Photos of the Day: Kaleidoscope

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. May 25th, 2020 Continuing our jaunt through Paris, today we stop to look up at the beauty overhead. Aside from the tip of the Christmas

Daily Dose of Beauty, March 27th

Daily Dose of Beauty: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. March 27th, 2020 Yesterday’s daily dose brought us to Sapa in north Vietnam, and today I’m sharing a scene from a workshop of seamstresses. I could have spent the entire day here exploring all the designs and embellishments. The people of

Daily Dose of Beauty, March 21st

Daily Dose of Beauty: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. March 21st, 2020 Continuing our weekend in Maldives, the drummers of Olhuveli convey the energy, beauty and movement of their rhythm. Their synergy is something we’re all missing now as we stay apart from each other but we’ll make music together

Europe’s Magical Holiday Markets

Greetings, readers! I’ve been away waaaaaaaay too long so I’m sleigh-riding back into the blog-o-sphere with a post full of holiday cheer! Put on your ugly Christmas sweater, heat up the eggnog and crank up the Sinatra holiday tunes! With this post we’re time traveling to Europe to have a look around the ever-amazing holiday markets! I was there just

Making Paper in Bhutan

From the Archives: Bhutan, 2013 The Jungshi Handmade Paper Factory sits on a hill overlooking the mountainous terrain of Thimphu, Bhutan. The paper factory illustrates the government’s resolve to support the local economy by preserving the country’s traditional arts, including paper making. Jungshi means “natural” and the entire paper making operation is true to that name. Bark from several species