I am personal travel planner, photographer and writer who loves to wander this beautiful world we live in. My favorite things to do when I arrive in a new place are to run to get the lay of the land, to wander about with my camera in hand, and to meet the locals and other travelers. Every day is a new experience!!
Well, since I’m down to one week until I leave for Ireland, I’ve just not had the time to put into writing a good blog post. So here’s another photo essay. But this one is coming from Italy. And, in particular, my favorite spot in Italy — Castelrotto (Kastelruth in German) and the Alpe di…
Yes. I’m obsessed with Ireland right now. 2 weeks from today I’ll be on that plane on my way to a country I truly love. And yes, I’ve been super busy getting some client trips ready to travel and taking care of my own trip — which is why there’s no real blog post this week. Sorry…
County Sligo, Ireland. Have you heard of it? If you’re a William Butler (W.B.) Yeats fan, then the answer is yes. And if you’re not, then my guess is that was a “no.” This county is relatively small — both geographically and in population. It’s the connecting county between County Mayo and County Donegal. And…
Or Lessons From A Chronic Over Packer Oh the dreaded “what do I pack for a trip to Europe” dilemma. I’ll be honest, I’ve been such an over packer most of my life. I always take too much and return home vowing to not take so many clothes the next time. And then I simply…
I had a different topic selected for this week’s post but for some reason I wanted to write about something more personal this week — getting ready for my upcoming travels. You see, this is the first trip… I’ll be making overseas since my mom passed away. I’ve thought a lot about this “first”…
For some reason I’m becoming obsessed with stone circles and other ancient sites. But stone circles in particular. While Ireland doesn’t have anything as grand as Stonehenge or Avebury in England, it does have some stone circles. And it definitely has some major ancient sites like Newgrange. But those standing stones in some sort of…