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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text color=”none” tooltip_color=”color1″ tooltip_text_color=”color3″]The Canton of Valais is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland, situated in the southwestern part of the country, around the valley of theRhône from its headwaters to Lake Geneva, separating the Pennine Alps from the Bernese Alps. The canton is simultaneously one of the driest regions of Switzerland in its […]

Sometimes you blink and wake up to find the day has gone by without notice. Other times, you blink and realize the past 8-9 months of your life have rushed past you at breakneck speed. One thing that has remained constant in the past year is the mentality that ‘every day gets better’. I was […]

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][ish_quote author=”Ralph Waldo Emerson” align=”center” color=”none” tooltip_color=”color1″ tooltip_text_color=”color3″ size=”h3″]The sky is the daily bread of the eyes.[/ish_quote][ish_divider tooltip_color=”color1″ tooltip_text_color=”color3″][ish_text_separator tag_size=”h1″ text_color=”color2″ icon_align=”left” tag=”div” tooltip_color=”color1″ tooltip_text_color=”color3″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][ish_divider tooltip_color=”color1″ tooltip_text_color=”color3″][vc_column_text color=”none” tooltip_color=”color1″ tooltip_text_color=”color3″]When the sun is near the horizon, sunlight travels through a greater depth of atmosphere, reducing the intensity of the direct light, so that […]

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][ish_blog_media tooltip_color=”color1″ tooltip_text_color=”color3″][ish_divider tooltip_color=”color1″ tooltip_text_color=”color3″][ish_text_separator tag_size=”h1″ text_color=”color2″ icon_align=”left” tag=”div” tooltip_color=”color1″ tooltip_text_color=”color3″][ish_divider tooltip_color=”color1″ tooltip_text_color=”color3″][vc_column_text color=”none” tooltip_color=”color1″ tooltip_text_color=”color3″]A hill town is any citadel town built upon hills to make invasion difficult. Often protected by defensive walls, steep embankments, or cliffs, such hilltop settlements provided natural defenses for their inhabitants. In Europe, especially in Italy, Spain, Portugal […]

Supposedly, it’s better to have ‘loved and lost’ than to have ‘never loved at all.’ It irritates me when people say “supposedly” with a “b” instead of a “d”. Moving on. I grew up under the influence of a belief system that cherished relationships and love that is supposed to last a lifetime. This concept […]

Sometimes you don’t know how to start a blog. Other times, you question your starting sentence too much; wondering whether or not it will make the type of impact you’d like to capture in the first .32356 seconds of attention span the audience of online users is willing to give you. Other times, you just […]

Life tends to happen when we engage. I’ve had experiences that never would have happened were I to have hit “send to voicemail” instead of picking up the call. The past few months have been a whirlwind. Sometimes it feels like the wave will take me to shore; home free. Other times, it feels as […]

Coltrane pouring through my speakers. Jazz, baby. Jazz.  Twenty-seven. 27. Flip through pages of GQ and it’s easy to figure out what sort of life we’re ‘supposed’ to lead. Six-figure fashion spreads of airbrushed figures. The fancy car gets the girl(s). The player’s guide to bagging more bodies in your bed. Dreams of Prada suits […]

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