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a silver bear with sunglasses waves from a roof deck backdropped by a Haida-inspired mural.

Meandering Around the Murals of Main Street in Vancouver

October 8, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

Lately I’ve been walking around Vancouver’s neighbourhoods checking out the murals. Plus any other oddball thing that catches my attention. I made my way down Broadway past the old Bow […]

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BC, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge

Vancouver Street Art in 2020

September 8, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 21 Comments

This week the Friendly Friday Challenge is Street Art.  I figured I would find examples of illegal and unsanctioned Street Art from my early ‘safe’ COVID walks that took me mostly through […]

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BC, Friendly Friday Photo Challenges, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge
Grilled sardines on Italian Day in Vancouver

Summer Traditions for Late June and July in Vancouver

June 29, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 8 Comments

Under normal circumstances we stay home during Vancouver’s summer and spend our time at all the great festivals. This year we’re staying home as usual but all the festivals have […]

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Prickly Pear cactus growing on the side of the great Pyramid in Cholula, Mexico

Opuntia, the Prickly Pear Cactus, with Edible Paddles and Fruit

May 19, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 5 Comments

The Prickly Pear cactus (Opuntia), with its distinctive oval paddles dotted with spines, flowers and fruits, prefers the arid lands of Las Americas. A wild Prickly Pear cactus growing on […]

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American Southwest, BC, Gardens, Mexico & Central America, South American
Driftwood boat decorate a boathouse at Gronemad, Sweden

Art Unexpected: Driftwood

March 8, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 6 Comments

My dad used to take us kids wandering along the beaches of the Pacific West Coast where there was driftwood galore. Every often he’d find something the reminded him of […]

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Art, BC, Costa Rica, Sweden
A man carved from wood stands watch on an old cabin at Gellatly Nut Farm Regional Park near Peachland in the BC Okanogan, Canada

Gellaty Nut Farm Park on Okanogan Lake in the Winter

February 1, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

Okanogan Lake is very moody in the winter. The historic Gellatly Nut Farm is a BC Regional Park set on the lake near West Kelowna, BC. A man carved from […]

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A Photo a Week Challenge, BC, Western USA & Canada
City at dusk, Vancouver, Canada

Favourite Photos of 2019

December 30, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures 15 Comments

It takes a lot of time to go through a year’s worth of photos but it’s an exercise that’s well worth it – I see now I need to start […]

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BC, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Mexico, Photo Challenges
The glacial turquoise waters of Lower Joffre Lake up past Whistler, BC

Aqua Glacial Waters of the Three Joffre Lakes

July 27, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures 8 Comments

There are three Joffre Lakes, all of them turquoise from glacial till, and as you go upwards, each is more stunning than the one below. The moderately difficult trail to the […]

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Nairn Falls Panorama

Nairn Falls Up Past Whistler, BC

July 23, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures 8 Comments

Nairn Falls, located on the Duffey Lake Road (Hwy 99), BC, has an easy trail to its turbulent glacial waters along with a Provincial Park Campground. Giant Banana Slug on […]

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BC, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge
In Chinatown, longans for sale

Vancouver’s Chinatown

July 13, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures 4 Comments

Favourite shots of Vancouver’s Chinatown over the years… 1973. This is the year I made my first trip to Chinatown in a photo class. Chinese herbalist preparing a prescription. The exotic smells […]

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BC, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge

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