Category Archives: Destination Spotlight

Photo essay of a particular place.

Just a week after they opened, and already the Lake Superior ice caves in the Apostle Island National Lakeshore in Wisconsin are closed for the 2015 season. Last year, cold temps created safe access to the caves for the first time since 2009, and ice conditions remained stable for a record 8 weeks, drawing national […]

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Ahhh–finally here! Exploring Bolivia’s Salt Flats–that’s me on the Salar de Uyuni–the world’s largest salt flats–walking across the hexagons in the fading sun. Bolivia’s expansive salt flats have intrigued me for quite some time. So when planning a trip to visit my friend in Chile in September of last year, I coaxed her to cross […]

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People have flocked to 14th century Karlovy Vary for centuries to “take the waters.” Mozart, Freud, Beethoven, & Marx included. So I made it my first stop after I landed in the Czech Republic. My private driver sped like crazy to bring me to this alluring place in record time–1.5 hours instead of the expected […]

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     Wall leading up to the ceiling of St. Mary’s Basilica Last year I visited one of Poland’s most impressive Gothic structures, St. Mary’s Basilica. The interior was absolutely gorgeous! Eye candy is everywhere you look– from the painted ceilings to the oil paintings, art and sculpture that decorate the walls and side chapels. […]

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Bolivia’s geothermal region is the highest in the world. So even if the sulphur smell doesn’t get to you, the altitude will! It sits between 4800 and 5000 meters above sea level in the southwestern corner of a landlocked country where bizarre colored lakes draw rare flamingos and adventurous travelers alike. Not far from the […]

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