Tag: travel
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La Mezquita in Cordoba, Spain has a rich history. I’m going to take a quote here from wikipedia, who explain it much better than I could ;) The site was originally a pagan temple, then a VisigothicChristianchurch, before the UmayyadMoors converted the building into a mosque and then built a new mosque on the site.[1]…
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I backpacked through Spain in 2009 in what was probably my least-planned trip ever – I got a rail pass, and winged it. I stayed in Barcelona, Valencia, Madrid, Cordoba, Cuenca, Granada and Seville. Spain is gorgeous and textured and culturally rich and would take a massive blog post to really describe, but today I…
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This is the winter that wasn’t. At least, here in TO it wasn’t. We’re not used to this total lack of winter and last weekend Tito and I drove out in search of ice and snow because, dammit, we miss it. We ended up heading north into Parry Sound – as a bonus the northern…
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Last Christmas I bought my mom a digital camera for our vacation. Because I knew there would be snorkelling trips, I chose the waterproof Fuji FinePix XP30. I chose it because I bought the XP10 before going to Hawaii, and for such an affordable little camera I was pleased with the results. The idea of snorkelling…
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Last week my parents, Tito and I went on a family vacation – on the Ruby Princess for a week in the caribbean. It was mom’s call to do a cruise, and I never thought I would enjoy it. I love to backpack and I was worried that a cruise would be restrictive, crowded and…
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Says a tired Tito to his friends. As if being tied to an insane photographer isn’t the best life ever! Well, I guess I can understand not wanting to drive up north, late at night, the same night that you’ve got a red-eye flight to Florida. pbbbtttthhhh. We didn’t find them that night, but we…
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I apologize for the image intense post coming up – narrowing down photography of Peggy’s Cove is impossible. It’s worth it, I promise. Peggy’s Cove is like being on the moon. The austere beauty of this rocky landscape makes this one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever shot. Of course there is the lighthouse,…
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Tito and I are leaving tomorrow morning for BC – hooray! We have never been that far west, so we’re really looking forward to it. As a special bonus we’re getting to see our good friends in concert on Canada Day – the Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra (who are showing off many photos taken by yours truly).…
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I have felt absolutely awful at the images on the news lately – in fact I don’t think the news has affected me like this in a very long time. I feel as terrible as I did the first time (and every time, come to think of it) that I saw the videos of 9/11.…
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This past weekend Tito and I drove up to the Bruce for a quick city getaway. We stayed at the Round House – an absolutely beautiful B&B in Tobermory. The lady was really sweet, the living room was huge and had beautiful picture windows that faced the lake – we couldn’t have asked for better!…
The Blue Brick 