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Jean Dubuffet's walk-about sculpture in the Kroller Muller Sculpture Garden near Utrecht, Holland

Kröller-Müller Sculpture Garden near Utrecht, Holland

April 22, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures 8 Comments

Kröller-Müller art museum just outside of Utrecht was reputed to have the second largest collection of Van Goghs in existence. And it did, but more about that in another post. […]

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Holland, Travel Theme, Weekly Photo Challenge
Weather vane on a lighthouse in Spain

Which Way Does the Wind Blow: Weather Vanes and Wind Socks

October 27, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

Weather vane at Red Rooster Winery in the Okanogan Valley of Canada. In this building in Rotterdam they have a weather vane instead of a clock. Weather vane at a California winery. Colourful […]

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Collections from Around the World, Travel Theme
Bali Temple with a Storm Brewing in the Background

Travel Theme: Storm Coming In

October 16, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures 5 Comments

Some fun storms (as opposed to the unfun ones where you spend the time in a dark shelter listening to the storm raging outside…) Temple in Bali with approaching storm.Storm brewing […]

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Collections from Around the World, Travel Theme
Adrienne paints her name on a rusting shipwreck on the Aran Island of Inisheer in Ireland

Travel Theme: Names in Ireland

October 11, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

We have our first lesson in Irish in the Ballycastle Tourist Office where Siobhan explains that her name is pronounced ‘Shivonne’. A sign explaining the name of Carnlough, a small […]

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Ireland, Travel Theme
Black metal stairs in Dublin's Decorative Art Museum, Ireland

Travel Theme: Steps & Stairs in Both Irelands

September 23, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

A collection of steps and stairs in both Irelands. A poem from Yeats decorate the steps in the Duke of York Pub in Belfast.Wrought-iron staircase in the Crumlin St. Gaol […]

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Ireland, Travel Theme
Kulfi with almonds, pistachios, strawberries and kiwis, dusted with edible silver

World Spices Cooking Class 2: a frozen dessert from Pakistan (and India)

September 15, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

The dessert for our second World Spices cooking class was a pistachio and cardamom Kulfi, an exquisite frozen confection from Pakistan (and India). I had my first Kulfi in my […]

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Eat Drink Travel, India, Travel Theme
Aeriosa performs the 'Thunderbird' dance, an aerial dance performance on the inside walls of the Vancouver Central Library as part of the Indigenous Festival called 'The Drum is Calling'

Amazing Things I Saw and Heard while Hanging Out in Vancouver this July

July 30, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

Although we usually venture far and wide during the winter, in the summer we stay near and close, visiting all of Vancouver’s many festivals. I have my favourites, ones that we […]

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BC, Travel Theme
Leo Beer with our first Thai meal

Heat and Discombobulation: Arriving in Bangkok

July 18, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

After a problem-free transit ride from the airport, we went in search of our hotel, having taken note of a comment on their website that it was ‘not that easy […]

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Thailand, Travel Theme
raspberries in Dad's garden

Travel Theme: Flavour from Summer’s Fresh Bounty

July 14, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

  My favourite part of summer are flavours of the fresh fruits and vegetables. And if it’s winter you can always travel to someplace where the weather is warm and […]

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Collections from Around the World, Travel Theme

Grassy Landscapes from Around the World

May 29, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

For this week’s Travel Theme I have chosen some grassy landscapes from around the world. Bambi chowing down on these the grasses at Hurricane Ridge in Washington state. It appears that […]

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Collections from Around the World, Travel Theme

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