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What Travel Means Series – Week #4
Hello and welcome to week 4 of the of guest authors. As I mentioned here, the authors are friends of mine, people I know and like. I asked them to sum up in their own words and style what travel means to them and a favourite place (or two). _________________________________________________________________________ I owe Couchsurfing a great deal when…
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SUNDAY’S SPECIAL SPOT DESERT SERIES – ARABIAN DESERT
Comprising eight different countries, the Arabian Desert, conjures images of rich sultans, majestic horses, stunning sand dunes in the sunset and camels galore. Located in western Asia, this desert is a staggering 2,330,000 sq km/900,000 sq miles. It encompasses a major section of the Arabian Peninsula. Within the desert is the Rub al-Khali – the world’s…
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What Travel Means Series – Week #3
Hello and welcome to week 3 of the of guest authors. As I mentioned here, the authors are friends of mine, people I know and like. I asked them to sum up in their own words and style what travel means to them and a favourite place (or two). ________________________________________________________________________ Today’s guest author is Jean Lehmann. Jean…
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Pod of Porpoises in Squamish, BC, Canada
Take a moment to watch this video that my friends recorded from their boat in the Mamquam Blind Channel, in Squamish, BC, Canada (an hour north of Vancouver). The pod of porpoises were following schools of herring. You can here my friend’s amazement in her voice. It is simply incredible how close they were. I…
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SUNDAY’S SPECIAL SPOT DESERT SERIES – ATACAMA DESERT
There is no doubt that our globe has incredible natural beauty – mountains, oceans, craters, forests and the like. I have decided to showcase some of these great beauties in a ‘series of series’ every several months. Starting today it will be about the fascinating dry, barren and at times bleak land of deserts. The…
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What Travel Means Series – Week #2
Hello! It is the second post for my weekly series of guest authors. As I mentioned here, the authors are friends of mine, people I know and like. I asked them to sum up in their own words and style what travel means to them and a favourite place (or two). ________________________________________________________________________ Today’s guest blogger is…
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SUNDAY’S SPECIAL SPOT – PUERTO VALLARTA
Okay, so you can probably tell that I am itching to go on vacation – just plop me down on a beach with a resort so that I can walk along the beach, never make my bed, eat at hotel restaurants and go dancing at night. Yep, a vacation. Not traveling but a vacation. I…
