Dan is a Chicago boy. He hadn’t been “home”, however, in about 30 years, so I deliberately routed our trip to Canada through Chicago, so he could see family and show me the Chicago of his youth- and we could eat a little Italian Beef, too!We had a voucher from Hilton Read more…
Road Trip Day 1: Flying the Wright B Flyer, Miamisburg, OH I finally managed to surprise Dan- with a flight on the Wright B Flyer! 🙂 I have been trying to surprise Dan since we met in 2001. No chance. It’s totally impossible to surprise someone when you live AND work Read more…
After our 8-day $8500 “fully guided” two-moose hunt with “Big Country Outfitters”, we can definitely say that we do NOT recommend them. They are unprofessional, unprepared, incompetent, and just plain ugly people, who seriously shouldn’t be allowed to deal with the public, much less run an international hunting business. “Big Read more…
By now you’ve all heard of “Glamping”- Glamorous Camping- but this season’s newest, hottest trend is Glunting- Glamorous Hunting! And yes, I am the creator of this term, and I need your help to see that it goes viral!!! I am totally convinced, due to the amazing selection of clothes (from Read more…
As many of you know, I am a “sweeper” and contest-junkie. While my friends are playing Mafia Wars and Farmville at 2a.m. on Facebook, I am often entering sweeps and contests… LOTS of sweeps and contests! And while the downside is I get 1000+ emails a day (and you really Do Read more…
During our marvelous month in Israel, thanks to American Associates of Ben Gurion University of the Negev, we spent several days at the beautiful Vered HaGalil “Rose of the Galilee” horse riding ranch in the mountains of the Galil- a place I’d longed to visit since I was in the Read more…
Horseback riding in the Galilee – Vered HaGalil During our amazing month in Israel, thanks to Ben Gurion University of the Negev, one of the places I had to take Dan (and finally experience myself!) was Vered HaGalil (“Rose of the Galilee), the magnificent (and first) “American-Style” horseback riding ranch Read more…
We take a break from our regularly scheduled programming to bring you a cruise review of RCCL Royal Caribbean’s “Liberty of the Seas”. This review is also published on Cruise Critic: http://www.cruisecritic.com/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?EntryID=91206As our first RCCL cruise in 2010 on “Freedom of the Seas” was such glorious fun that I blogged about Read more…
As readers of this blog know, Dan & I got to take Dan home to Israel and spend a glorious month there, thanks to his winning us tickets from The American Friends of Ben Gurion Univeristy of the Negev. My first posts were on Tel Aviv, Beersheva, the Dead Sea, Masada, Read more…
As readers of this blog know, Dan and I spent a glorious month in Israel thanks to his winning us tickets from the American Friends of Ben Gurion University of the Negev. After days in Tel Aviv, Beersheva (getting to visit the Ben Gurion University of the Negev campus & research Read more…