Sweet-as-can-be fresh honeycomb in the afternoon Photo courtesy of Finn Moss White-Thompson. When the post-holiday winter blues settle in, I start daydreaming of warmer climes, typically with a soft and sunny “California Dreamin’”…
5 Amazing Vintage Experiences Every Girl Should Have in Chicago
History is worth exploring! Image from Flickr Creative Commons, artist Mike Warot. Chicago might not be the first place that pops into your mind when you think ‘historical must-see cities.’…
Where We’re From: Take a Peek with Google Inside Iqaluit in Canada’s Arctic Territory
The most common questions I am asked when I tell people I live in Iqaluit, Nunavut are, “Where is that?” and “What does it look like?”. Like most questions in…
Where We’re From: Hayley, Monett, Missouri, USA
You can define the word home with a dictionary, but to truly know what that word means you have to use your heart. It seems as though no matter where…
Where We’re From: Kayti, Northern New Hampshire, USA
With tourism as its chief industry, the North Country of New Hampshire knows how to paint a pretty picture. It is “God’s country,” land of unspoiled wilderness and slow-paced living,…
Where We’re From: Ann, Chicago Suburbs, Illinois, USA
“Little boxes on the hillside, Little boxes made of ticky tacky, Little boxes on the hillside, Little boxes all the same.” (Malvina Reynolds, “Little Boxes,” 1962) My mother and father…
Where We’re From: Vanessa Chiasson, Ottawa, Canada
Ottawa is a town whose reputation needs a bit of a makeover. The heart of Canada’s political community is often unfortunately known for being a tad boring and bureaucratic. There’s…
Where We’re From: Joanna, Hillhurst-Sunnyside — Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Calgary is a young city, full of contrasts and contradictions. It’s a place that comes together in great shows of civic pride, deeds and spirit – Winter Olympics ’88, the…
Where We’re From: Safia, Abu Dhabi
“I’m freezing.” My first thoughts after stepping outside the airport a year ago. Following that, never before have I experienced such perfect weather in the months following the cold and…
Where We’re From: Jules, Tonbridge, UK
The town I live in now is the same one in which I grew up and I think it’s fair to say we have not always seen eye to eye….
Where We’re From: Kate, Morocco
My husband and I moved to Morocco three years ago where he now manages a large fruit farm, and we live in a village roughly an hour’s drive south of…
Where We’re From – Melinda: Allentown, PA, USA
Welcome to Allentown, the third largest city in Pennsylvania! Halfway between New York City and Philadelphia, Allentown–the clandestine Revolutionary haven of the Liberty Bell–is also home to several colleges, heir…