Category Archives: Cultural Focus

A story, tradition or experience relating to people in a particular place…

  Are you a literary fan? If so, take a fascinating diversion into southwestern Scotland and follow the Robert Burns trail. Spend a few days exploring the sites and scenery where Scotland’s favorite poet lived, farmed, wrote, walked and died. This circular route can depart from Glasgow or Edinburgh. Itinerary planning tips are detailed below. […]

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Caerlaverock meaning “fort of the skylark” seems a fitting name for Caerlaverock Castle in southern Scotland. This magnificent medieval fortress, located in a pastoral setting of gently rolling lands at the edge of Solway Firth, sits near a nature reserve with blinds for watching birds that flit about grasslands, swamp and marshes. Birdsong fills the […]

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Are you a fan of Westerns? Ever dreamt of being a cowboy, or cowgirl? Or wondered what life on a ranch is reeeally like—away from Hollywood screens? Last February, I jumped at an opportunity of staying on a working cattle ranch and photographing a family and their life on a ranch in Livingston, Montana. Even […]

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Did you know that there are 1,500 ghost towns in Colorado? Sure, some are nothing more than a few scattered remnants, but 600 of them have actual structures left over from the mining days. Planning my Colorado trip, I starred Animas Forks on my must-do list. Now on the National Register of Historic Places, it’s […]

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Tonight is a very special time to be in Pisa, Italy…when the Leaning Tower of Pisa glows from hundreds of oil lamps. Each year on the evening of June 16th, Pisa’s architectural structures are beautifully transformed into a magical sight when 70,000 candles illuminate the night. This Luminara festival honors their patron saint, San Ranieri, […]

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