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The moment my feet touched down in Bata, Equatorial Guinea's coastal gem, I knew I'd found one of Africa's most intriguing paradoxes. A city where Spanish colonial architecture stands alongside...
When my husband's academic position first brought us to Australia from Oklahoma, I never imagined I'd become so enamored with the country's coastal gems. Newcastle, just a two-hour drive north...
The first time I witnessed the Milky Way stretching across Wadi Rum's vast desert sky, I understood why this otherworldly landscape is often compared to Mars. As someone who's spent...
When my quality control inspection schedule included a two-week stint at a manufacturing facility outside Nairobi last winter, I immediately recognized the opportunity hiding in plain sight. Kenya in January...
Montreal has always fascinated me as a living laboratory of cultural fusion - where European charm meets North American innovation in a uniquely Québécois expression. As an epidemiologist who studies...
As I stepped onto the wooden deck of our rental cottage in Oistins, the tantalizing aroma of grilling fish wafted through the salty Caribbean breeze. My camera instinctively found its...
When you've spent years designing dream weddings in spectacular locations, you develop a sixth sense for spaces that transform an ordinary stay into something magical. Living in Auckland these past...
Nestled in the heart of New York's Mohawk Valley, Utica has been my unexpected autumn retreat twice now. As someone who's tracked wildlife across continents and navigated international borders professionally,...
The first time I visited Manta, Ecuador, I was immediately struck by how this vibrant port city manages to balance authentic coastal charm with modern amenities. After five visits over...
Newcastle, Australia's second-oldest city, has quietly transformed from an industrial port town into a vibrant coastal gem that perfectly balances urban innovation with laid-back beach culture. As someone who's spent...
The first time I stood at the edge of Ngorongoro Crater, clipboard in hand finalizing logistics for a corporate retreat, I felt that familiar warehouse-to-wonderland whiplash I've come to cherish...
Stockholm has always held a special place in my heart, a city where water meets sky in perfect harmony, much like the seamless blend of tradition and modernity found in...
The first time I witnessed the aurora borealis dancing across the Arctic sky, I was standing in knee-deep snow outside a traditional cabin in Swedish Lapland, my breath forming clouds...
There's something magical about the Sonoran Desert in fall—that golden light cascading across saguaro silhouettes as the punishing summer heat finally releases its grip. After decades chasing waves across the...
There's something magical about the way water reflects morning light in Chesapeake, Virginia. I discovered this last summer while sipping my morning tea on a deck overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway,...
The Mississippi Delta has always held a certain mystique for me—a region where time seems to move at its own languid pace, where history seeps through the floorboards of century-old...
The first time I laid eyes on a lioness stalking through golden grass at sunset, I completely forgot about the 30+ hours of travel it took to get to South...
When my kids and I first ventured to Door County, Wisconsin's charming peninsula that stretches like a finger into Lake Michigan, I expected quaint B&Bs and standard hotels. What I...
The sonic landscape of St. John's, Antigua has captivated me in ways few Caribbean destinations have managed. As someone who's spent decades fine-tuning my ears to detect the subtlest variations...
While Delaware may not immediately evoke the same celestial wonder as Hawaii's Mauna Kea or Chile's Atacama Desert where I've spent countless nights observing distant galaxies, this small Mid-Atlantic state...
