My second visit to Portugal, and this time I am glad I made it to the Algarve region! This beach was close to our hotel, which had walkway access to make the long trek (over a highway) to get to the beach. We set up base near to the entrance and soaked up some of the sun, which felt extra good since Portugal was still cold when we visited in July. After a refreshing (read cold) swim, I went for a walk down the beach to explore. I was completely blown away by the huge rock for

When was the last magical moment you experienced? For me, it was this past February. I think some of the magic was because this was a simple and new experience unfolding, in a place I have been to so many times before. I was in Tobago, and after lunch one day, my friends and I decided to head down to the beach to soak up the rest of the sun. One friend was knitting, the kids were going between the water and building things on the sand. We were chatting, laughing, swimming and

Texture is the first thing that jumps out when I see this photograph. That, and the deep tone of the blue filling the frame. I was in Barbados with my family and we were all enjoying a sunset cruise off the coast. We had a wonderful swim in the ocean, and I saw lots of fish as we snorkeled over a sunken wreck. It was magical and it reminded me I needed to put an underwater camera on my wish list. I, of course, brought my camera and as soon as I was dried off, I took it out t

These are two of the portraits I took at Knolley's Tunnel in Trinidad of the celebrated author and historian Michael Anthony who, within his career, had more than 30 titles published. On this occasion, we were on a drive with the National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago to look at different railway artifacts and the places the railway system ran through in the Rio Claro area. One of the places we stopped was Knolley’s Tunnel, which was opened in 1898. It is 660 feet long and is

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Check out the highlights from my adventure with Nature Therapy TT in this video above. If you missed it, click on my previous post for...

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I captured this photograph during my trip to Brasso Seco, a village in North Trinidad. While I've previously written about this adventure...

In my previous post, I shared the highs and lows of my recent trip to Matelot, including the heartbreak of a malfunctioning camera lens...

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Check out the highlights from my adventure to Little Tobago in the video above. And if you missed it, check out my previous post in which...

Last year, I spent an enchanting week exploring the island's breathtaking nature spots, in preparation for my 2024 calendar. In a...

Step into paradise with me at Double River Falls in Tobago! Catch the highlights of my breathtaking adventure in the video above, and...

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Exploring Rotterdam for the first time was wild! Over the years, I guess I kept going to cities/ towns in the Netherlands that all had...