Special Photos
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Photo of the Week – The Georgia Aquarium
More Details: Photo of the Week – The Georgia AquariumThe Georgia Aquarium is one of my favorite places to be like a tourist in Atlanta. It is well done and even me, not quite nature boy, is fascinated by the marine life it holds and how it presents it. The colors in this picture are some of my favorite in the whole aquarium. If…
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Photo of the Week – Approaching Stella Point in Kilimanjaro
More Details: Photo of the Week – Approaching Stella Point in KilimanjaroYou may have already tracked my hike of Mt. Kilimanjaro via the Machame Route through my prior posts (if not, you may want to check them out starting with Day 1!). One of the most spectacular moments in the climb of the roof of Africa is the approach to Stella Point. See, Stella Point is…
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Photo of the Week: The Basilica de Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia
More Details: Photo of the Week: The Basilica de Nuestra Señora de la AltagraciaThe title of this post seems like a mouthful: Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia (Basilica of our Lady of Altagracia). This massive structure in Higüey, Dominican Republic is to honor the Virgin of Altagracia, national patron saint of the country. It was inaugurated in the 1970s and is within reach of many tourist…
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Photo of the Week – A Night out in Brasov
More Details: Photo of the Week – A Night out in BrasovLast summer, as you may have read (or hopefully will check out!), I did a hike in the Transylvanian Alps in Romania. Home base for the trek was the charming city of Braşov. I still have to write about that beautiful town but this picture really evokes the spirit of old town Braşov for me. …
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Photo of the Week: The Mayflower Hotel Decked out for Christmas
More Details: Photo of the Week: The Mayflower Hotel Decked out for ChristmasI wrote in an earlier post about this grand hotel of Washington, D.C.: The Mayflower, a Renaissance Marriott hotel. I just stayed there again and got to see it decorated for Christmas. I’d though I’d share this beautiful photo of its lobby area decorated for the holiday season. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all!
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Curacao Photo Essay: Art, Architecture and Some Very Dark Skies
More Details: Curacao Photo Essay: Art, Architecture and Some Very Dark SkiesI enjoyed food, music and sun in Curacao but I also enjoyed admiring the art and architecture in this amazing island! High kudos to the Hotel Kura Holanda for preserving the beautiful architecture and allowing visitors to walk through it! No better way than sharing pictures to help you see what caught my eye. Click…
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Photo of the Week – Harbor in Dubrovnik, Croatia
More Details: Photo of the Week – Harbor in Dubrovnik, CroatiaEverything in Dubrovnik is picturesque (check out other sights in this jewel of the Adriatic!), including the view below of a harbor used by smaller craft including local fishermen.
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Photo of the Week – Nyhavn in Copenhagen, Denmark
More Details: Photo of the Week – Nyhavn in Copenhagen, DenmarkI finally visited Copenhagen in 2011 with my family. One of the most picturesque areas of this city by the sea is Nyhavn. Nice waterfront cafés (and also good eateries in the side streets!).
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Photo of the Week – Poetry in Motion in Romania
More Details: Photo of the Week – Poetry in Motion in RomaniaNear the School of Medicine, in Iasi (pronounced yash), Romania, I learned what poetry in motion could mean… Call me. MAYBE. More about my trip to Romania? Check out the hike I did! Or “static poetry” here. Or how the trip evolved from the hike to a few more things!
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Photo of the Week – Sydney Harbor from the Sydney Bridge
More Details: Photo of the Week – Sydney Harbor from the Sydney BridgeI loved the opportunity that arose unexpectedly a couple of years ago to make the long trip to Australia and New Zealand. It is not often I take more than 2 weeks off work at a time so having a month to go Down Under was pretty special – and yet not enough time by…
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Photo of the Week – Lovers in Dubrovnik
More Details: Photo of the Week – Lovers in DubrovnikI have yet to write about my days in Dubrovnik earlier this year, or about the story behind its tiled roofs but I had to go ahead and share how those tiled roofs are made for lovers… love birds, that is.
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Photo of the Week – Into Moldova: The Frumoasa Monastery
More Details: Photo of the Week – Into Moldova: The Frumoasa MonasteryAs I prepare to write the story of my visit to the Republic of Moldova, a former Soviet socialist republic, I thought this week’s Photo of the Week could be a good initial way to share one of the things that the country has to offer: its monasteries and churches. The Frumoasa Monastery (which was…