HISTORY.
The kind of history where someone may ask you in the future, “So, where were you when the Raptors won the 2019 NBA Championship?”
#Raptorsin6ix
Travel: New Orleans Guide
No matter how you pronounce it, New Orleans is one of those vibrant US cities that I like to describe as one that satisfies the senses (taste, smell, sound, touch and sight).
New Mexico: Albuquerque, Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm
The Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm is a bed and breakfast and farm with 25 acres of lavender fields, cottonwood trees and gardens.
Puerto Rico: San Juan
Puerto Rico has long been on my list of travel destinations, initially for the preconceived notion of being a beach vacation.
Boston: Women's March
Boston, January 21, 2017
Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Break out the cameras! The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is now allowing non-flash photography of the interior galleries as well as the lush, tropical courtyard.
Travel: Top 10 Things to Do in Nova Scotia
I recently had the pleasure of working with Tourism Nova Scotia and Destination Canada on their @VisitNovaScotia and @ExploreCanada campaign.
India: Delhi: Red Fort
Delhi’s Red Fort
Savannah: Squares and Surroundings
There are twenty-two squares in the city of Savannah. The layout of these squares began with just four squares in 1733, expanding as a grid in the city with each being named in honor of a historic figure or event.
Savannah: Wormsloe Plantation
Definitely at the top of my list of places to visit in Savannah was the Wormsloe Plantation.
Boston: MFA, John Singer Sargent Watercolors
Violet Sleeping, ca. 1907-1908, Brooklyn MuseumIt's always such a treat to visit the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Remember this?
Savannah: Alex Raskin Antiques
In gorgeous, historic Savannah, every square is surrounded by regal, magnificent homes, rich in architecture and the promise of great stories to tell.
Vancouver: Capilano Suspension Bridge
I used to be terrified of heights, but have been overcoming my fear with rollercoasters, rock-climbing and now, traipsing over the Capilano Suspension Bridge in British Columbia (also the longest and highest suspension bridge in the world)!
It was a lot sturdier than I thought, and our little introductory tour of the site helped...especially knowing that it's no longer made out of hemp rope and cedar planks!
The Capilano (First Nations name Kia'palano, meaning "beautiful river") bridge crosses over the Capilano River, 70 metres (230 ft) above and 140 metres (460 ft) across, and has since been rebuilt with steel cables anchored into 114 tons of concrete. They say it can carry 1333 people.
But it still sways. Very much, so.
(Too bad Instagram video didn't exist a couple of weeks ago, that would have been perfect!)
The new edition to the other end of the bridge is the Treetop Adventure, various smaller suspension bridges created in 2004 that allow you to trek through the trees with a birds-eye view of all the beautiful age-old greenery that Vancouver is known for. It started raining a little, but we couldn't even tell for the lush canopy overhead.
Boston: Boston Marathon 2013
Yesterday tragedy struck close to home.
It's unsettling to think that bad things can happen anytime, anywhere.
Lives were lost, so many brutally injured and the rest are in shock, that a city, just trying to host a marathon, can't do so in peace.
I was supposed to meet Danielle yesterday at the finish line at 3pm, and was talking to Ana on Twitter about doing the same.
I was hesitant to leave the house, taking longer than usual to get dressed, dilly-dallying in the weirdest way, which is strange, because I'm always up for photographing events in the city and normally would have been out much earlier.
I was half an hour late, I got there at 3:30pm, wondering why so many people looked distraught, some crying. I wondered why everyone was on their phones. I wondered why there were so many ambulances and cop cars racing by, more than average for a marthon, I thought. Then I overheard someone say there were two explosions at the finish line.
I'm so thankful that both Danielle and Ana are safe, and that those we knew who were either running or volunteering in the area are also okay.
I'm so touched by all the family and friends who reached out via phone, text, email and tweets, even Instagram friends who reached out, and I thank you for your thoughts and concern.
We continue to mourn those who were killed and pray for those who are injured. Boston is one of the strongest cities that I have come to know since living here, and I know that we will be able to persevere.
"All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
Vermont: Stowe, Green Mountain Inn
If you're ever in Stowe over Easter weekend, like we were, where not a whole lot is open, and the town is quite deserted, you had better have booked a room at the Green Mountain Inn.
With all the cosiness and history of a charming lodge, all the ammenities you could ask for, all the luxury in the rooms (that you never want to leave!) and all the Green Mountain coffee you could drink, it's a wonderful place to stay.
I wasn't even paid to say so!
