If you are an urban dweller like me, you don’t really think about how the food we purchase at the super market is grown. On my recent trip to Guatemala I saw a pomegranate tree (I thought they grew on … Continued
Is there anything better than the aroma of bread baking in the oven? One of our cooks, Carmen bakes bread that makes your mouth water – especially when it is covered with her home-made blackberry preserves. Breakfasts at our Casa … Continued
The view from our Casa in Lake Atitlan in Guatemala is constant but ever-changing based on the light and time of day. The landscape is calming yet awe inspiring. The lake was created 65,000 years ago when a massive eruption … Continued
Today I treated myself to a day filled with wonderful art and visual delights. I started with a visit to Chora Church which hosts beautiful Byzantium style mosaics and frescos. Naturally, the mosaics and frescos depict themes and recordings from … Continued
Day 3: Exploring Instanbul’s Palaces June 12 Two places remained on my list of sites to see again during this visit to Istanbul — Topkapi Palace and the Archeological Museum. I had hoped that the long-awaited renovation of the palace … Continued
