One More Island Escape

April 5th, 2021 Hold on! The magic carpet is blasting through virtual space, making one more stop in Indonesia for a quick island escape. I originally shared this post nearly six years ago in 2015. I’ve added a few new photos to pump it up. Hope you brought your flip-flops! See you tomorrow, Kelly P.S. The current rate at Telunas

Saturday Dreaming

April 3rd, 2021 Eight years ago, in April of 2013, we were in Sri Lanka exploring Colombo, Hatton, Sri Pada, Yala, Mirissa, Unawatuna and Galle. What an extraordinary country with its pristine beaches, lush mountains, green tea country, diverse wildlife and welcoming people. When I dream of travel, inevitably my mind goes here. Sri Lanka is the whole package. Of

Tiny Island Escape

March 24th, 2021 Today… a tiny island escape, more in images than words. Phu Quoc, off the southwest coast of Vietnam, welcomed us with fresh juice, cool towels smelling of lemongrass, colorful fishing boats, deftly cut pineapple, cold beer and a motorbike ride on the rusty red dirt roads along the coast. It was a quick and simple beach getaway

Catrineta in Carvoeiro

March 2nd, 2021 Today we’re continuing our wander through the Algarve with a stop in sunny Carvoeiro. We LOVED our two-night stay here at Algar Seco Parque, located on the cliffs overlooking the ocean. The complex has studios, suites catrineta (♥), apartments, bungalows and villas within a beautifully landscaped site. Rates are reasonable for such comfortable accommodations (with kitchens) —

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 western Morocco. The Atlantic is bright and blue today, and an empty beach stretches the entire length of the drive to our day-trip destination. After 45 minutes, we arrive at Asilah — a town that

Under the Tree

December 23rd, 2020 The holiday season often becomes about what’s under the tree, so today we’re back on the magic carpet for this stop in Sri Lanka. Imagine that YOU are under the tree, enjoying a tropical vacation in a normal world where travel is easy again. The gift of imagination feels especially important this year. Imagination creates hope which

Bali Beach Sunset

November 20th, 2020 Today we’ve come down from the mountain and journeyed to Bali’s west coast just in time for sunset. Hear the waves and feel the breeze. What a glorious place in the world. More tomorrow — I’m bringing the fire.Kelly Photo of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic

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 Senggigi on the northwest coast. We rented a motorbike and explored Mataram, and loved the horse carts, crafts and slow pace of the island. I hand-carried home an enormous mask made by a local artisan,