Buongiorno!  I’ve been to Rome many times before and I’ve even taken my camera and shot many photos there.  However, with each year I improve in my photography, so this trip was quite special for me as I was able to finally get some of the shots I’ve always wanted to get.  I tried to [...]

During my two weeks in Malta I stayed in the charming neighborhood of Sliema. It was a perfect location to get out and see the rest of the island via the extensive, albeit slow, bus system. Its best asset is its promenade, which was recently developed and winds like a ribbon around the twisting inlets [...]

When I first heard of the island of Gozo, I thought it sounded like a Sesame Street character. It made me think of the old theme song which is strangely accurate for Sesame Street or Gozo. “On my way to where the air is sweet Can you tell me how to get, How to get [...]

If you have something that everyone wants, then you better protect it; especially if it’s the 16th century and you have the Ottoman Empire salivating at getting revenge. The little island of Malta was a strategic point that has attracted a myriad of nations and tyrants through history. Malta has something that everyone wants – [...]

Yesterday I introduced you to how to spend a day in Valletta.  That day actually yielded some wonderful photography by simply slowly walking around, stopping, and looking all around me.  The light dances around and the shadows hide hidden treasures.  There’s so much to see in Valletta and it’s an adorable city to capture in [...]

I looked out of the van window and had this deja-vu feeling.  I saw the wall sections spread across the Malta country-side as if it were a giant patchwork quilt – made of stone.  I had seen these walls before, in another country but as long and hard as I stared at the walls and [...]

American has had a pretty mild winter so far, however it’s still cold enough to freeze lakes in Minnesota. On my recent trip there I was able to experience one of the things that makes Minnesotans great – their love of the cold weather. I admire people who live in the Northern US; they have [...]

The US is really an amazing country; it has mountains, deserts, lakes, rivers, hills, small towns, glistening cities, and prairies. It has 4 seasons, multiple accents, a variety of religions, and a variety of cultures. Out of all of my travels around the globe it is probably the country with the most diversity of landscape [...]