Brazil ~ Random Surprises

Two of Brazil's significant sites require four-hour drives from Rio, but I finally spent a few days exploring both,

USA ~ SW Road Trip

Obscure countries have been fun, but it's time to see more of the USA!

Mexico ~ Mérida

At the remarkable remnants of the Mayan city of Uzmal (south of Mérida) in front of the huge Pyramid of the Magician.

Barbary Coast

On a mountain overlooking Oran, Algeria, with Noble Caledonia's brilliant Rae and fun guide Hamid.

Canada ~ Train

Waking up on a train across Canada, I saw this sunrise over an Ontario lake.

Our Alaska cruise ended in Vancouver and

Alaska ~ Cruise

With my sister Kathy and niece Lindsey in front of Margerie Glacier, the star of Alaska's Glacier Bay.

Brazil ~ Lençóis +

At Brazil's unique Lençóis Maranhenses sand dunes, the highlight of this trip.

My three northern coastal destinations

Switzerland ~ Opera

Gutrune gives Siegfried (James Kee) a potion to abandon Brünnhilde in Wagner's epic opera Twilight of the Gods

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