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Horizons – A Photo Gallery for Today’s #FriFotos

Gina "SuuperG" Stark — Fri, 10 May 2013 22:10:48 +0000

Horizons are both visual and representational, drawing our attention in a mesmerizing fashion. For this week’s theme for photo sharing on Twitter, I selected several images…especially because I live both coastal-y and mountain-ly. And with my hiking, I’m often gazing out over gorgeous horizons and snapping photos to both share and try – sometimes [...]

Tongue-in-Cheeky Travel Tip: Have a Moment with a Monument

Gina "SuuperG" Stark — Fri, 03 May 2013 00:15:23 +0000

Travel is such an individual experience and I’m reluctant to dole out too many “should”s about it, but I have another important “tongue-in-cheeky” travel tip I’d like to share. Well, it’s more a recommendation: Have a moment with a monument. It took more than a few moments for them to be [...]

White Sands (in My Pants?): A National Monument au Natural

Gina "SuuperG" Stark — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:05:51 +0000

Story contributed by Fred Briggs: White Sands is one of my favorite National Parks. I love the three-color universe there; blue sky, black mountains and ultra white sand. A couple of years ago, I was driving alone through New Mexico, returning from visiting my brother in Texas. It was a beautiful late fall day [...]

#FriFotos – What is the West to You?

Gina "SuuperG" Stark — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:28:40 +0000

West. It seems like a simple theme. But isn’t “west” relative to where you are? I feel like I’m pretty much residing in the quintessential “west” being at the farthest end of the North American continent – merely a few blocks from the Pacific Ocean. Trust me; I’m grateful. So, maybe it’s a [...]

Romancing Nature. A Photo Gallery Tribute

Gina "SuuperG" Stark — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:50:35 +0000

I’m having an affair. I thought you should be the first to know. You’ve likely surmised as much if you follow my social media updates. But I thought I should come clean with my confession here, in a more intimate setting: I’m passionately in love with nature. “Earth laughs in flowers.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson [...]

#FriFotos: The Encounter Restaurant at LAX – a Retro Symbol of LA

Gina "SuuperG" Stark — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:38:10 +0000

This week’s theme for the #FriFotos sharing frenzy on Twitter is ‘symbols’. Being a native born Los Angelina (I escaped successfully 25 years ago) I thought this snapshot of the Encounter Restaurant at LAX to be fitting. My favorite part of the photo is how impromptu it was. I was literally awaiting pick-up at Los [...]

‘Spring Memories’ Twitter Party / Chat on March 19th

Gina "SuuperG" Stark — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:48:41 +0000

If you follow me on Twitter you may have noticed I flood my stream at an accelerated rate when I join in on Twitter chats about travel or food, photography, or sometimes even coffee. Well, I’ve been asked to co-host an upcoming Twitter party this Tuesday, March 19th at 9pm ET (6pm for me and [...]

Rab, Croatia: Boating, Belly Dancing and Beyond

Gina "SuuperG" Stark — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 23:20:40 +0000

Already I can tell I will love Rab, both the name of the island and the town where we sail into the marina we’ll call home for two nights. As small and quaint as it is, Rab boasts no less than four bold stone towers, all visible from our approach. Once docked, we all head [...]

NAIAS: Moving Fordward and Going Green with Ford

Gina "SuuperG" Stark — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 06:45:52 +0000

I must admit I wasn’t certain why I was invited to Ford Motor Company’s annual automotive showcase event and more recently the NAIAS – North American International Auto Show. I am a closet car enthusiast but my driving habits are not closeted…the California Highway Patrol has certainly recognized me as a speed “enthusiast”. Yes, even [...]

#FriFotos – Ringing in the New Year with Sparkle!

Gina "SuuperG" Stark — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 21:02:08 +0000

Today’s #FriFoto theme is sparkle. What girl doesn’t like sparkle? Well, this particular girl likes to find it in nature, actually (OK OK, I know precious gems are natural, but you know what I mean…). As I perused my photo collection, it seems my favorite sparkly source is water. This makes perfect sense as I [...]