Peach fuzz tickles my fingers as I stretch on my tiptoes to the highest part of the branch. The orchard smells like wet mud and decaying leaves, a delicious ...

In Avatar the Na'vi have an affectionate greeting of endearment to one another, which in their native tongue they affirm "I see you". This means I see your h...

X'ian is the smell of boiling sweet potatoes, tossed noodles, and frankincense. It is the first memory that comes to mind when the city's name is spoken (pro...

A few years back I was asked why I love to travel. It might seem like a silly question since the internet is rich with images of people exploring new places,...

Rain streaks the dirty cab windows. Alaska is grey, all shades of ash, splashed with a golden yellow of the setting sun and changing of the seasons. Clouds h...

Towards the end of my Iceland adventure I went south. I'd read about incredible walls of falling water, abandoned military planes, canyons built for Fairies,...

The one thing my mom really wanted to do in Iceland was see a puffin. To explain her excitement about the cute little birds I can only fall back on the analo...

When planning my trip to Iceland it was hard to figure out what I wanted to see in the short time I had. Worried I would pack too much into the too few days ...

Iceland has been on my list of places to visit since I was a kid. When my mother was in High School her family accepted an exchange student from Iceland for ...