Austin’s 1st Street
Stuck in Traffic… – What’s left to do when you’re driving through downtown Austin and traffic stops? Get your cell phone and snap pictures of the buildings surrounding you. That’s just what I did here with my Galaxy S5. Driving … Read More
Texas County Road 307
Indian Paintbrush – Among the Bluebonnets. In addition to the famous and crowded Willow City Loop, County Road 307 is another great place to see Texas wildflowers without the crowds. The road is southeast of Llano, off Highway 71. From Austin, … Read More
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
– To conserve, restore and create healthy landscapes – That’s the mission of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Southwest Austin. Through innovative research, the center focuses on showing the beauty and usefulness of native plants in everyday life. … Read More
Willow City Loop
Willow City Loop is one of the several places in Central Texas where people flock year after year to see the beautiful display of wildflowers. The wildflowers are overwhelmingly beautiful when we have just the right amount of rain in … Read More
Daisy Flower
— It is no wonder that the Latin name for a daisy flower is Bellis perennis (pretty everlasting). With so many varieties, a daisy flower is generally called as common daisy, lawn daisy, or English daisy, for example. This particular … Read More
Amazon Hammocks
Amazon Hammocks – Boats are commonplace when it comes to traveling the Amazon River. In Manaus, the capital city of the state of Amazonas, travelers must arrive early to their boats if they want to catch a privileged location to … Read More
Teatro Amazonas
Built during the Belle Époque in the late 1800s during the rubber boom, the Amazon Theatre is an opera house in Brazil‘s heart of the Amazon jungle. Almost all construction materials were imported from Europe via the Amazon River: tiles … Read More
Umbria Countryside in Assisi
If I had to pick only one of several beautiful cities in Italy, I think it would have to be Assisi. There is truly something mythical and magical about Assisi. Whether visiting the Basilica di San Francesco or simply admiring … Read More
Praia do Futuro – Fortaleza
Praia do Futuro (Fortaleza, Brazil) – Although you would probably not recognize this beach on a weekend — thousands of people here — it is an entirely different scene on a week day. Fortaleza is where I was born and … Read More
Keep Fighting, Michael!
#KeepFightingMichael – On December 29, 2013, Michael Schumacher suffered a life-threatening head injury in a skiing accident that left him in a coma. Since June 16, 2014, he’s been out of the coma and is now recovering at home in a … Read More