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Looking for Quiet in a City of 8.5 Million?
We were, while visiting Bangkok. It’s a wonderful place to visit, but sometimes it’s nice to shift pace a bit. Where to go? We chose Lumpini Park; click here to see more of our visit to this urban oasis.
Read MorePostcards from Phuket
Patong, Thailand is not exactly a laid back spot. A beach resort town on the west coast of Phuket Island, it dips into the Andaman Sea. At Impiana Resort, though, we found a beachfront oasis of calm.
Read MoreThinking About This Year’s Travel? Think Palma de Mallorca
If you’re looking for holiday ideas and love sunshine, history, shopping and a stretch of sand, consider Palma de Mallorca. I’ve published a few shots and comments on our visit there; click here to see the article.
Read MorePark Your Car, and Explore Seattle by Foot
When you think of Seattle, what comes to mind? The Mariners, Seahawks, Microsoft and Starbucks? Or perhaps it’s Pike Place Market and the Sky Needle? While my Seattle readers could no doubt think of dozens of spots to tap in to for…
Read MoreWho?
When you live in a city as naturally beautiful as Vancouver, it’s easy to lose sight of some its gems. In childhood, we made untold visits to Queen Elizabeth Park, a 130-acre property known for its spectacularly landscaped garden in…
Read MoreChicago: A Warm, if Windy, City
Fly into the City of Chicago as I did early one Fall morning, and you’ll be struck by the gleam of the sun bouncing off scores of skyscrapers nestled on the shores of Lake Michigan. The city lives up to…
Read MoreOn the Waterfront – San Francisco
It occurs to me that most of my posts this summer have been reflections of life on North America’s west coast. You’ve seen a series of images from Spanish Banks, which is my favourite home town beach. We did make…
Read MoreLost in the Alhambra
These are the windows, and the view, that saw me losing sight of my husband, our tour guide Juan, and the rest of our group inside the Alhambra, just before the Patio of the Lions. I was among those laughing, at…
Read MoreNight Falls
… on the Oregon coast, with summer strollers eking out every minute of light as clouds sweep in over the waters.
Read MoreThe Night Shift
Yesterday, I published the lower image below, of a lifeguard on duty during the early evening hours at Vancouver’s Spanish Banks. This new image will give you a glimpse of one of the lifeguard’s colleagues later the same evening….
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