August – September 2017 Intro …. Journey Map Featured Image Ometepe, Lago Cocibolca, Nicaragua Ometepe is a magical place! Two volcanoes on an island, inside of a lake! You can hike to secluded beaches through a nature reserve full of monkeys, snakes, and butterflies, swim in a natural lagoon, climb a volcano, visit ancient historic […]
Recent Journeys
The Heart of Africa
June – July 2017 Intro …. Journey Map [nwm_map id=”49″ zoom=”3″] Trip Itinerary [nwm_list id=”49″ dates=”all”] Featured Image Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda Featured Video click here for more Videos Instagram Sketches click here for more Sketches
Weekend in Paris
February 2017 Intro …. Journey Map [nwm_map id=”52″ zoom=”3″] Trip Itinerary [nwm_list id=”52″ dates=”all”] Featured Image Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France Featured Video click here for more Videos Instagram
Gulf of Guinea
December 2016 – January 2017 Intro …. Journey Map [nwm_map id=”7″ zoom=”3″] Trip Itinerary [nwm_list id=”7″ dates=”all”] Featured Image Grande Mosquée, Porto-Novo, Benin One of my most challenging sketches for many reasons: the stifling heat and humidity that had me almost dripping sweat onto my sketchbook; the complexity of the building itself with […]
Jamaican Getaway
November 2016 Intro …. Journey Map [nwm_map id=”48″ zoom=”5″] Trip Itinerary [nwm_list id=”48″ dates=”all”] Featured Image Columbus Park, Discovery Bay I was excited to see where Columbus first set foot on Jamaica in 1494 at this park on appropriately-named Discovery Bay – until I found out that this actually isn’t where he landed! Historians […]
Rio to Quito + the Guianas
August 2016 Intro Rio de Janeiro is one of my favorite cities on the planet – for so many reasons, but none more so than its incomparable location, with towering mountains affording sweeping views of the city and its harbor. Add in the delicious food, gorgeous urban beaches, colonial architecture, and joie de vivre of […]
The Prairie Provinces
September 2015 Intro O Canada. I know I don’t visit you too much even though you live right above me, but I love you, you know that right? I love your accent, your friendliness, your maple syrup, and your passion for curling. I especially love your bustling cosmopolitan cities, from Montreal to Toronto to […]
Ancient Persia
May – June 2015 Intro Real comments heard after explaining that I’m going to “Pakistan and Iran…”, even before finishing my sentence, which would have also included Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia: “Pakistan? Do you want to die?” or “Haven’t you read all the travel warnings?” “Iran? Is that even allowed? You’re American, don’t they hate Americans […]