Design Traveler: Travel inspiration

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnl5uluF_hKtAFZVyUbJBdpZr0NixqilWxjK8Y6LcdXNa3bv_BZBOYmNgcS0y-bDCmyT4JkPxJ6nxUIgU34f-MS0Z6kbBJoB1BK9Gp2D-f8xRirEOm77Te6aq8vh5aPkTjq6abAiLNH9E/s1600/IMG_0195.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnl5uluF_hKtAFZVyUbJBdpZr0NixqilWxjK8Y6LcdXNa3bv_BZBOYmNgcS0y-bDCmyT4JkPxJ6nxUIgU34f-MS0Z6kbBJoB1BK9Gp2D-f8xRirEOm77Te6aq8vh5aPkTjq6abAiLNH9E/s640/IMG_0195.jpg" width="480" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While searching for a little inspiration I came across some older <a href="http://greigedesign.blogspot.com/search/label/design%20traveler" target="_blank">travel photos</a>.  I have shared some of this trip previously but I don't think these particular photos have made it on the blog.  When I travel I have a tendency to spend A LOT of my time taking photos.  This trip was great because I was with a friend who was just as interested in photographing EVERYTHING and I was driving so I could stop anytime I pleased for a photo opp!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love these old buildings and structures as I am sure that many others do to considering we are consistently taking clues from them when we plan our own homes and gardens.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My favorite part is that even the weeds look good just because they are here! We are working on selecting stone for our patio and I keep consulting photos of<a href="http://greigedesign.blogspot.com/2012/02/gardens-of-portugal.html" target="_blank"> these beautiful spaces </a>to inspire me, I just have to figure out how to make it look beautifully aged.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wC2bZ1OkivgJLttK6nBTJHmMeHkIaiiywVMw_8XGV0ZPHJN0uXIeE2YgwEMEugPbFU5zzWqd1aAmE-M3_7aixZA59qUStzITNVf6qIeb0tHdfz0f9oduFt0vq3BIzajlkEKc1ZrfhUI/s1600/IMG_0190.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wC2bZ1OkivgJLttK6nBTJHmMeHkIaiiywVMw_8XGV0ZPHJN0uXIeE2YgwEMEugPbFU5zzWqd1aAmE-M3_7aixZA59qUStzITNVf6qIeb0tHdfz0f9oduFt0vq3BIzajlkEKc1ZrfhUI/s640/IMG_0190.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4LD5C9C6JTr_FOorIbQJYzS9fQq9C2Wm8CsjAIOTcaw9s680igChzcNsrwEDYj7Yll6WSagZxR1exUzjNP0Rh9WjBR0q7rrVu6kajxgGP49YcB4YWbfepadN1O-hF2VHIuvsJl5olU1s/s1600/IMG_0197.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4LD5C9C6JTr_FOorIbQJYzS9fQq9C2Wm8CsjAIOTcaw9s680igChzcNsrwEDYj7Yll6WSagZxR1exUzjNP0Rh9WjBR0q7rrVu6kajxgGP49YcB4YWbfepadN1O-hF2VHIuvsJl5olU1s/s640/IMG_0197.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJBKHnBLhZslIiV8NycOp3el6dn77H14RdV3iyKZUH1Z3HdfM7mcOyg8HJzSd_mj1apy1MLXRVd11H0VdpF3BtEYTANDsytLcpO0IR3AEbM3_Dk3RGmfOYMpnSsZs4odlPth-5ToiBqdo/s1600/IMG_0199.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJBKHnBLhZslIiV8NycOp3el6dn77H14RdV3iyKZUH1Z3HdfM7mcOyg8HJzSd_mj1apy1MLXRVd11H0VdpF3BtEYTANDsytLcpO0IR3AEbM3_Dk3RGmfOYMpnSsZs4odlPth-5ToiBqdo/s640/IMG_0199.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZVy8KUW3f8MfStWEnFuE9dm2HsJa4EGKiHkZnL_MIDgSYadiUxCDefG8kmoUw9o34c2DrL49jjomM5Gg-_RIqOyxNI5NG63Yl72QBW6CODO_08NIJbhAOqz9c94s6pxITGNic182jhs/s1600/IMG_0198.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZVy8KUW3f8MfStWEnFuE9dm2HsJa4EGKiHkZnL_MIDgSYadiUxCDefG8kmoUw9o34c2DrL49jjomM5Gg-_RIqOyxNI5NG63Yl72QBW6CODO_08NIJbhAOqz9c94s6pxITGNic182jhs/s640/IMG_0198.jpg" width="480" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">images by Christina for greige of <a href="http://greigedesign.blogspot.com/search/label/portugal#uds-search-results" target="_blank">Portugal </a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><img align="right" alt="Photobucket" border="0" img="" src="http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb350/littlebluedeer/littlebluedeers%20album%202/signature-8.png" /> <span style="font-size: small;">If you would like help creating inspirational spaces for yourself <a href="http://www.greigedesign.com/index2.php?v=v1#%21/CONTACT" target="_blank">contact us</a>!</span>

Design Traveler: Travel inspiration

  While searching for a little inspiration I came across some older travel photos .  I have shared some of this trip previously but I don...

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New Year big plans...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQH0hZHQ2apM1ZkAVw1J0bmd6QCmPksdWpqkIh9du7omg1YRa0Ja6SO6-cbmEEuMkK3Z-fUIuGuDRA9nbmb6EC_XxNoc3lFy7DttoinX6UY5R8zc4QNPXVanq8kKB6lMOqyufMWQqtiE/s1600/IMG_0256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQH0hZHQ2apM1ZkAVw1J0bmd6QCmPksdWpqkIh9du7omg1YRa0Ja6SO6-cbmEEuMkK3Z-fUIuGuDRA9nbmb6EC_XxNoc3lFy7DttoinX6UY5R8zc4QNPXVanq8kKB6lMOqyufMWQqtiE/s640/IMG_0256.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">First of all thank you for all of your sweet comments on the photos from instagram, it is a great way to capture a moment in time for me.  I was flipping trough pictures from trips to Paris and found these from a trip a long time ago in <a href="http://greigedesign.blogspot.com/2010/10/remembering-portugal.html" target="_blank">Portugal</a>.  I posted some photos once before but these got me thinking... I love to <a href="http://greigedesign.blogspot.com/search/label/travel" target="_blank">travel</a> and this year will be no different but I have not nailed down my path as of yet and I cannot wait to share where I am going!  In looking back I see how things change for me over the years, what I focus on when I travel and how I try to capture it.  This is a small walled town that was so amazing in contrast.  I tried to capture the colors that they were so bold with on the buildings.  Amazing! </div><div style="text-align: center;">What does 2013 hold for you?  Any plans yet?  I always love to hear good ideas so bring them on! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUcO_tXnvyXUb5IEAUh1wCm5a0gq5_Q-GGxIMFPmDZl0ZUiBzGiX4AnWj5Ne9an6a4kS4GmBbzEJapHZibpv_DVqYqYIV8tqXu_3ud4Y5iU-4tqCIISgyNTr4gqpyWqLAMaNLhS51qVNo/s1600/IMG_0266.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUcO_tXnvyXUb5IEAUh1wCm5a0gq5_Q-GGxIMFPmDZl0ZUiBzGiX4AnWj5Ne9an6a4kS4GmBbzEJapHZibpv_DVqYqYIV8tqXu_3ud4Y5iU-4tqCIISgyNTr4gqpyWqLAMaNLhS51qVNo/s640/IMG_0266.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82gWMY7XMlfYhPTvJqJN1ObyHwJ73UIGmP-ppwxZ229x1JqhyWvl5E4_AbzJBwQqV2xm4ov9R1xeGt1XZBkrmPFRq_nDteE-R92so0kAHxGEcLwGqvBUigKYmTy386ahzGv8DhCbWWs8/s1600/IMG_3623.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82gWMY7XMlfYhPTvJqJN1ObyHwJ73UIGmP-ppwxZ229x1JqhyWvl5E4_AbzJBwQqV2xm4ov9R1xeGt1XZBkrmPFRq_nDteE-R92so0kAHxGEcLwGqvBUigKYmTy386ahzGv8DhCbWWs8/s640/IMG_3623.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5bsjqRS5jicC4w3bxQyHK6JaTtlyhy-7A-ZDXC46paKfj-qVQEE7D3MHsyXgILMdX44qBdHXlU_HRHAfzKAfgIlhBUtdeLuJrDe386CMAJBbMAt-EqS6RXklgDlnpXKgnOJhZZMT-vVE/s1600/IMG_3630.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5bsjqRS5jicC4w3bxQyHK6JaTtlyhy-7A-ZDXC46paKfj-qVQEE7D3MHsyXgILMdX44qBdHXlU_HRHAfzKAfgIlhBUtdeLuJrDe386CMAJBbMAt-EqS6RXklgDlnpXKgnOJhZZMT-vVE/s640/IMG_3630.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEz4scc7leX_3FfBdPcp1VKWPkBNtAw4CivRE1ON_irPm26EpVMktX_q93O1wCNZtkdzJTviyl1V1rhY4Ime-Y39_Hc5Dl1mhfjxb4zXUOourSitx3e0CeE6SDauaoQyHR1RBYslRMlfU/s1600/IMG_3647.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEz4scc7leX_3FfBdPcp1VKWPkBNtAw4CivRE1ON_irPm26EpVMktX_q93O1wCNZtkdzJTviyl1V1rhY4Ime-Y39_Hc5Dl1mhfjxb4zXUOourSitx3e0CeE6SDauaoQyHR1RBYslRMlfU/s640/IMG_3647.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vyrlVnn9ukgXx5STe1TqdxEa0-MKw4rnZI54gxwdnRkmgfG6_81DXD52i_yCPDMtny7Zpm8LanU8uVe6bdj3x1zsXkelSLEEmuDF-SY3YFbtGFhE1tUcvvw5l6dz9x1AgsddPum1vSU/s1600/IMG_3654.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vyrlVnn9ukgXx5STe1TqdxEa0-MKw4rnZI54gxwdnRkmgfG6_81DXD52i_yCPDMtny7Zpm8LanU8uVe6bdj3x1zsXkelSLEEmuDF-SY3YFbtGFhE1tUcvvw5l6dz9x1AgsddPum1vSU/s640/IMG_3654.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><img align="right" alt="Photobucket" border="0" img="img" src="http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb350/littlebluedeer/littlebluedeers%20album%202/signature-8.png" />  <script src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

New Year big plans...

First of all thank you for all of your sweet comments on the photos from instagram, it is a great way to capture a moment in time for me.  I...

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Mind trip...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7o3830tmyNo8cOU2UBL6NzkGs2dQRqMdc8WkD5x-vzTmmcp_5iQq6s137pKvE-V3EpfpyIODBMxDLrDsnHAhQoK27ZUmt_PMQuQW_QwBj6bvJgG3JN9q-4eONfbfBCaGQcwCLcSxbCY/s1600/IMG_0194.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7o3830tmyNo8cOU2UBL6NzkGs2dQRqMdc8WkD5x-vzTmmcp_5iQq6s137pKvE-V3EpfpyIODBMxDLrDsnHAhQoK27ZUmt_PMQuQW_QwBj6bvJgG3JN9q-4eONfbfBCaGQcwCLcSxbCY/s640/IMG_0194.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcg2TqtulcrGDhSWFO0Ozait4PqWyh2E21pcrcjUtiJM2J_hYkHM57iHkT-S40TaKmBbIm6061tiqflWomMIuZRpmGmPGcOOKw3JlW_2TjMtHGTJm0SOj76TMG4HENlww3QaJGAwXK51I/s1600/IMG_0195.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcg2TqtulcrGDhSWFO0Ozait4PqWyh2E21pcrcjUtiJM2J_hYkHM57iHkT-S40TaKmBbIm6061tiqflWomMIuZRpmGmPGcOOKw3JlW_2TjMtHGTJm0SOj76TMG4HENlww3QaJGAwXK51I/s640/IMG_0195.jpg" width="480" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You know you are working too much when you get to view all of your really old photos on screen saver video slide shows.  I was reminded of my trip to Portugal almost 6 years ago - is that even possible that it has been that long?!  Wow!  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you have a wonderful weekend planned!  Working on getting caught up here and taking a little family time.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Images by christina for greige  </i></span></div><br /><img align="right" alt="Photobucket" border="0" img="img" src="http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb350/littlebluedeer/signature-6.png" />  <script src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

Mind trip...

  You know you are working too much when you get to view all of your really old photos on screen saver video slide shows.  I was reminded of...

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