LIVING A LIFE EXTRAORDINARY
Pardon the weeklong postponement of Traveling Bliss, but a stomach bug left me entirely down for the count and decidedly not so … blissful. Earlier today I stumbled upon a Bali expat magazine and while admittedly I only glanced at it, something about seeing glimpses of one of the most striking places I’ve ever traveled coupled with…
What’s that? You say you’d like to visit Paradise on your next vacay? Excellent. I can help. Get thee to Komandoo Resort in The Maldives, stat. This tiny, private island resort will soothe your soul, wipe your cares away and bring you all that other blissed-out jazz — I promise. It’s a world of faux perfection,…
Is there anything better than a waterfront tangled with masts and flanked by tree-clad hills? Barely! On Week 2 of the Journey, I hit Fethiye, a relatively tiny town tucked into Turkey’s southwest Mediterranean coast. Let’s pause for a moment and reflect on Week 2 of said Journey. I was a bit of a mess….
It startles me that one of my favorite photos from the journey, taken during a sunrise boat trip along the Ganges River, so magically depicts what became my least favorite place, Varanasi. Arriving in Varanasi, we were welcomed by some trickery from a tuk-tuk driver, dumped unceremoniously down a side street far from our hotel,…
Once upon a magical time, I spent weeks carousing around the islands and beaches of Thailand in all my ’round the world trip glory. Ok ok, so carousing might be a strong word; the reality looked a lot more like me basking on beach mats, reading oodles of books while lying beachfront, gorging on fresh fish and spicy…
After more than a week in Ubud, Bali, it’s become one of my favorite destinations on the trip so far. Part of it’s exquisite beauty lies in the delicate details which permeate daily life on the island. From doorways, to offerings to the gods, here’s my take on its charms (see more photos on Flickr):
More aptly, it’s the city I couldn’t stop photographing. STUNNING, in a word. (The city, mind you, not my photography skillz – hehehe). For more of the eye candy, as well as photos from Diwali (the incredible festival of lights) check out my Udaipur Flickr album.