Barbary Coast
November 29, 2025
Canada ~ Train
August 31, 2025
Waking up on a train across Canada, I saw this sunrise over an Ontario lake.
Alaska ~ Cruise
August 14, 2025
Brazil ~ Lençóis +
June 20, 2025
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| At Brazil's unique Lençóis Maranhenses sand dunes, the highlight of this trip. |
My three northern coastal destinations
Switzerland ~ Opera
June 09, 2025
Gutrune gives Siegfried (James Kee) a potion to abandon Brünnhilde in Wagner's epic opera Twilight of the Gods
Thailand ~ Islands
May 24, 2025
Six weeks of hiking in Baja California, Koh Samui, and Phuket. Here with savvy, smart fellow hikers from Singapore and Zurich.
India ~ Kerala
February 28, 2025
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| Cruising the beautiful backwaters of Kerala on Noble Caledonia's RV Vaikundam. |
The state of Kerala in South India
Sri Lanka ~ Odd Stop
February 22, 2025
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| To replace my vanished hat, Scerendip rapidly came to my rescue with great, tailor-made, wide-brim and bucket hats, |
Brazil ~ Quest
December 30, 2024
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| My fascination with Brazil and my quest to visit all of its 26 states. (For the record, I have made it to the dozen cities on that signpost.) |
Brazil ~ Bonito
July 06, 2024
A giant anteater near Bonito or a creature from another planet?
After my jaguar week in northern Pantanal,
Brazil ~ Pantanal
July 01, 2024
France ~ Brittany + Normandy
June 22, 2024
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| At spectacular Mont St. Michel with spectacular guide Dominique. |
France ~ Bordeaux + Dordogne
June 07, 2024
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| View over part of the gorgeous Dordogne from the hilltop village of Domme. |
To explore more of western France,
Greece ~ Crete
May 30, 2024
Starting an amazing afternoon feast on a hilltop in Crete with guide/driver Dion (Dionysis!) and guide/archeologist Constas (Constantine).
Croatia ~ Cruise
May 21, 2024
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| The Croatian coast is beautiful, but I also enjoyed exploring the Skradinski Buk series of cascades at the Krka |
Japan ~ Cruise
May 10, 2024
I had a good 12-day cruise around Japan followed by four days on my own in Tokyo.
Korea ~ Jeju & Busan
April 25, 2024
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| Hiked up to the bowl crater of Seongsan Ilchulbong on Jeju Island. |
Texas ~ Eclipse '24
April 08, 2024
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| With sister and cousins just before the total eclipse over central Texas. |
Norway ~ Tromsø
February 29, 2024
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Argentina ~ Salta
December 10, 2023
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| With fellow tourist Hannah at the huge salt flat called Salinas Grande in Argentina's northernmost province. |
