Archive for the ‘MIND&HEART’ Category
Alba Carolina Fortress Through the Seasons

Text & photos Copyright © Estrella Azul
The 18th-century Alba Carolina Fortress (also known as Alba Iulia Fortress) has over time slowly but surely become one of the most popular tourist attractions in Romania.
Arrowed signs guiding you through the fortress
With a fascinating “change of the...
March 23rd, 2018 | FEATURED ARTICLES, STAFF, EUROPE, GARDENS & PARKS, Historic/Museums | Read More
Autumn Flowers Exhibition, Anastasie Fătu Botanical Garden

Text & photos Copyright © Estrella Azul
THE ANASTASIE FĂTU BOTANICAL GARDEN in Iași, Romania, founded in 1856, has a rich history. And it is one of the establishing members of the Botanic Gardens of Romania Association. These are some of the reasons I wanted to visit it during a recent trip to Iași....
November 17th, 2017 | STAFF, EUROPE, GARDENS & PARKS, SHOWS/FESTIVALS/HOLIDAYS, WALKING/HIKING | Read More
Full Moon Labyrinth Walk, November moon, Tucson, Arizona

Story by Crystal Gabrielle. Photo courtesy Web of Life Labyrinth Tucson.
THIS IS PART 2 of my Tucson labyrinth adventure.
After walking a labyrinth for the first time ever in Rio Vista Park, I wanted to experience the full moon labyrinth walk I’d seen on Facebook.
The Facebook page (Web of Life...
November 5th, 2017 | USA MAINLAND, Spirituality | Read More
Labyrinth with a view: Rio Vista Natural Resource Park, Tucson, Arizona (and how to find this labyrinth, which is well-hidden)

Story by Crystal Gabrielle. Photos Copyright © Crystal Gabrielle.
AS PART OF MY ongoing house-sitting adventures, I’m house sitting right now in Tucson, Arizona. My work is portable (writing coach) so I bring it with me on house-sitting jobs. I was planning to have an adventurous summer but got...
October 6th, 2017 | USA MAINLAND, Spirituality | Read More
A Glance at Three of Hampton Court Palace’s World-Famous Gardens

Text & photos © Estrella Azul
I LIVE AND WORK IN Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The second time I traveled to Kingston Upon Thames for work, I got the chance for a longer stay. One of my colleagues said Hampton Court Palace is a must-see and offered to drop me off there after work one afternoon.
A different...
September 15th, 2017 | MIND&HEART, STAFF, EUROPE, GARDENS & PARKS, THE UK | Read More
While in Vancouver, Don’t Blow by the Bloedel

Text & photos © Catherine Nichols
Never before had I been so stressed on a trip. There we were, stranded in Vancouver in a nightmare Airbnb situation with four kids. Count ’em: four. It was the one time we had decided that two of our daughters could bring two of their friends along on what...
May 19th, 2017 | STAFF, GARDENS & PARKS, BRITISH COLUMBIA | Read More
Spring at the San Diego Botanic Garden, Encinitas, California

Text & photos © Catherine Nichols
With leaf earrings dangling from my ears, I got in my car and drove three miles to one of the best kept secrets of San Diego.
Even though I live so close to San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas, California, I rarely visit. I decided to go this year because we’ve...
April 21st, 2017 | STAFF, USA MAINLAND, GARDENS & PARKS | Read More