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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 […]
I’ve been going to NYC for all my adult life for one reason or another. Pretty much every year for some reason. What thrills me about NYC is that while I love the familiar, the stimulating and the creative, I typically find some new experience to enjoy. I love new stuff. My last trip, […]
When you hear of people going to NYC for Thanksgiving, naturally you think that they want to see the Macy’s Day Parade Live. Not me. I wanted to see the preparation the day before the famous 30 year old festivity in the Big Apple. I finally got to do it last November and I […]
So, if you are following my blog, you know I’ve written about Ljubljana, Caves and Castles, Lake Bled, Lake Bohinj and Piran. If you haven’t read these, do catch up. I think Slovenia is a country worth knowing about. I’m going to finish my tour of Slovenia with this blog post describing a couple of […]
I really enjoyed two weeks in Slovenia in September. Truly, I think with all the over tourism in so many places in Europe and the fact that this tiny country is charming from end to end, it’s time has come. So what is to do there. Why go? I’ve already reported on the capital […]
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