In a city known for its grand mosques, there should be no surprise that it has equally stunning palaces. The Ottoman Empire ousted the Byzantines …
Istanbul’s Glamorous Palaces
I hope you enjoy this interesting and informative post about Istanbul’s palaces from Monkey’s Tale. Please click the link above to read the rest of this great post.
Sometimes it’s when you look back at a particular time or place that you realise just how good it was. And then sometimes, now and again, when you …
Merzouga: Three Days In The Desert Sun
I’m passing on this post from The Hungry Travellers, who are doing a series about their present trip to Morocco. Beautiful pictures and lyrical descriptions of their travels are characteristic of their posts; I hope you enjoy it.
As I mentioned in previous posts, theTravelsketcher and I are on a long road trip through the south of France. We left Normandie on September 12, and…
On the Road Again – From Carcassonne to Arles
Travels Through My Lens is on a road trip in France where she lives and recently visited Carcassonne in the south. Please click the link above to read her very enjoyable post.
Nantes, France ‘Blue Doors At No.11’ …another one from the “doors i really would like to have opened” department…
Blue Doors At No.11
A beautiful blue door, Nantes, France. Courtesy of Ebb Then Flood. There are many interesting photos on Ebb’s blog, so I hope you stop for a visit.
We visited this lively, northern city a few weeks ago, and given its far northern location means this time of year, the sun never sets; sounds like a…
Highlights of Tromsø Norway, Where the Gulls Never Sleep
Beautiful photos of northern Norway from Travels Through My Lens. She is a wonderful photographer with many lovely and interesting photos on her site.
Aviero Portugal (click/tap to enlarge), is off the beaten tourist track. Portuguese people often vacation here. It is the Venice of Portugal, replete…
Off the Beaten Path: Aviero
This photo comes courtesy of Cindy Knoke and is of Aviero, Portugal. I hope you stop by Cindy’s blog to see the rest of this colourfully beautiful post (and to generally take a look at Cindy’s many gorgeous photos!).
We haven’t done any hiking around the Overlander Mountain in a long time, but we have stayed at the Overlander Mountain Lodge near Jasper Park more recently. https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/ab/jasper
Happy Friday.
From our recent early January drive through Jasper National Park.
Happy Tuesday.
We recently drove through some ice fog.
It has a beautiful effect, and seriously coated the leading edge of our truck antenna, but it can also cause slippery driving conditions and poor visibility.
It’s much better to observe its charms from inside.
Happy Sunday.
We have just returned from Northwest Territories to British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley. The drive from the high-altitude Coquihalla Highway (also known as Highway 97C) into the valley is impressive and steep.
The summit of the Coquihalla Connector highway is 1800m (5900 ft) and you then drive down to the valley which is at an elevation of 344 m (1100 ft).
This is a significant drop of 1456 m (4800 ft). Some people aren’t comfortable with driving this highway for that reason, especially in winter. It is a long way down, and you do want to make sure your brakes are working!
The sign in the distance shows that we are about to come down from our lofty perch to join the highway along the lake.
Greetings from the beautiful Okanagan.
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