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  • An Ode to Street Photography and How it Has Made Me a Better Traveler

    Mexicali, Travel Opinion

    An Ode to Street Photography and How it Has Made Me a Better Traveler

    My mother gave me perhaps the best photography advice I’ve ever received: “When you see everyone taking a photo in ...
  • How to Kiss the Blarney Stone

    Cork, Elsewhere, Travel: My stories

    How to Kiss the Blarney Stone

    It is a curious practice we have of kissing a 330 million-year-old dirty limestone. Legend has it that those who ...
  • Vlog: Gracefully Global Goes to Ireland – A celebration of music on the Emerald Isle

    Dublin, Travel Opinion, Video Guides

    Vlog: Gracefully Global Goes to Ireland – A celebration of music on the Emerald Isle

    Join travel blogger Peggy on her journey through Ireland as she discovers the Ireland’s rich connection to music and the ...
  • Stepping Into Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera’s Mexico City

    Mexico City, Mexico travel

    Stepping Into Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera’s Mexico City

    It is hard to imagine that two artists alone could make an indelible mark on a city that would sustain ...
  • Call me Jane: Adventures in the Los Tuxtlas jungle of Veracruz, Mexico

    Catemaco, Veracruz

    Call me Jane: Adventures in the Los Tuxtlas jungle of Veracruz, Mexico

    I woke up in Veracruz City on the second to last day of 2016 having no idea I’d be going ...
  • Life Imitates Art or Art Imitates Life?

    Elsewhere, Photo Tours

    Life Imitates Art or Art Imitates Life?

    In the case of the weekly WordPress photo challenge “Life Imitates Art,” I’m abstaining from profundity of any kind and ...
  • The reality of budget airlines and why I took the bus to Prague

    Elsewhere, How To Book Travel

    The reality of budget airlines and why I took the bus to Prague

    For a lover of travel, the best thing Europe has to offer is having a completely different culture nearly at ...
  • One of the most beautiful train rides there is

    Elsewhere, Kufstein, Austria, Travel Opinion, Travel: My stories

    One of the most beautiful train rides there is

    I’m on a train bound for Kufstein, Austria.  I’ve made the trip once before, in the winter, and it was ...
  • Perfect German Gentlemen

    Elsewhere, Kufstein, Austria, Munich, Germany, Travel Opinion, Travel: My stories

    Perfect German Gentlemen

    I recently spent a weekend in Kufstein, Austria. Which is a pretty small town. According to recently garnered information, it ...
  • Stockholm: The Ultimate Winter Stroll

    Elsewhere, Photo Tours, Stockholm, Sweden

    Stockholm: The Ultimate Winter Stroll

    Most of my friends and family thought I was crazy when I told them I was going to Stockholm for ...
  • Art Basel: A visual delight in my own backyard.

    Basel, Switzerland, Elsewhere, Photo Tours, Travel Opinion

    Art Basel: A visual delight in my own backyard.

    I live in Bologna, Italy, a mere five and a half-hour drive from Basel, Switzerland, which hosts one of the ...
  • Budapest, Hungary

    Budapest, Hungary, Elsewhere, Photo Tours, Travel Opinion

    Budapest, Hungary

    International in scope and youthful at heart, Budapest’s style, fascinating history, exploding nightlife, and affordable quality of life make a ...
  • Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Elsewhere, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Photo Tours, Travel Opinion

    Ljubljana, Slovenia

    In all honesty, when my best friend suggested we spend Christmas in Ljubljana, my first response was, “Wait, what did ...
  • Sun in Santos

    Elsewhere, Santos, Brazil, Travel Opinion

    Sun in Santos

    Monique is a great friend of mine from San Diego, and also one of the most adventurous people I know.  ...
  • Dublin, Ireland

    Elsewhere, Photo Tours

    Dublin, Ireland

    Not only does Dublin hold a certain intangible magical quality which makes it pretty irresistible, it happens to be the ...
  • Mexico City, Mexico travel

    Stepping Into Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera’s Mexico City

    Stepping Into Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera’s Mexico City

    It is hard to imagine that two artists alone could make an indelible mark on a city that would sustain for decades, a century, or ...
  • Elsewhere, Photo Tours

    Life Imitates Art or Art Imitates Life?

    Life Imitates Art or Art Imitates Life?

    In the case of the weekly WordPress photo challenge “Life Imitates Art,” I’m abstaining from profundity of any kind and delving into this photo challenge ...
  • Elsewhere, How To Book Travel

    The reality of budget airlines and why I took the bus to Prague

    The reality of budget airlines and why I took the bus to Prague

    For a lover of travel, the best thing Europe has to offer is having a completely different culture nearly at your fingertips…traveling from country to ...
  • Elsewhere, Kufstein, Austria, Travel Opinion, Travel: My stories

    One of the most beautiful train rides there is

    One of the most beautiful train rides there is

    I’m on a train bound for Kufstein, Austria.  I’ve made the trip once before, in the winter, and it was a magical winter wonderland. Now ...
  • Elsewhere, Kufstein, Austria, Munich, Germany, Travel Opinion, Travel: My stories

    Perfect German Gentlemen

    Perfect German Gentlemen

    I recently spent a weekend in Kufstein, Austria. Which is a pretty small town. According to recently garnered information, it is located between South Tyrol ...
  • Elsewhere, Photo Tours, Stockholm, Sweden

    Stockholm: The Ultimate Winter Stroll

    Stockholm: The Ultimate Winter Stroll

    Most of my friends and family thought I was crazy when I told them I was going to Stockholm for Christmas and New Years.  Generally ...
  • Basel, Switzerland, Elsewhere, Photo Tours, Travel Opinion

    Art Basel: A visual delight in my own backyard.

    Art Basel: A visual delight in my own backyard.

    I live in Bologna, Italy, a mere five and a half-hour drive from Basel, Switzerland, which hosts one of the most important annual modern and ...
  • Budapest, Hungary, Elsewhere, Photo Tours, Travel Opinion

    Budapest, Hungary

    Budapest, Hungary

    International in scope and youthful at heart, Budapest’s style, fascinating history, exploding nightlife, and affordable quality of life make a visit to this city a ...
  • Elsewhere, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Photo Tours, Travel Opinion

    Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Ljubljana, Slovenia

    In all honesty, when my best friend suggested we spend Christmas in Ljubljana, my first response was, “Wait, what did you say?” I’d never actually ...
  • Elsewhere, Santos, Brazil, Travel Opinion

    Sun in Santos

    Sun in Santos

    Monique is a great friend of mine from San Diego, and also one of the most adventurous people I know.  Every time I talk with ...
  • Elsewhere, Photo Tours

    Dublin, Ireland

    Dublin, Ireland

    Not only does Dublin hold a certain intangible magical quality which makes it pretty irresistible, it happens to be the first city outside of the ...

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