Adventuring: A Travelblogue with Photos

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Wednesday, August 15, 2018

First images, new camera

New camera time! Canon PowerShot sx730 HS, with some better attributes than the previous one, still in the same size and weight range. One of the things I like best is that it is faster than any digital I have had before. It is one of Canon's newest models, slightly wider angle, 20 megapixels, 40... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 16, 2018

Sunsets remembered...

The sun is always setting somewhere... https://flic.kr/s/aHsk6PRvqp Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 12, 2018

A house in the woods

From every window, the view is green with tall firs all around, and while the ground is brown with needle mulch, everywhere small plants are springing through. There is lots of trillium, past bloom or too young for blooms, but I will have to plan an earlier spring visit next year. There are some... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 25, 2018

New York City walkabout

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Thursday, April 5, 2018

My first overseas trip was to Italy, backpacking and hosteling for a month between mid-September and mid-October in 2012. I celebrated my 50th birthday with a climb up to peer into the crater of Mount Vesuvius. These photos were all from disposable cameras as I didn't have a really good one at the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 30, 2018

Pacific Northwest for TAPS, and especially Pat

https://flic.kr/s/aHsjpRts36 https://flic.kr/s/aHsjq3uZUC https://flic.kr/s/aHsjFApUhq https://flic.kr/s/aHsjxrh5xK https://flic.kr/s/aHskvqJ67V I spent over 30 years in the Puget Sound area, took photos here and there... And more, when I go back. Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Another tour for TAPS

Let's make this one a 'mystery tour,' discovering where you are by going there... https://flic.kr/s/aHsjuRPQ6H https://flic.kr/s/aHsjv2r15N https://flic.kr/s/aHsjuLMc5X https://flic.kr/s/aHsjuGfnK2 https://flic.kr/s/aHsjuFLmti https://flic.kr/s/aHsjvET9DY https://flic.kr/s/aHsjvic7gs... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 27, 2018

For TAPS who traveled far and wide in times passed...

Dear TAPS, you may not feel like firing up the computer to write, so here are some travels here and there to enjoy from your cozy chair! https://flic.kr/s/aHsjv5SDsF Bryce Canyon, a wonderland of geology! Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 26, 2018

More Singapore

Here is the special tour for the bird-watchers: Jurong Bird Park just outside Singapore City. https://flic.kr/s/aHsk8wBHE6 Sign in to see full entry.

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travel memories

On this dreary grey and chilly day, I am remembering the hot, humid days in Singapore, the month I spent there with my daughter and her husband several years ago. We spent a day on Sentosa Island which is the local holiday spot for Singaporeans, a place of amusements and educational entertainments,... Sign in to see full entry.

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About this Blog

Celebrating travel! If you think the world is too big, or the language barriers too high, come along with me, as I bumble my way here and there... The world really is an accessible place-- not as expensive to explore as one might imagine, nor are the language barriers as high, nor the mood of people beyond our borders unwelcoming... ***If you want good prints of any of my photos, email me and I will let you know how to get them. Please respect my copyright on these, they are my retirement account!

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