Spots on St. Armand's Circle...

Next time you travel to Florida don't forget to come to South Florida's beautiful Sarasota Bay area. In particular, you cannot miss the fun times to be had and nice places to browse through on St. Armands Circle in St. Armands Key. Here are a few of my very own favorite spots:

For pleasurable shopping: Lilly Pulitzer store on St. Armands Circle 

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For good eats: Columbia Spanish Restaurant on St. Armands Circle.

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For viewing: Beautiful bay vistas between St. Armands Key and Longboat Key.

Happy 2012!

Happy New Year, 2012 everyone! I've been perusing the web to find photos from around the world of the different New Year's celebrations and here are a few of my favorites:

A Sri Lankan traditional dancer performs in Colombo on December 31, 2011.
 The ceremony was conducted to ward off bad spirits in the 2012 New Year.
Source: www.globalpost.com

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Fireworks over Sydney Harbour Bridge. Photo: Chrissie Thoo

bbc.co.uk

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Russians celebrate the new year on Red Square in Moscow, 

with the Kremlin in the background to the right and St. Basil's cathedral

 in background to the left. Tens of thousands of people gathered 

in the square to celebrate the new year and view the 

fireworks as the clock on the Kremlin's Spassky Tower,

 right, struck midnight.

Mikhail Metzel / AP {washington post}

Around here...

If you're a beach lover you will definitely enjoy the Longboat Key/Bradenton area beaches as pictured in these photos I took a few months back...

It's a beautiful area when vacationing! To see more of the Longboat Key photos and the Bridge Street ones visit my photography page on facebook: Perez Liscano Photography.

Travelling through postcards...

In this difficult economy it is hard to find the means to do a lot of travelling and so for me, and many others, travel must be done by other means. Some of us travel through shows, others through books and some of us through post cards and pen-palling. I've been doing all three and thought what a better way to share a little bit of my virtual travels than by sharing the post cards I've received lately and some tidbits about these "travels". So, without further ado, today we go to Holland, Michigan. I received this beautiful postcard in the mail today through the postcrossing initiative, a project which gets people all over the world to send each other postcards in a cycle.

Holland, Michigan--postcard from Sue via Postcrossing.com 

The postcard is a fitting representation of the city being that it is home to the Tulip Time festival and the windmill a fine representation of its deeply rooted Dutch history. To learn more about the city of Holland and vacation opportunities there you can visit their website: http://holland.org/.

If a nice family vacation without having to go overseas (for those of us in the US) is what you're yearning for, Holland is a great place to see with beautiful scenery and a rich history. Hope you get to visit it soon!

Florida....

View of a coming storm from our balcony...

Hello friends!

It has been quite a long while! I was in the State of Washington and now I am back in Florida, ready to bring you more interesting glimpses of the places I frequent and live in. Every day is an opportunity to travel and explore if you dare to think outside the box.

A little bit of exciting news: My 365 Magazine, an online publication that my friend Kiki Smith created with our friend Cory Wright's help and my own, just launch yesterday and is looking quite good! I suggest you check it out and let us know what you think. The magazine has a facebook page and also a twitter profile (@my365mag) so don't be shy and check them all out! I hope to start bringing you more about the places I visit here in South Florida soon! For now though, please check out our lifestyle magazine and tell others about it.

Cheers!

Nadia

At home...

I've not done much travelling of late but here are some photos from walks this autumn...enjoy!

All photos are my own personal work so PLEASE do not steal or use without permission. If you would like to use one of my images please e-mail me and let me know which you would like to use so the proper credit may be given. Thanks again!

Cheers!

Travelling through Etsy....

Trying very badly to get back in the swing of writing now that I am back here in Cheney! As I was looking for Parisian lovelies to share on Mes Petites Creations I came across a few lovely images of Paris that got me started on a new virtual travel to the City of Lights...I hope to go there this coming August for my 30th birthday! Check these photos out:

The Red Balloon by TCaponePhoto

Pensive by TCaponePhoto

French Lollipops-Paris by magalerie

Paris Rooftops by rebeccaplotnick

There are so many gorgeous Paris themed items on Etsy but these are my favorites that are just purely images...I cannot wait to go to Paris!

Cheers!