Winterland is an annual holiday experience in Chicago. It’s held at Wrigley Field and Gallagher Way in Lakeview alongside Christkindlmarket and runs from mid-November through early January.
The Medellín River Parks (Parques del Río Medellín) are an ambitious project designed to give locals access to land on the banks of the Medellín River.
Avraham Avinu is an Israeli settlement in the city of Hebron, Palestine. It’s included in the UNESCO World Heritage listed Old City of Hebron. We visited after walking through the Wholesale Market.
The small town of Mistrató, located in Colombia’s Coffee Region, is well-known throughout the region for its colorful Christmas lights that adorn the plaza during December.
Christkindlmarket is one of the most popular holiday events in Chicago. It was inspired by traditional German Christmas markets and attracts vendors from all over the world. Held annually, it typically runs daily from mid-November to December 24.
On our honeymoon to Italy, we were lucky enough to spend an amazing New Year’s Eve in Venice. We decided to celebrate at Piazza San Marco in the UNESCO World Heritage city.
All my life I’ve been used to jam packed churches for Greek Orthodox Easter, no matter where I’ve lived. In Northwest Indiana and Chicago, the churches are so full it’s nearly impossible to find a spot if you don’t show up super early. It was the same in Melbourne and Istanbul where I even had to stand outside of the church. In all these places, the familiar smell of burnt hair from someone’s stray candle was always in the air. This Easter, my first in Colombia, was completely different.
How does one celebrate Thanksgiving in Istanbul? This being my 4th Thanksgiving here, it was only the 1st time I actually got to celebrate. In previous years, nobody really had the time to prepare a feast or even get together and celebrate. The funny thing is, the friends who suggested having this year’s Thanksgiving in the first place are…British!
Growing up Greek in the USA, every October 28 we celebrated Oxi Day. The holiday is a reminder of the bravery and sacrifices of the Greek people while fighting against the Axis forces during World War II.
I was very lucky to be able to spend Orthodox Holy Week and Easter in Istanbul in two different years. It’s a very beautiful time of year no matter where I am, but it had special meaning being in the city that’s home of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, the spiritual leader of the Orthodox Christian world.