“Bongu,” I called out in Maltese to my temporary new neighbor passing by our Airbnb apartment door in Malta. To my surprise, she brushed past me with a scowl on her face. “Wow,” I said to my husband, as I walked inside. “The people in Malta don’t seem very friendly.” But it turns out, her …
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I adored my photography class junior and senior years of high school. What made the experience so incredible? Perhaps it was my quintessentially cool teacher, Mr. Colombe (insert high school girl crush here). Perhaps it was the hours of darkroom freedom I was granted to experiment with this art form. Regardless of the reasons, it …
I have been uploading photos to my social media pages daily while on an epic journey through South America. You know; the drill we all perform on vacation if we are active social media consumers – posting humorous or artistic photos, signs lost in translation, landscapes, architecture, and food – basically giving our followers a …
I have done a few stupid things traveling around the world. Not that I am a naïve traveler or that trouble necessarily finds me. Some events are unavoidable. And others? Well, they were simply stupid, or not researched thoroughly. There is that old saying that God takes care of fools, drunks, and children (or something …
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I’m fortunate and extremely thankful to have had the opportunity to explore a significant amount of the world in my lifetime thus far; having been to all six habitable continents. People will often ask me where my top 10 favorite places are in the world. Anyone who is a traveler would understand it is ultimately …
Several years ago I was thrilled to check off a place on my bucket list I have always wished to see: Kenya! On this trip I not only experienced luxury tented safaris, I was also able to spend some time in a couple of local Masai Mara villages. The Masai Mara National Reserve is …