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A Rainbow of Color – the Villages of the Alentejo in Southern Portugal. (Spoiler Alert: Lots of Photos!)
Updated June 2022 After spending some time in the southwest corner of Portugal exploring the beauty of the ancient port towns of Lagos and Faro, I headed north from the Algarve to the Alentejo region of Portugal to hike parts of the Rota Vincentina, a little-known long-distance trail along the spectacular Portuguese coast I had […]
Cadiz – Camera Obscura, A Michelin Restaurant and More
Edited December 1, 2024 Cadiz: aka Gaddith. Cadith. Gadi. Coddi. Not quite sure what drew me to plan to visit Cadiz except for the name, which as you can see, can be pronounced many ways. I had never heard of it, but saw on the map that it was near the southwest corner of […]
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Elephants and Orphans – My Time in Nepal
Edited December 1, 2024 It’s amazing what happens when you walk out the door some days… One day while volunteering at the children’s center in Sauraha, helping with 11 amazing kids, an opportunity I found on Workaway.info, I decided to visit the Elephant Breeding Center near Chitwan National Park in southern Nepal near the […]
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Castles, Caves, Canoeing and the Countryside. The Dordogne Valley.
After four hectic, busy, incredibly amazing famous-art-viewing days in Paris I arrived in the Dordogne Valley via train – an easy, comfortable ride of about 5.5 hours southwest. My friend, Piu, who (whom? Gaah. I never remember which is correct!) I met in Pokhara, Nepal, met me at the station and brought me to his […]
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Danang and Hue – of Marble Mountains Majesty and a Purple Forbidden Palace
Sad to leave Hoi An, and sorry to part company with Alysha, but heading north to Danang. Danang (or Da Nang) is a modern metropolis on the coast and offers beaches and skyrises as well as an old city. According to ancient folklore, a dragon emerged from the waters of Non Nuoc and laid an […]
