Mountains & Nature


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Many of you asked us what are favorite places from around the world were. That’s obviously a difficult question to answer because each place was entirely different. Although Dumpty’s list slightly differs from mine, here are my ratings after traveling for 7 months to 8 countries. Let us know if […]

The best countries, beaches, and views from our RTW adventure.


Cappadocia Chimneys
My husband and I quit our jobs to travel around the world for seven months and our first stop was in southern Turkey. Whenever we travel to a new place, be it a new city in the U.S. or visiting a new country, we always ask ourselves whether we could […]

Best of Southern Turkey


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  “The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quite alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, […]

Patagonia: Surviving the Wild




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The four of us arrived in Mendoza during the worse possible time–Christmas week.  Shelly and Megha flew all the way from New York to hang-out with us in Argentina. With a friendship over two decades old, having them there meant a lot to me. Leaving New York wasn’t easy. Even […]

Mendoza: Here’s To Friendship and To Good Wine


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Dumpty and I are sitting on a warm smooth wooden picnic bench. My eyes are constantly squinting from the sun rays peaking through the trees right besides us. I am trying to take in as much as possible of the green blue sea facing me before we drive back to […]

Christchurch and Akaroa: Disappointing and Delightful