Paris is a mere three-hour train ride from St. Wendel, Germany, where my daughter and I were staying with our friend, Anne. Being that close to the City of Light, I didn’t have to think long about whether we would … Read the rest→
Just a few of the many beautiful sights to be seen in Germany. Source: flickr.com via Tami on Pinterest I met my dear friend, Anne, by chance in 2002 when she traveled from her native Germany to the U.S. at … Read the rest→
View of the downtown heart of Madrid from up high Source: Uploaded by user via Tami on Pinterest “Madrid is an ex-convent schoolgirl, a rebellious teenager who pushed the boundaries of hedonism and then grew up and got sophisticated without … Read the rest→
Despite the interest we both had in seeing Marrakesh, my daughter and I departed Rabat and the Cross-Cultural Solutions program feeling a little down. (You can read more about our volunteer week in Rabat with CCS here, here, here, and here.) Our time with … Read the rest→
During the week that we spent with Cross-Cultural Solutions, our mornings were spent volunteering at the children’s hospital (which you can read more about here) and our afternoons were left open to either participate in the cultural activities that CCS … Read the rest→
Even though we were sad to say good-bye to Josephine, Dar El Hana, and Fez, my daughter and I boarded the train to the capital city of Rabat with our sights turned towards our volunteer week with Cross-Cultural Solutions. (For … Read the rest→
The medina in Fez is huge and can be difficult to navigate for the first time visitor even if you are armed with a highly detailed map. The winding walkways and alleys are like a complex labyrinth and were originally … Read the rest→
I have always wanted to be an intrepid traveler. Ever since I saw the movie Out of Africa at the age of fourteen, the desire and interest to travel abroad has remained a carefully guarded spark within me. I don’t know what … Read the rest→
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