Answer for Travel Quiz 33
March 3, 2016 by admin
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To recap…here is one of your photo clues. Let’s see if you guessed correctly. Answer: We are in Canada in the province of Quebec in the town of Saint Jovite. To read about Saint Jovite, click here. and/or See more of Canada, click here. and/or See other travel quizzes, click here. or See more […]
Old Village, Mont Tremblant
March 2, 2016 by admin
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Just a short drive (or a lengthy walk) from the resort village of Mont Tremblant, Quebec, one finds the Old Village. Aside: I love the signs at pedestrian crosswalks. It would be nice if more communities made this effort! (Hint: Click on any photo to enlarge it for a better view) The Old Village is a […]
Mont Tremblant, Quebec
March 2, 2016 by admin
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Bon Jour, I have been watching you. (Click on the photo to enlarge it) Yes, that is me… outside your porch. Ever since you arrived here at Mont-Tremblant I have been keeping an eye on you! It is lovely here in late October, is it not. You realize that you almost missed the season of colourful […]
The High Roller
February 27, 2016 by admin
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High Roller. Observation Wheel. Ferris wheel. Whatever you call it…it is fun! Welcome to Las Vegas and a ride on the High Roller. (Hint: Click on photo to enlarge it.) Reminds one of the wheel in London, England, doesn’t it. But we are in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. More specifically, in the general area of The […]
A Day in Puerto Vallarta
February 24, 2016 by admin
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Experiencing early morning, just as the sky begins to lighten over the Sierra Madre mountains, is a quiet, peaceful, rejuvenating way to begin the day. Welcome to Puerto Vallarta. Swallows live under the roof tiles of our condo. Each morning they (and a dove that sleeps on the roof of the building next door) have […]
Fort Edmonton, Canada
November 9, 2015 by admin
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Let’s head back in Canadian history… to the mid 1840’s. Fort Edmonton here we come. (Click on any photo to enlarge it.) We enter the park and find ourselves in a train station (a train station of the 1920’s!) A refurbished steam train takes us back… figuratively, back in time; literally, to the far end of the park. […]
Hill House in Helensburgh, Scotland
September 21, 2015 by admin
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Just north of Glasgow, along the north bank of the Firth of Clyde, one will find the charming Scottish town of Helensburgh. And if you drive up one of the hills overlooking the firth, you will find an architectural treasure… Hill House. As you read the commentary and look at the photos keep in mind […]
Desert Botanical Garden
September 14, 2015 by admin
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Botanical Gardens…they interest me BUT desert botanical gardens!! (FYI: I am not overly fond of deserts.) So when the opportunity to visit a desert botanical gardens, I was hesitant. However, we are already here in Phoenix, Arizona and the gardens do have an excellent reputation…so, let’s go Welcome to the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix, […]
Death Valley USA
September 10, 2015 by admin
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Where is the lowest, the driest, and the hottest place in North America? Well, that would be Death Valley. We had been traveling through desert area for days and days when we decided to take a trip across Death Valley (from west to east). Up until that point we had been in desert…but there still were […]
Hope BC
September 10, 2015 by admin
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Hope…that one word conjures up a lot of images, doesn’t it. I bet one of those images is not art work carved out of wood with a chain saw, was it! Well, once you visit Hope, British Columbia in Western Canada and walk the streets with us you just may picture chain saw art when you […]