Monthly Archives: August 2023

One of the tha biggest challenges of travel is getting around once you land where you are going. I had taken trains in India before, and while each trip resulted in ‘stories to tell’, none was what I would describe as pleasant. But, my photographic group – under the guidance of photographer Karl Grobl from […]

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Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, my husband I were staying with friends in that enchanted, fairy-tale-land of mountains, lakes, and alpine meadows known today as Switzerland … It really does feel that long ago! That is what happens when you have too many external drives full of photos and memories. They […]

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There is something moody and dramatic about coastal beaches in wintertime that leads me to quiet introspection. I’ve commented before (eg: Coastal Walks) on the rugged beauty of the east coast of Australia. I live within a ten minute walk of a beautiful beach and stunning headlands. I listen to the waves of the Pacific […]

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India is wildly colourful. This is true everywhere, but the Dravidian people of South India take it to new whole new levels. The ethnolinguistic family of people known as the Dravidians are considered native to the Indian subcontinent, although their pre-Neolithic roots are probably in Western Asia, around the Iranian plateau. The language family is […]

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Crete, the southernmost large island of Greece, lives up to its reputation for having a breathtakingly mountainous landscape surrounded by pristine beaches and charming coastal villages. I booked myself a number of bus tours while I was there, and loved every moment I spent exploring the island. One of the trips I took was to […]

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