Test your strength and reach for the sky on a climbing trip to Slovakia’s highest summit – Gerlach Peak.

I have a herb garden! My first one! I love using different types of herbs for teas and ice cream :) The beautiful thing about herbs is that they are easy to grow and don't take up much space!

I have been moving around all my life, but this lovely place has stuck with me with more way than I can say. The majesty and overall power The Columbia River Gorge radiates is something anyone can see.

London secret gardens map

A map of my fairy Garden at my home.

I love my organic veggie garden and getting my hands dirty!

Prospect Park is the place to be when I need to clear my head and let my mind wander! It's a 10 minute walk from my apartment so I'm there quite often, especially in the summer. Even though it's situated in an urban environment there have been many times that I have taken walks on the winding paths in the park and have felt far away from the city.

Nothing like a cinnamon roll from the Polebridge Bakery before hopping on a Red Bus and heading up Going-to-the-Sun Road. The sweeping panoramas of Glacier National Park are not to miss.

Illustrated map of Nantucket Island

I watched our bouvier, Ferris from my upstairs, studio window last week, playing in the backyard, amusing himself & just thought it would make a great map! We can’t always travel afar, but we can appreciate where we are, and make the best of what we have, and I certainly saw him doing that! lessons learned from our dog! he’s happy chasing his ball, or chewing on one of his many bones, or just rolling in the snow! He gets a big run everyday, and sometimes runs with me, but he’s just as happy in his yard! and he loves the snow! Hand-drawn & hand-lettered map, in ink & watercolours, our backyard. He’s such a great fella, full of life and always makes us laugh, he certainly can teach you to embrace life fully! I had a lot of fun with this map! and illustrating his busy day! no need to explain the yellow snow!

Just a few of the more than 500 species of birds to be found in the thrilling Tarangire National Park in Tanzania. This map was a huge challenge because the brightly colored birds sort of pre-empted my color palette. It was fun to try to balance between effective composition and there's-too-much-crap-on-that-map. Hope I balanced okay!

Unique and bizarre animals inhabit the Galapagos, like the Sally Lightfoot crab and the Red-Footed Booby bird. I enjoyed adding all of the ocean elements in this one, but no room for Darwin. :)

This map highlights a few of my favorite destinations and animals of a recent trip to the Antarctic Peninsula. Stand on a tabular iceberg and be deceived at Deception Island. Can you name the three species of penguin shown? How many different types of whales can you find? These questions and many more can be answered by close inspection of the map of Antarctica!