Author: Yvonne

Yvonne is a freelance writer, photographer, dedicated foodie, and gardening plantaholic. Travel is her passion and addiction. She writes fiction in romantic suspense and psychological thrillers, coaches creatives about their businesses and their books, and studies human behavior and the natural world as a nerdy lifelong learner.

Travel Quote of the Week

“Travel is about the gorgeous feeling of teetering in the unknown.” – Anthony Bourdain

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Travel Quote of the Week

“Travel makes one modest. You can see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” – Gustave Flaubert

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Foods of Fall

Hard to go wrong when you think about the savory wonders autumn brings us at the market… What are your…

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Buzzed into My Life

Today is dedicated to editing photos and uploading them to my Shutterstock portfolio. I ran across this shot from this…

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Vegetables of Summer

Saying goodbye to the bounty of summer is always difficult, but at least we have the photo memories… I always…

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How Travel Makes You Wittier

We all know the five external senses – sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch. That would be enough, you’d think,…

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Sharing Your Travel Story with Others

I am a sporadic journal keeper. My pages are filled with travel quotes or article ideas, photo shoots I want…

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Can You Visit Too Many?

The short answer – yes. Churches, that is, as we did last year on a Danube River cruise. It all…

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Tortuguero – we take you there!

Costa Rica has so many adventures available, you might have a hard time picking what to do. Our advice? Get…

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How to Be a Great Travel Storyteller

A member of my writing tribe recently dropped me a text. “Can you look at these cameras and tell me…

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Picture of the Week

Fall is peeking around the corner, showing us the signs of things to come with gently coloring leaves and rainy…

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Travel Quote of the Week

So true – before it’s too late…

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New Photos – Learn More About Them

I can’t resist capturing the world from behind a camera lens. As a result, I have thousands of digital images…

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Your Brain On Travel – All Good News

Today a link to a YouTube video landed in my inbox. It came from Brain HQ at Posit Science, and…

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