A Call to Prayer – The Magnificent Mosques of Istanbul

Istanbul’s Mosques are truly magnificent, each one stunningly beautiful in its own way and almost beyond description. I can’t imagine any comprehensive list of amazing places in the world to visit being complete without mentioning at least one of them. Above is one of my favorite photos captured at sunset, looking out of a window from within the Hagia Sophia towards the Blue Mosque... 

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A Call to Prayer - The Magnificent Mosques of Istanbul

Surviving the Grand Bazaar and Spice Market of Istanbul

The local marketplace is always high on my list of things to do in any city I am visiting as this is often where I find that I have a deeper experience of the people and their culture. The Grand Bazaar and the Spice Market were of course high on my list of things to do in Istanbul but were to coin my husband’s phrase, a mixed thing for me...

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Surviving the Grand Bazaar and Spice Market of Istanbul

5 Reason Istanbul is My New Favorite City

I realized recently that whatever city I am currently in is my favorite city and Istanbul was no exception. During my time there and for a while thereafter it is my favorite and I find that I carry a piece of it with me for ever after, tucked away in a special place in my heart that I have created just for it. A familiar smell, an image or perhaps even a particular sound and I am immediately transported back and I fall in love with it all over again ...  

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5 Reasons Why Istanbul is My New Favorite City

Urban Knit Bombing – The New Graffiti for the Peaceful Warrior

“A warrior does not give up on what he loves, he finds love in what he does” 

 ~ Dan Millman, Way of the Peaceful Warrior

There is something about the graffiti here in Europe that I have found myself drawn to from the time of my arrival. I even wrote about it in one of my very first blogs and how I found it to be beautiful and intriguing, and for the most part expressive rather than destructive in nature. If you haven’t yet heard of urban knit bombing, also known as yarn storming, guerilla knitting, kniffiti, or graffiti knitting, it is a new form of street art or graffiti that has been appearing on city streets everywhere...

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Urban Knit Bombing

20 of the Best and Most Unique Photos of People from 2014

20 of the Best and Most Unique Photos of People from 2014 

2014 was without a doubt one of the most amazing years of my life. I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to live in 2 beautiful European cities and traveled in 9 countries all total. For a photographer this has been a dream come true and at times I have found it hard to believe that it all really happened. But it did happen and my heart is full knowing how richly blessed I truly am ...

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20 Unique Photos of People from 2014

A Perfect German Christmas

Christmas, or Weihnachten, is considered to be one of the most important holidays in Germany. It is a time for introspection, celebration, family and friends and is much less commercial than Christmas in the US. Filled with warmth and that wonderful German hospitality that I come to love so much, my experience of a Perfect German Christmas was that it was that it much less about the bling and more about time honored traditions and the simple pleasure of spending time with the ones you love...

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 A Perfect German Christmas

15 Cheap and Fun Things to do While Visiting London

For me, travel isn’t so much about making my way through a checklist of all the guidebook sights as it about getting to know the rhythm and heartbeat of my new friend as it reveals itself to me over time. Having been fortunate to spend the last 7 months in London I realized that I had learned some things about this brilliant city that I might be able to share with those of you that may have less time, but are still keen on in immersing yourselves in the many faces of this fascinating city. Below is my list of 15 cheap and fun things to do while in London that you might not find in your guidebook but will surely enrich your experience of London. Even if you have no plans to visit soon, I think you will enjoy this tour of London through my eyes...

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15 Cheap and Fun Things to do While Visiting London