Because the world is photogenic.
We were so excited to see the “Field of Light” that we got there an hour too early! As we walked in, the sun was calling it a day, leaving behind a clear and rather classic sunset. Sensorio’s landscape is vast. Picture this: rolling hills, bold tree silhouettes standing tall in the backdrop, and endless…
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I don’t know why I love county fairs so much, but I always have. Perhaps it’s the reawakening of 50s and 60s Americana. Maybe it’s the colorful neon lights brightening an otherwise monotonous, uneventful night. Or could it really be the smell of cotton candy and caramel apples staring through that scratchy glass? But despite…
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Traveling amidst a pandemic is certainly not easy, so it is more than a little ironic that this adventure might never have happened in more normal times. Antarctic expeditions normally book out one to two years—an impossible wait for a stranger to patience. Being able to embark on this journey that we booked just six…
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If you ever wanted to trek along a true road to nowhere, try it in Elko county, Nevada—or don’t! On our recent road trip to Salt Lake City, we decided to find the abandoned ghost town of Metropolis. Some brief research on the internet led us to believe that Google Maps directions generally work. Little…
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The Dahlia has been the official flower of San Francisco since 1926, and a whole garden is dedicated to this leafy tuber at Golden Gate Park. The flowers reach full bloom in late summer—the perfect time for seeing thousands of these colorful flowers together in one plot. WHEREAS, in its versatility, its beauty, its infinite variety of color and…
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Dársenas Square is a quiet waterfront park in Old San Juan. After a rainy morning of walking through cobblestone streets, we found this little plaza on the southwestern shore of the old city. Some street vendors and food trucks set up here, but the morning was mostly quiet, and we had the views of San…
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The rain seemed torrential, and the windows of the cab were all fogged up as it pulled into San Juan. We tried our best to get a glimpse of the cobblestone streets on which we were gliding through. Before long, we were at our hotel—the El Convento. We found it as a blind booking on Hotwire,…
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As the tour bus pulled up to George Square to gather the final few of the traveling group, we had just finished a traditional Scottish breakfast at a nearby café. Haggis certainly tastes better than it sounds; perhaps it should be considered alongside laws and sausages—it is better not to see them being made. It would be…
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The largest in the world by volume, the Georgia Aquarium houses a few specimens of the largest fish in the world—the whale shark, Rhincodon typus. In fact, the Ocean Voyager exhibit was designed to house these docile giants. Despite being a shark, these creatures are gentle, slow swimmers; and it’s because of this that I…
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This is one of the most visited bridges in the world, but you wouldn’t know it in the wee hours of the morning. It was the second time on this trip when I would wake up a few hours before dawn, meander through the Old Town—tripod in hand—hoping to arrive in time to catch the…
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