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Lessons learned on the road #4: acceptance
Shorter trips to familiar places are manageable. Longer trips to far-flung and foreign locations are not so easy. One day we were home, surrounded by all that is familiar and before we knew it, a jet had dropped us into … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, Cascais Portugal, durian, Hoi An Vietnam, international travel, La Mar, Maido, travel, travel around the world
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Car camping our way
We started tent camping many, many years ago with equipment that we’re not even sure they still make. It seemed that, as soon as we learned how to camp, we quickly devised a style of our own. We loved the … Continue reading
The heavy baggage of some international travelers
No, the heavy baggage we carry on international trips is our embarrassment at so many of the policies of our country. When we travel abroad and people discover we are from the U.S., how do we get them to understand … Continue reading
The holiday spirit in a difficult year
Every year our holiday wish is for peace on earth, but, so far, we’ve not come close. This year was a particularly bruising year, not just for those who live in the United States but even worse for those caught … Continue reading
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Tagged charity, holiday, hope, One Up Banana Hotel, Save the Children, spirit, travel
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Open the door – a thought on travel photography
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then travellers’ photos of iconic buildings tell the tale of magical places. Some places are so recognizable that no further explanation is required, and so photogenic that it would be hard to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bodrum, Guggenheim Museum, Hierapolis, Maria, Pamukkale, photography, travel, Venice
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What’s missing in our travel photography?
What’s missing in our travel photography? Quite a lot, really, but one of the worst of our faults would be a ridiculously small number of travel photos with people in them. We have great images of landscapes, historic sites, and … Continue reading
The creatures hiding in our photo library
Most of us have ‘themes” for our photos. Again and again we focus our cameras on the same subjects. Maybe it’s our children, or family get-togethers, landscapes, or vacations snaps… We often fall into a groove and only bring out … Continue reading
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Tagged Cares Gorge, coati, Gressoney St. John, photography, Santa Elena, travel, tree frog
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Virtual orphans
Every photo tells its own story, and we find it challenging – and a little magical – to take a handful of chosen photos to weave the tale of our travels. The rest of the many photos we’ve taken – … Continue reading
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Tagged Asturias, Ghost Ranch, Newfoundland, photography, Quirpon Island, Spain, travel, Turkey, Turquoise Coast
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Home (is where we are) for the holidays
Really it is. And that is especially true at holiday time. A holiday….Surrounded by others wishing us a merry time …Enjoying the calm of being with friends and family ….Taking time to reflect on all the good we have in … Continue reading
Seismic
The upstairs exhibit room at the Renwick Gallery used to be long, narrow, and hopelessly out-of-date. Since it seemed historic (or, to our way of thinking, “stuck in time”), we wondered if it would survive the renovation. One way to find … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Chakaia Booker, craft, Janet Echelman, John Grade, Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian, travel, Washington DC
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