Homer Eagles: A week on the Homer Spit with the Bald Eagles and snow.
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(More pictures added Sept 2007, and new format)
** Other States **
August in New York City (2019)! Big Onion Walking Tours, Brooklyn Bridge, Central Park, Blue Note Jazz, Democracy Now!
Chincoteague National Wildlife Reserve August, 2018 with wild ponies, bald eagles, etc.
June, 2017 with lots of egrets, and other critters, etc.
June, 2015 Concert, horses, birds, and sunsets, etc.
August, 2013: Horses and kayaking
Chincoteague, Assateague & Tangier Island (2006): St. Michaels, MD, Chesapeake Bay, and Delmarva (2003): Lighthouses, birds, and fun
* Florida Everglades & Keys (2012): Manatees, Homestead,
* Florida Everglades and Key West (2009):
Kauai Island, Hawaii (2015)
Big Island of Hawaii (October 2013):
Maui (2012):
2024 * NEW * Dumbarton Oaks Museum and Gardens: Located in residential Georgetown.
An interesting collections of Byzantine and Pre-Columbian art and nice gardens.
[Link to photos].
2023 DC National Zoo Light Festival Washington, D.C.’s beloved Smithsonian’s
National Zoo holiday tradition is back and brighter than ever!:
[Link to photos].
* Nine days in Tennessee:Drove south to Asheville, then through
Great Smokey Mountains NP Nashville, Memphis, and Around Gatlinburg:
[Links to summaries and photos].
* Trip to Philadelphia: Visited some historical sites, the annual flower
show (and butterflies), Barnes and Rodin museums, and stopped at Longwood Gardens on the way
back to Virginia:
[Links to summaries and photos].
Huntley Meadows Park, Virginia (2022), Turtles, frogs, birds, nature
* Canaan Valley, West Virginia, and nearby places (2021): Fun trip, even if rain most of the time.
* Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater (2015), rafting, etc (videos may be posted later)
* Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, Washington, DC (2007): * Williamsburg, VA at Christmas (2006): * Harpers Ferry, WV (August, 2003): History, outdoors, and Pubs
* Birthday Party at Vasques Rocks (2014): * Route 66 2012::
* Route 66 1991(?): Just a few photos
* US Southwest Tour New Mexico, Colorado, & Arizona (2008): * Visited Star Trek Exhibit in Long Beach (2008): * Three days in Lone Pine, Death Valley and the Bagdad Cafe (2006): * Napa Valley and Bodega Bay (2003): I'll drink to that, and watch out for the birds!
* Visiting Yosemite, Vintners Holiday, Ahwahnee Hotel, IR photos (2002): * Elephant seals along California Coast(1999): Just a few photos
** Canada **
Canada: Québec City, June 2005: Visit the old city, cross the St. Lawrence River, go whale watching...
** Great Britain **
England (2016): London, York, Whitby, Alnwick, Lindisfarne, Bamburgh, Masham, and Rugby.
England & Wales (2015): London, Ironbridge, Portmierion and Caerphilly in Wales, and then several towns in SW England as well as Stonehenge and Avebury Circle.
England, The West Country, 2003:
- Stonehenge, Avebury, Salisbury & Red Lion Inn, Castle Cary
** Europe ** (Great Britain at bottom of left column)
Bulgaria (2019): Sophia, Rila Monastery, Dancing Bear Rescue Center, Plodiv, Buzludzha Monument (looks like a space ship), Veliko Tarnovo,
Rose Valley Perfume Museum, and Magic Castle Hotel back in Sophia.
Romania (2019): Bucharest, Peles Castle, Brasov, Castle Bran - Dracula's Castle, Sighsoara, and Sibiu.
2017: Tallinn, Helsinki, St. Petersburg, and Moscow: Tallinn, Estonia:
Helsinki, Finland:
St. Petersburg, Russia:
Moscow, Russia:
St. Petersburg and Moscow were part of 'The Nation Tours: (Link)'. Excellent and very enjoyable!
Amsterdam (2009) Half a day on the canals (a stop on the way to Egypt)
Portugal (2008)Two weeks visiting Lisbon, Sintra, Coimbra, Porto, Guimarães, Marvao, and Evora.
South East Europe (1986): Munich, Oktoberfest, Insbruck, Venice, Yugoslavia, Dubrovnik:
(Note: Scanned slides, not all perfect, some descriptions may be in error)
** Southern Africa **
Southern Africa (2016): Spent just over three weeks visiting Johannesburg and Kruger N.P. in S.Africa, Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, Chobe NP in Botswana, Etosha NP and
AfriCat in Namibia, and Dubai.
** Turkey & Egypt **
Visited Turkey (2013): Istanbul, Cappadocia, and Ephesus. Went hot-air ballooning and climbed down into an underground city.
Egypt (2009): Visited Cairo, Abu Simbel, Aswan, Luxor, Hurghada and the Red Sea, and Alexandria.
** Asia **
Cambodia (2013): Visited Siem Reap and Phnom Penh. Went to several temples, a landmine museum, out on a lake, and to both
an elephant and an Asian bear rescue centers.
Singapore: Visited the Marina Bay Sand, the Bay Garden, Raffles, Singapore Sling
Tokyo: Visited temples, museums, fish market, walking around the streets
China (2011):.
Visited Guilin, Li River, Yangshuo:
- Kunming:
- Dali and Lijiang:
- Chengdu & Pandas:
China (2010): Visited Beijing:
Xian:
Shanghai:
Hangzhou:
Suzhou:
Shanghai-2:
Hong Kong (2005):
Macau (2008)
Did a one day trip by ferry from Hong Kong.
China (2007): Guilin, Li River & Yangshuo:
** Caribbean **
Visited the French Island of Martinique in the Caribbean (2018).
Cuba (2016): To Havana for the Havana Jazz Festival (co-sponsored by the Blue Note Jazz Club) and to visit the town. Also visited the Bay of Pigs and the City of Trinidad.
LOTS OF GOOD PHOTOS.
** Latin America **
Guatemala (2023)
Great trip and lots of fun photos. Vusited Antigua City, Lake Atitlan, and Tikal National Park.
Mexico City and Oaxaca (2022)
On tour with The Nation Travels and a few extra days on our own. Great trip and lots of fun photos. More photos to be posted.
Argentina & Antartica (2007):
- then Cruise from Ushuaia to Antarctica on the MV Ushuaia:
- then a day trip to Uruguay:
Central America: Panama: Gamboa, Panama Canal, San Blas Islands:
Visiting Barro Colorado (the Smithsonian Research Center), Taboga, Old Panama City
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Brazil: Rio, Brasilia, Ouro Preto (2007) The Amazon, Manaus and Silvas (2006)
- the Pantanal and Iguazu Falls:
Ecuador & Galapagos (June 2004)
Flew into Quito and visited a village exactly on the
equator. Then to a jungle lodge, then
on to Cuenca. To Guayaquil before heading to Galapagos.
We were on a small 16 passenger boat that was both power and sail.
An amazing experience!
Peru, June 2003:[IE]
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[IE] Lima, Machu Picchu, Cusco, Nazca Lines, Pisco, Manu Wildlife Park, Amazon Jungle, etc.
Homer Eagles: A week on the Homer Spit with the Bald Eagles and snow.
