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February 22, 2023 – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Arrived at my Airbnb about 3 PM today. Staying in the Colonial Zone, or Zona Colonial as it’s properly known. Did the self check in thing and headed out for a walk suggested by my Lonely Planet book. Here are some photos from the approximately two hour walk. I’ll post more when I have better…
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February 20, 2023 – Walk to Natural Well
This morning the dogs and I walked to Natural Well, a 186 foot pit that’s popular to rappel. I used to rappel it but haven’t in about ten years. There’s a bunch of fallen rock at the bottom and it’s drippy, especially with as much rain as we’ve had this winter. There’s passage at the…
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February 9, 2024 – Nairobi, Kenya
Visited the Nairobi National Museum today or as these photos show, the Museum of Bad Lighting. It wasn’t good for photos. Displays covered discoveries of early mankind, natural history of Kenya and Kenya’s history of becoming an independent nation. Independence from Great Britain was achieved in 1963. Afterward, got the driver to take me to…
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February 9, 2023 – Monte Sano State Park, AL
My dawgs and I are staying at a cabin in Monte Sano State Park for two nights. The park ran a buy-one-get-one night special so here we are. We did this last February too. The cabins and some other structures in the park were built during the 1930s by the CCC. This morning we went…
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December 26, 2022 – Critters
I’ve had a trail camera set up in my yard periodically for a couple of years. I place it in different spots but it captures a more diverse bunch of critters when set up in the side yard. Here are some photos captured over the two years. The screech owl image was taken in a…
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December 21, 2022 – at home
Made it home from Paris last Thursday. I haven’t posted anything because my phone was stolen on the Paris Metro last Tuesday, the 13th. I bought a new phone the same day but the store sold phones and accessories but no SIM cards. So, I could use the phone to take photos but I had…
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December 15, 2022 – Return to Huntsville
Today is a travel day. Up at six and out of my AirBnB before 6:30. Caught a taxi just down the street. The ride took about 30-40 minutes. Charles de Gaulle Airport is huge and I’m glad I looked up which terminal to go to. I read somewhere that passengers need to arrive at the…
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December 14, 2022 – Paris, France
Took the Metro to a stop outside the Galleries Lafayette where I bought my new phone yesterday. I asked a sales guy if he could get my phone to send and receive calls. He said a SIM card was needed but they didn’t sell them. I walked past a tourist information booth in the store…
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December 13, 2022 – Paris, France
Can’t say this day was all that great. I was on the Metro going to Museum d’Orsey and got pickpocketed. My phone was stolen. I didn’t realize it until I was off the Metro and reached for my phone. Gone. Went to the museum anyway but the line was long and I decided that I…
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Foods tried in Helsinki, Tallinn, Stockholm and Paris
Here’s a photo log of some interesting food and drink I had on this trip.
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