Weekly Photo Challenge: Surprise

During our visit to Daintree National Park (in far north Queensland, Australia), we stayed at a great little B&B called Epiphyte.  Having learned from our host that the best time to walk the nearby Jindalba Boardwalk was at night, we set off…

Weekly Photo Challenge: Thankful

Mekong River view from Kratie, Cambodia

This image was captured from a rooftop in Kratie, Cambodia. It says "Thankful" to me because of the representation of Earth, water, air and the fiery sky. It makes me feel thankful for our amazing, beautiful planet that we are lucky enough to call home. Please enjoy this photo and each and every blessed day.

El Capitán Revisited

Opened as a cattlemen's hotel in 1930, with the railroad depot across the street, ranchers used to trade cattle in the lobby. The hotel was designed by the architect Henry Trost, and built by Charles Bassett, one of five hotels of the Gateway Hotel chain constructed in west Texas and eastern New Mexico to increase tourism within 200 miles of El Paso. In the early 70s, the hotel was converted to a bank. Vaults installed during that time are now used for bar storage in the dining room and as a small gift shop off the lobby

5 Travel Rules That Matter

Travel should be a time to let go of self-imposed rules that may ordinarily hold you back. Step outside yourself and explore who you really want to be (or who’s inside already, just waiting to come out).  Travel should feel…