Meet a Distinguished Artist who carves stone, paints, and sculpts

Rebecca Johnson Art - Distinguished Artist, URL sign in front of Navarro, California studio

Distinguished artist, Rebecca Johnson, is a stone carver, painter, and sculptor. Creating art with different mediums, she works in a renovated barn studio in Anderson Valley, California. I want you to know her work because it made such an impression on me when I stayed at Brewery Gulch Inn and saw her work displayed on the walls of […]

Fantastic Flagstaff Restaurants

American Wagyu beef on a platter served at Tinderbox Kitchen in Flagstaff, Arizona.

“Recognized as a favorite Arizona food town, Flagstaff will have you wiping the smile on your face with many cuisine choices. Creative cocktails, award-winning craft beers, and artful seasonal menus combine to give you fantastic restaurants to try in Flagstaff, Arizona.” First appeared in TravelAwaits on November 23, 2021. Check out this fantastic American wagyu […]

Meet Successful Mendocino Executive Chef Stephen Smith from Brewery Gulch Inn

Brewery Gulch Inn entrance

Stephen Smith, Executive Chef from Brewery Gulch Inn, shared his background, goals, and aspirations for his career with me recently. I was hosted by Brewery Gulch Inn in the Spring of 2021. While another exceptional chef was at the helm during my visit, Executive Chef Stephen has continued some of the popular traditions and created […]

What I want you to know about my fling with vegemite and Australia

Fling with Vegemite covered toast with knife and happy little packet

Fling with vegemite and my lifelong desire to visit Australia is the topic of this article from 2020. This guest post first appeared at Travel Post Monthly in November, 2020 https://phototravelwrite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Learning-About-Australia-Tasting-Vegemite-Travel-Post-Monthly-Travel-Post-Monthly.pdf See more of Julie’s travel photos here.

Meet Accomplished Chef de Cuisine, Jason Azevedo, at Little River Inn

Little River Inn front entrance

Accomplished Chef de Cuisine, Jason Azevedo, at Little River Inn, shared with me his background, goals, and aspirations for his career in the Spring of 2021. Little River Inn Little River Inn, originally built in 1857, is a family-owned luxury resort on the stunning Mendocino Coast in Northern California. Every room has an incredible ocean […]

Crocs Day–Purple for National Holiday – October 23

Crocs purple on two bare feet tops

Crocs are incredibly comfortable, funky, quirky, casual shoes. I have three pairs. My favorite color is purple. Not just in crocs, but in clothing, fabrics, artwork, dinnerware…just about everything in my life. I am the first to admit that it is a game with me…to see how much purple can I incorporate into my life. […]

Visit Etna, California – a Photo Journal

Visit Etna Siskiyou County Field of lupine in Callahan, Scott Valley, California

Visit Etna, California, when you are in Siskiyou County located at the border of Oregon and California. This article first appeared at PlayStayEat.com on October 9, 2021 See more of Julie’s travel images here.

Oxnard Restaurants You Must Try

Oxnard restaurants Crepe on a plate at Xielo

This Oxnard Restaurants guest post appeared on Foodie Flashpacker on October 11, 2021 Here’s what I found in Oxnard on a recent visit. It may have been a best-kept secret…but, not anymore! See more of Julie’s travel images here