Hyde Park – Australia
Nov 30
Sand Dunes at Mui Ne – Vietnam
When most people think of Vietnam, they have visions of rice fields and tropical jungles but Vietnam has an amazing diversity of climates and one of the least expected is that Vietnam actually has a desert with large sand dunes. There are actually two types of sand dunes at Mui Ne, the red sand dunes…
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Nov 23
Images of Hawaii
Hawaii is one of the most popular tourist sites in the world and there is a good reason for it. Hawaii is one of the most beautiful places on earth and it has lots of things to see and do or it can be a nice place even if you do nothing at all. I…
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Nov 20
Echidna – Australia
I feel fortunate to have seen this Echidna. I knew about these animals but I did not expect to see one while I was in Australia. When we saw this one, I couldn’t believe that I actually was able to see an Echidna in the wild. A lot of the wildlife in Australia are different…
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Nov 16
Space Needle – Washington
The Space Needle is one of Seattle’s most famous tourist landmarks and is a must see for first time visitors to Seattle. The tower was built in 1962 for the World’s fair and stands 605 feet tall. The Tower has an observation deck that is at a height of 520 feet. The observation deck allows…
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Nov 13
Monk Parakeet – Spain
The Monk Parakeet is also known as the Quaker Parrot and is native to South America but feral populations have developed in North America and Europe. In North America small groups can be found in many states and they have been seen as far north as New York. In Europe, there is a large population…
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Nov 9
Painted Doors – Portugal
This post is my first post on urban art that I will be featuring in my blog. Periodically, I will be posting on urban art that I have discovered during my travels. Many people think of urban art as graffiti or wall murals but urban art is expressed on many types of media. Funchal is…
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Nov 2
Harrison’s Cave – Barbados
Harrison’s Cave is on the island of Barbados and is a massive stream cave system that is 2.3 Kilometers long. One of the unique things about these caves are that the tour can be taken by an electric tram. This is the most popular way to see the cave and the tram allows visitors to…
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Oct 26
The Pelican Man – Australia
Every day at 5:00 P.M. for the past 23 years, “The Pelican Man” shows up at Kingscote Wharf on Kangaroo Island and so do the pelicans. The pelicans don’t need a clock to tell them when to show up, they just know. About 10 minutes before 5:00 P.M the pelicans start to come to the…
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Oct 23
Bonnet Macaque – India
The Bonnet Macaque is common to the southern part of India and it is characterized by the hair on its head being parted in the middle. The Bonnet Macaque has clumps of hair on top of their heads that looks like they wearing a toupee. The person that named these monkeys thought that they looked…
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Oct 19
Seine River – France
The Seine River is one of France’s longest rivers at 485 miles long. The river starts in the Burgundy Regions and it passes through Paris on its way to emptying into the English Channel. The focus of this post is on the portion of the river that pass through Paris. Taking a river boat on…
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Oct 16
Lesser Adjutant Stork – Vietnam
The Lesser Adjutant Stork is a large size Freshwater Wetland bird that lives in Southeast Asia. These birds are under stress and their population is in decline. There are currently only two breeding locations, one in northern India and the other in Cambodia. Breeding season is during the dry season from October to June with…
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Oct 12
Ta Prohm – Cambodia
Ta Prohm is part of the Angkor complex that most people know as Angkor Wat. Ta Prohm is such a small portion of the Angkor complex that it normally would not get much attention but there are two things that made it one of the top points of interest to visitors coming to see the…
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