Category: A Picture Worth 500 Words

By Mary Kay Seales (previously published in France Today, June 29, 2016) Do you love travelling to France, but shy away from the French Riviera because you think it’s all glitz and glamour? Most people I talk to have the same reaction: Don’t I have to be a movie star or a millionaire to vacation… Continue reading Three Days on the French Riviera Without Breaking the Bank →

By Mary Kay Seales What a funny accidental photo. It was taken in the Kapaleeshwarar Temple in Mylapore in south India. Each evening I walked the circular courtyard within the temple to escape the crazy chaos of the city outside. Barefoot on the cool ancient stones, people praying, offering puja to Shiva, relaxing with friends. This… Continue reading Holy Cow! Cellphones in the Temple! →

By Mary Kay Seales I have fallen helplessly in love with the Mediterranean Sea. The blue pierces every part of me. The aqua blues of summer and the ghostly blues of winter, and, insha’Allah, I will spend eternity here. Nice Nice, France, and particularly the Old Town, has become my favorite place to land on the… Continue reading The Beaches of the Côte d’Azur: Heavenly Blue and a Forever Sky →