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The Colors of California

The Colors of California

By on 01/25/2012 in A Travel Photo Treat, California & U.S.

I used to live in California when I was a young teenager. After I moved to the Midwest at the age of 15, I realized that most Californians are California-centric. They don’t leave California, they can’t imagine living anywhere else, and they don’t see any reason to travel to other parts of the U.S. (Stressing [...]

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A Travel Photo Treat: January in Northern California

A Travel Photo Treat: January in Northern California

By on 01/19/2012 in A Travel Photo Treat, California & U.S.

“Que frio!” That’s what my mother-in-law, who is visiting from Brazil, keeps saying about the weather here in Sacramento. To her, it’s cold because there is frost on the grass in the mornings, and temperatures drop pretty quickly once it gets dark. It is winter, after all. However, we have been having an especially nice [...]

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A Travel Photo Treat: The Carmel Mission

A Travel Photo Treat: The Carmel Mission

By on 12/22/2011 in A Travel Photo Treat, California & U.S.

People are different. I spent the last week traveling with my husband, my two little kids, and my in-laws from Brazil. We stayed in a really nice house with a view of the Pacific Ocean from the deck. We loved it. I arrived with a list of things I wanted to do but quickly realized [...]

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Northern California in the Fall

Northern California in the Fall

By on 12/14/2011 in A Travel Photo Treat, California & U.S.

Fall is a glorious time just about anywhere. The autumn colors, shifts in weather, warm cider and fall soups, cozy nights in front of the fire, and fun of the holidays make it a special season, but to me, fall in Northern California is hard to beat. If you can spend some time here in [...]

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A Travel Photo Treat: Napa Valley

A Travel Photo Treat: Napa Valley

By on 11/29/2011 in A Travel Photo Treat, California & U.S.

Sometimes we need to get away, no worries about the e-mails that should be answered, the work that should be finished, the pile of mail that should be organized. . . even if it’s just for half a day. Napa Valley is less than an hour from my house, and in November, it’s my favorite [...]

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The Unforgettable Beauty of Point Reyes

The Unforgettable Beauty of Point Reyes

By on 11/08/2011 in A Travel Photo Treat, California & U.S., Travel with kids

Bright sun on the rolling grass, deer and elk standing proudly on the hills, beautiful black and white cows calmly patrolling the meadows, elephant seals barking noisily, wild expanses of  rough sea… This is what we were treated to during a weekend get-away at one of California’s best, Point Reyes National Seashore. We made this [...]

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volcanoes, Indonesia

A Travel Photo Treat: Java’s Volcanoes

By on 09/28/2011 in A Travel Photo Treat, Indonesia

Sometimes the best views of the places we visit are from the airplane (if you’re fortunate enough to get a window seat, that is). On this short flight from Jogjakarta, on the Indonesian island of Java, to Denpasar, Bali, I was treated to this view of 3 of Java’s volcanoes. It is moments like these [...]

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A Travel Photo Treat: Prague

A Travel Photo Treat: Prague

By on 09/01/2011 in A Travel Photo Treat, Czech Republic, Europe, Prague

What is in that tiny pink house? I still ask myself that, 14 years after coming upon it for the first time. Long days wandering Prague by myself, free of schedules and expectations, but full of love for a city whose details continued to surprise me even after so many visits… On one of those [...]

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