• 13 Photos of Beautiful Moroccan Doors

    I didn’t realize it until I left Morocco and backed up all my photos on my computer, but I guess I really loved shooting photos of Moroccan doors! I don’t know how many I ended up with in total, but here’s a selection of 13 of my favorites. Most of the blue ones you’ll see

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  • A Quick Visit to Montenegro

    Situated in the Balkans along the Adriatic Sea, Montenegro is one gorgeous country. While there, I visited three regions: Bay of Kotor, Budva Riviera, and Central. The Bay of Kotor is a UNESCO Heritage Site and is considered one of the most beautiful bays in all of Europe, and I certainly can’t disagree. I have

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  • Atchafalaya Basin, Louisiana

    With the advent of shows like Swamp People, I think Cajun Louisiana gets a bum rap. To be fair, I’ve only seen one episode of the show, in which Cajuns were portrayed as backwoods hillbillies with funny accents and an affinity for disgusting swamp creature delicacies.

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  • Photos: Amsterdam

    I’ve been to Amsterdam a couple times. And speaking as a woman who loves the Netherlands, I really didn’t get the warm fuzzies from its capital city. There wasn’t really a reason why I didn’t like it–nothing bad happened while I was there, everything was perfectly pleasant, the weather every time I went was fine–but

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  • Kasteel de Haar

    Kasteel de Haar is just outside Utrecht in the Netherlands. And talk about idyllic. The castle itself is magnificent, boasting 200 rooms and 30 bathrooms, and dates back to 1892. The grounds on which it sits are pristine. In the autumn, the lush green grass was dotted with fallen yellow, orange, and red leaves. The

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  • Boston, City of My Dreams

    Boston is one of my favorite cities in the United States. I visited for the first time when I was in high school and I absolutely fell in love with it. It was the place I’d dreamed of going to college, of pursuing a career in journalism, of enjoying the romanticism of the snow, of

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  • South Central Pennsylvania

    I’m headed home to good old south central Pennsylvania for the holidays. I leave tomorrow and will spend five wonderful days visiting my family and friends. I realized that I’ve never written much about where I’m from. I guess when you live in a place your entire life it’s hard to think of it as

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  • Photos: Bruges

    As cliché as it may be, after seeing In Bruges, I knew I needed to visit this historic city. While watching the movie, I found myself totally drawn to the backdrop and already scheming ways in which I could go. On my most recent visit to the Netherlands, I convinced my lovely friend, Beata, to take

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  • Photos: Garvan Woodland Gardens

    When I visited Little Rock a few months ago, I had the pleasure of visiting the Garvan Woodland Gardens. It was an incredibly muggy and miserably hot day, especially for early-September, but it was worth all the sweat and flush face. There were a few highlights from the walk around the grounds: the curved wooden bridge; the cave

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