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The first time I heard this Italian phrase was by my Italian brother and FYH Italy team, Max. We were in Cortona and we were eating some gelato on the stairs, watching the people pass by. He had said, “You from North America…you are always so “crazy busy” as you say…you need to...

  The Doors of Umbria. I first laid my eyes on them back in 2010 and have since found more and photographed more of them to add to my collection. They are layered with character and detail. It always makes me wonder who lives behind these doors. What these doors have seen...

SİYAH ZEYTİN EZMESİ. Or Turkish Olive Paste. 🙂 I remember when I first tried it at breakfast in Istanbul, I was like, OH MY WORD, what is this goodness!?!? It wasn’t until my 4th visit that I finally got my act together and brought a few jars home with me to enjoy on...

Turkish Delight. or Lokum. There is something about this sweet treat that everyone enjoys – it could be the sweetness in itself, or the pistachios, or the nuget. Whatever it is, it is world famous and buying some to take home is one of the most favorite things I do! You can...

I have always been fond of camels…from afar. They amazed me; going for miles and miles with no food and water in the hot desert, packing goods and such on its back and side. Amazing creature really. And their face. Oh, their sweet face. 🙂 So when we were on our Morocco...

The first time I visited Italy was in 2008. I visited again in 2010 and then last year, 2014. When I travel I tend to “adopt” certain things, foods, traditions from the cultures I love best. Indeed Italy was no different. I continue to make caprese for lunches and...

I’m not sure why exactly but I have ALWAYS had the Pantheon on my list of places to visit. When I was in Rome for the first time for only 6 hours,  I was looking forward to see the Pantheon the most…it was like a first date sort of feeling in my stomach…I was...

My first trip to Turkey was in 2011 when I was commissioned by Lonely Planet Philippines Magazine to shoot their cover and feature story on “The Perfect Trip – Turkey”. I was excited to go and that trip, albeit a whirlwind 8 days, opened my heart to this...

Now let’s just make this clear: I am NO chef. Not even in the SLIGHTEST. But because my husband is, I DO know a thing or two about spices 🙂 And Moroccan ones were awesome! We went to a place called 100,000 spices and were able to select spices and know what dishes to use...

  Doors.  Since I started my travel photography in 2008, doors have been something that are a personal project to photograph. Some like windows, some like pilars, some like doors. I’m a doors girl. 😉 WHEREVER I go, I look for doors to add to my “collection”. (Yes a coffee...