn’t quarreled about who woke up whom at what time. There we were at breakfast at the wonderfully named Moevenpick Hotel (say it out loud: move-n-pick, like pick-n-roll but without the ball), just outside the gates to...