tracey l heppner - photographer & lover of life

for all the details of this magical tour go to our TOUR SITE - www.followyourhearttours.com :)

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 ...

these are some of my most favorite photos i’ve taken in venice - from my first trip back in 2008.

and until today, i thought i had lost these forever. so when i happened upon them in my time machine’s backups, to say i was thrilled is an understatement ...

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 ...

anyone who knows me even a WEE bit know i LOVE italy.

i have only stayed 6 hours in rome, though, if you can imagine! but i took as many photos of rome as my 5D could take, let me tell you.

here is 6 hours in rome through my ...

Mark your calendars for the italian tour of 2013!

Puglia…also known as Italy’s “heel”. It has it all…all except the tourists! Puglia has some of the
most brilliant seas, the most diverse culture and architecture, the most delectable cuisine, and
some even say the most kindest people ...

when life gets really overwhelming or i need to find some solice or if i want to escape the demands of every day pressures, i let it think of my most favorite city on the earth…

where do you go to your “happy place?

xotracey

the last time i was in italy, i had the pleasure of visiting a delightful little bridal boutique in spoleto, umbria.

vogue sposa is owned by a wonderful woman named lina, who has been in the bridal business for many a year.

she showed us so many divine designs…

the ...

cortona, tuscany.

such a lovely place. the place where that movie, under the tuscan sun, is located. ya. it was lovely.

cortona was no less than magical.

the supposed house that the lady who wrote UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN stayed..

 there were so many little “spots” or alleyways that you ...

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 ...

the last post i was able to get up here was on the 17th of jan. it is now the 10th of feb.

wow….Wow….WOW!

can i just say i’m glad to NOT be sick anymore? i had my final “relapse” of that crazy flu after ...

i have been extremely blessed and fortunate to travel a LOT in my life. and i have been to some fairly AMAZING places. 

and i know that there are some places that i want to go BACK to one day and spend christmas there - and places i HAVEN’T been ...

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 ...

this week would have been the week i head off to delightful ITALY. but things didn’t work out to go this fall.

so instead of pining my heart out about not being there, i decided to do the opposite - start dreaming about next year’s efforts to take a ...