Paula Bendfeldt-Diaz 
This is a sponsored post on behalf of LATISM. However all opinions are my own. Having more diversity in the media and giving diverse channels the importance they deserve is crucial for many reasons. The recent Democratic debate hosted on the Spanish network Univision exemplifies this. During the debate issues that are of special interest … Read more
Lent is a time of penance and many of us give up meat and poultry. Some Catholics abstain from eating beef as well as chicken during the entire Lent period, others during Holy Week, still others just on Good Friday. But giving up meat does not mean you have to give up on flavor. In … Read more
We go on road trips often and we have learned the hard way that there are things we can not leave home without. Here are our road trip essentials when traveling with kids. Snacks for the road. There is nothing worst that hungry and cranky kids stuck in a car. We always bring lot’s of … Read more
One of the things I love about travel is that you get to encounter places and people that will forever change the way you think about the world. It is not often that a hotel has that effect but this is certainly the case with the Sacred House Hotel in the town of Ürgüp in Cappadocia. … Read more
Located in Duck Key in the Florida Keys Hawks Cay Resort is my idea of paradise: I could just pack my bags and move there right now. There are many beach resorts out there but I just found Hawks Cay to be magical. Maybe it was the dolphins or the breathtaking sunsets or maybe it … Read more
Istanbul is a huge city and there are so many interesting neighborhoods that when we started looking for hotels I could not decide in which area to stay in. While Sultanahmet is convenient as it is close to most of the tourist attractions including Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and the Topkapi palace this touristy … Read more
As I looked around my son’s room filled with LEGOs and toy robots I wondered what I could give him for his 8th birthday that would be meaningful and special. Looking back on my happiest childhood memories the first thing that comes to mind are those times spent at the beach with my family. What could … Read more
As I planned my trip to Istanbul staying at the iconic Pera Palace Hotel Jumeirah, built by the Eastern & Orient Express Railway in 1892 to serve the guests of the iconic Orient Express luxury passenger train, was at the top of my list. I had heard stories and watched movies about the magnificent train … Read more
This post is sponsored by The Bentonville Film Festival; while the views expressed here were genuinely mine, consideration was paid to me to produce this post I love watching movies, there is just something about going to the movie theater and being transported to a different place as you immersed yourself in the movie’s story … Read more
Seeing the ancient Greco-Roman ruins of Ephesus in Turkey has been on my bucket list for a very long time. Ephesus was one of the most important cities in the Roman empire and is among the world’s most beautiful and best ancient sites. We would only be spending one day in the area and I was worried … Read more
