Labor Day Weekend is Nerdigras in Atlanta, Georgia! 80,000+ geeks and sundry nerds descend upon 5 downtown Atlanta hotels and have a geekfest. I will, as always, have my beaded jewelry and photoprints at the Dragoncon Art Show, located in the Hyatt, two…
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My Locations at the DragonCon Art Show
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Posted in Art, Jewelry, Photography
Posted in Art, Jewelry, Photography
Mussendun Temple and Downhill Demesne, County Derry, Northern Ireland
Who wouldn’t want a library on a sea cliff, facing the North Sea? Well, not quite the North Sea, but Close! I had heard of this place from Michele Erdvig, who has a great forum and guidebook called Irelandyes. I knew…
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Posted in History, Photography, Travel
Posted in History, Photography, Travel
This HD Video of the Wild Atlantic Way will inspire you to do it! – Places in Ireland you must see before you die
Ireland is magical. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. However, most ‘touristed’ areas in the world are full of hype and low on wonder. The Wild Atlantic Way sounds like hype… but it isn’t. It is fantastic,…
Stunning Isolation – Isle of Lewis, Scotland
Up along the northwest coast of Scotland, a small group of islands hug the coast. In total, these are called the Hebrides. The Outer Hebrides consist of the Isles of Lewis and Harris (really one island), North Uist, Benbecula, South…
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Posted in History, Photography, Travel, Writing
Posted in History, Photography, Travel, Writing
Photographs from Husavik and Lake Myvatn Area, Iceland
My journey to Iceland in July and August, 2015, consisted of: 3 nights in Reykjavik 2 nights in Skogar 2 nights near Jökulsárlón 3 nights near Lake Myvatn 3 nights in Holmavik 2 nights in Alftanes In total, I took…
Tagged with: architecture, boats, coast, fishing, game of thrones, husavik, iceland, lake myvatn, ocean, photography, prometheus, puffins, ships, travel, water
Posted in Photography, Travel
Posted in Photography, Travel
Photographs from the east coast of Iceland, near Jökulsárlón
My journey to Iceland in July and August, 2015, consisted of: 3 nights in Reykjavik 2 nights in Skogar 2 nights near Jökulsárlón 3 nights near Lake Myvatn 3 nights in Holmavik 2 nights in Alftanes In total, I took…
Five Lighthouses to visit in Ireland
http://www.newstalk.com/reader/47.339/53417/0/?utm_content=buffer42d03&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer **************** Don’t miss information on Celtic myth and history, as well as practical travel planning tips, and hidden places, in my travel books. – Stunning, Strange and Secret: A Guide to Hidden Scotland – Mythical, Magical, Mystical: A Guide…
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Posted in Photography, Travel
Posted in Photography, Travel
Mussenden Temple and Downhill Demesne, Northern Ireland
Mussenden Temple is a library situated on a cliff edge in County Derry, Northern Ireland. The beach it looks over was used in filming the Game of Thrones (when Melisandre burnt the Seven Gods). It was built in 1785, as…
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Posted in Art, History, Photography, Travel
Posted in Art, History, Photography, Travel
Damn the fog!
Let me start by saying we have been blessed so far on our trip by the weather gods. The only time it has rained heavily is when we were traveling through mountains. Major sites were always, if not clear and…
Top Ten Things to do around Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland
It isn’t easy to get to, being on the Orkneys in the North Sea, but it is well worth a trip
Photos from the Antrim Coast of Northern Ireland
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Posted in Art, History, Photography, Travel
Posted in Art, History, Photography, Travel
Historical fantasy, time travel adventure, and urban fantasy 