Bangkok Walk

January 25th, 2021 One of my favorite things to do on a weekend in Bangkok is to start the day with street food while meandering to Chatuchak Weekend Market. Walk down any city street and you’ll find locals cooking all kinds of inventive things with grills, griddles, woks and steamers. From fresh fruits to barbecued squid to fried quail eggs

Temple of the Reclining Buddha

January 24th, 2021 After yesterday’s virtual visit at the Grand Palace of Thailand, today we’re at Wat Phra Chetuphon and the Temple of the Reclining Buddha. These sites are located within walking distance of each other in Bangkok Old Town. Wat Phra Chetuphon traces back to the late 1600s, while the Reclining Buddha was created in the 1830s. The Temple

Bangkok Weekend

January 22nd, 2021 It’s Friday night. Do you know where your tuk-tuk is? Hop in because the magic carpet has landed in Bangkok for the weekend! I love this city for so many reasons — the food, markets, temples, riverboat rides, rooftop bars, swimming pools and cheap flights to nearby beaches. After staying home for so many months, I long

Travel Challenge Day Six: Oman

January 15th, 2021 Travel Challenge Day Six takes us to Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Oman! Contrary to the challenge, I’m finding it really hard to not explain why the selected shots are my favorites. 🙂 I love this photograph because this family walked into frame at just the right moment, providing more context for the location. Also, the polished

Travel Challenge Day Two: Vietnam

January 11th, 2021 Today we’re on Day Two of the Travel Challenge, thanks to Lisa at Micro of the Macro who nominated me. As I said yesterday, I nominate anyone who wants to put their favorite travel photos out into a world that could use a lot more love and beauty right now. My photo today is from northern Vietnam,

Plage Malabata

January 8th, 2021 We’ve completed a full circle tour of Northern Morocco, from Tangier to Asilah to Fez to Chefchaouen and back to Tangier. Before we depart the region, I thought I’d share some photos of the coastline. From the port in Tangier, a beautiful wide beach called Plage Malabata circles east, bordered by a promenade — a fantastic place

On to the Blue Pearl

January 5th, 2021 After yesterday’s experience at the tanneries in Fez, we’re back on the road to our final stop in Morocco. Our destination takes us through a patchwork countryside of farmland, olive trees, homes and high mountains. Nestled at the base of a hill, we find the town of Chefchaouen — also known as the Blue Pearl for its

Repost: Into the Tanneries of Fez

January 4th, 2021 Today we’re going behind the scenes in Fez to see the raw origin of Morocco’s leather products. The tanneries present the unpolished reality of an industry using the byproduct of what’s served for lunch and dinner around the country — which is no different than any other country in the world. The difference here is that technology