Iconic NYC photo spots
New York City’s skyline has been photographed endlessly. Tom Wolfe once quoted ‘One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as much in five minutes as in five years’, and it is so true. With all the gazillion…
The 7 wonders of Oregon
I can wax eloquent all day on these wonders – especially the ones I have already seen. But, have you seen Travel Oregon’s new promotional campaign in an ad or on TV “Seven Wonders of the World”? Here’s how it…
Driving around Central Oregon
Driving around Oregon & Washington is so much fun. The Cascade mountain range is omnipresent, and they form a fantastic backdrop wherever you go. Ranches and farms appear to be everywhere. The Cascades are a grand mountain range in North…
Rolling hills of Palouse
I finally made it to Palouse in 2018! A photographer’s paradise, it’s allure is it’s agriculture bounty – it’s seemingly endless rolling hills of wheat, lentils, chickpeas and barley in various shades of green and brown. I have had Palouse…
Watkins Glen
Located in the Watkins Glen Village in the Finger Lakes region in North West New York, Watkins Glen State Park is a photographers dream with myriad waterfalls created by the Glen Creek stream cutting through rock. The gorge is over…
Cinque Terra pastels
Cinque Terre (pronounced CHINK-weh TAY-reh) National park is an UNESCO World Heritage Site in the north west coast of Italy in the region of Liguria. Cinque means ‘five’ and terre means ‘earth/ground/land’, and refers to the five coastal villages that…
The lost view from False Kiva
The False Kiva is located in the ‘Island in the Sky’ district of Canyonlands National park and is an actual archaeological site dating back to 1200 A.D. Believed to be built by ancient Native American tribes, historians are just not…
The Taj Survivor’s guide
A universally admired masterpiece, the Taj Mahal is an UNESCO World Heritage Site that represents the pinnacle of Mughal achievement in art & architecture. It showcases India’s rich history and is considered the finest example of muslim art in India.…
Anacapa: A bird watcher’s paradise
Channel Islands Archipelago: Southern California is the second most densely populated region in the United States. However, just an hour or two away, five of the eight Channel Islands dotting it’s coast make up the Channel Islands National park and…
Mystical monasteries of Meteora
Meteora in Greek means ‘suspended in the air’ and it has to rank among the world’s most surreal wonders! A typical tourist itinerary to Greece includes Athens for its history, and the Cyclades islands for its visually stunning towns and…