Starting the trip
A very leisurely day at home refreshing the Etihad web site to see if they’d open up award space on their JFK-Abu Dhabi A380 at some point, but no. Even…
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Our next adventure awaits!
As we go into our final week before we leave, we’d like to welcome everyone to the new home of our blog. Hopefully (and I really mean it this time!)…
Tomorrow’s the Day
Finally! Seems like this trip has been so far in the future for so long that we thought it never would come. But here we are on the eve of…
Less Than 7 Weeks Until Japan!
We’re starting to get excited about our upcoming trip to Japan. We had to delay our trip due to my job change earlier this year, but now are all set…
(Not) Lost in Translation
Anyone a fan of the movie? It’s from 2003 and is a gem if you haven’t seen it. Definitely Bill Murray’s best work. https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/vGvDCmuDKKE&source=uds Why is this movie showing…
It’s Time!
Wow, the day has finally arrived! A trip we’ve been planning for nearly a year, and it has all come together for this moment. At 3:00p tomorrow we depart. …
Whirling Dervishes
The Whirling Dervishes are a part of the Sufi branch of Islam, known for its mysticism and asceticism. Scholars of Sufism have defined it in many different ways throughout the…