Travel Archives - Yoga by Fran Gallo https://frangallo.com/category/travel-2/ Yoga by Fran Gallo Mon, 03 Aug 2026 02:35:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://i0.wp.com/frangallo.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-making-vector-wip-favi.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Travel Archives - Yoga by Fran Gallo https://frangallo.com/category/travel-2/ 32 32 56610905 Irma’s Philosophy https://frangallo.com/irmas-philosophy/ https://frangallo.com/irmas-philosophy/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2026 01:11:55 +0000 https://frangallo.com/?p=21786 In June 2024, I went to Sicily with my sister Nora and her three adult children: my niece Angela and my nephews Joe and Chuck.  We had a great time visiting family and enjoyed exploring various areas of the Sicilian island. I cherish so many memories from that trip.  It seems like it was [...]

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]]> https://frangallo.com/irmas-philosophy/feed/ 10 21786 The Cost of a Smile https://frangallo.com/the-cost-of-a-smile/ https://frangallo.com/the-cost-of-a-smile/#comments Sun, 22 Feb 2026 01:32:15 +0000 https://frangallo.com/?p=21807 My friend Giorgio Modica of Modica, Sicily, passed away on January 24. On his death notice, his family wrote Fu Angelo. Translation: He was an angel.  In his youth, Giorgio immigrated to Toronto, Canada, where he lived for many years. He loved Canada, but he yearned to live out his later years in his beloved [...]

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]]> https://frangallo.com/the-cost-of-a-smile/feed/ 27 21807 Stehekin Stillness https://frangallo.com/stehekin-stillness/ https://frangallo.com/stehekin-stillness/#comments Sat, 27 Sep 2025 03:58:59 +0000 https://frangallo.com/?p=21744 I am in Stehekin, Washington this very moment. Outside this cabin, a barred owl calls out to us, breaking the stillness of the night. And, yes, I have WiFi and so I can blog! I've been coming to Stehekin annually since 2003 with Leslie and Rick.  Well, there were three years when we did not [...]

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]]> https://frangallo.com/stehekin-stillness/feed/ 17 21744 Birds and Valentine’s Day https://frangallo.com/birds-and-valentines-day/ https://frangallo.com/birds-and-valentines-day/#comments Mon, 12 Feb 2024 02:32:38 +0000 https://frangallo.com/?p=21390 Hello, I am back from two fabulous weeks in Costa Rica.  And am now organizing and planning for the week ahead. Included in this blog are bird photos taken by Rick, by our birding guide Dylan, and by me. There's also some information about a Valentine's Day Workshop I am offering on Tuesday, February 13. [...]

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]]> https://frangallo.com/birds-and-valentines-day/feed/ 1 21390 2023 Retrospective Perspective https://frangallo.com/2023-retrospective-perspective/ https://frangallo.com/2023-retrospective-perspective/#comments Thu, 28 Dec 2023 03:38:37 +0000 https://frangallo.com/?p=21341 I bring to you a blog post capturing my year in photos. It was a good year, overall, with some bumps along the road, especially this last month of December, when I had to close my yoga studio for one month due to flooding and the damage it caused. Though many of the photos [...]

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