First Leg of Journey Booked! Iceland Here We Come!!!

(Blue Lagoon in Iceland. Image courtesy wanderingtheworld  – flickr) Wow!  I am over the moon! I can’t believe it. We just booked our first flights for the RTW journey! It’s been 3 years in the making and there were a couple really horrid set backs (read: cancer) but it’s happening! It’s finally happening. I’m actually [...]

Travel Photo Gear Hack!

Ok, so if you’re like me and the other millions of photographers there is one thing that drives you crazy when shooting outdoors. Yup, you guessed it – attempting to review your photos on the LCD screen in broad daylight. Forget about it! You simply can’t really see if you got the exact exposure or [...]

Breaking The Mold.

Whew, in about 8 weeks we are finally off to see the world. It’s crazy. It’s unbelievable. It’s really almost overwhelming. This trip has been planned for about 3 years now. I almost can’t believe it’s happening. The fact that it is becoming a reality is actually making me nervous. But why? This is my [...]

All The Unhappy Photos aka My Photography Organization Skills (or lack there of)

I got some sort of weird flu two days ago so I have been laying low, sleeping and not doing much. Today I decided to go through some of my photos to look for a few for an upcoming guest post on AlmostFearless. What I found was a mess! I have done a good job [...]

The Female Travel Underground – Why Leave Home Without It???

Some of you may know Brooke of Brookevstheworld.com. Brooke is one bad ass traverler who has spent time in some hard parts of the world. Can you say 6 months in the Ukraine (during winter!) and an extended stay in Kyrgyzstan while learning Russian? Currently she’s trying out the ex-pat gig while staying holed up [...]

The off-kilter family photos – mom’s 60th birthday

Berthing Room #2

On the same day my friend Ali gave birth to her 2nd child, a beautiful little girl named Maggie Rose, I became the proud owner of my first boat! A cute little 27′ foot Catalina sailboat named Lucky Lady.