It’s World Book Day and I can’t think of a better way to celebrate than to honor some amazing bookstores that I adore! Books are an integral part of life. They make us laugh out loud and ugly cry until our eyes are red and swollen. Books teach us heaps of new things, allow us …
“Oh! Who can be ever tired of Bath?’ Jane Austen penned this famous line in Northanger Abbey, a satirical Gothic tale and coming of age novel originally published in 1803. After spending some time in Bath, I couldn’t agree more. We traveled to Bath by train from London’s Paddington Station. The journey was a quick 90-minute …
I’ve landed in Athens and I can’t wait to explore the city for the first time. It’s hip and buzzing with people. The aroma of seared meat is making me hungry. Lively Greek music spills out of the local tavernas and there are ancient ruins. Everywhere. But today, I’m journeying into a darker side of …
This year, I had the good fortune to travel to Greece. I don’t know why it took me so long to visit this stunningly spectacular country. When I returned home, my mom was so eager to see my photos, hear my stories and compare them with her own. She visited Greece some sixty years …
Are you ready for a slow Savannah saunter? I recently spent a weekend exploring Savannah, a city I’ve long adored for its rich cultural heritage and edgy art scene. Most of the world was first captivated by the city’s southern swagger in John Berendt’s book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, the obscure …
We all love beautiful photos. Sometimes a single image can be so powerful that no words are needed to tell the story. Photography is accessible to nearly everyone these days, whether you have a hand-me-down point and shoot, a fancy camera with interchangeable lenses or a smartphone. Over the years, I’ve taken a number of …