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by Peggy DePersia, guest blogger Music has a way of connecting me with time and place. The first time I heard the music of David Gray, I was waiting for dinner in a small Italian owned restaurant in the town of Donegal in northwestern Ireland. Go figure. I was so struck by the unfamiliar music...
by Ann Wojtysiak and Leonardo Tombelli, guest bloggers A Food and Wine tour of the Traverse Area is such a fun experience, especially when enjoyed with good friends. (Full disclosure: this was a socially distanced trip before the winter and Covid-19 forced us inside and away from friends for...
by Peggy DePersia, guest blogger The sun continues to rise and set as the earth spins in her orbit around it and yet, we pause, if we can. And, if we can, pause that is, we may capture a moment, at least for a moment, and be eternally grateful for it. These moments in time […]
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...
by Linda Laughter, Guest Blogger During this Covid Christmas, where we are all hopefully, safely at home, I am blessed with memories of travels past as I decorate our tree for the holidays. As newlyweds, we decided to buy a Christmas ornament or some memento to hang on our tree...
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...