Happy Holidays! • 11 comments • We're trying our best to make it feel like Christmas in California and had fun getting our tree up this weekend. I often say I'm nostalgic for the snow, but truthfully, we both hated winter and would trade snow for sand any day. We hope your holidays are happy!
Home for the Holidays • 9 comments • Season's Greetings! We forgot to make a Christmas card this year, but took a few snaps (and a video) during the night we decorated our tree. Enjoy the holidays and be safe, you party animals. Christmas in: Montreal, NYC, Paris, Guatemala, Solvang, Spain, Oaxaca, Disneyland, & The North Pole! <<<>>>
north pole, ny • 5 comments • Did you know that the North Pole is in New York? Me neither. On our way home from the Ice House, we had to follow the signs that said "To Santa's Workshop". Unfortunately, for us, this was back in October and the North Pole wasn't open. Lament. Good thing we don't have kids. Can you imagine driving by these signs and telling children that the North Pole is closed? Check out the website, it's adorable. (Warning: Old time-y Christmas music... I loathe music on websites but if you don't like x-mas songs, you're a monster). I'm in California and will not be having a white Christmas this year, so please visit this place and report back to me! It probably looks a lot more festive now with all of the snow on the east coast. It wasn't all bad news though. We saw a rainbow and the Candyman Homemade Chocolate Shop was open for business so we got our fill of malt balls and fudge. - Mina
joyeux noël! • 11 comments • Holiday greetings from our home in Montreal to you, where ever you are! We hope you're able to spend this season with the people you love most. our old christmas "cards": here
merry xmas • 9 comments • We hope you have a very Merry Christmas ( and a Happy New Year! ) Alex & Mina
travel gift guide - under $20 • 21 comments • Since the holidays are fast approaching, I thought it might be fun to do a series of little gift guides at different price points. Here are a few items that I'd love to see in my stocking. Perhaps this will help you cross an item or two off the list for the traveler in your life. 1// Moleskine - I've rarely left the house without my Moleskine for the last 5+ years. I've been holding onto it as my primary way of planning and have yet to move into the digital age. I like the idea of using these notebooks to make a travel comic like the author of French Milk, Lucy Kinsley, did. 2// Penguin Classics Luggage Tag - A few travel themed titles on luggage tags, based on the well designed book covers. 3// Tazo Tea - A hotel I stayed at in Europe was charging 3 euros for a tea bag, and tea was difficult to find in Spain. I like loose-leaf tea at home, but while abroad, I now make sure to throw a few packets into my purse. 4// Luna Bars - These bars are so great when you're stuck in an airport and all you can find are overpriced vending machines. They're 70% organic and don't use artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives. I try my best to eat healthy on travel days so that I can feel as fresh as I possibly can after getting off of a stuffy airplane. 5// Muji Linen Ballet Slippers - I have the worst circulation and my feet are always freezing. A lot of B&Bs in Mexico, Central & South America have tiled floors, so they'd be cold even in the summer. These wouldn't take up too much space in your luggage and would keep your toes warm. 6//Bossypants by Tina Fey - I listened to the audiobook instead of reading the actual book. It made metro rides and grocery shopping go by so quickly, and Tina Fey reads it, so you get to hear all of her impressions. I can't imagine that reading it would have been better than listening to her tell the stories herself. I plan on loading up my iPod with a ton of audio books for my upcoming 8 hour flight - recommendations are always welcome!
more holiday fun • 3 comments • It's always a little strange to be somewhere with no snow for the holidays, but the abundance of lights, decorations, and merriment set a very christmas-y tone!
christmas in spain! • 4 comments • After a short layover in NYC, we're now in southern Spain. The people here are so festive and happy - it's contagious!
kevin!! • 13 comments • We've always wanted to be in New York during the holidays. This year, we were lucky enough to stroll around Rockefeller Plaza, and watch the ice skaters while drinking peppermint hot chocolate. Last year (and every year before) we watched Home Alone around Xmas. This year we got to make a wish at the tree a la Home Alone 2 which, as far as sequels go, is one of the best! Merry Christmas Eve Eve everyone!
back in nyc! • 11 comments • Don't worry, we're not going inundate you with another million posts about New York, but we were there last night admiring all the Christmas decorations, and the hustle and bustle. We were lucky enough to see a performance of a carolling choir, it was magical:
guatemalan christmas • 6 comments • We didn't do presents but there were tamales, Home Alone on TV, and a roaring fire in our room. We had a very merry Christmas.
