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We enjoy combining our 2 favorite things: photography and travel, to share our experiences. We hope you enjoy our travels and photos!
Costa Rica Wildlife Adventure
Costa Rica Wildlife Adventure: Preparations & Arrival Day 1: The Adventure Begins
Art and I are off on another adventure! This opportunity came to us one evening while we were editing photos. Our desks are side by side in our study, and an email chimed into our inbox. We read the email announcing that Backcountry Gallery had 2 cancellations for their Costa Rica Wildlife Photography Workshop. We…
Cuba Photography Trip 2024
Cuba Photography Trip: Planning, Packing & Day 1: Un Sentido de Aventura ( A Sense of Adventure)
Just a month or so ago, we were sharing dinner with our camera club’s Portfolio Project Reviewer, Alain Gutierrez. We have always admired Alain’s photography- especially his street photography in Cuba. We were talking about his passion for not only street photography, but for Cuba, and he shared he was taking a group to to…
Southern Japan Cruise
Southern Japan Cruise 2023: The Return
Art and I are off on our next adventure; revisiting Japan. Art travelled there frequently while working, and I was able to join him once, which is when I also fell in love with the country and the people. This cruise was originally scheduled for 2019…then the lock down happened, and it was postponed to…
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Grand Canyon Rafting Trip
Grand Canyon Rafting Trip: Plan & Preparations: Launch T-2 Years and Counting
We have many destinations and experiences on our Travel/Photography Wish List, but rafting the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, was not among them. We hadn’t even heard of this as a thing. So when a photo friend of ours told us about a photography trip that would raft 188 miles over 8 days from…
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Traveling The Mother Road: Route 66
Route 66 Day 1: We’re Back!
After more than a year of cancelled and postponed travel, Art and I embarked on a trip we have dreamt about for awhile- traveling historic Route 66 from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California.We have been planning this trip for months, hopeful everything would come together to get us back out on the road. Our…
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