Alberta Birds of Prey

August 26, 2016 by  
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Would you like to get up close and personal with birds of prey? Even get a photo taken with one of them? This young fellow is about to hold and get his photo taken with a great horned owl. (Hint: Click on any photo to enlarge it.)             You would […]

Travel Quiz 36

April 14, 2016 by  
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Are you in detective mode…ready to notice all the clues? Great! Where in the world were we when we took this photo? (Hint: you can click on the photo to enlarge it.) Ready to check your guess? Click here

Answer to Travel Quiz 36

April 14, 2016 by  
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To recap… here is the photo (Hint: Click to enlarge it.) Did the designs help or confuse you? (Many have guessed North American native culture. But, no they are not.) Did the language on the sign in the background help or confuse? Okay, okay! I will tell you where we were. We are at Mariner’s […]

Cape Point South Africa

April 13, 2016 by  
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Heading for Cape Point in Table Mountain National Park (South Africa) we expected to see ocean views as the cape is advertised as the place where two oceans meet… (challenge question. What are the two oceans that meet here?) but we did not expect to see ostriches! However, on the way to the cape, we stopped […]

Cape of Good Hope

April 13, 2016 by  
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Our tour began in Cape Town. If you have looked at our photos from Cape Town (especially the ones taken from the top of Table Mountain), it would be easy to believe that you were at the very tip of Africa. However, look at a map of the region and you quickly realize there is more land south. […]

Travel Quiz 35

April 11, 2016 by  
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Here is your next challenge… What is this? and… Where were we when we took the photo? I know…what!!! Maybe this photo will help. (Hint: Click on any photo to enlarge it) To check your guess, click here. Solve a different travel quiz, click here.

Boulders Penguin Colony

April 11, 2016 by  
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Hmm… What is this? (Hint: Click on the photo to enlarge it.) Yes, it is a penguin. Maybe the next photo is closer to what many of us imagine when visualizing penguins. (Remember…click!) Cute, aren’t they. Here we are on the southern cape of South Africa …in Boulders (next to Simon’s Town) to get a close up experience […]

Glacier Skywalk Canada

April 9, 2016 by  
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Any idea what you are looking at? (Hint click on any photo to enlarge it.) Yes, you are looking at a shadow….but a shadow of what! Maybe this will help. You are on a glass floor 928 feet above the glacier formed Sunwapta Valley! Welcome to the Glacier Skywalk in the Canadian Rocky mountains. Click on the […]

Fatima Portugal

April 7, 2016 by  
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It is said that in 1917 the Virgin Mary appeared to three local children in Fatima, Portugal. Today Fatima is a pilgrimage site. Come along as we join the hundreds that are here today.  “Enter as a pilgrim” (that is what the sign says) (Hint: Click on any photo to enlarge it.) The central plaza is […]

A Glimpse of Lisbon

April 4, 2016 by  
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Quick…what is the capital of Portugal? Of course, it is Lisbon. Welcome to Lisboa (that’s Portuguese for Lisbon) So…in no particular order, what are our Lisbon memories? A quietly friendly city. As in most European cities we have visited, you quickly feel at ease with the relaxed yet vibrant pace of life here. Traffic can be anything […]

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