Liebster Awarded!
A big THANK YOU to Erick over at Pathless Travels for nominating me for a Liebster Award! Travel blog – Independent Budget Travel – Being with Locals – Wandering to […]
Author Archives: gypsy shutterbug
Celebrating the Life of Maya Angelou
Calypso singer. Friend to Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Oprah. Teen mother. Survivor. Poet. Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient. Author. Human rights activist. San Francisco’s first […]
Happy World Turtle Day
Q: What does a turtle do on World Turtle Day? A: It shellebrates! Sorry, I couldn’t resist. Today-May 23rd- is World Turtle Day. Sponsored by American Tortoise Rescue, the purpose […]
Let your dreams roam free
…and your spirit too…and your body if possible.
Blogging from A to Z April Challenge 2014 (Reflections)
This was the first time that I did the A to Z blogging challenge and I am tickled pink that I finished it! Here’s what I thought: A Accountability: I […]
Epic Adventures Photo Contest
Blacks, in collaboration with Explore.co.uk, is running the EPIC ADVENTURES photo contest for up and coming bloggers and photographers. Fancy the chance to win £2000 of adventure travel or £150 […]
‘Z’ is for Zhujiajiao…Shanghai’s Venice
One of China’s many ‘water towns‘ the ancient city of Zhujiajiao is a short day trip from Shanghai (about 45 minutes). Over 1700 years old, Zhujiajiao has a well preserved […]
‘Y’ is for Yorkshire Dales
I stayed in the Yorkshire Dales in Northern England for a few days some 14 years ago. Inspired by the James Herriot books that my grandmother gave me to read […]
Gypsy Shutterbug 