tracey l heppner - photographer & lover of life

there was one thing i always wanted to do, every time i went to venice but never got to it - climb the campanile in san marco square and view my beloved venezia from a bird’s eye view.

my last trip i did just that. it was a cool fall ...

when i was in turkey shootin for Lonely Planet Philippines magazine, our schedule was jam packed full of wonderfulness! :) one of the areas we toured in was Cappadocia, in the heart of the country. here lie the magical fair chimney homes and it feels like you are in a completely ...

so i decided to scout out the interwebs and give you a list of all the REMARKABLE reasons WHY you should come to PUGLIA, ITALY this coming OCTOBER 2013.

taken from LONELY PLANET:

Puglia is sun-bleached landscapes, seascapes and silver olive groves; hilltop and coastal towns; factories and power stations ...

with a new TURKEY tour announced on my Follow Your Heart Tours site, and the fact that i have NOT blogged about my turkey trip, except for it being published in Lonely Planet Philippines magazine, i decided today was as good a day than any to start showing the world ...

umbria & tuscany…

the destination for this april’s FOLLOW YOUR HEART TOUR in ITALY.

march 21st is the deadline to register. it will be a phototour like no other.

check out our site for details…and be inspired by these photos.. :)

baci mia amico!

xotracey

ps - i’m in ...

2012 is coming soon. and i’m in the midst of organizing some ITALY tour dates for photogs and non-photogs!

i simply cannot wait!

here’s a sneak peak into what is coming in regards to ITALIA for 2012 and FOLLOW YOUR HEART TOURS:

UMBRIA & TUSCANY

for the PHOTOTOURS…

take ...

i have had many people ask me how i got into travel photography…and everytime i am a little stumped.

ever since i can remember i have wanted to see the world. growing up, my dad had a subscription to those yellow national geographic magazines and everytime there was a ...

i am writing this the night before thursday - i probably wont get to my computer tomoro am as i’m heading off bright and early for Gentle Hands, where i volunteer several days a week.

if you follow me on facebook, twitter or instagram at ALL, you will see my ...

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 ...

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 ...