After waiting with our tickets in our hands for ten long months, Hamilton weekend finally arrived! A January weekend with sunshine and spring temps for our full three-day visit? We’ll…
Stepping into a painting
We headed away from Paris for the day to spend some time strolling through Monet’s house and gardens in Giverny. Riotous explosions of flowers everywhere – so meticulously tended and…
A perfect day in Ghent (AM)
We took a detour from our France journey to make a side trip to Belgium – if you have a chance to squeeze in another country, I always say take…
A perfect day in Ghent (PM)
After lunch, we headed for a tour of Gravensteen Castle – and captured one of my favorite pictures ever of Darling Daughter. I particularly enjoyed shooting my ‘keyhole’ series: Some…
A chance to give back
Today’s Costa Rica adventure: touring and volunteering at Proyecto Asis Wildlife Rescue Center. Absolutely amazing – learned so much and also got to spend time caring for the animals. Heaven!…
The thrill of Il Palio Siena
One of the best instances of travel serendipity I’ve experienced was being in Siena in Tuscsany when they were running the Palio. The Palio is a traditional bareback horse race…
Castle views in Columbia
OK, so technically I have stepped foot in South America. For one day. In 1995. Still counts as a visit to the continent, but as you’ll see from the content…
Squeezing through the Panama Canal
‘We’re really going to fit through there?’ – that’s what was on the mind of every passenger aboard the ship. This was back in 1995 – not an iPad, iPhone…
Grateful for a sacred opportunity
Back in 1989, I spent a semester abroad in Australia at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. I have no idea how my parents scraped the funds together…