Travel Moments: Running with the Dogs in Oia Santorini In honor of my birthday today, I want to share one of my favorite travel moments — running in Oia, Santorini, Greece with the dogs. For some reason, I’ve been thinking about my time here on this dreamy Greek Island. I spent 12 glorious days here…
Last Updated: Apr 17, 2019 No matter where you travel to there’s one piece of advice I have for you — get out to explore in the mornings. Not at 10am, but at first light. The earlier the better! I know you night owls are yelling at me saying, “No way am I getting up…
Winter solstice. It’s the shortest day of the year here in the northern hemisphere. And it marks the beginning of winter which is so often dreaded here in the north. But, on the bright side, the days now grow longer. Yay! I hate short days. Winter solstice always reminds me of a very special…
The sky was glowing with colors of orange and red as the plane landed at the small airport at sunrise. Tears filled my eyes as I stepped out of the airport. I was really here. Santorini – the heavenly Greek Island that had long been on my dream bucket list. The taxi dropped me off…
As I look forward to spending more time in Italy this autumn, this story I wrote while in the Montepulciano area of Tuscany came to mind… Italy is the land of carbs. Bread, pasta, risotto, gnocchi. Carbs for breakfast, carbs for lunch, carbs for dinner and don’t forget dessert: biscotti, cannoli. I think when I…
