I don't like shopping much, and I can travel for a year straight without buying anything to take home (with the exception of stamps -- I do collect stamps). But I love a good mall for the people watching it provides, and the bookstore browsing that often lies inside.
I also enjoy a good flea market for the oddities scattered across tables and hanging from walls. The photographs that follow are from the Israeli town of Jaffa, which has a flea market known around the country.
The beauty of Loch Ness is understated. I'd been there before and loved it. But LIVING ON IT? It was incredible. While in Inverness, Scotland, for a week, we wanted to rent a home that was on the water. Not too difficult? Well, we also needed internet, handicap accessibility as much as possible, and room to play.
Commuting in Viang-Vieng, Laos
I spent the afternoon exploring the local neighborhoods of Viang Vieng Laos and came across these young monks 'commuting'. The little town lie between Vientiane and Luang Prabang, making it an excellent overnight stop. The town was centered around backpackers, so you had to dig quite deep to get to the 'real' village. I found it across the river; where kids played and father's worked; a wonderful place for a photowalk.
Fairfield University’s new Bellarmine Museum of Art will open its first temporary exhibition, “Gifts From Athens: New Plaster Casts from the Acropolis Museum and Photographs by Socratis Mavrommatis” on Tuesday, Nov. 2. The exhibition will continue through Dec. 17.
Culture Worthy of Your Calendar: The Mushroom Artist, The Heart Artist, and the ‘Official’ Beginning of the Holiday Season
By Josh Garrick
A pair of bloomers with lace ruffles catches the eye of Monika Knutsson as she strolls by a busy stall at a Brocante in Paris. Liam Hughes waits in the rain for the tide to roll out in County Waterford, Ireland in hopes of discovering another shard from a 19th Century plate.
Imagine the serenity of Jayavarman, layered with gorgeous papers, colors, textiles, stamps, wood, stone, and even a coin - all with a modern twist. Does this sound like something you'd like to see? Me, too.