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by Peggy DePersia, guest blogger As if things aren’t scary enough! The classic goblins of our “Hallows Eve” are back and oh, the references. As we remind ourselves at this time every year when we approach “All Hallows Eve” or Halloween, it is historically an opportunity to honor the dead. On...
by Christopher P. Baker, Guest Blogger Thank you, Susan, for inviting me to write a guest blog post. I’m a full-time travel journalist, and have been for 40 years. My countless credits range from BBC and CNN to Condé Nast Traveler, National Geographic and Getty Images. As writer and...
by Kate Dernocoeur, Guest Blogger, It was early spring when our journey began in November, 2019, with a flight from Santiago, Chile, to RAF Mount Pleasant, the military base (and international airport) for the Falkland Islands. Upon landing, we drove for an hour to the capital city and port...
by Judy Bereza, Guest Blogger As an “aspirational” Fashionista, I always head to the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute whenever I am in New York. On a recent trip (Feb. 2020) with my daughter and granddaughter, we made a beeline to check out the current exhibit, “In Pursuit of Fashion:...
By Peggy DePersia, guest blogger From key lime flavored ‘everything’, including dog treats, to magical sunsets, the Florida Keys has it all; from the silly to the sublime. Though I have offered my experience of the “Keys” via Design Destinations in the past, I wanted to revisit what...
by Linda Laughter, guest blogger Trips are fun to plan, and the time spent in a vacation spot is always memorable. This year our travel to one of our favorite locations, Galveston, Texas was cut short. I was looking forward to writing a blog about this great trip. Upon arriving we visited a...
by Kate Dernocoeur Guest Blogger I pondered for weeks over how to best present the immensity of my latest adventure when it (far) exceeds easy expression. For starters, there are more than 6,000 images from my cameras to sift through in a frustrating efforts to pick the best ones. After...
By Paul Lungu, Guest Blogger, When thinking of Colombia, there are many things that pop into mind. The colourful city of Cartagena, vast & lush coffee fields, the incredible Amazonian forest or the sandy shores with swaying palm trees of the Caribbean Sea. But some of Colombia’s...
by Leonardo Tombelli and Ann Wojtysiak, guest bloggers A trip to Italy is so much more rewarding when it’s combined with the adventure and delight in discovering the Italian countryside, its agricultural traditions of wine and cheese making, charcuterie, and farm to table dining....
By Kate Dernocoeur, Guest Blogger My travel buddy and I headed to Chile in November, and were initially on our own for a few days. I’d long-since known that Valparaiso was a great place to see street art. Lots of cities have vibrant street art communities, but this one: Wow! Valparaiso is built...