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We love to travel! Read about our latest adventures locally and abroad.

 

We had a small break in-between weddings a few weeks back and we decided to use this rare opportunity to take a short summer vacation. Originally, the plan was to go to Alaska – a place which we’ve wanted to visit for a long time now, but the weather forecast looked so grim that we decided to find a warmer/drier place and ended up in the state of Washington. We spent a few days exploring Seattle, and then rented a car, took a ferry (in the car) across the Puget Sound, and went exploring the Olympic Penninsula and the Olympic National Park.

We wanted to experiment on this trip and see if it’s still possible to take cool pictures without caring big fancy cameras around, so all of the pictures we are sharing from this trip were taken on our PHONES :)

Gum wall + beach of Olympic National Park + Music Experience Project:

Wedding Photographers in Seattle

Seattle’s monorail + Olympic Rain forest + ubiquitous salmon:

Wedding Photographers traveling in Seattle

 

Visit to an Animal farm + the first Starbucks + the ferry ride:

Wedding Photographers traveling in Washington

 

Kayaking the Crescent Lake + Pikes Place Market + freezing on Mount Olympus:

Wedding Photographers in Seattle area

Amazing lattes of Seattle + Washington’s rugged beaches:

Wedding Photographers on Olympic Peninsula

 

Seattle’s skyline + curious llamas at the animal farm:

Wedding Photographers on Olympic Peninsula in Washington

 

Fish at a farmers market + a happy-hour cocktail :)

Wedding Photographers in Seattle

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We’d like to share pictures from a vacation we took only a month ago – this is absolutely unheard of! :) It usually takes us months and months to get to our personal images because there’s always something more important to work on. Well this time there are too many people who’ve been asking to see the images and so this weekend I decided to go through our loot and share some of our favorites. Let’s start at the beginning:

This April we went on a last-minute trip to Colombia. We really didn’t plan to travel anywhere far this year, but a few of our friends were going and when everything came together the temptation was just too hard to refuse :)

I’ll start with answering the most common question we get asked: Yes, Colombia is safe. After decades of civil conflict not only it is finally safe to visit, but it’s a must-visit country. Colombia is one of the most well-developed countries in Latin America and has amazingly diverse landscapes – from the gorgeous beaches of the Carribian to snowy mountains in the south. It was close to impossible to pick favorites and decide what to see during our two weeks trip, but below are some of the highlights.

Cartagena

 

Cartagena was the first city we visited and we were amazed at the history and colonial architecture we found there. Charming and old Cartagena quickly became our favorite city in Colombia. We stayed at a super cute tiny hotel within the old city walls and spent our days walking its quiet 16th century streets and plazas trying to soak in all the colors around us.

Wedding Photographers in Cartagena

 

People of Cartagena

 

The view from the roof of our hotel Casa Gloria during twilight:

Roofs of Cartagena

 

We came upon this church while searching the streets for a place to eat one night. There was a wedding ceremony going on inside and of course I had to snap a shot of it :)

Wedding Ceremony in Cartagena

 

Old City of Cartagena

 

Colombia’s food is amazing! I think we liked everything we tried there :) From delicious breads and buns for breakfast to amazing seafood for dinner, and tropical fruits sold on the streets as snacks in between – we just couldn’t stop eating.

La Cevicheria in Cartagena

 

Cartagena at night

 

We took a short day-trip from Cartagena to get to the famous mud baths of Volcan de Lodo El Totumo. The crater of the volcano is filled with warm mud with the thick consistency of sour cream. We spent most of our time laughing and trying our best to sink further then buoyancy would allow :)

Wedding Photographers in mud

 

A few more Cartagena scenes:

Colorful streets of Cartagena

 

Pigeons on the plaza in Cartagena

 

Church in Cartagena

 

Street vendors in Cartagena

 

Colonial architecture of Cartagena

 

Sofitel Hotel in Cartagena

 

Colorful doors of Cartagena

 

Sofitel Hotel in Cartagena at night

 

Walking on city wall in Cartagena

 

After this we spent a few days camping in Park Tayrona – one of Colombia’s most popular national parks. This scenic park is located right on the Carribean coast and has gorgeous uncrowded beaches frequented mostly by locals. There are no roads in the park so all the visitors have to hike for a couple of hours to get to the beaches and campgrounds. It was definitely worth it!

Beaches of Park Tayrona

 

In Tayrona there was the option of renting a hammock for the night:

Sleeping accommodations of Park Tayrona

 

As romantic and tempting as sleeping in the hammock on the beach sounded, most of us wisely decided to stay in tents.

Camping in Park Tayrona

 

While traveling, we always try to visit the local markets – not the souvenir markets intended for tourists, but the markets where locals buy their food. Plaza de Mercado de Paloquemao in the capital city of Bogota was the real deal wholesale market with livestock and produce. We spent a couple of hours wondering the labyrinth of its rows, enjoying all the colors and smells of an incredible variety of locals fruits, vegetables, and herbs.

Bogota food market

 

Colombia vegetables

 

Fish market in Bogota

 

Streets of Bogota

 

Colonial architecture of Colombia

 

We absolutely loved Colombia and cannot wait to come back to explore it further! I can’t recommend visiting this beautiful country enough.

We are now in the middle of our busy season – there are going to be three weddings and an engagement session shoot within next five days, but we’ll do our best to keep the blog updated with all of the recent events! Hope you had a great holiday weekend!

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As some of you may know, we just got back home after a week in Mexico. We usually prefer to have lots more adventures during our travels, but this time we had a short and relaxing family vacation in one of the big resorts near Playa del Carmen.

As usual, we took a bunch of camera gear with us but after having lugged two big cameras around for a few days, we decided to let it go and leave them in the room. After all, what interesting photo opportunities can you find in a resort? Well, as Murphy’s law would have it, dramatic light happens as soon as you leave home without the camera. Fortunately, I always carry a little point-and-shoot with me, and all the pictures here were taken with it.

The pier at the resort

 A couple on the beach

the boat

An amazing sunset we saw in Cancun:

Sunset in Cancun

Our Thanksgiving dinner with Turkey and tropical cocktails:

Thanksgiving's dinner

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!! Have a great week :)

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