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Category Archives: Road Trip

along the circle route from Osoyoos to Merritt the skies became changeable and moody

Seasonal Mood Disorder and Me

May 13, 2023by Albatz Travel Adventures 8 Comments

The weather has been very cold in Vancouver since January, and either perpetually raining or snowing, none of which has helped my mood any, especially when combined with very intrusive […]

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BC, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Road Trip
Red jasper, green chert (a type of flint) and slate being made ready for uniquely local pieces of jewelry.

Beaumaris on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales

April 17, 2023by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

May 31, 2016. From the mid-term/bank holiday craziness of Llandudno we headed straight to Beaumaris on the Isle of Anglesey. The fast road was not without its beauty – In […]

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Road Trip, Wales
The Puffin Island Lighthouse on the Anglesey Peninsula in Wales.

Black Point Beach and Puffin Island Lighthouse on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales

April 12, 2023by Albatz Travel Adventures 4 Comments

May 31, 2016. Al standing on a rock at Black Point Beach. Electric green seaweed in a tidepool.  The Puffin Island Lighthouse just off Penmon.Someone posted an old photo of […]

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Road Trip, Wales
Lighthouse and Bird Sanctuary at Holyhead South Stack, Wales

Lighthouse and Bird Sanctuary at Holyhead South Stack, Wales

April 6, 2023by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

June 1, 2016. From Beaumaris we did a zoomer to Amlwch and a semi-zoomer to Trearddur where we  stopped at South Stacks which doubled as a bird sanctuary . (Map at […]

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Road Trip, Wales
Swallow Falls, a 'private' waterfall in Snowden National Park in Wales

Swallow Falls in Wales

April 1, 2023by Albatz Travel Adventures 4 Comments

May 30th, 2016. We had a good start to our day-trip with a stop at Conwy Castle and its medieval ramparts, followed by the slightly weird St Grwst Church. After […]

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Road Trip, Wales
The beach at Berck-sur-Mer on the Normandy Coast of France

Berck-sur-Mer on the Opal Coast of Northern France

January 24, 2023by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

Berck-sur-Mer was a famous ‘spa’* town in the 19th Century. The beach at Berck-sur-Mer with a church and the old Sanitorium in the background. The Sanitorium is being torn down […]

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France, Road Trip
Al hugs a big tree in Avatar Grove near Port Renfrew on Vancouver Island

Avatar Grove near Port Renfrew on Vancouver Island, Canada

November 18, 2022by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

Avatar Grove near Port Renfrew on Vancouver Island, Canada. Green river on the way to Avatar Grove.  Avatar Grove, a forested area with the ‘world’s gnarliest cedar’ near Port Renfrew. […]

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BC, Road Trip
green river near Port Renfrew on Vancouver Island

Still Waters, Smooth as Glass

October 7, 2022by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

A collection of still waters, smooth as glass, from around my province of BC in Canada. Reflection of the mountain in the sea-green glacial Lower Joffre Lake on the Duffey […]

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BC, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Road Trip
Boat in Grebbestad harbour in Sweden

An Evening in the Golden Hours of Grebbestad, Sweden

August 25, 2022by Albatz Travel Adventures 8 Comments

June 4, 2018. From Alingsås we drove a leisurely route to the Bohuslän coast of Sweden, continuing along it and stopping at the seaside villages of Grundsund, Fiskebäckskil and Fjällbacka […]

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Beer & Cider, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Road Trip, Sweden
The site at Trelleborg has a recreation of a Viking Longhouse based on the foundations of the buildings

Travelling through Medieval Denmark

August 13, 2022by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

May 30, 2018. This was the day we had an extended encounter with the Medieval world in Denmark. We started in the 1300s in Vordingborg at the Medieval War Strategy […]

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Denmark, Experiencing History, Road Trip

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