Colleen Brynn

LATEST ARTICLES ( 102 )

• Through A Pinhole

  

  If you are myopic (near-sighted), a pinhole is supposed to improve your visual acuity. If you are traveling, and your camera has a pinhole setting, you use it... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Yellowstone: Animal Report

  

  Surprisingly or not, I had low expectations for seeing animals before I went to Yellowstone. I knew the National Park to be a hot spot (ahem, literally) for... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Yellow in Yellowstone

  

  Between a couple false starts, some technical difficulties (namely, my laptop sitting in a pool of water beside an open window after a storm) and a TRIP TO... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Indian Heat

  

  It was just over a year ago that I was leaving India to travel to Nepal, Qatar and Europe. During that time, I felt the heat build. Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Girl Goes To Russia

  

  I haven’t been on the subtle side of describing how difficult my trip through Russia was back in 2013. When I think back on that trip, the feelings are not... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• A Trip To Greenwich

  

  We motored through London to get to the boat that would take us down the Thames to a new destination: Greenwich. I followed my cousin’s London-seasoned legs, th... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• That Was A Mistake: Skating In Qatar

  

  That time I thought skating in Qatar would be a good idea. Yep, skating of the ice variety… in the desert. Exasperated and shouting to the gods of skating.... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Details of Qatar

  

  For now, more trees. More shrubs, more bushes, more leaves, more branches, more insects marching in a row. For now, I conserve my brain cells (and grander... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Details Of India

  

  First the trees, then the forest. At least for right now. _____________________________________________________ Please like my Facebook page, and follow me on... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Special Places: U Olgi

  

  When I look at the map on my wall, I can’t believe the places I’ve been. Yes, much of Africa and Asia remain bare, and still there is so so much of Central and... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Are You There Spring? It’s Me, Colleen.

  

  I feel like I’m poking my head out of my bomb shelter for the first time, or like I’m a turtle emerging from her shell after a particularly brash jostling.... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Touched: Indian Kitten

  

  “Phileas was picked up at a construction site in Bandra. His mother had just died a few days earlier from eating rat poison disguised in human food. Phileas... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Explore The Elements

  

  I have selected 4 photos for Thomas Cook’s Explore the Elements Travel Photoblogging Challenge. Rather than go on about each photo and what the content means... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Hit The Road: Dream Road Trip

  

  Let’s talk road trips! As you know, I just got back from a pretty nutso one in Ontario. The highways were closed, and the snow made for perilous whiteout... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Treacherous Winter Getaway

  

  Yeesh, it’s been a while since I posted. Truth is, I got totally swallowed up by 3 midterms in one week and then the boyf came to visit for reading week. Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Reflecting On A Few Things: School Is Winter

  

  Reykjavik, Iceland Jaipur, India Winnipeg, Canada Ely, England Madrid, Spain Doha, Qatar Buffalo, New York Aalborg, Denmark Montreal, Canada Hoboken, New... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• When Home Is Lonely

  

  New Friends? – Jaipur, India When you go away, when you travel, you will not be alone, unless you choose to be. You will meet people, boys, girls, all ages,... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Hot Noodles: A Reykjavik Treat

  

  June in Iceland: damp and chilly. The cold goes straight to the bones. The day was long and satisfying, filled with waterfalls and tiny churches and geysers.... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Map On My Wall

  

  Mumbai, India Ely, England Yosemite, USA Buenos Aires, Argentina Iceland St. Petersburg, Russia Martha’s Vineyard, USA Fonte da Telha, Portugal Vancouver, Canad... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• All The Liebe

  

  Wow! If I’ve done my math correctly (and we should never trust my mental math), this is the third time I’ve been nominated for the Liebster Blog Award. Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION