Savannah

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 …

Italy

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 …

Chinese New Year

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 …

World globe

Set Your 2018 Travel Intentions

And here we are. The start of a new year. A blank page.Full of endless possibilities. The ball has dropped and we’ve officially shut the door on 2017.   We’re busy taking down decorations, cleaning out leftovers, buying new planners.  And of course, it’s time to spin the globe and decide where to travel next. We’re …