Need to escape? Looking to be whisked away? Itching for travel inspiration?
Look no further than Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland, where ducking into back alleys is rewarded with elegantly beautiful artwork.
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Need to escape? Looking to be whisked away? Itching for travel inspiration?
Look no further than the colorful coast of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. After enjoying a day on St. John, I was treated to this colorful view of St. Thomas as we pulled back into port.
Some people say that Las Vegas has no history because city officials are quick to tear down anything that isn’t new, shiny and flashy. If it belongs to yesteryear, then it doesn’t belong in Las Vegas … or so the thought goes.
But everything ends up somewhere, and in Sin City, that place is the Neon Boneyard. Run officially by the non-profit organization that manages the Neon Museum, the Neon Boneyard is the showcase piece of all that has been in the city. Visiting the Neon Boneyard is complicated and requires an advanced reservation of at least two weeks and a required minimum donation of $15.00. Once inside, though, I think it’s easy to understand why it’s worth all the hassle.
It’s in this little corner of Las Vegas that history is stored. Have you ever wondered what happened to the giant genie lamp on the Aladdin, or where the old signs for the Golden Nugget ended up? What about all those motels that have closed, or neon images that have gone out of style and been replaced with something flashier? They’re right here, in all their broken-bulbed glory. Rusty wire, busted glass, falling off bits of metal. This is where Las Vegas comes to die.
Need to escape? Looking to be whisked away? Itching for travel inspiration?
Look no further than Crater Lake, one of the cleanest and deepest lakes in North America. Situated in the interior of Oregon, Crater Lake National Park is quiet, serene and surprising.
Need to escape? Looking to be whisked away? Itching for travel inspiration?
Look no further than a warm, melting sunset in Loreto, Mexico. As the last light of day was coming to an end, fishermen pulled up their nets and shore birds dove in for the leftovers.
I picked up A Camera, Two Kids and a Camel completely randomly during a long afternoon spent browsing the shelves at the local library. My intention was to take it home and flip through the pages at the breakfast table, but I was greatly mistaken at how involved I would get with this book.
A Camera, Two Kids and a Camel is written by Annie Griffiths Belt, who was the youngest photographer at the National Geographic Society when she arrived to work there in 1978. A photographer by trade, Annie has compiled A Camera, Two Kids and a Camel as an autobiography / coffee table book, and it works. Early in the book, she writes about her journey of becoming a photographer (it all started with a college newspaper assignment) for one of the most-renowned associations known for its vivid and authentic photography, the National Geographic Society.
She talks about meeting her husband (Don, a writer for the magazine), and then having two children. For many people, this would result in the end of their world travels, but having children simply fueled Annie and Don’s desire to share the world with their family, so for many years, the four of them have traipsed from the Galapagos Islands to Jersalem to Wyoming and beyond. (The kids, now in their early 20s, still travel frequently with their parents.) Annie writes a lot about what it’s like to travel with kids, thus providing valuable information to people who would like to do the same.
