While small-minded media focuses on an infinitesimally small portion of psychopaths claiming to be Muslim, they ignoring how much better, how much more enriched all of our lives are because of the Muslim community and history. Here are just 22 such examples of what the world would be missing without Muslims: Toothbrushes Degree granting universities Kareem […]
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How I Use My Blog to Get Free Travel, Hotels, Ski and Festival Passes and More
How exactly do you say, “Sooooo I have this blog, you have a festival and I want to attend – want to swap blogging for free passes?” I was stumped. I got the courage to ask a fellow blogger, and I trialed and errored it and this is the email I settled upon to successfully […]
My Catalan Husband Calls Beyonce’s Hubby ‘Jay-Zed’ (and His Other Perspectives as a Foreigner Living in the U.S.)
Even without living as a foreigner in the U.S., my husband David has his own, very David, interpretation of the world. When you combine that WITH living in the U.S., all kinds of things shoot out of his mouth. A few examples: “It is either brains or it is muscles, but it is rarely […]
Travel Hacks for Travel Hacks
I have loved travel since my dad forgot his drivers license when he took us to California. I was in kindergarten. My sister, her friend and I were standing at the rental car counter watching my dad madly excavate every pocket he, and we, had looking for proof he was legally able to drive. When […]
12 Reasons to Go to South Dakota Right Now
If I had the typical European husband he would want to visit: New York City, Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon*. But I don’t. Instead, he wants to travel to Boofoo, Colorado; No Mans Land, Wyoming and spots, such as where we visited this past Labor Day weekend, the go-to destination of all the celebs, […]
Must-See Gems When Visiting 450 Year Old St. Augustine, Florida
At dusk a row of cars are at a stand-still as the drawbridge on the Bridge of Lions slowly splits upward to allow passage of tall, majestic sailboats. The forced delay, rather than causing grumbling from impatient motorists, inspires another reaction. Car doors open and people get out. A young woman hops onto the low […]