Our travels

Our favorite travel company is Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT), which does small-group tours with a maximum of 16 travelers. They focus on cultural immersion, off-the-beaten-path destinations, and hands-on experiences. Here are the trips we have done with them so far:


Costa Rica
Machu Picchu and the Galapagos 

Southern Africa Safari
Ancient Kingdoms
Heart of India
Untamed Iceland
Egypt and the Nile
Mongolia, China, Tibet, and the Yangtze River
Argentina, Chile, and Patagonia
Dalmatian Coast*
*(We only did part of this trip because Tom tested positive for Covid and we had to return home).

Our future trips (already booked)

OAT Madeira, Canary Islands, and West Africa
OAT Greek Islands: Athens to Istanbul


Pictures from our travel adventures  Highlights, with captions

[Peru and Galapagos]  [Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia]  [India]  [Africa]  [Patagonia]  [China, Mongolia and Tibet]  [Egypt and Jordan]  [Cuba]  [France and Switzerland]  [Tom in Japan and China, 1982-1985] [Cruises[River Cruise on the Rhine and Danube]  [Domestic]  [Winters in Florida
 
Highlights: Costa Rica, Peru, Ecuador, Galapagos, South Africa, Bush camps in Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe; Denmark; Norway; Sweden; Finland; St. Petersburg, Russia; Germany; Estonia; Iceland; Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia; India, Mongolia, Tibet, China; Hong Kong; Argentina, Chile, and Patagonia; Australia and New Zealand; Austria, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania.


Visits to Cuba. Mary's parents immigrated from Cuba in the 1950s and we have traveled there several times to visit family still living there. Cuba is always an adventure. On our first trip, trying to find the farm 90 miles from Havana where Mary's dad grew up, without addresses or phone numbers, someone suggested that we go to the town square, look for the oldest person walking by and ask them if they knew the family name. (Fortunately, Mary's speaks fluent Spanish, with a Cuban accent). On the third try, it worked; we found the farm, with two of her dad's brothers that he had not seen for decades.

Cuba, March 6-13 2013 Our first trip to Cuba, with a private guide.
Cuba, March 2013, with Mary's dad's family In Central Australia and Juaguey Grande
Cuba with Charlie as a guide, Oct. 2016
Trinidad de Cuba, Jan. 2017
Santiago de Cuba, Jan 2017
Havana, 2017

Cienfuegos, Cuba, Jan. 8 and 12, 2017
Road Scholar Trip to Cuba, Jan. 31-Feb 8, 2018
Road Scholar fellow travelers, Cuba, 2018
Hemingway in Cuba, March 2018


France and Switzerland
In 1999, right after retirement, we flew to Geneva to visit a Swiss family who had been our next door neighbors in Maryland in the 1980s. They showed us many highlights of eastern Switzerland: the lakes, Laussane, Neuchâtel, the Jura, Bern, Zermatt and the Matterhorn, and made an overnight trip to Burgundy
to visit Cluny Abbey and stop at a few vineyards offering tastings. Photos.

In September 2011, we traveled to France
with friends and rented a car and house in Provence, just north of Aix. Each day, after Tom went to the bakery for the day's baguette and croissants, we would open up the map and pick out a destination for a day trip. After two weeks, we met up with our Swiss friends and we all drove to Marseilles for a few days before flying back home. Photos.

In May of 2019, we spent two weeks in Paris with our Swiss friends, in an AirB&B located in Montorguiel, in the 2nd arr. (We loved the 19th-century glazed commercial arcades in that region of Paris). We walked and metroed everywhere, ate some great food, and caught many of the highlights of the city and region, including Versailles and Monet's house and garden in Giverny. Photos follow:.

A Warm Sunday in Paris
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Atelier des Lumières
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A walk to the Pantheon and Notre-Dame.
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Collège des Bernardins
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La Villette
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Rue Montorguiel et environs
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English friends join us in Paris
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Ladies Day Out
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Musée d'Orsay
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Centre Pompidou - Musée National D'art
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The Louvre
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Giverny and the house and gardens of Claude Monet
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Walk along the Seine to Bercy Parc and Village
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Place des Vosges
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Palace and Gardens of Versailles
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Montmartre and Pigale
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Île de la Cité and Notre-Dame
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Walk to the Eiffel Tower
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OAT trip to Peru, Ecuador, and Galapagos, Nov. 2010

OAT Santa Cruz Island

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Tom and Mary in Peru Ecuador and the Galapagos

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Our tour of Peru and Galapagos

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Genovesa Iland

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Bartolome Island

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Rabida island

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Galapagos Day 1

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Ed Bartender makes pisco sour

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Curandero Enrique

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Saccayhuaman

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Buying handmade crafts in the Andes

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Machu picchu

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Urubamba Market and home hosted meal

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Schoodl visit

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Ollantaytambo a living ika town

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Ollantauytambo Ruins

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Pisca and the Alpaca factory

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Pachacamac Ruins near Lima

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First day in Lima

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Ville el Salvador

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Old Photos of Baltra Island

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Africa, Nov. - Dec. 2011

Walk with lions

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Ngamo Village

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Linkwasha camp Hwange National Park 

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Lufupa River Camp

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People Picture 2

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Bush Planes

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People Pictures 1

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First web albu of africa

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Soweto South Africa

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Baobab Safari Lodge and Chobe National Park

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Victoria Falls

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Wilderness Tented Camp Okvango Delta

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Wild dogs
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Highlights from our OAT tour of southeast Asia, 2012
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Wild street traffic in Vietnam
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OAT trip to India, October 2013

New Delhi
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Shahpura Village
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Drive to Jaipur and first night
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Giant astronomical observatory, Jaipur.
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Astrological observatory
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Rickshaw ride in Jaipur
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Road to Rantahmbhore
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Nahargarh Ranthambhor
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Chowki Songhdwar Forest
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Hot Air Balloon, Rajistan Counrtyside
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OAT adopted villlage school
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Amber Papace, Jaipur
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Women's Cooperative
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Camel riding
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Mother Teresa's Orphanage
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Chand Baori Step Well and the Harshat Mata Temple
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Taj Mahal
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Tom of Akbar the Great
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Farmer's homemade water wheel
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Khajuraho Temple Complex
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Eid Goat Sacrifice
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OAT Heart of India travelers
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Morning on the Ganges river
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Sari Fitting
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Farewell Dinner for India Trip
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Southern India trip extension: Riverboat Cruise and Bombay
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OAT trip to Jordan and Egypt

 
Jordan OAT People 
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Amman, Jerash, and Mount Nebo
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Petra
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Egypt Travelers
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Egyptian Museum, Cairo
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Pyramids of Giza
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Karnak Temple
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Temple of Luxor
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Valley of the Kings
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On the way south from Luxor to Aswan
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Edfu village and temple
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Besaw Island and the temple of Horemheb
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Kom Ombo and its temple
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Daraw village and the Nile beach
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Abu Simbel temples and the Eskaleh Nubian lodge
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Aswan and Philae temple
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Camel ride to the Monastery of St. Simeon
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OAT Trip to Mongolia, China and Tibet, September 2019

A walk in Beijing
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Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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Camping in Gobi Desert
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Vulture Valley Nature Park
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Local people celebrating traditional nomadic Mongolian culture
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Camel Breeder visit
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Drop in to a horse farm
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Hoyor Zagal Camp
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Erdene Zuu Buddhist monastery
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Last Day in Mongolia
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The Forbidden City
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Summer Palace, Beijing
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The Great Wall of China
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The Wild Goose Pagoda
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The Terracotta Army of Xi'an
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Moslem Street and Great Mosque
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School Visit in China
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Market and Chinese cooling class
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Bullet train to Chengdu
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People's Park
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Panda's in China
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Tibet
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Last Day in Tibet
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Chongqing
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Tai Chi and Mah jong lessons
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Yangtze river cruise 1: Fengdu
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Yangtze river cruise 2: Three Gorges
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An impromptu farm visit
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Hong Kong
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Hong Kong Protest
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OAT trip to Argentina and Chile, day by day

Buenos Aires, Day 1
After an overnight flight, we arrived early on Tuesday morning and spent the day exploring the city on foot.
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Buenos Aires, Day 2
Our second day in Buenos Aires included a visit to the central square,
a walk in a colorful neighborhood, a tango lesson, and a visit to a local tango club.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/aUcHkJQhF68xczxJ7

Bariloche, Patagonia, Day 3
Here in Patagonia the landscape is so different compared to Buenos Aires, it's like we are in a different country.
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Patagonian Countryside, Day 4
Today we explored the countryside by bus, stopping at many points of interest.
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Last day in Bariloche, Day 5
Today we floated down a river, rode horses, and had an Argentine BBQ at a farmhouse.
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From Argentina to Puerto Varas, Day 6
We passed over the Andes into Chile.
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Puerto Varas, Day 7
Exploring the Chilean Lake district.
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Castro, Chiloe Island, Day 8
Chiloe Island is a small island on the Pacific coast of Chile that can only be reached by boat.
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Chiloe family visits, Day 9
We visited two families who live on Chiloe Island and participated in some of their daily activities.
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Islotes de Puñihuil Bird Sanctuary, Day 10
Penguins, penguins, and more penguins!
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Punta Arenas, the most southern big town in Chile and is right on the Strait of Magellan.
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Torres del Paine National Park, Day 12
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Salto Grande Waterfall, Day 13
We took a short hike to a pretty waterfall on a very windy day.
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The road to El Calafate, day 14
We drove across the mountains into Argentina.
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Perito Moreno Glacier, Day 15
The Perito Moreno glacier was named after a famous Argentine explorer and academic.
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Last day in Buenos Aires, day 16
Our flight back to the States is at 12 midnight tonight, so we had the whole day to explore.
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Cruises
We have generally preferred land tours to cruises, but as we age and have less mobility, cruises are becoming more and more attractive.

Cruise highlights
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Caribbean cruise, March 28 - April 4, 2011

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 Day at sea, March 30, 2011

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 St. Maarten, March 31, 2011

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 St. Lucia, April. 1, 2011

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 Barbados, April 2, 2011

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Caribbean cruise, Jan. 2013
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  La Perlita, our favorite seafood restaurant in Cozumel
  Snorkeling on
Roatan https://photos.app.goo.gl/wNy1ujk2g1644WTM9

Panama Canal Cruise 2014
 
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AMA Waterways ("Tulip Time") river cruise to Netherlands and Belgium, April, 2015
 
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Keukenhof Gardens, Amsterdam, April, 2015
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Baltic Cruise on Princess, July 2017
 
Denmark; Norway; Sweden; Finland; St. Petersburg, Russia; Berlin, Germany; Estonia; Copenhagen, Denmark
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Regent Cruise to New Zealand and Australia, January 2024

 Australia New Zealand Highlights
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 New Zealand Jan. 4-5
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 High Country Jan. 10
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 High Country Jan. 8-9
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 Napier Jan. 7
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 Gannet Colony Jan. 7
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Domestic travel and Road Trips

Trip to the Chesapeake Eastern shore with friends, 2010

Our 40th wedding anniversary trip to Alaska, 2012

The Crooked Road Virginia's Heritage Music Trail, 2012
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Phillipsburg and Glacier National Park, 2013
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Corning Glass Museum Sept. 11, 2014
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Montreal and Quebec Sept. 2016
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Wine Tasting in Upstate New York and Canada
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Road Trip to New Hampshire for "leaf peeking", Oct. 3-10 2018
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Pecos National Historic Park Oct. 14, 2015
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Tent Rock National Park Oct 14, 2015
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Puye Cliff dwellers site Oct 13, 2015
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Ride back from Taos New Mexico Oct 12, 2015
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Folk Art Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico Oct. 11, 2015
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Marsden Hartley 1877-1943 Oct. 11, 2015
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Georgia O'Keefe Museum Georgia's works Oct. 11, 2015
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Morning Ascension at Albuquerque Balloon Festival Oct. 11, 2015
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Shape balloons Evening at Albuquerque Balloon Festival Oct. 9, 2015
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Other activities at the Albuquerque Balloon Festival Oct. 9, 2015
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Bandelier National Monument and Los Alamos Oct. 10, 2015
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ElMorro National Monument Oct. 8, 2015
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Acomo Pueblo Sky City Cultural Center Oct. 8, 2015

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El MalPais National Monument in New Mexico Oct. 7, 2015
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Yellowstone National Park with friends, Aug. 16-20, 2013
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Cuisinart Institute of America,  Jun. 8-11, 2015
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Vanderbilt Mansion Gardens Jun, 11, 2015
https://photos.app.goo.gl/d7uBBNAnVZqwZmKT9

Fakahatchee swamp walk Mar. 19, 2015
https://photos.app.goo.gl/DNCggBfRNmqgm5YQ7

Everglades March 6-9, 2015
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Bvw1N1cscrcRehm67


Canadian Side of Niagara Falls, Sept. 14-Nov.30, 2014
https://photos.app.goo.gl/JCP1ZRSMgwdky246A

Niagara Falls and the Boat Ride Maid of the Mist Sept. 15-Oct. 6, 2014
https://photos.app.goo.gl/dvZkusKWZXXdnYjFA

Zippo Lighter Museum Sept. 16, 2014
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Vajg7AniFhy9NaDJ8

Lavender farm, botanical gardens winery, and a nice lunch Sept. 15, 2014
https://photos.app.goo.gl/X4rkaHAzLR9e9YMD6

Corning Glass Museum Sept. 11, 2014
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Civ2WfS3HA7uTxV98

Ponies on Chincoteague, Virginia, June 9, 2010
https://photos.app.goo.gl/4fHaERa9bvzDgBeB6\

Pike's Market, Seattle, WA. Video, 2009 1.03 minutes
https://photos.app.goo.gl/YJGL2KRc1duPsfkB7

Shark Valley, Everglades National Park, Feb. 20, 2009
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Hmtn4tbMML11BJR57

Six Mile Cyprus Slough, February 2022
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Fh5wmuiWMXSCUw9q9

Valley of Fire State park, June 17-18, 2014

https://goo.gl/photos/oshk7mvQ8F4ynzmw7

Shark Valley Bike Ride Everglades National Park March, 2017
https://goo.gl/photos/WT1QueRcxTYv3CL76


South Dakota Trip with Stan, Sept. 2021

Wind Cave NP Mammoth Site and Hot Springs
https://photos.app.goo.gl/nFomyXNecSbkSRA6A

Pumpkin Festival in Rapid City, SD
https://photos.app.goo.gl/JZ3UbmjmB3T3Dotb7

Annual Buffalo Roundup in Custer State Park
https://photos.app.goo.gl/6SpkHKEq8sDCYzmj7

The Badlands and the Minuteman Missile Site
https://photos.app.goo.gl/t8ZP6D3RWMjSLhx5A

Crazy Horse, Mt. Rushmore, Iron Mt. Road, Rapid City town center
|https://photos.app.goo.gl/uFG1FrwUm5FgfYAD6

Devil's Tower
https://photos.app.goo.gl/1b9696ZsGBmpca7K7

Bear Country, SD
|https://photos.app.goo.gl/a5Qoj6NhGXrz9aNC6


Winters in Florida

Both Mary and I grew up in Florida. Since retiring in 1999, we have been spending the winters there, returning to Maryland in the early spring. While there we enjoy walking, swimming, bike riding, bird watching, lounging by the pool, attending concerts and exploring the local nature sanctuaries.

Birds of South Florida, Feb. - Mar. 2017
https://goo.gl/photos/wDZ7gFsKk784HMJJ9

Naples Botanical Gardens, Oct.  2023
https://photos.app.goo.gl/wYUcWKo7sovKobh99

Pelican Bay Bird watch, Feb. 2023
https://photos.app.goo.gl/W64tnm1vomfcoogAA

Bird Watching Freedom Park, Jan.  2023
https://photos.app.goo.gl/cTULN2WHB63zL82XA

Birding Group, Dec. 2022
https://photos.app.goo.gl/bRYZRHvzQCLvTMWt9

Swamp Walk with Cat and Jordan, May 2022
https://photos.app.goo.gl/oYzdXY2NeadrAZg66

Birds of Florida with Captions, 2022
https://photos.app.goo.gl/v8AfV6jkkodjTme36

Harn's Marsh, Mar. 20, 2022
https://photos.app.goo.gl/FF5DiUoCg68sEXCY8

Landfill Predator Bird Services, Mar. 15, 2022
https://photos.app.goo.gl/8NE1FjrVbQsemJbG9

Sugden Park Birding Group, Feb. 16, 2022
https://photos.app.goo.gl/fMnfMxS95ZedTox68

Six Mile Cyprus Slough, Feb. 4, 2022
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Fh5wmuiWMXSCUw9q9

Six Mile Cypress Slough, Nov. 26-27. 2021
https://photos.app.goo.gl/4VACTyQQqba6rKXg9

WCA Bird Watching Group, Nov. 24, 2021
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Fn55ZQXqQZGDcMF17

New Installation at Naples Botanical Gardens, Nov. 2020
https://photos.app.goo.gl/vwGym53DS3x1W7nJ9

Walk at the Bird Rookery Trail, Feb.3,2022
https://photos.app.goo.gl/j2Ba1WQ8SYYo5kgL6

Eagle Lake Walk, Jan. 30, 2022
https://photos.app.goo.gl/8or1VAWfvjPs3Ew37



Photographic Extras

Park Panoramas
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Nkc2Eq6hYjRJWCXbA

Naples nature pictures
https://photos.app.goo.gl/jbMbQ4Ahu2cWg3Be8

The birds of south Florida
https://photos.app.goo.gl/v8AfV6jkkodjTme36

https://goo.gl/photos/wDZ7gFsKk784HMJJ9

Favorite photos
https://photos.app.goo.gl/PaLPY292BNoWjyeQA



Travel Map (as of 2019)

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