We returned to Paris at the end of our trip for a day and a half. The evening we returned from Nice to Paris, we took Nick’s family to one of our favorite restaurants in Paris, St. Regis on the Ile St. Louis. It’s a picturesque little French bistro with… Read more
While we were in Nice, I really wanted to check out Monaco which is only about a 15 minute train ride East. I didn’t really know what to expect with Monte Carlo and in the end, I’m really glad we went, even if it was just for the evening. We… Read more
On to our second day in Nice, we’d originally planned to take a train for the day to Menton, a little town famed for its lemon trees about 15 minutes East of Nice but we really needed a day just to relax and enjoy Nice, so we decided we’d hit… Read more
So moving on to Nice… I immediately fell in love with this city. The red buildings of Old Nice, the Place Messena, the Mediterranean, the greenery, the rocky beach… seriously one of my favorite places I’ve ever been. I immediately said to Nick the first day there, “I could seriously… Read more
One of the things I really wanted to do this time in Italy was take a train to a smaller city for a day trip from Milan. One of my favorite movies happens to be Letters to Juliet, which is based in Verona and when we decided on Milan, I… Read more
When we were planning this trip way back when, Nick and I really wanted to experience Italy again after our mishap in Rome a couple years ago. After our trip to Rome, we weren’t very eager to return to Italy for a number of reasons, but when I tell people… Read more
After my last few posts on my childhood growing up in Saudi Arabia, many readers wanted to know a little bit more about the country that I called home as a child and my time spent in Saudi Arabia. I thought it might be beneficial before I delve too far… Read more
While the majority of my travel experiences have been hassle free, I’ve definitely had my fair share of long delays and canceled flights. A couple years ago when we flew to Rome we ran into every single possible obstacle that could have happened. That whole situation really made me thankful… Read more
The rest of our time in New Orleans was over Christmas and so we took it easy and just relaxed at our hotel much of the time. But here are some of the miscellaneous photos from our trip that I haven’t posted yet. Overall, I’m glad we saw the city… Read more
Our first day in New Orleans, we wandered around the French Quarter, took in the sights and enjoyed the food. The city was a lot different than I had anticipated. I was expecting it to feel quaint and almost fairy-tale like after seeing photos of the French quarter, but that… Read more
We ended our time in Iceland on a high note, exploring Reykjavik on our last day. We left early afternoon for the airport, but before then, we used our last morning in Iceland to explore more of the town around us (since we’d been out in the country the previous… Read more
Our second day in Iceland was definitely the most memorable. We had booked a tour with a British guy that lives in Iceland and is part of the photography circle there (Nick found him via the photography community online) and it was the best thing we did on our whole… Read more
Our first day in Iceland was a short one. We arrived at 7am local time, however when we arrived at our hotel around 9am, we were so tired that we went right to sleep for a few hours. When we woke up, we only had a couple hours left of… Read more
On our last day in New York, we had to leave our hotel around 2pm to head to the airport, so we stayed close to our Midtown hotel on Park Avenue. We started our day with New York bagels at Daniel’s Bagels, toasted bagels with mounds of whipped cream cheese…. Read more
Our third day in New York, we woke up very sore from walking so much and started our day slowly with a trip to Midtown for Nick to check out B&H Photo (a huge photo superstore) and I had coffee with a friend of mine that lives in New York…. Read more