March 23, 2014 Spring Awakening: Las Fallas 2014 Crack. Bang. Boom. Shaking the palm trees and ricocheting off the thin walls of apartment buildings, firecrackers crash and collide with the pavement. Children…
January 20, 2014 Fiestas de España: Part 2 When I lived in Cádiz, one day there were a bunch of life-sized (and I mean real dinosaur size) dinosaurs right in front of…
January 1, 2014 New Year’s Eve Northern Lights In Norway I saw the Sun, and it seemed to me I was seeing a glorious goddess; To Her I bowed for one last time in this world of…
December 31, 2013 Top Ten Global New Year’s Traditions Fireworks may be the most common tradition, or even kissing someone at midnight. Here, in no particular order, are my favorite and wackiest New…
December 31, 2013 New Year’s Eve in Budapest New Years Eve in Budapest is without a doubt one of the most exciting events in all of Europe. Forget your notions about New…
December 29, 2013 Christmas at Mount Vernon: A Historical Holiday For the Books What is Christmas to you? Do you choose to celebrate it or another such as Hanukkah our Kwanzaa? Regardless of your choice, there is…
December 29, 2013 London New Year’s Eve Clash Looking for something other than champagne and idle chatter this New Year’s? Want more excitement than watching televised fireworks? How about getting down to…
December 22, 2013 Navidad in Madrid Maybe it’s the soundtrack of metro musicians performing variations of Silent Night and O Come All Ye Faithful. Maybe it’s the theatrical display of…
December 18, 2013 Festive Fun for Young and Old in Seattle Holidays mean family generations coming together–a joyous time, but one that sometimes requires some logistical planning. For those in the Seattle area, Bellevue is…
