Sundays on a Barrier Island
Hilton Head, SC, isn’t really “my” city, but I counted it as my own for a few days last week. It was too windy to go boating so instead we ended up at Mitchelville Beach Park. As close of attention has...
View ArticleThe Clifton Inn, Charlottesville, Virginia
Clifton Inn, Charlottesville: When visiting the University of Virginia, my daughter and I found it to be a special place for a mother and daughter to stay. See the raindrops on the petals? My mother...
View ArticleBelle Views from Disney World
Hot tailing it for the opening of Frontierland This week’s Belle Views comes from some very special friends of The Travel Belles who recently went to Disney World in Orlando. The above shot, which I...
View ArticleBelle Views: The Beach House Gazebo
This past week I spent several days on the Outer Banks of North Carolina with family. One of everyone’s favorite things about this beach house was the oceanfront gazebo. (or IS the oceanfront gazebo –...
View ArticleThe Peloponnesian Peninsula and the Anatomy of a Shrine
Roadside shrines: A Mystery of Visiting Greece Driving in Greece you can’t go very far without seeing little shrines, located along the side of the road. Often brightly painted, they often occupy the...
View ArticleAre the Best Parts of Travel found in the Small Differences?
The everyday delights of visiting a friend in a small village in Germany One of my favorite things about visiting friends abroad is getting to experience home life in their country. I love staying...
View ArticleTrading a Table for a Song
Sometimes I am a little envious, but I love it that my husband sends me videos from his iPhone from his business trips all over the world. This is one of my favorites from Tokyo. He was attending a...
View ArticleTravel Photography: Pulling off the "Jump Shot"
Learning to master jump shot photography (or trying to anyway) Well-timed, graceful AND in Paris After graduating with my BA in German in 2010 and finding myself in the awkward position of being both...
View ArticleThe Rooftops of Vogogna, Italy
The theme of this week’s #FriFotos on Twitter is “rooftops.” Being somewhat of an architecture and history nerd, I wanted to share with you the view out the window I woke up to each morning at Palazzo...
View ArticleFriday Photo: Atrium at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
At the Cochrane Atrium at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Virginia, natural light, cityscapes and art are brought gracefully together. The three-story main entrance of the new wing,...
View ArticlePhoto Essay: Magical Marrakech, Morocco
Magic and mystery in Marrakech, Morocco Marrakech, Morocco, is definitely one of most interesting and mysterious cities in the world. It figures on the list of the 30 most visited cities as well....
View ArticleVerona Photo Essay
How a photo essay of beautiful Verona came out better because of a mid-trip injury Besides spraining your ankle and winding up on crutches, which I did on the final days of a trip last summer, there’s...
View ArticleFriday Photo: Treats, Chocolate and Travel Belles
Mokka Cognacs If a Travel Belle were to play a word association game that started out with the word, “treats,” I see it going like this in quick succession: “Treats!” “Chocolate!” “Travel Belles!”...
View ArticlePhoto Essay of Szentendre, Hungary
A day trip to Szentendre, Hungary in photos At the end of February on a sunny Sunday we decided to have a picnic in a little gorgeous town called Szentendre. I prepared all the food: quinoa patties,...
View ArticleFriday Photos: Bridges in Brugge
Wherever there are canals, there are bridges! So I thought where would be better than Brugge, Belgium, to share a few pictures for #FriFotos. These days this small and compact tourist town is known...
View ArticlePhoto Essay: If I Lived in Provence
To accompany these photos from a trip to the Luberon region of Provence, I promise not to wax lyrical in effort to transport you to a place you’ve never been. I promise not to make you jealous. I’m...
View ArticleFriday Photos: Have a Seat
Imagine my surprise this week when I heard that the theme for this week’s #FriFotos on Twitter was “Chairs.” And here I thought I was the only crazy travel person who came home from each trip with lots...
View Article2012: An Emotional Year of Travel in Photos
Personally and professionally 2012 has been an extremely challenging year for me. There I said it. On one hand I’m pretty good at hiding behind rosy words and photographs. But over time, eventually...
View ArticleFriday Photos: First Look at Kosice, Slovakia
Some places hold their secrets a bit closer, but I knew we’d rolled into a place that was going to be both colorful and urban before even exiting Košice train station. The theme for this...
View ArticleThe Peloponnesian Peninsula and the Anatomy of a Shrine
Roadside shrines: A Mystery of Visiting Greece Driving in Greece you can’t go very far without seeing little shrines, located along the side of the road. Often brightly painted, they often occupy the...
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