It was fitting that we would start our historical tour of northern Ethiopia in Aksum (also called Axum) which is considered the cradle of Ethiopian civilization. The World Heritage Site sits on thousands of…

When I told people I was going to Ethiopia, the usual reply was a surprised “But…why?”. The Horn of Africa has been for a long time out of the tourism spotlight as it dealt…

The holidays are the perfect excuse to indulge which for me includes copious amounts of cheese and chocolate and spending as much time in my kitchen as possible. Vegetables still make their presence at…

The arrival of December usually kicks off a frenzy where the shorter days only exacerbate the increasingly unmanageable to-do list. Between getting the house ‘winter ready’, holiday shopping, rushing to meet work’s year-end deadlines,…

The warm summer days on the coast of New England seem far behind now, though I’m glad it took me that long to publish this post as I get to relive this charming town…