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One of the gifts we receive spending part of the year in two very different places is perspective. After nearly three winter months in the U.S. — including time in California and a wonderful stop in Atlanta...

Many of you will have heard that Spain suffered a catastrophic power outage yesterday. There was a total blackout of the entire country, parts of Southern France, and parts of Portugal for 6 to 8 hours,...

After enjoying warm and sunny Oman we returned to a cool and rainy Valencia. It has been unusually chilly in our lovely Mediterranean city (it’s barely above the mid 50s most days). When I can’t escape...

“Everyone needs three square meals a day.” “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.”  If you found yourself nodding in agreement to either of these statements, you are obviously not from...

In January, an annual ritual takes place in the city of Valencia – shaking of the oranges from the thousands of orange trees scattered around the city. With approximately 12,000 of them, this is...