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Weekly Travel Challenge

Elephant

Up Close and Incredibly Big

When we were in South Africa a while back, we took the opportunity to ride elephants bareback and to feed them.  When you are that close, you appreciate the full […]

-London

Sweet Rickshaw

Getting around London is pretty easy so long as you are armed with a bus and tube map.  An App that works off line is a boon. For a spot […]

-England

Skateboarder in Motion

Even if you don’t know much about skateboarding, if you live in London or visit the South Bank entertainment complex, you’ll know this skate park. In fact, a battle between […]

-Arizona

Making Trails through the Arizona Desert

Set in 320 acres of stunning Northern Arizona desert, stands the family-run dude ranch, Stagecoach Trails. I have spent two great holidays here already, and will, undoubtedly, return.  There are many things that […]

California

Surf City, USA

For great sand, beautiful weather, a lively beach culture and surf, where netter than Huntington Beach in orange County, California?   And finally, the eponymous surf: . Posted as part of Ailsa’s […]

-London

“Dolphin” lamps

These beautiful “Dolphin” lamp standards are situated on the south bank of the Thames. In fact, the area is known as the Dolphin Zone, though the “dolphins” are actually sturgeons. The lamps […]

-Barcelona

Mosaic benches in Barcelona

The iconic mosaic benches on Passeig de Gracia are both beautiful and practical.  These and the accompanying street lamps were designed by Pere Falqués i Urpí in 1906.  They are entirely […]

-Canaries

Green Tenerife

Although there is plenty of green in England at the moment it’s hard to find a dry, bright moment to take a decent photograph.  So I have resorted to an […]