São Miguel, one of the nine islands of the Azores and the largest among Portugal’s archipelago, was blooming with vegetation and pink flowers. In April with the low season, there was no traffic, nor lines to wait to enter tourist … Read More
Los Angeles has a lot to offer, even if you are only visiting for a short week. Driving is the best option to be able to get to as many of its attractions. If you are not in the mood … Read More
First Impression of Joshua Tree National Park After startling wildlife encounters with a coyote and kangaroo rat upon leaving Death Valley and driving for nearly four hours under a canopy of stars, we finally arrived at the home of Joshua trees … Read More
We started off our trip to the West coast with an adrenaline rush at Sin City Las Vegas followed by a calm at Red Rock Canyon and the Hoover Dam. This was my third time in Las Vegas. I think coming here once … Read More
Death Valley National Park Make your way through Death Valley National Park from as far as Ubehebe Crater to the Amargosa Opera House and you will strike gold. There’s so much natural beauty to see in this desert. When you are … Read More
Prior to venturing off into Death Valley National Park, we explored Beatty and Rhyolite, which were small towns in Nevada, immediately outside the national park area. The environment in this region made you feel as if you just stepped back … Read More
I remember coming to Acadia National Park in Maine as a child with my family, full of wonder, and getting a nature guide book from their gift shop. Inside the book, I inserted a maple leaf I found on one … Read More
This was my second time in Stockholm, Sweden, in over a decade, but my first time seeing it in the summertime. Previously, I experienced a Stockholm covered in snow and filled with holiday cheer. Buildings were colorfully vibrant and so … Read More
Prague, in the Czech Republic, was like a portfolio of architectural styles and structures. Together, the city was greater than the sum of its parts. Each building design and detail brought a different flavor to the city, e.g. the medieval … Read More