New Year’s Resolutions: Four must-visit, off the beaten path travel destinations

2016 was a year of adventures and opportunities to live by experience. I’ve so enjoyed taking so many of you along with me on the journey and I invite you to come along with me in 2017. I hope to make some first time, as well as reconnect with some favorite destinations, to explore and hopefully photograph some of the obscure and unique treasures these places hold:

Shangri-La, Honolulu, Hawaii

Doris Duke, the daughter of a wealthy tobacco tycoon and the founder of Duke University, was able to fund a life of global travel and wide-ranging interests. Her world travels inspired Shangri-La, her Honolulu home built in 1937. Duke’s collection of Islamic art was very special to her, and she collected pieces until her death. At that time, the collection consisted of 3,500 pieces; the oldest date back to 1500 BC.

Glass Window Bridge, The Bahamas

Artist Winslow Homer painted the Glass Window Bridge when he was on an assignment for Century Magazine in 1885. He painted the stone arch that connected E…