I know this lighthouse is a well-known part of Tybee Island and I really wanted to capture the image. I tried the last time we were here and was not satisfied with the results, so we took another run at it. We had visited on…

We captured this image through the hazy, dirty, wet window of a tour boat on Lake Como, Italy.   With storms all day, our excursion from the town of Como to Bellagio was a bit rough and I had just a few seconds to brace myself…

On a perfect mid-March day, Azaleas bloom along Oglethorpe Avenue in Savannah, Georgia

Located on East Bay Street in Charleston, South Carolina, Rainbow Row is a stretch of 13 Georgian-style row homes painted in bright pastels.  The area is a must-see for visitors, where architecture, colors, flower boxes wrought-iron accents and balconies combine for a great scene.  However,…

Over the next few days, I hope to unpack the good reasons for the very long hiatus from blogging.  But for the time being, I’ll pretend that I have been here all along and I’ll just jump into the story of our winter trip to…

In April 2018, the King of Swaziland decided to change the name of his country to Eswatini. The new name, eSwatini, means “land of the Swazis”… Wait, isn’t that what Swaziland means? The change was unexpected, but King Mswati has been referring to Swaziland for…