by ginakingsley1 | Dec 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
College graduation photos are so important! When you think about it, they mark an end of an era…your child’s academic journey. They’ve been your child for 18 years and then they graduate as young adults. They are on literally on the brink of...
by ginakingsley1 | Dec 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
Reviews from clients: GREECE Gina was an amazing tour guide! She is so knowledgeable about the island of Milos. She showed us all of the best beaches, and knows the best places to eat. She is enthusiastic and fun and was always concerned about our comfort and...
by ginakingsley1 | May 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
There were requests for follow up stories about my father after I posted “Jumped Ship and Landed in ….Tulsa!” (on this blog). His experience in the Merchant Marines embodies everything about travel and adventure. Here’s another chapter in that story. This is what my...
by ginakingsley1 | May 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
My father has been to 55 countries; partly due to his time in the Merchant Marines and partly due to being an American Airlines employee. Recently, I recorded a list of the countries he’s been to but I never knew specific details about his job duties until I...
by ginakingsley1 | May 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
A few years ago, a friend of mine took me to the most interesting place. I had no idea how moved I’d be to participate in this activity. What was a typical Friday night turned out to be an atypical Friday night that was inspirational and very informative. I...
by ginakingsley1 | Apr 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
On a panoramic tour of Havana, we were taken to a rainforest. I knew Cuba was lush and tropical but I didn’t really expect to see a rainforest on our culture and arts itinerary. The drapery of emerald green swags billowing from the tree limbs was magical. The...
by ginakingsley1 | Apr 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
My hens have always been homebodies…. foraging in the yard all day…staying by their protector — our dog, Zoe. She protects them from chicken hawks and foxes. I see hawks and foxes often but they stay away from our place because of sweet Zoe. On a...
by ginakingsley1 | Apr 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
I once heard a man say that fishing was his method of “attending church.” I thought it sounded trite and so different from the traditional style of worship. What did it mean? Years later, I understood the metaphor. It was during the 2-22-22...
by ginakingsley1 | Apr 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
Tulsa’s oldest ethnic festival is one of our city’s favorite weekend experiences. What a way to celebrate the culmination of summer while ushering in fall… all in the same weekend! (Sept. 19-22) Church tours, cuisine, shopping, and entertainment...
by ginakingsley1 | Apr 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
Thank you to Coffeehouse on Cherry Street for hosting my Pachamama Exhibit for your fall event. Many thanks to Cheri Asher who encouraged me to feature the llamas I photographed in Peru (among portraits and landscape photos, too) but also for teaching me how to make...
