Nothing excites me as much as having travel plans! So I am excited to announce my plans for this spring. With limited vacation time, I am squeezing in trips to Boston, Atlanta, Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon – all before June 1! While I would love to be heading overseas again too, I am excited […]
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It’s not often that I tell anyone that they absolutely must see a movie. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever done so in my life. I’m just not a big movie person and usually don’t rush out to see the latest film hitting the theaters. The Square was different. As soon as I heard
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The Field Museum. The Art Institute. The Museum of Science and Industry. These are just a few of the museums that most visitors have on their to-do lists when they visit Chicago. But the Windy City has dozens – yes, dozens – of other museums that may be worth checking out depending on your interests.
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I took a lot of pictures while trekking in Nepal and, to be honest, after a while, I got a little bored with all of the mountain shots. After my experience photographing people in Kathmandu, I was eager to take more pictures of people. On our way back to Namche Bazaar after an acclimatization hike,
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When I booked my tour to Egypt with Gecko’s Adventures, one of the main reasons I picked the one I did was because it included climbing Mount Sinai for the sunrise. I was not disappointed. We were awoken at 2:00 a.m. with a pound on the door and by 2:30 a.m. we were downstairs, sipping
They trudge by you on the path, carrying packs much larger than your meager day pack, often wearing nothing more than flip flops or worn out tennis shoes on their feet. They hang out in the kitchens of the teahouses, eating plates of dal bhaat, playing cards and joking around. They are, for many people,
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I ran my first marathon in 2008. It was more than 80 degrees and I felt like I might die. I struggled just to make it to the finish line. Nonetheless, I was hooked and have finished four more marathons since then, my last back in 2011 in Tallinn, Estonia at the start of my
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Most pictures you see of the Chicago skyline come the east or north, zoomed in on downtown. But the Windy City is a huge city and is much more than just the Willis Tower, John Hancock Building, Trump Tower and other downtown office buildings. I took this shot during a helicopter tour of the city as we hovered just north of Wrigley Field (bottom left), looking south to downtown, with Clark Street dividing the frame.
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The last leg of my two week tour through Egypt was the Sinai Peninsula. It was about a 6 hour “bus” ride from Cairo to Mount Sinai, through mostly rocky desert terrain. I put bus in quotes because it was really just a large minivan. Our group of 14 apparently wasn’t large enough to merit
I woke up to the sound of pouring rain – and if that sounds like a good song lyric, it’s because it is. Lying warm and cozy in my bed in Tengboche at 4:30 a.m., I could hear the rain pounding the roof outside. I flipped on the light switch under the window to confirm
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