One of the best ways to use the internet for travel is to explore and research where you're going - it also provides a great deal of inspiration! One of the best sites I've seen for inspiration is Voyage.tv. They've got incredible videos and focus on several locations. My favorites are the videos with a food slant - markets, restaurants, and more. We were lucky enough to sit down and chat with Ariane Marder of Voyage.tv, for a behind the scenes look att the site. Here's what she had to say...

Overhead Light - Cairo, Egypt

I entered the Muhammad Ali Mosque perched high above Cairo and was immediately struck by the lighting of the grand room.  The room dwarfed us yet the soft lighting brought it all together into an intimate moment.  I sat on the floor just watching people enter the room in awe; and of course taking the moment to try to capture the vastness of the mosque in photography.  The key is to change your perspective.  By sitting on the floor I was able to get a unique photography perspective.

It's time again for one of my favorite events of the year, the annual Inn to Inn Holiday Cookie and Candy Tour in Mt Washington Valley, NH.  Sponsored by the Country Inns in the White Mountains, this event was dubbed the best sugar high in New Hampshire, and for good reason.  Hungry tour goers will visit 15 different inns located

Many years ago I was in a long US Customs line at Miami International Airport after a three-month European adventure.  I was exhausted, after being delayed close to 24 hours at Heathrow Airport in London due to a major air strike.