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Category Archives: Travel
Raja Ampat, The Last Diving Paradise?
We recently returned from a truly wonderful dive trip to Indonesia. After the stress-inducing O-ring debacle of the diving portion of our first adventure post-Covid, in Egypt‘s Red Sea, this was relaxing, exhilarating, and breathtakingly beautiful diving. (Note: You’ll need … Continue reading
Posted in All About Scuba Diving, Indonesia Travel, Photography, Pic of the Day, Travel, Trip Reports
Tagged Indonesia Scuba Diving, Raja Ampat
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Yalla Yalla Habibi!
I’ll admit that I was never super interested in ancient history; I think my last whack at it was in the early years of high school. Egyptians, Romans, Greeks? They were bygones to me – more mythology than history in … Continue reading
New Zealand – You Beach!
It’s been a bit of a whirl of travel over the past few months. In addition to some regularly scheduled dive and Berlin biz trips this year, a couple of other opportunities have arisen – one – in absence of any … Continue reading
Posted in Links, Photography, Travel
Tagged Bethell's Beach, Milford Sound, New Zealand
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A Passage in India (& Nepal) – Part 6 – Learning and Burning in Varanasi
When I last left you, we had a big day in Khajuraho, touring some super sexy temples, and experiencing some amazing Ayurvedic massage therapy. The next morning, we were up at dark o’thirty, for an (optional) jeep safari tour in … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel, Writings
Tagged Ganges Cremation, Ghat, India, Khajuraho, Panna Tiger Reserve, Varanasi
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A Passage in India (& Nepal) – Part 5 – Sexy Temples & Buck Naked Rubs in the Indian Outback
As I mentioned in the first chapter of this saga, I have heard it opined that if you haven’t sh*t your pants, you haven’t really experienced India. The same may be true about taking a train in India, which although less … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel, Trip Reports
Tagged Ayurvedic Massage, Kajuraho, Kama Sutra Carvings
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A Passage in India (& Nepal) – Part 4 – Agra
On the road again, this time for the long drive from Jaipur to Agra – the site of the splendiferous Taj Mahal. This is the fourth chapter in this series. You will find the previous instalments here: Chapter 1 – … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel, Trip Reports
Tagged Agra, Agra Fort, Bonnie Backer, Bus tours in India, Fatepur Sikri, SmarTours, Taj Mahal
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A Passage in India (& Nepal) – Part 3 – Worlds Colliding in Jaipur
So, we’ve left Delhi, and are now on the big bus for the long drive to Jaipur – the pink city. If you missed the previous India blogs, they are here: Part 1 – Just Say No to Delhi Belly … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel, Trip Reports
Tagged Amer Fort, Bicycle Rickshaw, Golden Triangle, India, Jaipur, Rajasthan, Water Palace
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A Passage in India (and Nepal) – Part 2 – Walking in Gandhi’s Footsteps
So, when I last left you dangling, we were all tucked into our beds in our very nice rooms at Le Meridien in central Delhi, sleeping off (with the help of some pharmaceuticals) the long and not very restful flight in … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel, Trip Reports
Tagged Birla Temple, Delhi, Gandhi Museum, Gandhi Simitri, India, Jama Masjid, Kutab Minar, Qutb, SmarTours
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A Passage in India (and Nepal) – Part 1 – Just Say No to Delhi Belly
So, a group of girls decide to take a trip to India. The group is three sisters and a friend, and the plan is to experience India as part of an organized tour, because, as anyone who has been to … Continue reading
Scuba Diving Magazine Feature – Hawaii 2-0
Here is a link to December’s gallery and short write up about diving off the west coast of the big island of Hawaii. You will find the article and image gallery here —-> Hawaii 2.0 – Images from the Big Island … Continue reading
Wild & Woolly – An Irish Adventure
With the prospect of only 3 days to get our first taste of Ireland, we arrived in Dublin, picked up a rental car, plugged our Galway area hotel address into the handy dandy (do not attempt to drive in Ireland … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel
Tagged Brenner's Hotel, Cliffs of Mohrer, Connemara, Dingle, Ennis, Ireland, Sandhill, Slea Head Drive
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Palau BFF
Back from Germany, and back at my laptop. I traveled to Germany with just an iPad (and iPhone for camera – data roaming is stupid expensive, so I kept it in airplane mode for the duration). The iPhone camera pretty … Continue reading
All Roads Lead to Ausfahrt
So here I find myself in Germany once again. Mr G has business here, and a couple of times a year, for board meeting weeks when other wives/spouses are included, I make the trek with him. In past blogs I … Continue reading
Post Palau Ponderings
I returned last week from a 10 day trip to Palau. It was Mr G’s and my first visit to this diver mecca. We enjoyed three days on land at the beginning of the trip, diving two of those days … Continue reading
Posted in All About Scuba Diving, Travel, Trip Reports
Tagged Napoleon Wrasse, Palau, Peleliu, Ulong Island
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Scuba Diving Magazine – A Taste of the Philippines
Here is a link to February’s submission for Scuba Diving Magazine. In this piece I review the Atlantis Dumaguete Resort, as well as the Atlantis Azores live aboard, and share some information and images from what was a great trip. … Continue reading
Photo Essay – A London River Walk
It’s been a while since I cooked up a juicy blog post, but with a small gallery of iPhone images sitting in the hopper on my desktop, a complete dearth of diving over the past many months, and a rainy … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel, Trip Reports
Tagged London, London Eye, St James Park, Tower of London
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Throw Back Thursday – Hitting the G Spot
Thursdays seem to have become the day for dredging up images from the past. This past week I had a query from my cousin in New Zealand about the Galapagos, which he hopes to visit (and dive) next summer. In … Continue reading
Posted in All About Scuba Diving, Galapagos Travel, Photography, Pic of the Day, Travel, Trip Reports, Writings
Tagged Galapagos, Whale Shark
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Pic of the Day – Topside Tuesday: Thai Sunset
Just a quick pic for today, as a sunny day beckons me out into my somewhat neglected summer garden. This was a beautiful sunset in the Similan Islands of Thailand, taken during a great trip on The Junk live aboard. The … Continue reading
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The Tipping Point
Food for thought, in a well-argued article on Slate Magazine this week… Tipping is an Abomination Despite the rather dramatic headline, this article offers an interesting perspective on the whole concept of tipping for service in restaurants in the US. … Continue reading