New York City Eats: Levain Bakery

New York City Eats: Levain Bakery

Levain Bakery is a tiny bakery on the Upper West Side of New York and is famous for its cookies. The first time I walked by their tiny below-street-level location, there was a line out the door and around the corner. Since I was on my way to meet the rest of our group, I didn’t […]

Travelling Nevada in a Campervan: Valley of Fire State Park

Travelling Nevada with a Campervan: Valley of Fire State Park

After spending several days hiking Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon National Park in October, my parents and I started to make our way back to Las Vegas, from where we were to fly out. Luckily, we spent a night at Valley of Fire State Park, which is just a short drive from Las Vegas and […]

Meinhilde’s Travel Plans for 2015

Saudi Arabia desert

Tomiko and I get anxious if we have vacation time with no travelling. Some families camp. Others go skiing. Some go to the cottage or just hang around the house. Our family’s thing was travel, especially when we lived in Saudi Arabia. Our parents met in Thailand, lived in Canada for a while, and then […]

Travelling Utah with a Campervan – Bryce Canyon National Park

Travelling Utah with a Campervan - Bryce Canyon National Park, Kiku Corner

Continuing with our trip in October to Utah, Bryce Canyon National Park was our next stop after Zion National Park. Bryce Canyon is part of the same geological plateau as Zion National Park, just at a higher altitude. We felt quite out of breath the first day, hiking up from the bottom of the canyon. Unlike Zion, […]

Travelling Utah with a Campervan – Zion National Park

Travelling Utah in a Campervan - Zion National Park

My parents and I spent 10 days in Utah in October. We flew into Las Vegas, rented a 25-foot RV, and hiked the National Parks. Our first stop was the spectacular Zion National Park. Having grown up in Saudi Arabia, I naturally love the desert. Only the absence of camels made me realize that we were […]