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See the world
I've had the great fortune to be able to travel. People in our world are always revealing small views of their lives and goals, living in cities or villages. Come see some of what I've seen.
Pompei of the North
We finally made it Iceland after years of procrastinating about going. It turned out to be fascinating in many ways. It's a land of volcanoes and glaciers, puffins and whales.
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Old Town Square
For some reason we haven't visited Prague until recently. We were very pleasantly surprised by this beautiful city.
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Queenstown, New Zealand
Travelling nearly half way around the world, we visited New Zealand and Australia on OAT's New Zealand: Natural Wonders North & South. We walked, hiked, paddled, snorkled and tasted wine - all very civilized.
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Machu Picchu
Following in the footsteps of the ancients we walked among the massive ruins of the “Lost City of the Incas" and experienced Peruvian culture in the Sacred Valley. On Ecuador's Galápagos Islands, we swam in unspoiled coves with friendly sea lions. We found a living laboratory of Darwin’s theory of evolution in these "Enchanted Isles."
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Duomo San Martino
Another OAT tour through the countryside of Italy, visiting the small hilltop towns steeped in history.
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Ganges Bathers
March found us on an adventure in India and Nepal. We got to participate in activities we never imagined we might.
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Lake Atitlán
We spent December 2016 in Central America with eight other family members following the Route of the Maya from El Salvador to Honduras to Guatemala to Belize. We learned about the Maya creation legends and visited the sites that expressed the origins of those stories.
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We've wanted to visit the Eastern side of the Sierras, so the Fall of 2016 led us over Tioga Pass and down Highway 395 all the way to Palm Desert.
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Point Imperial
Road Trip! We drove from Oakland on a large loop through Las Vegas, Zion, Bryce, and Grand Canyon parks. Beautiful country full of expansive vistas.
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Torres del Paine
February found us heading off to Buenos Aires to start our journey through Patagonia with Overseas Adventure Travel.
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Cheetah
After waiting eighteen months, we flew to South Africa to start our wildlife adventure on Overseas Adventure Travel.
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Denise lives near Madison, Wisconsin, so we decided to take Amtrak's California Zephyr to Chicago on our way to visit with her. We had a nice time in Wisconsin and Chicago,
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Quiet Street
An amazing place with friendly people, colorful cities, dance, and music.
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We visited Cuba in April 2015 to see the effects of communist rule before sweeping changes occur after improved economic relations with the US. I've written a short essay about our experiences and have posted photographs which expose both good and bad views of our island neighbor.
Church of Santo Domingo
The state of Oaxaca is best known for its indigenous peoples and cultures. The most numerous and best known are the Zapotecs and the Mixtecs, but there are sixteen others which are officially recognized. These cultures have survived better than most others in Mexico due to the state's rugged and isolating terrain.
Archaeological and historic sites in Oaxaca offer a glimpse of the majestic builders their ancestor were.
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Morning Roundup
After a respite of eighteen years, Sylvia and I decided to go trail riding for a week. We heard of a place in British Columbia called Three Bars Ranch and headed there in September, 2017.