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pierced red metal heart and wood sculpture / red berries against rusty corrugated tin wall; two photos next to each other in my photo previewer

2020 Photos in Review

January 8, 2021by Albatz Travel Adventures 10 Comments

Let’s face it, I have been somewhat of a Grinch this Christmas. All over the internet everyone was writing ‘Merry Christmas’ and I was thinking “What’s so merry about it?” […]

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BC, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge
camastro (lounger) and mesa (table) at Playa Manzanillo in Puerto Escondido

Travel Spanish: Getting Comfortable at the Beach

January 5, 2021by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

Beach / Relaxing / Mexico. Getting comfortable at the beach using Spanish.  A la playa. Bienvenidos a Playa Manzanillo en Puerto Escondido.  ¿Tiene un cojín más gordo?  But don’t hog the […]

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Mexico, Spanish Lessons
December 18th, the day that the Virgen de Soledad was taken out of the church and carried down to the water to bless the fishing fleet

December 18th, the Day of the Virgen de la Soledad

December 18, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

December 18th is the Day of the Virgen de la Soledad in many Hispanic countries. Mexico has their patron saint, the Virgen de Guadalupe, their very own Mary who appeared […]

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Poinsettia in Snapseed

Red & Green Poinsettias for Christmas

December 16, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 5 Comments

Poinsettia, Flor de Nochebuena, Cuetlaxóchitl – this beautiful plant has many names. Poinsettias are native to the tropical highlands of Mexico. In the wild they grow into 10-foot-high bushes with explosions of […]

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Friendly Friday Photo Challenges, Mexico, Traditions & Festivals
Statue of the Virgen de Guadalupe at the Basilica de Guadalupe in Mexico

December 12 is the Saint Day of Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico’s Patron Saint

December 12, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

The Virgin of Guadalupe is the patron saint of Mexico. The apparition of a dark-skinned Virgin above Guadalupe on December 12th, 1531 changed the course of history in Mexico; within seven years […]

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Mexico, Traditions & Festivals
small the 'Blue Hour' at a bird sanctuary in Kelowna, Canada

Out in the Blue Hour in BC’s Okanogan, January 2020

December 4, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

Late last year my little camera took back control of the white balance settings – I used them all the time as its auto white balance was horrible, especially in […]

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BC, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge
large-leafed plant curling in and around itself

Searching for Wabi-Sabi in Japan

December 3, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 13 Comments

Tina of the Lens-Artists Challenge introduced me to a completely new word/concept this week: Wabi-sabi, the Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection. When I thought back to the times […]

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Japan, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge
Siem Reap Photo Exhibit: photos held down by stones in a shallow pool with live fish swimming over them

Unique Items From Around the World

November 30, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

A collection of unique items that I’ve encountered from around the world. At our Llandudno B&B in Wales we had selection of breakfast yogurts; the ones I’ve never had before […]

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Collections from Around the World, Friendly Friday Photo Challenges
cherubs crushing grapes in a press in the museum in Mission Hill Winery in West Kelowna, Canada

Mission Hill Winery in West Kelowna, BC’s Okanogan

November 27, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 12 Comments

Now. I just finished reading the novel Crush by Jennifer Margaret Fraser, described as a wine thriller. I found it in the little free library on Granville Island near me, my […]

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BC, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Novels and Travel Books
Dark sky over Okanogan Lake whilst walking on a cold, cold day in Peachland, Canada

Whilst Walking on a Cold, Cold Day in Peachland, Canada

November 24, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 6 Comments

January 30, 2020. Dark sky over Okanogan Lake seen whilst walking on a cold, cold day last January in Peachland. There is a long pier by the beach. The pier […]

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BC, Western USA & Canada

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