paradise and me
Ok where to start I am back in paradise, I am back on the Caribbean, well almost, my new home for the next month is Mexico, currently Cancun. I absolutely loved the first time I came here 3 years ago and I remember smiling all the time, swimming in the ocean and at all having the time of my life. I can surely say that this trip started also with lots of smiling. Arriving in Cancun I head towards the Information desk where 4 guys explained to me where is the taxi stand and where abouts is my hotel, at the end they said that I definitely have to get the Mexican welcome. I did not remember anything like this from my last trip so they started explaining they gave examples - in Hawaii you get flowers, in Italy kisses and in Mexico.... before I could say anything they all came and gave me a hug. Yes this is the way to start a trip, lol.
I got up at 5 this morning I took this photo, went for a walk on the beach and swam in the ocean. The entire day I spend surrounded by the amazing staff of this hotel, all so kind and so helpful, I feel like I am at home, I walked all day with a big smile on my face.
I truly love Mexico...:)
Hugs and kisses
Ema
just a dream...
Do we miss moments because we are so afraid that they will pass us by anyway without stopping? Do we miss someone just because we are too scared that it will be too good to bare, too good to have forever, are we afraid of forever? Do we want everything that we can't have? What happens if you reach and say no I will have it now and always? What happens if you choose to fight and to live, to experience, to suffer but to know that every minute, every second is lived trough like there is no today, no tomorrow? What happens if you say I will have it all, I will dream of it all, I am all. Where is the breaking point when you say I will run wild, I will enjoy with every sense I have? So many questions and all you have to do is say: today I begin.
why you should smile
What do you want to do?
What do you want to be?
What do you want to have?
Where do you want to go?
Who do you want to go with?
How the hell do you plan to get there?
Write it down. Go do it. Enjoy it. Share it.
It doesn't get much simpler or better than that.
It's my Birthday....
I was born 29 years ago without heartbeat, I took my first breath minutes later and maybe that is why I love life and I fight for it every minute of every day. I love you mum!!!!
My Birthday started last night ( it was already the 19th in Bulgaria) so many phone calls and wonderful wishes.
This morning while waking up and smiling I was thinking for my passed Birthdays and where I was in the world.
My 23rd Birthday was spent with my family and friends in Bulgaria, I was still a student and had a fantastic day with my colleagues in the crazy Film, Theater and Art University. Great times.
My 24th in Paris all of the day with colleagues in Magnum Photo agency and than all night with my family drinking Champaign and eating tons of chocolate watching the night Paris, the Seine and the Eiffel Tower.
My 25th in Ankara, Turkey again with fantastic bunch of friends and many presents and of course some belly dancing.
The 26th in Mexico in a resort called El Tamarindo with a colleague of mine Darryl. We were photographing this amazing place with 29 private villas surrounded by incredible forest finishing on a private little lagoon. All was candle lit at night and had the most amazing atmosphere. After work we swam in the ocean ( floated is more like what we did) and I still remember Darryl singing “ It’s your Birthday” all day long.
The night finished with a cake and a candle and 5 Mexican waiters singing in broken English “Happy Birthday to you…..”
My 27th - Paris again, this time with another colleague of mine Art. We were doing destination work all day and it was hot, sunny and beautiful. In the evening we found a little corner restaurant on the coble streets close to the Opera and we drank a lot of wine and played a game of people watching.
My 28th – London. Finally a Birthday spent with Rob and I still remember we had amazing Columbus clouds on that day, together with amazing warm weather and a fantastic dinner in the evening.
Finally today
I am 29, I feel young I feel like there is so much to achieve and that I will do it all. I had the most fantastic start of the day with Rob and a gift that made me so happy. A little blue camera. What else can a girl want!
This is where I am going to be very soon
One of those magical places where time seems to stop
So often I wonder what captivates me and makes me love a place so much that it hurts. So often I wonder what exactly makes me want to loose myself somewhere on the streets and just enjoy the smell of the city, its vibrancy and atmosphere. So many times I experience the arising sensation of total satisfaction, of carrying a smile on my face and not being able to escape from the feeling that this is all meant for me to see and live trough.
Chicago is one of those places that makes me feel like I am on top of the world. A place where you just can't close your eyes, can't sleep, can't even daydream because you can miss something. And this is exactly what I did, I took all I can, felt like a kid in a candy store and for a second time this year experienced this magical city. I am still there right now, in my thoughts and my dreams and desires.
Chicago, Chicago
Wow, I love this place, I am here second time this year and I am truly loving it. I am at the Travel Distribution Summit and having a real blast. CEO's of companies are definitely fun. Will write and post more photos later. :)
I AM FAMOUS
As you all know (for the ones that don’t see Archives from July ) I am a member of the Cloud Appreciation Society. On their web site
http://www.cloudappreciationsociety.org/gallery/ they have some of the most stunning images of clouds I have seen taken by fellow members ( most of them professional photographers). Well I send one photo also and today I received an e-mail from their photo editor that they want to publish the image that you see here in the International Meteorology Magazine. It just can't get better than that I feel so happy that my cloud dreams are coming true!
World From Above
It was another of those days when I thought that I am blessed with what I do. Hanging 57 m above ground for 4 hours from a bright yellow crane all I could think about is how much I love my job. I
had the most amazing view ever of early morning Vancouver all in beautiful sunlight; I just kept smiling and pressing the shutter of my camera. Such moments just make you feel so alive without any fear, without anything to stop your eyes recording, without anything to stop you from flying! I truly loved the whole experience seeing the world from above.
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