This week is spring break for our daughter, Taylor. “Hey mom, can we meet up someplace? It’s my break, and I don’t have any plans.” She didn’t want to trek all the way to Budapest. Yet, I hoped to avoid… Read More ›
Places we’ve been
Petra, Jordan: The Hike to the Monastery
We pass through the make shift ticket booth and enter a cluster of nondescript shops; vendors pushing their assortment of T-shirts, stuffed camels and sand art. Confused, we look about for a sign. Surely there must be a sign? A… Read More ›
The Opportunistic Traveler
The world is a scary place. Nightly news anchors open with reports of danger and mayhem in far flung countries. Amid this hodgepodge of man made and natural disasters, it’s no wonder people elect to stay home. Home is the… Read More ›
A Photography Workshop in North Wales
Clouds continually form and fade on the eastern flanks of Mount Snowdonia in North Wales creating the ever-changing light effect associated with this area. The hills are dabbed with fits of orange and yellow, an occasional smudge of stubborn green…. Read More ›
The Slovenia Coast
The Slovenian coast is an Adriatic potpourri – complex and multi-layered, a sedimentary culture created through its varied past. Caught in the middle of a centuries long Roman, Hapsburg and Ottoman tug of war, Slovenia emerged as an independent country just recently, in… Read More ›
The World In Between 