A Model Traveler

Wherever I travel, there is a certain desire to leave everything familiar behind. It's not because I don't love my country, my home or my surroundings, it's ...

Photo by A Model Traveler High above the traditional desert scene of Arizona, lies a greener, breezier Sedona. The temperature on average is 20 degrees coole...

When my friend Jeanee James sent me a message out of the blue and asked if I would like to meet her in Barcelona, hike El Camino de Santiago, and explore Nor...

What happens when two award-winning photographers, five models, two dress designers, one makeup artist, and a faithful assistant/chef extraordinaire come tog...

Photo by A Model Traveler During our first two weeks in Italy, we've logged in over eight hours by car, three hours by watercraft, and at least ten hours of ...

Italy is the world's largest exporter of wine, and fourteen billion espressos are consumed each year. It was our duty and honor to include ourselves in this ...

We walked through the stained pinewood door of our resort suite to find it was the very same one we had been admiring for the past six months online. There a...

The moment your sites are set on your next travel destination, it's normal to want to run out and buy the latest & greatest guide books. There are so many to...

Costa Rica had long been on my list of future travel destinations. Surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, it offers 900 miles of tropical coa...

(This article was published in Robson Ranch Views magazine, my mother's 55 and Over retirement community. She and her boyfriend recently moved from Seattle t...

Sadly, I had lost interest in old man winter. Growing up in Seattle, I spent most of my time trying to find a little extra sunshine and the nearest beach (wi...

Girl's Weekends are nothing new. Women all over the world gather their besties for a few cherished days to just get away from the daily stresses. We need the...

I know this title normally refers to Paris, but for me, Italy has been on my mind and in my dreams since I first saw the movie "Only You" with Robert Downey ...