A World of Octobers…
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” …
Lisbon’s Feast of Saint Anthony
Every year, during the month of June, Lisbon throws a party of epic proportions. A city-wide soiree not to be missed. Local residents construct makeshift food stalls and grill sardines and chorizo in the streets. Thick plumes of smoke billow over Lisbon’s oldest neighborhoods and crowds of revelers sing and dance until dawn. It’s the …
72 Hours in Savannah
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 …
10 Tips to Taking Better Travel Photos
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 …
Happy Chinese New Year!
The Year of the Fire Rooster It’s 2017. The year of the Rooster. On Saturday, millions around the world celebrated Chinese New Year by launching fireworks and confetti bombs into the air. We were in NYC for the weekend, so we headed over to Chinatown to join festivities. Chinese New Year is based on the …