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2019 Biennale,
2022 Biennale) and some are posted after the fact (
Dolomites hiking,
Cappadocia by balloon). Doesn't matter much but don't be confused.
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In October 2022 we flew into
Bordeaux and then visited
Sarlat-la-Canéda,
Carcassonne,
Arles,
Como, and then
Venice.
During a lull in variants we went to
Paris where we checked out some
of the lesser-known museums.
22 Oct – 2
Dec
2021.
Several years ago we spent 9 days hiking the
Dolomites which is in
northeastern Italy.
We stayed at seven charming Rifugios (mountain huts turned hotels) and one pretty mountain town:
Fodara,
Fanes,
Scotoni,
Cinque Torri,
Cortina d'Ampezzo,
Staulanza,
Tissi, and
Sebastiano.
Like the
Haute Route, it's a photographic
step-by-step so expect a slow photo-a-day pace plus maps. The travelogue is interrupted between Fanes and Scotini
for a visit to Paris.
Back-in-time travelogues
Is beautiful Swiss town redundant?
Zermatt is also car free.
31 May – 14
June 2021.
We hiked the Haute Route, from France to Switzerland. The hike begins in
Chamonix passes through
Trient,
Champex Lac,
Cabane de Louvie,
Cabane de Prafleuri,
Evolene,
Grimentz,
Gruben,
Grachen, and then it ends in lovely
Zermatt.
The Louvie to Prafleurie and
Gruben to Grachen legs are especially scenic.
5 Jan – 30
May 2021.
I rode the cable-car from Chamonix to the
Aiguille du
Midi and to Pointe Helbronner.
19 Dec – 3
Jan 2021.
By train, bus, and ferry to
Delft,
Giethoorn,
Ten Post,
Groningen, and
Schermonnikoog
in The Netherlands.
3 Oct – 12 Nov 2020.
The Grand Bazaar in
Istanbul,
in a balloon over
Cappadocia,
the Turkish coastal town of
Cesme, and the ruins of
Ephesus.
16 Aug – 13
Sep 2020.
Real-time travelogues
There's lots of art at the
Venice 2019 Biennale.
5 – 15
Nov 2019.
A visit to
Ubud and a
water temple on Bali.
25 Feb – 8 Mar 2019.
Chiang Mai and then the train to
Bangkok, in Thailand.
12 – 24 Feb 2019.
The Yucatan's
Merida in Mexico.
26 Oct – 5
Nov 2018.
A visit to
Lyon in France.
13 – 17
Oct 2017.
A train and car trip around beautiful Corsica, with stops at
Bastia,
Ajaccio,
Zonza, and
Bonifacio.
26 Sept – 12
Oct 2017.
So many festivals in
Ubud, Bali.
23 Mar – 13
Apr 2017.
Around Greece by train, bus, car, and ferry, with stops in
Naxos,
Santorini,
Monemvasia,
Hydra, and
Nafplio.
10 Oct – 2
Nov 2016.
Spain and Portugal by train, bus, and car, with stops in
Madrid,
Granada,
Ronda,
Tarifa and Tangier,
Marvao,
Evora, and
Lisbon.
7 Oct – 1
Nov 2015.
Southern Italy by train, with stops in
Naples,
Sorrento,
Sentiero degli Dei,
Pompeii,
Herculaneum,
Capri,
Amalfi,
Taormina,
Siracusa,
Ragusa, and
Palermo.
6 – 26
Nov 2014.
Argentina and Chile by bus, train, and air, with stops in
Buenos Aires,
Salta, the
Andes,
Santiago, and
Valpariso.
17 Feb – 11
Mar 2014.
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