[caption id="attachment_662" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Bon Festival Lanterns[/caption] Every August, the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, hosts a one day event called the Bon Festival. This festival celebrates the Japanese custom of Obon, which is a Buddhist tradition to honor the spirits of our ancestors. It is...
It's Friday again! The theme of this week's #FriFotos is Faces. What is better than an exotic animal face right outside your car window? Well, I guess I can probably think of quite a few things, but still, it's pretty cool to see a rhino...
I feel like I am pretty late to the game, but the Capture the Colour contest, put on by TravelSupermarket, is one that is too good to pass up! In order to enter the contest, you need to showcase 5 photos featuring one color in each...
I love the beaches in Southern Florida--specifically in Delray Beach and Boca Raton. They aren't the white sand beaches with crystal clear water, but they are still gorgeous and just as relaxing. My favorite beach is Boca Raton's Red Reef Park as it is secluded...
[caption id="attachment_256" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Hut located along the cliff next to Playa Forti Beach[/caption] Behind an unsuspecting, abandoned hut, a narrow path runs between the wall of an open air restaurant and the edge of a cliff around 40 ft high. At the far end of...
This weeks #FriFotos is Brands. I love this iPhone photo Micah took when he was in the Dominican Republic. The sign in the front proudly displays that the small food shack served Presidente, the local beer produced in the D.R. I think this picture encompasses...
When I think of the United States of America's oldest city, my mind reverts back to grade school, Christopher Columbus and Plymouth Rock. So when I learned that the Florida city of St. Augustine claims to be the oldest city in America, I was surprised--I...
This weeks #frifotos theme is TREATS! When I hear the word treats, my mind immediately jumps to sweets such as ice cream, macaroons, and cheesecake, but after a little thought, I realize my favorite type of treat is not food at all. One of my...
[caption id="attachment_317" align="alignnone" width="640"] Minneapolis, MN[/caption] Minneapolis is truly an underrated city--living there (and moving away) made me appreciate what a unique city it really is and it will always hold a special place in my heart. Although I do not miss the brutally cold winter,...
