A few years ago a photograph in the news captured my attention. It was of a massive iceberg that had run aground in Ferryland, a small fishing village in Newfoundland, Canada. I quickly learned that the east coast of Newfoundland is known as “Iceberg Alley”. Each spring, hundreds of Icebergs float down from Greenland before finding their…
This past October my little family of three spent a long weekend in New Hampshire viewing the spectacular fall foliage. We rented a small cabin in Sugar Hill, NH through Airbnb that had a lovely view looking out over the presidential mountain range from the back porch. The cabin was situated on a beautiful piece of property…
In September my husband and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary with a trip to the Puglia region of Italy (read more about that here). While researching for the trip, I stumbled upon a couple of places in the Basilicata region of Italy that warranted a detour. Castelmezzano, Italy The first was Castelmezzano, a hill town in the “mini dolomites” or…
I kind of have a thing for Italy. The history, the perfect weather, the friendly people, and the delicious food make it the perfect vacation destination in my opinion! My husband Taylor and I honeymooned on the Amalfi Coast back in 2012 and made a pact that we would come back to Italy for our 5th anniversary….
On our recent trip to Puglia, Italy we flew Turkish Airlines and had an overnight layover in Istanbul, Turkey! We arrived late afternoon and rushed over to the Blue Mosque, but we were too late to go inside. We checked out the courtyards and the park out front where we received the hard sell from a rug vendor. After…
My younger sister Erin lives in Lake Tahoe, California. She’s active in the music festival scene out there and is a talented clothing and costume designer. This past August I went out for a few days to hang out, take some photos of her creations, and do a little road trip down to Yosemite National Park. The…