February 27th, 2021 After yesterday’s tour through Pena Palace, today we’re continuing the journey at neighboring Castelo dos Mouros, or Castle of the Moors. The
Posts of the Day
Sintra’s Pena Palace
February 26th, 2021 Today we’re west of Lisbon, in Sintra, exploring Pena Palace. Painted in such vibrant colors, the fairy tale exterior belies the palace’s
Castle in the Sky
February 25th, 2021 It’s been a very long day for me so today’s post is just a tease. After yesterday’s walk around Lisbon, we’re heading
Repost: Lisbon Life
February 24th, 2021 Yesterday’s mystery is solved! We’ve arrived in Portugal, as several of you guessed correctly. The photo shown yesterday was Sagres, at the
Travel
Repost of the Day: Tioman Island, Take 6
August 26th, 2020 In my travels, I’ve had the thrill of landing at three of the world’s top ten scariest airports (in terms of geography)
Island Escape
August 25th, 2020 After yesterday’s final excursion in Taiwan, let’s fly the magic carpet to a tropical island escape. Hopefully our landing will be a
Yosemite’s Ahwahnee Hotel
Post of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos from
Escape to Rockwater
April 19th, 2020 This post is part of a series called Daily Dose of Beauty featuring travel photos and stories from my archives, shared with
Culture
Wiesbaden Holiday Market
December 16th, 2020 Happy holidays! After yesterday’s quick stop in Luxembourg, tonight we’re visiting the holiday market in Wiesbaden, Germany. I hope you’re hungry because
Luxembourg City Holiday Market
December 15th, 2020 One year ago today, I posted about Europe’s holiday markets after visiting several of them in December, 2018. We explored the shops,
Lombok Montage
November 17th, 2020 Today we’re in Lombok ~ a beautiful isle of Indonesia. We spent a few nights here in 2002 in a town called
Repost of the Day: Theemithi Firewalking Festival
October 31st, 2020 Happy Halloween and Full Blue Moon! Today I’m sharing my experience at the Firewalking Festival at Sri Mariamman Hindu Temple in Singapore
Photography
Maolin’s Moths & Butterflies
August 19th, 2020 In addition to exploring the old trees of Alishan on our trip to Taiwan in 2013, we spent one night in Maolin
Sweet Trinidad
Post of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos from
The Light of Paris
Post of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos from
Into the Tanneries of Fez, Morocco
Travelling, one accepts everything; indignation stays at home. One looks, one listens, one is roused to enthusiasm by the most dreadful things because they are
Road Trip!
Edge of the Ubehebe Crater
October 25th, 2020 What a trip! If you’ve been following for the past few weeks, you know that J and I just returned from a
The Last Sunset
October 21st, 2020 Our southwest U.S. road trip has reached its end. We arrived home safely this afternoon, unloaded the car and reflected on everything
Wild Wyoming
October 18th, 2020 As I said in my Instagram post today, we’ve traded in the tent and upgraded the campfire. This is the last major
Pando
October 16th, 2020 Yesterday after our hike into the slot canyons, we departed at 5:00 p.m. and drove north from Grand Staircase-Escalante on Utah’s Highway
Exotic Destinations
Down the Coast of Morocco
December 28th, 2020 After yesterday’s virtual tour of Tangier, today we’ve hired a driver and we’re on our way down the N1 coastal highway of
Let’s Goa Little Longer
Photo of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos from
Daily Dose of Beauty: Borneo Big and Small
Daily Dose of Beauty: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photography from
Into the Tanneries of Fez, Morocco
Travelling, one accepts everything; indignation stays at home. One looks, one listens, one is roused to enthusiasm by the most dreadful things because they are
