by Whitney Anderson | Nov 11, 2010 | Europe, Greece, Travel
We spent a week on the island of Santorini in the Greek Cyclades and loved every minute of it. It’s beautiful, scenic, romantic, culturally-rich and has great food. When we first arrived we were blown away by the view. We stayed in Oia, a small town at the tip...
by Whitney Anderson | Oct 3, 2010 | Europe, Greece, Travel
Αθήνα (Athina) Day 2 Today we woke up feeling refreshed and had breakfast on the hotel roof. The Acropolis We set out for the climb up the hill to the Acropolis. We ended up doing lots of uphill hikes and steps while in Greece. It’s high on a hill overlooking...
by Whitney Anderson | Oct 3, 2010 | Europe, Greece, Travel
Αθήνα (Athina) Day 1 I really enjoyed Athens more than I thought I would. I’m not sure what I expected. First of all, the landscape is much prettier than I thought it would be. Athens is surrounded by mountains. The airport was new and nice and so were the...
by Whitney Anderson | Aug 8, 2010 | Europe, Greece, Travel
We’re taking a trip to Greece for the first time ever in September and I just thought I would share what I’ve learned so far, after countless hours of researching online and talking to people from Greece. (Photo of Atrina Houses, where we’ll be...
by Whitney Anderson | Jun 23, 2010 | Caribbean, Travel
I’m just now getting around to writing about our trip to Puerto Rico in April. It was a last minute trip and we needed a break after everything we’d been through at the first of the year. We had a great time — were able to go away to a resort for a...
by Whitney Anderson | Oct 25, 2009 | Roanoke Valley
We decided to take advantage of the beautiful fall weather and went to visit a local pumpkin patch, Sinkland Farms. We took Kali and she had a blast foraging around and trying to eat hay, smashed pumpkins, dropped popcorn, etc. Kali, Queen of the Pumpkin...
by Whitney Anderson | Jul 16, 2009 | Nature, Roanoke Valley, Virginia
Here are some photos from our recent trip to the Cascades in Pembroke, Virginia. The trail is easy and very scenic as you follow the creek the whole way to the falls. This was Kali’s first hiking expedition and she was a little trooper. We learned our lesson...
by Whitney Anderson | Jun 24, 2009 | Animals, Central America, Costa Rica, Nature, Travel
We are just back from our amazing, un-freaking believable trip to Costa Rica for 10 days to celebrate our 10th anniversary. We covered a lot of ground and went to La Fortuna (Arenal), Uvita and the Osa Peninsula. I am so sad to be back. Usually I am ready to go...
by Whitney Anderson | Jun 24, 2009 | Animals, Central America, Costa Rica, Nature, Travel, Wildlife
The Osa Peninsula was our favorite part of the Costa Rica trip. You are right in the middle of the rainforest with nothing for miles around and the lodge is perched on the side of the mountain. El Remanso The lodge is casually elegant and rustic and consists of a...
by Whitney Anderson | Jun 24, 2009 | Animals, Central America, Costa Rica, Nature, Travel
Sunday, June 14th Today we left the beautiful Arenal Volcano and headed to the airport for our first flight on Nature Air. I started getting really nervous and my stomach was doing flips. The airport was an old lechería (milk factory) and was essentially a bar....
by Whitney Anderson | Jun 24, 2009 | Central America, Costa Rica, Nature, Travel, Wildlife
Two days ago we arrived in Costa Rica for our first visit here ever and to celebrate our 10th anniversary. A very nice young man came to pick us up at the airport to take us to La Fortuna. At first glance, everything reminded Erick of Puerto Rico. Our driver, Norman,...
by Whitney Anderson | Mar 14, 2009 | Cooking, Roanoke Valley
Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day. So, I thought I would put together a list of places to eat in Roanoke. This is not a comprehensive list, but places I like or want to try. You will not find IHOP here and you also won’t find my absolute favorite, which...
