Around and about all over the world

A lot of my travels were done before I can properly remember them. I was born in Kingston, NY, but can’t recall a thing about that. Possibly my first memories are of California, when my sister was born, but the memories are like small details cut from faded photographs and tell me nothing about California. Then we moved an impossibly long distance across the Pacific to the Samoan islands – and I have rain drenched memories of this place.

Shellfish festival

Because it was so amazing, because the food was so delicious – I couldn’t resist posting a slew of photos of the Olhão Seafood Festival!

Portugal and back again

So it’s our last night here in Portugal. As the sun starts to set, and the cicadas start to buzz, I hang up my bathing suit to dry and think what a great vacation it’s been.  I can count the number of vacations my husband and I have had together on one hand. Usually, I’m tagging along while he works. Usually in some fantastic polo-spot. As he so rightly put it, our whole life has been a vacation. But it’s the first time we’ve visited Portugal. And it’s one of the rare times he hasn’t been working, so things were a bit different. We walked through the National park that is along the ria formosa.

Dubai

Dubai!

I had such a great time in this city. I loved the architecture, the sea, the people, the shopping, and the singing fountain. The food was wonderful, in short, I had a fantastic trip.

Here I am, in front of the man-made lake where the singing fountains are played at night.