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  • Hanoi, Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, Vietnamese food
    16 February 2026

    Discovering Hanoi – a Great Surprise

  • Europe, Romania

    Photo Essay: Bucharest, Romania

    25 January 2013

    Bucharest was my gateway into Romania and I was eager…

  • Good Eats and Drinks, Travel Stories

    The Highlights of Food and Wine in 2012. Mostly Food.

    7 January 2013

    2012 will be remembered by me for many reasons.  Certainly…

  • Good Eats and Drinks, US & Canada

    The pursuit of a good cocktail begins!

    5 January 2013

    I have been traveling with some frequency to Washington, D.C.…

  • Travel Journal

    My Favorite Nativity Sets

    31 December 2012

    I am not typically focused during my travels on picking…

  • Georgia, US & Canada

    The Christmas Lights at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens

    28 December 2012

    Last night I went with family and friends to see…

  • Europe, Romania, Special Photos

    Photo of the Week – A Night out in Brasov

    26 December 2012

    Last summer, as you may have read (or hopefully will…

  • Travel Stories

    A Year (or the World?) Ends… Either Way, I Travel

    21 December 2012

    Well, today is the day the apocalypse was to happen. …

  • Special Photos, US & Canada, Washington, D.C.

    Photo of the Week: The Mayflower Hotel Decked out for Christmas

    16 December 2012

    I wrote in an earlier post about this grand hotel…

  • 7 Items You Won’t See Me without while Hiking Kilimanjaro
    Africa, Hiking, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

    7 Items You Won’t See Me without while Hiking Kilimanjaro

    12 December 2012

    If things go well, I will be trekking in Tanzania…

  • Australia – The “Mainland”, Australia & NZ

    Getting Up High in Sydney- The Amazing Bridge Climb

    7 December 2012

    When I got to Sydney, Australia to visit friends and…

  • Asia, China

    Going for Terracotta Soldiers – and Discovering a City

    4 December 2012

    When friends and I decided to go to China for…

  • The More Obscure and Charming Castles in Transylvania, Romania
    Europe, Romania

    The More Obscure and Charming Castles in Transylvania, Romania

    30 November 2012

    On the day we finished the four days of hiking…

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I have a passion for travel and seek to share the experiences and sights with others via this blog.  I hope it also gives others ideas of places to go or dream about going to someday!  Other passions include dark chocolate and red wine – for the record!

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  • Loch Muick is a must-do. ~7.5 mile hike from the parking lot. Great vistas, nice trail (dotted with dead frogs in parts...), and a pass-by visit to a lodge built by Queen Victoria.  The Loch adjoining the Balmoral Estate. Highly recommend this hike!  #Scotland #hiking @visitscotland

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Loch Muick is a must-do. ~7.5 mile hike from the parking lot. Great vistas, nice trail (dotted with dead frogs in parts...), and a pass-by visit to a lodge built by Queen Victoria.  The Loch adjoining the Balmoral Estate. Highly recommend this hike!  #Scotland #hiking @visitscotland

Loch Muick is a must-do. ~7.5 mile hike from the parking lot. Great vistas, nice trail (dotted with dead frogs in parts...), and a pass-by visit to a lodge built by Queen Victoria.  The Loch adjoining the Balmoral Estate. Highly recommend this hike!  #Scotland #hiking @visitscotland

Loch Muick is a must-do. ~7.5 mile hike from the parking lot. Great vistas, nice trail (dotted with dead frogs in parts...), and a pass-by visit to a lodge built by Queen Victoria.  The Loch adjoining the Balmoral Estate. Highly recommend this hike!  #Scotland #hiking @visitscotland

Loch Muick is a must-do. ~7.5 mile hike from the parking lot. Great vistas, nice trail (dotted with dead frogs in parts...), and a pass-by visit to a lodge built by Queen Victoria.  The Loch adjoining the Balmoral Estate. Highly recommend this hike!  #Scotland #hiking @visitscotland

Loch Muick is a must-do. ~7.5 mile hike from the parking lot. Great vistas, nice trail (dotted with dead frogs in parts...), and a pass-by visit to a lodge built by Queen Victoria.  The Loch adjoining the Balmoral Estate. Highly recommend this hike!  #Scotland #hiking @visitscotland

Loch Muick is a must-do. ~7.5 mile hike from the parking lot. Great vistas, nice trail (dotted with dead frogs in parts...), and a pass-by visit to a lodge built by Queen Victoria.  The Loch adjoining the Balmoral Estate. Highly recommend this hike!  #Scotland #hiking @visitscotland

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Loch Muick is a must-do. ~7.5 mile hike from the parking lot. Great vistas, nice trail (dotted with dead frogs in parts…), and a pass-by visit to a lodge built by Queen Victoria. The Loch adjoining the Balmoral Estate. Highly recommend this hike! #Scotland #hiking @visitscotland
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Mainly for my nephew's benefit but some good #food in #Scotland!  #foodie @visitscotland @feeding_the_danimal

Mainly for my nephew's benefit but some good #food in #Scotland!  #foodie @visitscotland @feeding_the_danimal

Mainly for my nephew's benefit but some good #food in #Scotland!  #foodie @visitscotland @feeding_the_danimal

Mainly for my nephew's benefit but some good #food in #Scotland!  #foodie @visitscotland @feeding_the_danimal

Mainly for my nephew's benefit but some good #food in #Scotland!  #foodie @visitscotland @feeding_the_danimal

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Afternoon stroll at Findhorn, #Scotland, nice seaside town with great facilities for a beach day. #travel #explore @visitscotland

Afternoon stroll at Findhorn, #Scotland, nice seaside town with great facilities for a beach day. #travel #explore @visitscotland

Afternoon stroll at Findhorn, #Scotland, nice seaside town with great facilities for a beach day. #travel #explore @visitscotland

Afternoon stroll at Findhorn, #Scotland, nice seaside town with great facilities for a beach day. #travel #explore @visitscotland

Afternoon stroll at Findhorn, #Scotland, nice seaside town with great facilities for a beach day. #travel #explore @visitscotland

Afternoon stroll at Findhorn, #Scotland, nice seaside town with great facilities for a beach day. #travel #explore @visitscotland

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On the way to Hogwarts, er, Maillig #scotland @visitscotland

On the way to Hogwarts, er, Maillig #scotland @visitscotland

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Let this 2nd-to-last match of the group stage get going in #Atlanta! DR Congo vs Uzbekistan #fifaworldcup #worldcup

Let this 2nd-to-last match of the group stage get going in #Atlanta! DR Congo vs Uzbekistan #fifaworldcup #worldcup

Let this 2nd-to-last match of the group stage get going in #Atlanta! DR Congo vs Uzbekistan #fifaworldcup #worldcup

Let this 2nd-to-last match of the group stage get going in #Atlanta! DR Congo vs Uzbekistan #fifaworldcup #worldcup

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Interesting Elmgreen & Dragset pieces at the @staedelmuseum in #Frankfurt. The baby one freaked out a visitor. The little kid in the blue top had me fooled! #kunst #art #arte

Interesting Elmgreen & Dragset pieces at the @staedelmuseum in #Frankfurt. The baby one freaked out a visitor. The little kid in the blue top had me fooled! #kunst #art #arte

Interesting Elmgreen & Dragset pieces at the @staedelmuseum in #Frankfurt. The baby one freaked out a visitor. The little kid in the blue top had me fooled! #kunst #art #arte

Interesting Elmgreen & Dragset pieces at the @staedelmuseum in #Frankfurt. The baby one freaked out a visitor. The little kid in the blue top had me fooled! #kunst #art #arte

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Dinner at Schloss Johannisberg in the Rheingau.  #Rhein #germany🇩🇪

Dinner at Schloss Johannisberg in the Rheingau.  #Rhein #germany🇩🇪

Dinner at Schloss Johannisberg in the Rheingau.  #Rhein #germany🇩🇪

Dinner at Schloss Johannisberg in the Rheingau.  #Rhein #germany🇩🇪

Dinner at Schloss Johannisberg in the Rheingau.  #Rhein #germany🇩🇪

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