MOROCCO TRAVEL GUIDE Experience the exotic sights and sounds of enchanting Morocco. Inhale the intoxicating scents of turmeric, cinnamon and sweet paprika in the spice market as you weave through intricate alleys of the Marrakech souk. Enter into a world of ‘A Thousand and One Nights’ as you explore Imperial Cities such as Fes and …
Winnie and I decided to drive down the little road from our house and see if we could find some Fall colours to shoot. Due to some health problems I was feeling like I hadn’t taken any pictures for six months and I Really needed to get out of the house. This was the first …
Time to head for the island of Miyajima. Our first two legs will be aboard the famous Shinkansen trains. Also known as “bullet trains”. Many countries have developed high-speed rail to connect major cities, including Austria, Belgium, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Poland, Portugal, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, and Uzbekistan. …
So… We arrived Tokyo late last night. Got a pretty good night’s sleep and today is our wisely planned “day off” to re-adjust our circadian rhythms after the flight over from PDX. Long hours breathing the incredibly dry cabin air in an airplane can seriously dehydrate you and sap your strength. Shall we just lay …
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Today our little group will be traveling from Tokyo in central Japan, via bullet train to Hiroshima in in southwestern Japan, thence continuing via ferry boat to Miyajima. Thing is, we don’t board the train until a couple of hours after breakfast… So… …we arose early (yawn) and headed out to Chidorigafuchi Park (“Chee-dory-gah-foochee” was my …
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Tokyo | March 31st – April 2nd Miyajima | April 2nd – 4th Himeji | April 4th – 5th Kyoto | April 5th – 9th Tokyo | April 9th – 10th Fuji Five Lakes | April 10th – 13th Tokyo | April 13th – 14th Intro… The whole idea behind this trip involved photographing …
Alaska Visitors Center, Anchorage, Ak. This authentic sod-roofed log cabin, on the corner of Fourth Ave. and F Street in downtown Anchorage, houses the Alaska Visitor Center. To me, it symbolizes the very cornerstone of life on the Last Frontier. How appropriate to start this photographic adventure right here. I’ve seen many fellow …
Can black beaches be that pretty? Some sayeth “No”? Well let’s see… But first, while Winnie and her folks were having breakfast, I strolled a couple hundred meters over to Vík í Mýrdal town’s black volcanic beach for a preview of the day’s coming attractions, where I shot an image of those spires in the …
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Wednesday, September 10, 2014 Shooting the Bird(s) and Fresh Seafood, Iceland Style! Today, we’re gonna get rowdy and SHOOT THE BIRDS. A lot of birds. Then for a nice on-board fresh seafood buffet like you’ve never been to before. Did I say “fresh”? Oh, baby! Our ride for the day: The Saerun – Das …
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Day 2: Reykjavik Our second day’s adventure started with breakfast, of course. It was actually quite the nice spread, and I have to admit there were a lot of fish dishes. For breakfast. And nothing smelled… well, fishy… I think all the breakfast seafood that I sampled were still living in the ocean a couple …