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Capture the Colour…
TravelSupermaket.com has posted a Photo Challenge, with a deadline of August 29th. The challenge is called Capture the Colour. Entrants are to post travel photos showing Blue, Green, Yellow, White and Red, following the rules at: http://www.travelsupermarket.com/c/holidays/capture-the-colour/ Entrants are also asked to invite … Continue reading
Travel Theme: Signs
This week’s Travel Theme challenge from Ailsa at Wheresmybackpack is Signs. There are signs that direct our thoughts and lives, but many of those are difficult to capture on film… Posted signs are a little easier to capture. I loved … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Challenges, Retirement itself
Tagged photography, photos, Signage, signs, Travel, Weekly Travel Theme
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Travel Theme: Leading Lines
Ailsa at wheresmybackpack? has posted our weekly Travel Theme: Leading Lines. Her own examples are photos that all have a strong physical line that grabs the focus of the shot and leads our eyes there, and our challenge is to … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Challenges, Ruminations
Tagged China, Golden Gate Bridge, Great Wall of China, Leading line, lifestyle, Olympics, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek, Robert Frost, Travel, Weekly Travel Theme
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Travelogue – Wanderings Outside London
Well, here we are at the end of July, and I haven’t done a monthly travelogue yet! As I’ve been watching the Olympics on TV, I’ve seen shots of some of the wonderful places we went outside of London when we … Continue reading
Posted in Travelogues
Tagged Bath, Bath Abbey, England, Hampton Court Palace, lifestyle, London, Olympics, photos, Stonehenge, Travel, Windsor Castle
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Travel theme: Flowers
This week’s Travel Theme challenge from Ailsa at Wheresmybackpack? is Flowers. As many beautiful gardens as there are in the world, nowhere are flowers more a part of the cultural fabric than they are in Hawaii. From the moment you arrive in Hawaii, … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Challenges, Travelogues
Tagged flowers, Hawaii, hibiscus, lifestyle, nature, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek, Travel, Weekly Travel Theme
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Travel Theme: Food
Ailsa at wheresmyback posted her Travel theme for this week: Food. This one makes me wish I were at home where I have some other great photos – but since I’m not, I will make do with files I have with me! … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Challenges, Travelogues
Tagged Beijing, China, Fisherman's Wharf San Francisco, food, lifestyle, Peking Duck, Photo Challenges, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek, recreation, San Francisco, Travel
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