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PHOTOS: North Beach Baking Company

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A few years ago, I wrote about the Little Italy Food Tour in San Francisco.  I recently discovered photos I took of this historic bakery.  I love these images, so I figured I should share… even if I am a bit tardy. San Francisco Bread Company What is the most surprisingly interesting place you’ve photographed?

PHOTOS: Sunset at Lover’s Leap

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Lover’s Leap is about half an hour from Treasure Beach. It is named after two slaves Mizzy and Tunkey. According to legend, their master wanted Mizzy for himself, so he arranged for Tunkey to be sold. Mizzy and Tunkey fled to avoid being separated but were eventually chased to the edge of a large steep […]

A simple, lush, peaceful surprise in Costa Rica

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Sometimes you get lucky. After a week of surfing and yoga, I wanted to spend my last few days in Costa Rica doing nothing in a beautiful, comfortable place.  I spent hours looking at rentals online trying to find the perfect one.  There were many options to choose from on the southern Caribbean coast, and […]

PHOTOGRAPHY: The Whale Tail of Costa Rica

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Costa Ballena is a natural wonder.  It means “Whale Coast” in Spanish. When I saw the aerial photos of the coastline shaped exactly like a whale’s tail, I knew I had to see it in person.  From the surf and yoga camp, it was a 15-minute walk to the entrance of Marino Ballena National Park. […]

Reconnecting: surfing, yoga, and awesome people

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I recently wrote about the importance of disconnecting in order to reconnect with nature, with wonder, with myself.  While it is good to find small ways to do this everyday, it is important for me to incorporate this into my travels and make it a priority for a longer period of time. So how did […]

PHOTOGRAPHY: Viejo San Juan (Part 4)

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I bring you my final photography post (at least from this trip) from Viejo San Juan.  In the last Viejo San Juan photography post, I explored different compositions of the same subject.  In this post, I use the same topic with a new subject at El Morro. El Morro     A photographer challenge For […]

PHOTOGRAPHY: Viejo San Juan (Part 3)

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Part two of my photography series from Viejo San Juan focused on El Morro, the historical fort and World Heritage Site in Puerto Rico.  I loved the grounds of El Morro so much and took so many photos that it deserves another post. This time I focus on creating different compositions of the same subject: […]

PHOTOGRAPHY: Viejo San Juan (Part 2)

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Part one of my photography from Viejo San Juan focused on the colorful buildings and narrow brick roads of the town.  This second part focuses on El Morro, the historic fort and World Heritage Site that is Puerto Rico’s most visited attraction. Historical forts have never interested me in my travels, but El Morro intrigued […]