
[Kona, HI, Oct 16, 2016] Sunday was our day to celebrate! Our organizer extraordinaire Arev had arranged for a lunch for all 36 of us at the Kona Brewery – same one we visited on our first day here. It was great to see everyone and hear the other teams’ stories! Everyone had some good ones to share! We took lots of photos, of course! One set of photos was the corresponding… Read More
Category: 2016 - Hawaii Ragnar, All Travel, Hawaii, United States Tags: Big Island of Hawaii, food, snorkeling, sunset, wildlife
[Flagstaff, AZ] Mother Nature gave us a rainbow and took away a sunrise. We woke up today to rain in Monument Valley, which meant we were going to do our sunrise tour with little chance of catching the morning light.
Category: 2017 - Zion and Points East, All Travel, Arizona, United States, Utah Tags: best roads in the US, Flagstaff, food, guided tours, lava, Monument Valley, national monuments, Southwest, sunrise, sunset
[Monument Valley, UT] After our tour of Antelope Canyon, we drove out to Monument Valley, another 2 hours east of Page, AZ. We arrived there around 4 pm – or was it 5 pm? We keep getting confused about the time, because we are supposed to be an hour ahead of LA, but Utah observes daylight savings time and Arizona doesn’t, which means Arizona matches LA time but Utah is an hour… Read More
Category: 2017 - Zion and Points East, All Travel, Arizona, United States, Utah Tags: best roads in the US, desert, Monument Valley, Native Americans, rainbow, Southwest, sunset
[Berlin, Germany, Aug 29, 2016] In typical Nadya fashion, I spent the ENTIRE day walking around Berlin, save for a short break around dinner. I racked up 30,000 steps on my step counter, I went into four museums and I watched on amazing sunset from the dome of the Reichstag, to sum it up. I started my day with a coffee at the spot just across from my AirBnB. I sat outside… Read More
Category: 2016 - Bulgaria & Germany, All Travel, Europe, Germany Tags: al fresco dining, architecture, Berlin, churches, city walks, European capitals, food, museums, rooftop views, sunset, UNESCO
[Florence, Italy] Today was my last full day in Florence – I am staying here through Tuesday of next week, but I am taking side trips for the rest of my stay here. I checked out the last few attractions I had not been to but I also did a couple of things today that were distinctly Florentine – and those were much more enjoyable; may I even say, divine. I first… Read More
Category: 2015 - Italy, Austria & Slovakia, All Travel, Europe, Italy Tags: churches, city walks, Florence, palaces, sunset, UNESCO
Balabanova All Over