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”I need to be silent for awhile, worlds are forming in my heart.” By Meister Eckhart When I was getting ready to head to a remote region Scotland for a week of photography, I commented to a friend that I was really looking forward to getting away. I love making pictures but even more, I […]
I had no idea being a landscape photographer would be so physically challenging. I envisioned standing around in front of a stable tripod, capturing gorgeous sunset, mountains and trees arrayed before me. Little did I know getting that perfect picture could demand tramping through uneven...
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,...
The COVID-19 lockdown gave Niall Benvie, wildlife and landscape photographer and photo tour leader, an unexpected opportunity to spend time in his local woods before migrating to France. Here he reflects on the value of the familiar, wherever it’s to be found. by Niall Benvie, guest...
As we were flying into Edinburgh I struck up the conversation with the gentleman sitting next to me on the plane who when I told him that we were going on the Royal Scotsman train, said, “It the weather is sunny and dry, it will be beautiful. If it’s not, well, drink a lot […]
When we got home from Scotland and I showed a photo of my husband proudly wearing the kilt he rented in Edinburgh for a formal dinner (they rent them there like we rent tuxes for weddings and special events), our five-year-old grand daughter laughed and said, “Why is Papa wearing a skirt?” I...
Who would have thought that when we checked into the iconic Balmoral Hotel in the middle of Edinburgh that we’d be given a room three down from the one in which J K Rowling holed up in to finish “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows.” Yep, that’s what happened. Her name is on the door. […]
When I think of Edinburgh, Scotland, bagpipers, the gateway to golfing and maybe an image of Mary Queen of Scots floats into my mind. Yes, these are all parts of this old and interesting city way north in the British Isles. But there’s more. Yes. Lots more. Here are a few other sights you...