Hong Kong! We only spent three days here but we loved it. Thank you to our lovely friend Roxanne, who Martin met in New Zealand, for showing us around :)

I managed to surprise Martin this Christmas by showing up in the Czech Republic! He was home for the holidays and I showed up in the middle of the month, much to his and his mother’s surprise : )
Here’s just a few photos from our first Christmas together in Czech!

Our friend Hans met me at the train station in Prague to make sure I arrived safely to Pardubice. We sat in the dining car and had a couple of beer to help me adjust to my jetlag : )

Surprise!

Family

Old Town Square in Pardubice

Princess Bara

<3

Our friends Lucie and Jiri met us in Brno!

The best we could do.

New Year’s Eve…this is shortly after we decided NOT to get on our flight home, and go to Hong Kong and the Philippines instead!

Not a terrible start to the new year!

Since we stayed longer we got to spend Martin’s mom’s bday with her!

The night before we left Prague for Hong Kong was beautiful, snow falling and everything lit up <3

See you soon CZ!

Beautiful, magical Iceland! I was lucky enough to get to visit here again while Martin was working there for a couple of months. It’s one of my very favorite places in the world.

Oh my goodness, I still can’t believe that I went to Burning Man AND actually loved it! I was lucky enough to have a friend this year procure a ticket for me and talk me into going. I had about a thousand reasons in my head why I shouldn’t go and wouldn’t like it, but fortunately decided to risk it. I was rewarded with meeting and spending time with some of the most amazing, kind, creative, hard-working people.

These were my campmates, the Emerge-N-See IV In-Tents Care Unit. We took care of the lost, dehydrated, dusty, and under-partied individuals that wandered by our camp. I acted mainly as the barmacist, mainly because I can’t act.

We even delivered a little beer baby.

When I got there and started setting up my tent, four other people rushed in to help me set it up and hammer in rebar in about two minutes. Then I was gifted socks, costumes, and a bike to borrow for the week.

The first day I sort of roamed/rode around in amazement at everything around me. I can’t imagine the effort people put into setting up these intricate camps and works of art in the desert. It felt like a beautiful carnival on steroids, but never once felt over-crowded with people. Sometimes I couldn’t walk 30 seconds to the bathroom without someone insisting I stop for a drink or snack. People were playing antique pianos, spinning fire, serving free drinks, smiling at strangers, hugging, cooking mass meals, conversing intensely, volunteering, teaching classes, dancing on art cars, exploring the playa, and generally having an amazing time. I spent most of my time with some lovely friends from my camp, and also enjoyed photo field-trips on my own.

The dust hit pretty hard for a few days, and then we had a cold front later in the week. Everyone keeps saying it was some of the craziest weather they’d experienced there but it was pretty much what I had prepared myself for.

This gem saved my life. Someone had arranged to bring a bike for me to use but it didn’t quite fit, this one was perfect for the week!

One of my favorite art cars, so funny.

The lights and stars made for a long-exposure photoshoot pretty much every night.

Morning bacon!

Cold Spaghettios out of the back of a Uhaul never tasted so good.

Caught in a white-out.

The Temple.

At the Burning of the Man : )

The Temple burn.

Inside my tent <3

I could probably keep posting more photos (I will on Facebook) but I think I’ll stop here for now. It was such a wonderfully fun experience and I’m so glad I went. I definitely want to go back again next year. I’m trying to convince my family to join. I wish Martin could have been there but he’s in Iceland for work (I get to visit soon!). My only regret is that I didn’t see more of the amazingness that is around every corner at Burning Man. I’m lucky to have been present <3

So, Martin and I were lucky to spend a month in Europe, and my family joined us for half of that time! We traveled around Czech Republic, Austria, Italy, Germany, and got married! It was definitely one of those once in a life time experiences.

Pardubice Castle, where we got married <3

The Cartellone Appartamento Hotel, where we had our reception <3

Martin and Bara

Pardubice

Castle hopping

Judy and Nicole! One of my best friends who also photographed my wedding : )

Austria

Josh and Izzy went paragliding, crazies.

Josh making friends everywhere he goes

Family day trip to wine country in Italy

Prague!

We always seem to stop by this place

The bottle of vodka from Ukraine that Martin saved for 8 years : )

Rehearsal dinner

Our wedding was definitely one of the most fun parties ever : )

New family <3

So so much fun had by everyone, wish we could do this every couple of months : )

We went to Costa Rica! It was a fast trip (just over a week), our “pre-honeymoon” before the wedding. We rented a 4×4 and drove to Arenal, Monte Verde, Uvita, Manual Antonio, and did a 2 day trek in Corcovado, which was amazing(ly hot). I only saw one sloth but one is better than none!

He lived in the tree by our hostel.

Monte Verde Cloud Forest.

Our car, which was hit by a local on our last night. Thanks a lot guy.

These guys, waiting at the bottom of a bridge.

The start of Corcovado.

Our guide, Oscar.

Looking for alligators.

Shower buddies.

Costa Rica was wild, hot, beautiful, and challenging. People here were really friendly, and I can’t think of a single time that someone tried to push a souvenir or service on me (and if you know me, you know that I don’t have a lot of patience for that). Food was good pretty much everywhere. You can’t escape the bugs. Driving was an experience, some of the roads were in such bad shape, and it’s probably best not to drive at night. Also, car rental companies were the only dishonest people we came across. Wish we could have made it to the sloth sanctuary…I would definitely go back because there was so much we didn’t get to see!

Martin has made it through 6 months in America! Who would have thought this day would come : ) He’s managed to pass a portion of the exams he has to take in order to make his veterinarian license valid in the States. I’ve been doing my best to stay busy with work, and we spend as much time with family as possible. It’s almost the end of the year! I haven’t traveled as much as I would have liked to this year (though it doesn’t seem that way since I technically went to Hawaii, Czech Republic, Austria, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, England, Peru, and Bolivia). I have no idea what next year has in store, but I know we’ll be in Czech Republic again in May for our wedding : ) It’s been a good year, much better than the previous, and I have a feeling that 2015 will be the best so far!

And who could forget the near disastrous roadtrip through Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, and Italy..

Wow, long time no post again. I guess I should play catch up. It’s been seven months since my last trip in Czech Republic with Martin and his family, so I guess I should throw some of those photos up.

Martin is at home with his mother celebrating Christmas, wish I could be there too.

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I had the opportunity to shoot a wedding in Hawaii last week! My favorite place in the world pretty much. I spent a week camping by myself, and since I’d never been to the big island I decided to spend my time there.

Campsite on the north shore.

Volcanoes National Park.

My favorite campsite, in Kona.

Traveling alone is actually kind of fun, especially somewhere like Hawaii.

I recently got back from a trip to Peru with my friends Monica and Nicole. We spent two weeks traveling from Cusco to La Paz, including a four day trek in the Andes, the Salkantay trek. It was so amazing! We saw llamas, had amazing food with Pisco Sour on the side, camped, hiked, shopped, spent too much time on buses, and ended the trip at Machu Picchu.

Cusco

Quinoa soup was popular in Peru and Bolivia.

On our way to the floating islands at Lake Titicaca.

The bus ride from Peru to Bolivia.

Monica in La Paz.

Valle De La Luna.

Our guide, Primo, for the Salkantay trek.

Riding horses was terrifying for me..

Our awesome group!

The hot springs at the end of the trek.

Awesome train to Aguas Calientes.

Machu Picchu!

Pisco Sour :)

Amazing trip! I would love to go back because there is sooo much we didn’t get to see.

I ended my time in London with a trip to the coast with Martin and some of his friends from Czech!

I’m back in Atlanta now, and I have to say, I’m so glad to be moving on to the next chapter in life. One week from today I leave to spend a month in Czech Republic with Martin and his family. We are hoping to go on a roadtrip down through Slovenia and Croatia, I can’t wait!!

Well it’s been a long time since I updated this blog, mainly because I haven’t been on the road like I used to be. I’ve been in England or Atlanta for most of the past 6 months, with one quick trip to Poland for work and one quick trip to Czech Republic for Christmas.
We wrapped up the last few months with surprisingly warm weather in London, and we made a trip down to the coast and out on a sailboat with our friends Jane and Stewart.










I then said goodbye to London for four months and went home to Atlanta to work and see my family. I also went on a couple of camping/hiking trips with friends.

Then I got to go to Poland for a few days for a shoot with some really fun people so that was awesome.

But mainly in Atlanta I shot a bunch of weddings and family portraits!

Martin came to visit for a couple of weeks and we got engaged! We went camping in north Georgia and to Universal Studios in Florida, stopping to see animals and beaches along the way.

In December I flew back to London just in time to go visit Martin’s mom in Czech Republic for Christmas.

And now back in London!

I’ll be here for two months before leaving for a trip to Peru with some girlfriends! Really excited about that and trying to get into shape for the trek we’re planning to do. After that I’ll be in Atlanta for a week before heading to Hawaii to shoot a wedding, then meeting Martin back in Europe. We’re hoping to rent and car and take his mom to Croatia and a few other countries over the summer. Looking forward to seeing new places..