Travel Trinkets: Make use of all your travel souvenirs

You know what happens when you go on vacation? You look around and spy a t-shirt that would be perfect for your best friend, and then you see a pair of earrings for your co worker, and if you get one co-worker something you have to get the rest of your co-workers something so you… Continue reading Travel Trinkets: Make use of all your travel souvenirs

Taking Pictures Around the World: Three Lessons Learned

We had traveled on a bus for one and a half hours to arrive at Otavalo, a market in one of the high mountain towns near the capital of Ecuador. Getting off the bus, we first encountered the animal market, where locals come to barter and buy every kind of animal available in Ecuador, including… Continue reading Taking Pictures Around the World: Three Lessons Learned

The Best of Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Driving through desolate mountains hoping civilization creeps near. Around the bend, lights shine bright as you pull into a city circled by the Smoky Mountains – Gatlinburg, Tennessee. You check into your roomy cottage realizing the staff awards you with the charm of southern hospitality, yet impatiently waiting to walk the streets of Gatlinburg. After… Continue reading The Best of Gatlinburg, Tennessee