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Love Unlocked
Over the past several years, the phenomenon of love locks (or “love padlocks”) has spread to 5 continents. To symbolize their love, couples place a lock – often with their names written or engraved on...
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Teatro La Fenice in Venezia (Venice)
The Phoenix For a place that’s been called “a city of stone built on the water,” Venice has had a lot of fires. In fact, Venice’s premiere opera house only came into being because of its predecessor’s...
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Virtually Visit Italy
If you can’t take a plane to Italy, there are still ways to see the sights from where you are. If you can’t take a plane to Italy, there are still ways to see the sights from where you are. Museums and...
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September 2017 Photo: Colosseum
Our Italy trip was in September. I took this photo when we visited the Colosseum our first day in Rome. It felt absolutely surreal. It still kind of does.
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December’s Last Sunset and 2017 Photos
The sunset the last evening of 2017 was gorgeous – nature’s fireworks to celebrate the New Year. A couple of the year’s other beautiful sunsets showed up on my Instagram Best Nine, fitting neatly into...
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On an Uphill Track: Funiculars
I first encountered the word funicular on a hillside in Sedona. Known as the “Hillevator” (hill + elevator), the small railway gave tourists a shortcut between Uptown Sedona and L’Auberge Resort and...
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San Diego Sights Worth a Second Trip
While I’ve never spent more than a few days at a time in San Diego, it’s been part of some very memorable trips. We camped at a State Park just outside of town on the final night of our trip down the...
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August 2018 Photos: St. Mark + Dr. Seuss
We were in Italy a year ago, and I’ve been thinking about the trip and the stories I still want to tell. The Lion I recently posted a photo of the bronze winged lion that towers above Venice’s main...
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Vintage Travel Posters
I stumbled across all these 1930s Swiss and Italian travel posters online that are up for sale at an auction house in Dresden, Germany. I had intended to quickly share some of my favorites, but then I...
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Blush: A Color Story
If fire engine red screams Valentine’s Day, blush whispers it sweetly. It’s a romantic yet subtle shade, as lovely on walls as it is on flowers. Although it’s a more traditional choice for this holiday...
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