If you head to Istanbul, here's a piece of free advice: If you don't observe Ramadan AND you only have 6-7 hours to explore, it's probably best not to show up on the last day of the holy month.  Eid...

With a little time to kill in Cincinnati, we decided to hit up Smale Park. It was mentioned in several places as a nice afternoon outing.  That's a huge understatement.  This place is awesome.  At this point we're park connoisseurs...

We're in Maine.  It was -17 deg F this morning when we woke up (before factoring in the wind chill).  Home for the holidays.  This feels so much better than 70 deg and sand.  Scott does not share my enthusiasm.  He insists...