Sunset in Myanmar

January 31st, 2021 Sad news out of Myanmar where the military has staged a coup, assumed power and declared a state of emergency for one year. It’s a strange thing when this happens to a fragile country one has visited before. I think of the horse cart driver, the palm farmer and his family, the people we met running hotels

Travel Challenge Accepted

January 10th, 2021 With Morocco behind us, today we’re moving on to something new. Last week, Lisa at Micro of the Macro nominated me to participate in the 10-day Travel Challenge. Thank you, Lisa! The challenge is simple: post one favorite photo from your travels, no explanation required, for 10 days and nominate other 10 other bloggers to participate. I’m

Sunset from Mount Popa, Myanmar

Post of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. The series features travel photos from my archives, shared with you while staying safe at home. June 29th, 2020 About an hour from Bagan we’ve arrived at Mount Popa National Park, the site of an extinct volcano. The landscape rises to

By Horse Cart Through Bagan

Re-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 my archives, shared with you as we shelter in place. June 25th, 2020 Today we’re exploring Bagan, Myanmar by horse cart with our driver Naingshwe. Enjoy the ride! More tomorrow, Kelly *** After two days

Daily Dose of Beauty: To the Market

Daily Dose of Beauty: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos and stories from my archives, shared with you as we shelter in place. April 26th, 2020 Today we’re visiting world markets! Going to the local market is a highlight of any trip abroad or at home,

Daily Dose of Beauty: Humankind

Daily Dose of Beauty: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. March 29th, 2020 Is it just me or are the days starting run together in a blur? March 27th, March 28th, March 29th … there is little to distinguish between them, other than the weather and what we made for dinner.

World Textures

This week’s photo challenge: textures, one of my photography addictions. Hope you enjoy this amuse-bouche of textures from around the world. Next post on Portugal coming this Friday! See you then!                                  

My Top 12 Travel Experiences by Month

Happy New Year everyone! Thinking about where to go in 2017? Here are my top twelve travel experiences (ever, not just this year) by month. I hope you find some ideas among these journeys. Thank you all so much for reading, following, commenting and being such an inspirational community! January: Finding Zen in the Maldives If you want to forget