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I can’t say why, but I’m just addicted to taking pictures of fall leaves and looking at them too. It’s one of my favourite seasons: kicking up the leaves with your feet, that clear and crisp smell & feel in the air, the colour that appears everywhere. My first sign that autumn has arrived is [...]
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Last week, I talked through many of the best places to visit in the Hebrides Islands. Let’s now head back to the Scottish mainland to do some exploring on the coast and the hills to the Scottish Highlands. Travel here is long and slow – it’s some of the most desolate parts of Great Britain, [...]
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I must say, we’ve had some killer photo essays here at STE recently. But basaltic columns? Does anybody even know what those are? Well, I do. It’s Mother Nature’s reminder to us that she’s in charge and that if we think we can build to the skies, think again, because she can too. Basaltic columns [...]
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Living in northern California, Lake Tahoe has become an annual vacation spot for me. While many people love the winter, the snow skiing, and the snowboarding, I actually prefer late summer or early fall where I can enjoy the beach, hiking, swimming, and even some golf. Lake Tahoe Sightseeing: The View
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Artist Hanna Rion once said, “The greatest gift of the garden is the restoration of the five senses.” However, there is more to a garden than just the sensual. Gardens — created by and tended to by gifted, nurturing and nature-respectful hands — are capable of inciting wonder and awe to a jaded heart, of [...]
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There is nothing like a really great tree. Those that have stood the test of time have such a remarkable spirit and man, if trees could talk…. And as for the title, I’m not kidding: have your ever hugged a tree? Try it – it’s really amazing and you don’t have to be a treehugger [...]
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Inside this month’s travel newsletter, we talked about all of the great American cities that are worth a visit for the summer. But there’s a whole state that is a must-see, especially during summer. Colorado sightseeing is a joy, and the state has so many different experiences for you to try. The local saying is [...]
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Switzerland is known for many things: Europe’s most gorgeous mountains and peaks, hidden bank accounts and expensive travel. One of my favourite places in Switzerland is Interlaken. It’s not exactly a travel writer’s secret; one only has to look at the hordes of Asian and American tourists piling onto the “express” train that takes you [...]
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Imagine waking up in the morning to the gradual echoing sounds of howler monkeys high above you in the trees. Their deep throaty calls are greeting the first glimpse of the sunrise over the horizon, but it’s still dark under the canopy in the forest. The air feels cool and damp on your skin, and [...]
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As one of the most sensitively developed tourist spots within Spain, Lanzarote makes an ideal holiday destination for anyone who enjoys dramatic and unspoiled scenery. As despite welcoming close to 1.5 million visitors a year, Visitors could be forgiven for thinking that tourism has barley touched the island once they venture outside the three main tourist [...]
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