Tag: holidays

What is that Christmas or holiday thing that you keep meaning to do, but never quite get around to it? Would you act differently if this year was your …

Winter season and winter holidays: both can be stressful, filled with unexpected twists and turns, changes and situations you hadn’t thought about. These circumstances often arise whether you are …

This year, I decided to visit the Luxembourg Christmas markets with my girlfriend to see how they compared to the Edinburgh Christmas Market. We then continued on through Germany …

The Thai New Year – known locally as Songkran – is a traditional holiday, not the actual first day of the year in Thailand. It’s also the largest water …

The Fourth of July: a major holiday in the United States. A time for summer picnics, for outings to the seashore, for hot dogs, for baseball, for political speeches, …

If you are looking for the “magic beans” or a “weird secret trick” to find cheap flights, this post is probably not for you. If you are a regular …

No doubt you know of Rudolph the red nosed reindeer. Likely you’ve come across — even told — tales of Donner and Blitzen. But Springbok, Jara, Macaroon — and …

If you’re a US expat, the Thanksgiving holiday can be one of those times when you’ll go to extraordinary lengths to get a taste of home. After living in …

My son is finishing up elementary school this week and moving up to the middle school grades starting this fall. After attending a little school graduation ceremony this morning, …

“Wait, Jordan the country? What on Earth for?” “Did they issue you a bullet-proof vest with that invite?” “Is your life insurance paid up?” These are some of the …

I really can’t recommend watching Roger & Me, Michael Moore’s seminal documentary on the decline of Flint Michigan, during the holiday season. In hindsight, it was an especially bad …

A Gulf Coast mixture of seasonal stories, a very Texas take on the holiday, and an album that brings in the bittersweet and the joyous sides of the Christmas …