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Sometimes I have photos and topics that aren’t big enough for a blog post, but I’d like to share with interested readers. It can be tough figuring out how to connect random images. That’s the case with this blog post. I’ve pulled together a bunch of random tidbits from my Photography Tour of […]
Berat, called the White City, is thought to be the prettiest town in Albania. This World Heritage site boasts more than 1,000 windows on Ottoman style homes built into the hill side along the Osum River. It is thought that the windows were built to add more light inside of the dark homes. The homes […]
North Macedonia North Macedonia was simply a name on an itinerary when I signed up for a photo tour of five Balkan countries. Somewhere near Greece, I thought. Actually its name is connected to Greece. It used to be called simply Macedonia but the Greeks protested since they have a region close by called […]
I was really blown away with the beauty of the Bay of Montenegro. I visited this part of the world on a photography trip last September. Wow. It is fantastic. Where is it? Just south of Croatia on the Adriatic Sea. Croatia gets a lot of attention because of Game of Thrones filming and all […]
For many of us the name Sarajevo conjures up images of an awful war so I didn’t know what to expect when I signed up for a Photo Tour that started in this Balkan city. What I found? Peaceful and pleasant. It is a blend of East and West cultures and religions all living comfortably. […]
Day of the Dead (Die de los Metros) is an absolutely fascinating holiday to me. Why? While it looks morbid with all the skeletons and spooky stuff but it’s not. It is a joyful celebration with its roots in the ancient Aztec tradition. I was fortunate enough to enjoy 10 days in Oaxaca, Mexico while […]
Oaxaca, Mexico A highlight of a recent trip to Oaxaca, Mexico I enjoyed sitting in the pleasant breakfast room in a hotel right on the main pedestrian street and hearing the sound of a tuba in the distance. I was there on a Photo Workshop to photograph the Day of the Dead festivities. The sounds […]
I spent ten days in Oaxaca recently during the Day of the Dead Festivities and loved it. Absolutely loved it. The color. The music. The dancing. The crafts. A party with a heart, it is called. This city is being discovered. According to Fodors, Oaxaca has experienced a 77% increase in tourism since 2020. It’s […]
by Kate Dernocoeur, Guest Blogger In December, 2024, there came seven nights and six days spent crossing the Atlantic Ocean the old-fashioned way—on an ocean liner. Instead of hopping “The Pond” in a few hours by air, our ship, the Queen Mary 2, glided steadily to our destination, churning her way through the water in […]
by Kate Dernocoeur, guest blogger Imagine: an unobstructed 360-degree view of just ocean – no birds, no other ships, not even much chance of seeing marine animals. Just the water and the sky and the ship beneath you gliding on a fair day on its way from New York City to Southampton. Crossing the Atlantic […]
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