This was one of my favorite scenes from when I was in Venice. I love people watching, and this grandpa and his grandson provided me with several minutes of entertainment. The grandpa had a hand full of food and was feeding the pigeons, holding them on his arm, for his grandson to touch. While feeding
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ROMANIA
Welcome to Neamt County, Romania – #priNeamt
I don’t think Romania is on most people’s radar as far as a travel destination is concerned, and to be perfectly honest, it wasn’t on mine until probably a year or so ago when I started seeing other bloggers’ photos of the beautiful country popping up. Amanda, Pete and Dalene, and Erick had all spent
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MOROCCO
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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MOROCCO
Photo Friday: Moroccan Kitty
Like most tours go in Morocco, the guides want to take you to every possible shop around so that you get an “inside view” of how people live there. In reality, they just want you to buy stuff. Don’t get me wrong–sometimes it can be a lot of fun and you might find something you
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PLANNING
What to Pack: Top 10 Travel Essentials
Packing is typically people’s least favorite part of travel. Traveling for several months straight and unpacking and repacking my bag every few days has given me some insight on things that can make not only packing, but traveling a bit easier. Here are my top travel essentials! What do you not leave home without? TSA
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PHOTO FRIDAY
Photo Friday: Cowans Gap State Park
A couple of weeks ago I visited Cowans Gap State Park in Pennsylvania for the first time. There are plenty of hiking trails there, up through the mountains and around the lake, which offer some gorgeous views. But, my favorite view of all, was when I left Cowans Gap. Just down the road from there,
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MUST-HAVES
Books to Inspire Travel (and Love)
When I was growing up, I had a wicked imagination. It ran wild with all sorts of ideas and stories, so it’s only fitting that I had and still have a deep and profound love for the written word and for well-crafted and well-written books. In the past few years, I’ve read some incredible books.
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PLANNING
How to Photograph the Northern Lights
Seeing the Northern Lights was one of my all-time favorite experiences. It was one of those things I’d dreamed about for years and after watching them for a bit, I wanted some photos to remember the experience. Photographing the Northern Lights isn’t difficult, but it takes the right equipment, the right weather, the right settings,
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