If you plan everything just right, 48 hours in Berlin will give you a great taste of all the amazing experiences the city has to offer. Where to Stay Alexanderplatz is the easiest point to find in the city because of Fernsehturm or the TV Tower. Whenever I felt lost […]
Destinations
Mount Rainier National Park Photo Diary
Mount Rainier National Park is a perfect day trip from Seattle. Keep in mind the higher in elevation you go, the greater chance there is for snow. Bring a warm jacket, even in the summer! I was really proud of myself because this was the first trip I used my […]
How to Pack for a Camping Trip in Death Valley
It is so easy to overpack for a camping trip to Death Valley. Because of that, I wanted to make a guide telling you what you need and what you don’t need in the middle of the desert. Hi, my name is Niki and I am an over-packer. Up until […]
History of the Valentin U-Boat Bunker in Black and White
The Valentin U-Boat Bunker in Bremen was the largest u-boat factory in Germany. Due to the air raids by the Allies, the factory remained unfinished at the end of the war. Construction of the Valentin U-Boat Bunker began in February 1943. The colossal building was a last-ditch effort of the […]
Río Secreto: Mexico’s Secret Underground River
What are you afraid of? I have two things that come to mind when I think of fears. The first one caused me to pass out on the top of a roller coaster in the Mall of America – not my finest moment and definitely a story for a different […]
10 Places Not to Miss in Death Valley
I was incredibly fortunate to be able to visit Death Valley as a field course for geology. The coolest thing about visiting Death Valley with a bunch of geologists is that we were all into the rocks and what happened to make Death Valley look like it does today. These […]
Where Would You Go With $10,000?
Quite the question, right? I took me quite a while to decide. Do I split the money into $5,000 chunks and take two epic trips? Or do I spend it all on one location and live like a king? Or do I pinch every last penny and see as much […]
Exploring Lower Antelope Canyon
Years ago when our family vacation was in Page, Arizona I remember seeing the brochures for Antelope Canyon tours. The photos were gorgeous and I wanted to see it, but it was August. And that means that the temperature mirrored the surface of Venus or the Sun. Why would anyone […]
A Quick Guide to Fargo, North Dakota
For the past five years, I called Fargo home. And like many people I didn’t feel the need to go out and see the tourist attractions in town. I didn’t appreciate what was there in my own town. When it was time to move away, I felt the need to […]
Everyday in Berlin: Black + White Photography
For a full year, I wondered what I would do with these photos. I really, really liked them for some bizarre reason. However, they just weren’t right. I played around with editing them in color on and off during that year, never really achieving what I wanted. Then one day […]