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King Tides

When the earth and the sun and the moon align, they cause increased gravitational pull on the Earth's oceans, producing the highest tides of the year. They are called "King Tides". This occurrence also...

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The Nothingness of Namibia

If getting out in nature and getting away from it all is your thing, then Namibia should be at the top of your list. Located in one of the most desolate corners of our planet, Namibia is an African...

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Romance is for the Birds

Nature has made it pretty clear that birds rule when it comes to mating displays and courtship rituals. Many types of birds are known to pair up and mate for life, while few other species do.  So with...

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Cuba from the Heart: Mourning and Music

The evening before I arrived in Cuba, the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was announced. I suspected it might be somewhat relevant, but I did not guess how much it would alter the first few...

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What the Halifax is a Moosehead, eh?

Because timing is everything, and travel is all about the unexpected, this post is all about one single day, which turned out to be anything but ordinary.  It was apparently the most important day of...

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Road Trip for Cameras: Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore (part I of II)

Starting Point: Halifax, where there's an airport. Destination: Guysborough's Authentic Seacoast...really far from where there's an airport. Right, so if you're looking at a map, I'm crossing a region...

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Road Trip for Cameras: The Guysborough Gallery (part II)

Some would argue that the right weather can make any place beautiful. But Guysborough has proved to me it's the other way around. The right place can make any weather beautiful.The sky was blue and the...

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Niagara Falls - Getting It All Wrong...and Being Allright

Sometimes, I’m just an idiot. Sometimes, I get it all wrong. Sometimes, opportunities present themselves for which I hesitate, or consider passing on altogether. That’s because I’m an idiot. That’s...

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Happy Bastille Day! A Tribute to Paris in Moods

My very first trip overseas landed me in France, where I celebrated both Bastille Day and my 16th birthday all in the same week, in Paris. I still remember being addressed as "mademoiselle"...sigh....

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Instagram Retrograms: If IG'd then, what IG now

Welcome to my Instagram Travel Thursday (#IGTravelThursday) debut! Stand Up Paddling on the Yangtze River, old style (iphone3, 2009)Admittedly, I arrived late to the Instagram party - I only started...

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Rooms, Views, Rooms with Views

It's Thursday already! Wow, where did this week go? Given limitations of time, I'm multi-tasking with this post for both #igtravelthursday on instagram, and #frifotos on twitter. To accomplish both...

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Amazon Skies

The Amazon is not just a river, it is an entire region, a basin, a rainforest, a biome. It has been termed the "lungs of our planet" because the vegetation continuously recycles carbon dioxide into...

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Sharing Instagrams, Videos & Watershots from Nicaragua

Ready to head out at Playa Remanso (GoPro Hero II)Recently I had the immense pleasure of traveling to Nicaragua to experience the Chicabrava Surf Camp in San Juan del Sur. These instagrams highlight...

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The NEW LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal

I felt something was different as I made my way through the TSA Security checkpoint and was directed into a clean empty hallway. "To all Gates" read the sign above an elevator. Escalators were a bit...

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Back on Track off my Back after a Hack

Dear Readers,I'm back. The inspirational travel post of photos and stories from my recent travels to Bhutan can wait. What I am writing now is far more important and I hope that you will read through...

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Cuba Cubed: Instagram Travel Thursday Feature

Oddly enough, Cuba was the first destination from which I created and shared instagram photos with the world (having only started using instagram in January 2013). I expected not to have access to...

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Geometric Patterns in Art and Architecture

Geometry is a fascinating subject - it can be as simple as a line drawn on paper, or as complex as string theory physics. It's like the "gateway math" for appreciating countless forms of art and...

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Around the Tree and Around the World - 3 more years!

"Around the Tree and Around the World"  was originally created and shared for Christmas 2010, and has been one of my most popular posts. Now that I've had 3 more years of travels, I've collected many...

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Frozen Frames of Surf

While most of the country is frozen in winter weather, I can only complain of cold toes after surfing. So when I agreed to co-host this week's #frifotos on twitter and we selected the theme of...

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Bhutan on Instagram

Last October my travels took me back to Bhutan, and with iphone in hand, I shared much of the experience on instagram. Here are a few highlights for Instagram Travel Thursday (#IGTravelThursday):The...

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