Canada, Featured, Quebéc City
Québec City: Experience a slice of Europe in North America
Longing for a European vacation but short on vacation time? Québec City is the perfect getaway for vacation deprived Americans, especially those of us living in the Northeast. Its cobblestone streets, charming European architecture, fascinating history, French culture, world-class dining,
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Featured, Mexico, Travel
Why Touristy Tulum is Still Worth a Visit
Even the Mayan builders of Tulum knew that it’s all about location, location, location!
Perched on a cliff overlooking the clear, turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea, the Mayan Ruins of Tulum are a stunning sight to behold. While they may
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Featured, Mexico, Travel
Exploring the Mayan Ruins of Cobá, Mexico
Away from the tourist buses and crowds of the world famous Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza, or those of nearby Tulum on the coast, there is the opportunity to explore the lesser known, but intriguing ruins of Cobá. Located only
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Featured, Travel, USA
A Side Trip to Marble, Colorado
What is the connection between the Lincoln Memorial and a small town embedded in the Colorado Rocky Mountains? Marble. Parts of the historic monument were sculpted out of said stone from the Colorado Yule Marble Company located in Marble, Colorado, an
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Costa Rica, Featured, Travel
Paddling the Pacuare
“BACK PADDLE, BACK PADDLE, BACK PADDLE!” screamed our guide Roberto as if it was a matter of life and death. We were going through our first Class IV rapids, which he called the “cemetery”, down the Pacuare (pah kwah ray)
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Featured, Peru, Travel
The Train to Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu and I have something in common: we share the same birthday! Sunday, July 24th, marks the 100th Anniversary of Hiram Bingham’s "re-discovery" of Machu Picchu, the “Lost City of the Incas” in Peru. This is sort of like an
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Who am I?
Travel Content Creator photographing and writing about my experiences so as to inspire others to travel near and far, and seek out the beauty in our world.
This week’s Twitter #FriFotos theme is “Curves”, which is rather convenient for me since I just photographed many downtown Chicago curves. While the windy city’s architecture is probably better known...
Chicago is world famous for its architecture, so during my recent first visit, I was very excited to have the opportunity to photograph some of its landmark buildings. It turned...
Bailey torpedoed off into the distance, leapt out of the water, flipped in the air, plunged back in, and speeded back, skidding to a stop in front of us, eager...
This week’s #FriFotos theme is ‘Flowers’. I was delighted to hear the announcement on Tuesday, as I love both color, and flowers. Consequently have quite a collection of flower photos....
“Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes Nothin’ remains quite the same…”– Jimmy Buffett As I floated in the clear turquoise waters over the coral reef, I observed a school of...
Never say ‘never’. After living in the tropics for years and making bold statements like, “I’ll NEVER live up North, in the cold again,” my husband, Ashton, was just a...
“BACK PADDLE, BACK PADDLE, BACK PADDLE!” screamed our guide Roberto as if it was a matter of life and death. We were going through our first Class IV rapids, which...