Can you, feel it in the air…a more distinct Hope…the kind of hope and positivity my very soul clings to. Yes our nation can let out a sigh of relief, a big sigh of satisfaction that although there is plenty of work still left to be done to get our country in the right step,…
Traveling to ….. Poço do Inferno waterfall in Manteigas || Serra da Estrela
Don’t go chasin’ waterfalls Don’t go chasing waterfalls Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you’re used to I know that you’re gonna have it your way or nothing at all But I think you’re moving too fast Enchanted by the photos of my cousin’s adventure a few months earlier, I knew the…
Traveling to … the Castles of Guimarães :: Paço dos Duques & Castelo Guimarães
If you read my first post on the city of Guimarães, which included a quick stop during the spring for client vendor meetings — you may have quickly learned I developed a favorite spot to eat, grab a glass of wine or espresso, people watch, but especially, the best local spot nearby to all the…
Traveling to ….. Santuário de Santa Luzia :: Viana do Castelo & the Quest for the Meaning of Flower Window Designs
What does a wedding planner, stylist or anyone else in the wedding industry do after their first international wedding, one that had them on their feet for 17 hours, getting to sleep around 4 then back up for lovely breakfast overlooking a pretty view over Povoa de Varzim by 10 the next/same morning? Well, naturally…
Traveling to ….. a hazy sunset detour to Aqueducts + Monastery walls of Vila do Conde
Sundown Ever so slow now Remind me I’m a free man Free-er than I’ve been It’s something I’m feeling I’m wonderfully breathing Blessed in the rainfall Cleansed like the downpour… Live well, you reap what you sow The future is bright if we can ebb with the flow – “Live Well” by Palace Most times…
A Moliceiro Boat Ride through Aveiro’s Ria || The “Portuguese Venice”
I’ve never been to Venice or Italy, but I have been to the “Portuguese Venice”… Oh sweet colorful Aveiro, I had only been to your well known and lovely beaches, Costa Nova with your iconic Aveiro striped homes all perfectly lined in different colors. And Barra, a more lively beach town with fresh sea to…
Cruising Along the Historic & Scenic Douro River
Over the weekend we celebrated another one of those silly holidays, World Photography Day, but this is one I can get behind. It had me thinking of all the creative and pretty things I’ve shot since my high school days when I first picked up a film camera, to all the amazing travels I’ve taken and…
