Visiting Petra, a rose-red city, while travelling in Jordan

Petra by John William BurgonIt seems no work of Man’s creative hand, by labour wrought as wavering fancy planned; But from the rock as if by magic grown, eternal, silent, beautiful, alone! Not virgin-white like that old Doric shrine, where erst Athena held her rites divine; Not…

An Adventures of an Oxymoron Christmas 2018

Travel with me to France, Germany, New Hampshire (USA), and Maine (USA) as I explore all that Christmas 2018 has to offer through Christmas markets, chocolate festivals, chocolate sleigh rides, light gardens, and Christmas cookies.
Featuring my dad, Chris Evans, with an original Christmas song: Hear the Bells…

Tübingen Chocolate Festival – ChocolART

A journey through the Tübingen chocolART Festival in Germany. The festival takes place every year in early December…

Ponta Delgada: A Bachelorette Destination

“Hydrangeas! Look at all these hydrangeas and the beautifully manicured roads!” My mom loves to garden and as I drive our nine-passenger van down the small road ways of Ponta Delgada all I can think about is bringing my mother here. I refuse to roll up the windows and…

GR20: What you need to know to hike the trail

Lake de Nino, a glacial lake in the middle of the valley at the 6th stage on GR20.           My decision to hike the GR20 as a beginner started with a desire to walk away from the ordinary and a quick internet search of the toughest way marked hikes in Europe…