Hi! I'm Sarah, aka Mukikapup's Travels. I'm an avid traveler, of course, but there's so much more to my story that led me to creating a store here on Etsy!
My favorite times in travel and life consisted of a mix of travel adventures and taking photos and videos - especially going on archaeological excavations in Israel that I photographed, leading to an internship taking photos of archaeological sites and even a Masters in archaeology!
I realized I have a need to be creative and exploring, and now I run a travel blog (https://mukikapupstravels.com) and this Etsy store where I can share my love of all things travel photography with you!
About Mukikapup
(Pronounced Muck-ee-kuh-pup)
When I was growing up, my grandfather would tell my sister and me bedtime stories about a character named Mukikapup. A vagabond, Mukikapup would travel around and look for places to offer him room and board in exchange for work. Muki would always try to get out of work and move on quickly; many times, though, he would get stuck doing some of the work.
Somehow, Mukikapup’s adventures always corresponded with what we had done that day. My grandparents lived in Hampton, VA and we would explore Jamestown, Yorktown, and Williamsburg, picnic along the shoreline, eat seafood, go swimming, and play make-believe at my grandparents house. Somehow, Muki was always hanging out at the same places we were!
The name “Mukikapup” sounds like “making it up”, which is how my grandfather coined this original name!
I thought for years about building a blog to honor my grandfather through this beloved character. I decided that the best way to do that is to tell my travel stories on my blog!