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Ethiopia, a Journey to the Motherland, January 2015 [Updated July 2018], Part 2, Into the Omo Valley

Over the next several hours we were driven southwest... read more →

Maine, July 2013 (A Reunion, Bar Harbor, and Portland)

I grew up in Bangor, Maine, and graduated from college in Waterville, Maine. I couldn’t wait to leave Maine. And... read more →

Key West, Florida, Spring Getaway, April 2013

My husband Noel and I have been to Key West four times, the last time was the first week in... read more →

France and Belgium, February 2013 (Part I, Paris in Winter)

It’s pretty much universal. February is not a good time to be in Paris. The weather sucks, the food markets... read more →

France and Belgium, February 2013 (Part II, On the Road)

I love trains. I wish we had more in the US. The train ride from Paris to downtown Brussels took... read more →

Egypt and Jordan, March 2017 (Part I, Cairo)

I had wanted to visit Egypt since I was a little girl. So when Noel and I received a travel... read more →

Egypt and Jordan, March 2017 (Part II, Cruising in Egypt)

On Monday we flew on an early domestic flight to Aswan where the hydro-electric dam built there by the Russians... read more →

A Political Labyrinth

Our visit to Anwar Sadat’s tomb in Cairo brought to the forefront many pivotal political events in Egypt that I... read more →

Egypt: Room & Board

 We were very happy with our accommodations throughout our two week visit to Egypt. We spent our first three nights... read more →

Shopping in Egypt

Overall, we did not enjoy shopping in Egypt and Noel and I are avid shoppers when we travel.  We felt... read more →

Egypt and Jordan, April 2017 (Part III, Petra and the Heshimite Kingdom of Jordan)

Petra & the Heshemite Kingdom of Jordan... The three of us continuing on after the Egyptian journey, Noel and I and... read more →

Argentina, Our Winter Journey, January 2012 (Part I, Buenos Aires)

Argentina is a very large country with a lot of empty space, that is, empty of people. We spent three... read more →

Argentina, Our Winter Journey, January 2012 (Part III, Mendoza)

It’s about a two-hour flight from Buenos Aires to Mendoza. We... read more →

Argentina, Our Winter Journey, January 2012 (Part II, Patagonia)

After a week in Buenos Aires we flew to Comodoro Rivadavia, a small industrial city in Patagonia. Our destination was... read more →
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ABOUT LAURIE BEASLEY

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This site is based on some of my travels with my husband Noel and grew out of the newsletter I published periodically to promote my gallery, Ridge Art. I had a 25+ year career in advertising and print production before opening the gallery in Oak Park, Illinois, in 1998. It featured Haitian art and other work by self-taught and visionary artists from around the world. I closed the physical gallery in 2010 to focus on my growing internet business. In August 2017 I closed down the gallery website ridgeart.com and created the website ridgearttravels.com.
- Laurie Beasley


Ridge Art Travels is not a commercial site and does not accept paid compensation from any of the hotels, travel agencies, restaurants, etc. mentioned in any of the essays.

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