tracey l heppner - photographer & lover of life

it’s still tuesday right?? :) it’s almost 4pm but it is still tuesday..chuckle..the “sore eyes” have now become mostly gritty eyes so staring at computer does not work so well! however, here is today’s blogpost.

siena. we have seen it in movies - the english patient, james ...

it really began when i went to GERMANY to shoot a wedding at a castle just outside of FUSSEN. with one of my best friends as my assistant and travel companion, we not only rocked that wedding, but we tootled around in munich and garmisch partenkirschen…and decided we were ...

la serenissma. the most serene.

one of the many “names” the beloved VENEZIA is called.

venice will always have a special, personal place in my heart. one can get lost in venice, but not really be lost. the culture of venice, minus the zillions of tourists that flock there every ...

so i’m a little partial to ITALIA… it’s true, you got me. if i could live anywhere in the world, hands down it would be italy. :) so until then, i will live there through the week long FOLLOW YOUR HEART TOURS… to ITALY that i put on for ...

 can i just say, again, how truly blessed i am to be able to travel as much as i do and shoot a zillion photos?? ya. i am. big time. :)

june’s wallpaper is a little late..so i included two. :) i love the bright, colourful signage of hong kong ...

one of the best things i brought home with me when i was in ITALY last fall was how to make reallly great italian coffee. i brought home a BIALETTI espresso maker and a new love for coffee and all it brings to a culture.

coffee in ITALY is never ...

one thing i’m good at is being a tourist in my own town. i remember in vancouver i would LOVE to discover all the beauties in around the city. and when we had people come visit, i would be their very own tour guide. :)

well here i go now ...

our 2011 FOLLOW YOUR HEART tour to Italy will be this fall. and we will be visiting the breath-taking, coastal region of LIGURIA. also known as the ITALIAN RIVIERA, the region of LIGURIA is filled with quaint towns, exotic beaches, picturesque scenery…definitely a tour you wouldn’t want to ...

castelluccio…the village up in the cold mountains.. it was one of my favorite places to visit.. such a small community.. so serene.. everything about it i loved. :) it was so chill…and like we were caught in a moment of time.. and it was cold and there was snow ...

back to getting some of my italy photos up on the blog.. life has been consumed with getting ready for our big move. so here i am in the okanagan during the holiday week and i am trying to find time here too.. i’m seeing a pattern. i need ...

sunday - after a wonderful sleep and great breakfast, max and i scurried down the winding road to the bridal shop in town where lina was waiting for us to pick up the GORGEOUS bridal gown we would be using monday for our bridal session.. i LOVE lina..she was so ...

it is finally here…the first day of the FOLLOW OUR HEART tour to italy…i cannot tell you how exciting it was to pick up the group from Fiumincino Airport!

everyone was STOKED to be in italy! after we got everything in the van, max led us on our ...

Terni..the main city in the area where max & cristiana live..

we went downtown to walk about..fetch frede from school, have a snack and some gelato…twas a good way to spend a friday afternoon.. :)

a DIVINE chocolate shop.. :)

yay! already starting to set up for christmas here! one ...

max and cristiana were gracious enough to let me stay at their place for two days before the tour. we have had a wonderful time chatting, eating, walking, laughing, drinking, eating, discussing, more eating…you get the picture.. :)

they live in a village just outside of TERNI (a more major ...

october 27, 2010 was a very special day for me. it was the day i left for italy.

it was 10 months earlier that i first communicated with max brunnelli from italy about organizing my own phototour in italy. 

travel has been in my blood since i can remember…and ...