Adventurous Wench
Adventure is the spice of life!
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San Juan Islands, by classic float plane
The San Juan Islands are beautiful from land and sea. Whether youre hiking, biking, kayaking, sailing, or just riding the ferry, you cant help but be struck by that. But what about from the air? This video is primarily about the plane, but I like it because it gives you a real sense of what soarin …
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Taos, New Mexico - Rio Pueblo Gorge (video)
This video is from the Rio Pueblo Gorge, near Taos, New Mexico. This river comes from Taos Pueblo land and runs into the Rio Grande River. This is a deep gorge, but not as deep as the Rio Grande Gorge, which is a spectacular gash across the high desert almost shocking when you first see it. On our …
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San Juan Islands - scuba diving
OK, Ill say it right up front. We do NOT go scuba diving on our San Juan Islands trips! Im a wimpy warm water diver (think British Virgin Islands)! However, even though that water looks pretty chilly to me, its fascinating to know what lives down there! The undisputed rulers of the local seas are …
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Bevagna, Italy - Medieval feast at Le Gaite
Friday photo: So there we were.. ready for our medieval feast. Bevagna is a small town in Umbria. Its a charming and picturesque walled town, that was an important place in ancient Roman days, situated along the Via Flaminia. Its also home to a festival called Mercato Delle Gaite. For a few days …
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Travel insurance and swine flu
Influenza virus particle If your travels are affected by a disease outbreak like swine flu, what does your travel insurance cover? We dont have any trips to Mexico now (thank goodness). However, this recent information release from Travelex (our partner for travel insurance) is great information on …
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Awesome Argentine Armadillo
Friday photo - Armadillo at Peninsula Valdez, Argentina The armadillo gets my vote for most unusual mammal . Peninsula Valdez in Argentina is a sweeping, open space, where the dusty brown desert stretches right to the sparkling sea. Where else do you see armadillos and elephant seals all on the sa …
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San Juan Islands - The ferry ride
Wondering about the San Juan Islands? This video (first in a series) shows you what the ferry travel is like out to the islands, and around the islands. If youre going on our tour, you can ignore the part about which highway exits to take well handle all the driving! Just enjoy the part about bei …
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Napa Valley - Rock spiral on the trail
Friday photo - Rock spiral on a Napa trail . Napa trail spiral - in one end, out the other . I was out hiking by myself on a trail up in the hills above Calistoga (north end of Napa Valley), when the trail took an unexpected detour. One minute I was striding down a fairly typical trail, admiring t …
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Sedona - Hedgehogs in bloom
Friday photo - Blooming hedgehog cactus in Sedona . Hedgehog cactus - beauty among the rocks . One nice thing about visiting the desert in the spring is the flowers that add splashes of color to the landscape. Its amazing how even the forbidding cacti, covered in treacherous thorns, have these beau …
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You will never find time for anything
Monday quote: You will never find time for anything. If you want time, you must make it. ~ Charles Bruxton Pickles and wine - yes. Time - no luck. I took a Harv Eker seminar a few years ago, and it was excellent. He covered a lot of ground in a 3-day session, and one of the concepts that reall …
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Costa Rica - Caiman eyes at Tortuguero
Friday photo - Caiman watching from the water . Caiman eyes watching . They hide pretty well, dont they? Caimans (click for larger image) are smaller relatives of crocodiles, and often theyre hard to spot. They can be sitting perfectly still in the water, almost submerged except for their eyes. …
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The leading cause of stress
Monday quote: Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it. ~ Jane Wagner Funny and true! Especially when reality is as full of stress-causers as it is these days! Geez, Louise you cant turn on the news or walk past a newspaper stand, without seeing more dismal news. And …
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The future is a place that is created
Monday quote: The future is not a result of choices among alternative paths offered by the present, but a place that is created - created first in the mind and will, created next in activity. The future is not some place we are going to, but one we are creating. The paths are not to be found, but …
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Belize: Cave where the kids used to play
Friday photo - Looking out of the cave . Inside the cave, looking out . We were up in the mountains of the Pine Ridge area of Belize. After driving for miles along a very bumpy dirt road (the kind that makes me SO happy somebody else is driving!), we reached an abandoned little town. There wasnt a …
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How to get cheap last-minute airfare on Priceline
Looking for great deals on last minute air travel? Weve all heard the Priceline commercials, but using it for the first time can be a rather scary prospect. As a regular Priceline user, hopefully I can take some of the mystery out of the process! Save money on last-minute airfares . Once you go to …
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Anegada - The drowned island
So there we were drinking Caribs on the drowned island Anegada - about as laid back as it gets! . Anegada is the most remote of the British Virgin Islands. You reach it after a nice long sail, then thank your stars that youve got a competent and experienced captain steering you through the reefs to …
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The man who never makes mistakes
Inspirational quote: The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything. ~ Theodore Roosevelt So true! You cant be free from mistakes if you ever attempt anything new or express an original thought. And the more new things you try, the more mistakes youre bound to make. It …
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That’s when the joy happens
Todays quote: Joy is what happens when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are. ~ Marianne Williamson Its a wonderful life And how often do we do that? Stop worrying about the future, and think about how good things really are, right now? Stop focusing on our problems and what …
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Costa Rica coffee growers bail out Starbucks?
Now this is an interesting business approach Costa Rica is widely known for its superior coffee, and now their coffee producers could help bail out Starbucks during this downturn. Costa Rica Pages reports: After a difficult year of sales, Starbucks is looking to widen its sphere of coffee associate …
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Tumacacori - Ruins and dancing
Last weekend, I was down in southern Arizona, at a little place called Tumacacori. The main claim to fame here is that it was the site of a Spanish mission, founded by Jesuit missionaries back in 1691. Mission church at Tumacacori When the Spanish first arrived, the area was populated by the OOdham …
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