I love to travel & a great part of that love has to do with the people I meet One of the huge blessings of being on a mission trip…
Its the second deepest gorge in the world High in the Andes, the Colca Canyon is not easy to access Traveling over a 16,000 foot pass from Arequipa, one has to acclimate…
Arequipa, Peru is full of amazing colonial archictecture The Monasterio de Santa Catalina is one of Arequipa’s treasures Only a few short blocks from where our medical team stayed, we had…
People often wonder why I give up two weeks of vacation to work hard in another part of the world I will often give answers that its an adventure But when you…
It was time to celebrate. A friend invited three of us to commemorate a memorable birthday by traveling to Cabo San Lucas. Sun, sand & relaxation. Who could refuse?! So the…
It’s winter, it’s Wisconsin, it’s 10 degrees. What do you do? Of course, you wander around the woods trying to catch a few good photos 🙂 My niece Olivia, the photographer, whenever…
So I’m going to be the proud aunt againMy niece Eden had the lead role of “Morticia” last weekend in the Ripon High School production of the “The Addams Family”…
A short jaunt north of Santa Barbara is the valley known as Santa Ynez. The communities of Solvang, Los Olivos & Santa Ynez dot the valley floor as well numerous…
Its called the jewel of the California missions. Missions Santa Barbara sits up on a bluff above the city. The history & the architecture of this fortress are a big…
Each fall over the last several years, several of my girlfriends go on our annual “girlfriends trip”. This year we headed for Santa Barbara, the “Riviera of California” These annual adventures…
