PHOTO GALLERY: My Best Travel Portraits

Rural Balinese men attending a ceremony

PHOTO GALLERY: My Best Travel Portraits ( SEE My Travel Portraits ) My two main interests while traveling the world are nature & outdoor adventures and arts & culture. Not surprisingly, then, I primarily take photos of the great outdoors, temples & architecture, festivals & events and the arts & handicrafts of the countries I …

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NEWS: I’ve Started Fundamentals of Travel Photography Course at Matador U

Cactus Flower

NEWS: I’ve Started Fundamentals of Travel Photography Course at Matador U I’m excited to announce that I’ve finally started Matador U Fundamentals of Travel Photography Course. I say ‘finally’ because I signed up and paid for three Matador U courses way back in Nov. 2014 while traveling around New Zealand. At the time, I knew …

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News: Launching my new Top Travel Blogs Lists Project

Screenshot: TOP 100 SOLO FEMALE TRAVEL BLOGS

News: Today I’m Launching my new Top Travel Blogs Lists Project   Today I’m thrilled to launch my new Top Travel Blogs by Categories Project.   This is the most extensive & comprehensive lists of Top Travel Blogs that I’ve ever come across online. The project consists of 5 full lists of the world’s top …

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PHOTO GALLERY: Medieval Bhaktapur City – Nepal

Durbar Square - Bhaktapur - Nepal

PHOTO GALLERY: Medieval Bhaktapur City – Nepal See photos of Bhakatpur here Bhaktapur is one of Nepal’s most famous, beautiful and intriguing towns. Located just 15 km / 10 miles from Kathmandu, in the middle of the broad Kathmandu Valley, Bhaktapur is one of three royal cities in the valley. Built in the 1200s in …

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PHOTO GALLERY: New Zealand Oddities

Shark Bus in Auckland New Zealand

PHOTO GALLERY: New Zealand Oddities (SEE photos of New Zealand Oddities) New Zealand is most famous for its divine outdoor scenery. Incredibly diverse, NZ has soaring snow-capped mountains, glaciers, fjords, beaches, dense rain forests, cliff-lined coastlines and supremely clear lakes and rivers. But that’s not all that New Zealand offers. Like most countries, NZ has …

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PHOTO GALLERY: Ovalau Island – Fiji

PHOTO GALLERY: Ovalau Island – Fiji (see photos of Ovalau Island Fiji here) Ovalau is a small, lush mountainous island in Fiji, just off the coast of Fiji’s main island of Viti Levu. Although little known or visited, Ovalau is one of Fij’s historically most important islands. It was on Ovalau that Europeans established the …

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All About The Amazing Japanese Public Toilets

Japanese public toilet stall - photo by Kambayashi on Flickr CC

All About The Amazing Japanese Public Toilets Have you ever heard about Japan’s amazing super-VIP, over-the-top toilets? I’m talking toilets with optional heated seats, butt showers and sound effects, to name a few regular features. If you haven’t come across these extraordinary inventions before, read on… Personally, I had many opportunities to try Japan’s eclectic …

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NEWS: Travel Blog Success Membership Sale 2015 !

NEWS: Travel Blog Success Membership Sale!    This week only! Monday-Friday. April 13-17, 2015 30% off Membership! Save $104.10 US! Life time membership!    Sale Start Date:  9 am (EST), Monday, April 13, 2015 Sale End Date:  11:59 pm (EST), Friday, April 17, 2014 JOIN NOW Not familiar with Travel Blog Success?    Travel Blog Success …

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My Guide to Eating Dim Sum

My Guide to Eating Dim Sum Dim Sum could be described as the Chinese version of Spanish tapas. Small, visually-delightful, mouth-watering steamed morsels are served up on tiny plates to be eaten solo or shared among family and friends. These personally-selected collections of little dumplings eaten with piping hot Chinese tea will leave you happily …

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NEWS: My Third Article Published on A Luxury Travel Blog

screen print of ALTB Bali article

NEWS: My Third Article Published on A Luxury Travel Blog   A Luxury Travel Blog has just published my 3rd article, 4 Amazing Traditional Balinese-Style Resorts. Yippie, it looks like I’m becoming a regular contributor to one of the world’s top travel blogs: consistently ranked #4 of Top 100 Travel Blogs at Nomadic Samuel’s renowned list. …

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