An Afternoon On Büyükada – Princes’ Islands, TURKEY
The Seagulls of Büyükada – Princes’ Islands – ISTANBUL, TURKEY
WAS IT A DREAM OR TURKS AND CAICOS?
When traveling to Turks and Caicos the beauty starts before you’ve even set foot on the ground. Arriving by air, you’re immediately greeted by miles & miles of neon blue ocean.
The beauty and wonder I encountered on the island is so intense it’s almost like a mirage– thinking back you wonder if it was even real. (more…)
WHEN FLORENCE ITALY STEALS YOUR SOUL
the Duomo, Florence, Italy
I walked and walked the city streets, taking in all the subtle magic that Florence careened around me through its intrinsic waves of aesthetic precision and art.
But neither would Florence’s lovely perimeter, dotted with lush palms and framed as it were on one side by the river Arno, nor the pretty alleyways lined with perfectly picturesque restaurant patios and ever-conscious sophisticated shop windows prepare me for the architectural artwork that would steal my soul away. (more…)
BOSTON IN 67 1/2 HOURS
Dig in, dig around, walk too much, stuff my face, & party on… pretty much my goals when exploring any city for the first time.
Boston in the winter was no exception.
Follow me around this northeastern coast town full of smarties (hey, they’ve got Harvard) while I eat tons of vegan food, sympathize with a robot, and rock out to some of the most incredible guitar playing I’ve ever heard (replete with too much whiskey of course). (more…)
BORING OLD FURNITURE?… GRAFFITI IT
I needed a dresser.
At the time, I was working for someone who was into all the “new age” stuff that some people might call a little “woo woo.” She’d just introduced me to “The Secret” and was all about the visualization ideas it proposed in attracting what you wanted/needed in your life.
I was into it, so I starting visualizing my future dresser. (haha) (more…)