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 saved up from the last decade-plus. I'm sharing
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 it's about how travel impacts your brain. As
Plants Are My Kryptonite
There are two types of stores I am not allowed to enter by myself, bookstores of any kind and plant nurseries. I am completely unable to walk out empty-handed. As a writer
Tips for Photogs – About Auto and Manual on Your DSLR
Do you believe this phrase? “You should ALWAYS shoot manual mode. Get off Auto!” I don't! And in my latest addition to Tips for Photogs, I tell you why. Read
Travel Quote of the Week
"If people in the U. S. think I'm too old - nuts to them. I am not a tree. God gave me feet, not roots, so I wouldn't
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8 Things to Know Before you Travel to Costa Rica
Know Before you Go You are all ready to pack and go enjoy the Pacific beaches and amazing wildlife in Costa Rica, but take some steps to prepare first. Some thing to know
Travel Quote of the Week
"We don't stop dreaming and exploring because we grow old. We grow old because we stop dreaming and exploring." - Unknown About four feet long and feisty as all
Missing Anthony Bourdain
“I now see that Tony’s wanderlust had more to do with people than with food. The legacy of Tony’s many travels will be the hundreds of hours of film showing
Every Town Has to Have Them
“To be called a town, a place has to have four things,” said our Costa Rican guide, Victor. “An elementary school, a church, a park with a futbol field, and a bar.” Church
Travel Tip – Laundry the Easy Way
Doing essential laundry while you travel doesn't have to be a hassle, nor does its cost have to break your trip budget. Here's our advice on doing laundry while
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Monteverde Cloud Forest – Straddling the Divide
Our first evening in the Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica, was spent looking down at the clouds below us and listening to howler monkeys and birds say their good nights.
Sloths – Cue the Aaawwws
It might be a tad bit extreme to say some people are obsessed with sloths. Three-toed and two-toed varieties (actually, they all have three toes) live in the rainforest belt
Travel Quote of the Week
"If you think you'll forget a place or event, inhale deeply. Aromas and scents ground us. Remember baking cookies from childhood?" - Yvonne Kochanowski Chocolate! This is a trick I