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The Number one question I’ve been asked during the Pandemic is “Are you missing travel?” Of course, I am. Who isn’t? I love to travel and if you are reading this, you know how much I enjoy capturing my travel experiences on my camera and sharing them here on DesignDestinations.org Well,...
Originally posted 2016 It was the images of the Intha fishermen who paddle with one leg that really got me excited about going to Myanmar. When we decided to go to this far away place, what first drew me in was the chance to take an 8 day trip up the Ayeyarwady River on a […]
Feb. 2021: AS I follow the news of recent events in Myanmar I am reminded of a wonderful trip in 2015 just after the election where the Democratic party gained power and people were happy. I posted the following blog in 2016. “Mingalaba” I say and smile at the small child whose...
Writing a travel blog during a pandemic is a pretty interesting challenge. I put my suitcase way the end of Feb. 2020 after a glorious trip to Oman and haven’t gone anywhere since. This means if I am going to keep posting every Monday I gotta get creative. Reaching back into the...
Didn’t you feel like a voyeur? This was originally posted July 2017. “Didn’t you feel like a voyeur?” my friend asked me a couple of nights ago when I gathered with a group for a chat, glass of wine and some lovely nibbles. I had shared some of my recent India adventures. I described...
Reposted from a year ago. October 2019 I’ll never forget my first exposure to Japanese Gardens. It was about 20 years ago when we visited Japan at the end of our son’s year there as an exchange student. Meandering through Kyoto, I was shocked to see that raked stones and rocks were considered...
Seeing the big old turtle slowly creep out of the hole she had dug in the sand and slow plod to the Indian ocean as the sun was rising was a mystical experience for me–somehow spiritual. It started before dawn, when in the murky darkness, I walked with about a dozen people and an...
It’s not surprising that Oman has been a major ship building country for generations. Surrounded by water on three sides, the Arabian country has depended on water for its livelihood for hundreds of years. That’s all changed now, but dhows, the traditional wooden Arabian boat...
The Image Making opportunities on every photography trip I have enjoyed have been different. In India, the people love having their photos taken so portraits tend to be a main focus. In Iceland, the geography dominates. In Burgundy, France, I loved the small textured villages and beautiful...
It was hard not to stare at the women flashing their jet black toothy smiles. Blackening one’s teeth was of the most fascinating customs I saw in the craggy, misty mountainous area of Vietnam. This post was originally published 2013. Practiced by the ladies of the...