Gone with the Family

Capture The Colour Photo Contest

A contest called Capture the Colour is inviting bloggers to select a photo that best captures each of the following colours: Blue, Green, Yellow, White and Red.  Thank you to Lisa from New Life On The Road and Cathy from Traveling With Sweeney who both nominated me to participate.  

Shutterfly Photo Books - Preserving Travel Memories

I love to take photos and I have always loved to have them printed and organized into albums so that I can browse them whenever I like.  This became a little more difficult after switching to digital photography because I was soon taking hundreds more photos on each trip.  Sorting, organizing and then printing the best photos was becoming an overwhelming task.  I realized that I was getting close to 2 years behind in printing photos and I desperately needed a solution.

My 7 Super Shots

I am taking part in HostelBookers 7 Super Shots after being tagged this past week by Mary from The World is a Book.  I agreed to participate even though I have been secretly dreading getting tagged and having to write a post featuring 7 amazing photographs.  I was dreading it because I don't think that I am a particularly good photographer.  I use a simple point and shoot camera, I don't have a particularly good eye and I take far too many photos of my kids to ever be featured in National Geographic.  I do love my photos though because they mean a lot to me even if they don't seem that special to anyone else.

Tacky Tourist Photos

There seems to be an entire industry out there devoted to providing tourists with tacky photo opportunities - you know the ones that a real "traveler" would never dream of taking.  Tacky or not, those photo ops are popular because they result in a fun souvenir and I'm not too proud to admit that our family has taken our fair share of these pics while traveling. 

Pompeii photos

On the last day of our cruise we were able to visit the ruins of Pompeii.

Mykonos Photos

We spent a lovely, relaxing day on the island of Mykonos.

Kusadasi photos

Another beautiful day in Turkey.

Istanbul Photos

A few photos from Istanbul.

Athens Photos

A few photos from our day in Athens.

Santorini in Pictures - Part 2

More photos from Santorini.