Approaching Winter Solstice

Approaching Winter Solstice means that we are deep into weeks of short days and long nights.  Here in the Pacific Northwest, on our shortest day we will have 7 hours and 34 minutes less sunlight than we had on our longest day in June. Add clouds and rain to the [...]

Sicily: Kissed by the Sun

I put together a slideshow for you (fast moving, not boring, less than three and a half minutes long)! Both retreat weeks are represented in the slideshow. The first week was devoted to Yoga + Culinary & Culture. The second week was devoted to Yoga + Hiking (+ Culture). [...]

Lush South India

LUSH South India awaits you! Here is your chance to experience India with one of India’s best tour guides, Dr. Arvind Singh, and to practice daily Hatha Yoga with me, Fran Gallo, while you are touring various jewel-like sites of South India. There are two enticing trips to choose [...]

Stories of Ivory, Bronze, and Stone

Stories from Greece are still swirling around in my head. Stories we heard from our fabulous guides. Stories that bring bronze, stone, ivory, and gold to life.  Perhaps most incredible is that the objects, which give rise to these stories and give a view into ancient history, have survived [...]

Lagoon, Salt, and Birds…and Ouzo

An outing to Messolonghi:  In your mind's eye, I'd like you to see lagoons, reeds with thistles throwing off vibrant splashes of purple, marshes with sparkling salt crystals and red grasses, and enormous white mountains of salt against a blue sky with dramatic clouds, salt mountains so big they [...]

2019-06-13T07:53:28-07:00June 12th, 2019|Culture, Photography, retreat, Travel, Yoga Retreat|
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