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Rockview B&B in Kinsale

Kinsale in Cork County, a Colourful Irish City

October 16, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

October 9.  The instructions to find the Rockview B&B in Kinsale were, “if you’re coming from Skibbereen look for the white house, go left and that’s the Glen Rockview…” Al […]

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Ireland, Road Trip
Beara Peninsula in Ireland: drive down a narrow road

Around the Ring of Beara in Ireland

October 7, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

On the previous day, October 7, we drove from Sneem to Castletownbere via the Ballighbeama Gap and Killarney National Park. October 8. Our landlady in Castletownbere wasn’t the chatty sort but […]

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Ireland, Road Trip
Xochimilco, a floating festival on Sundays when Mexican families cruise down the waterways on brightly-coloured boats

Xochimilco, a Vibrant Floating Festival

September 19, 2018by Albatz Travel Adventures 6 Comments

Xochimilco is the most fun you can have at a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Formerly the floating gardens of the Aztecs, it is now a festival at its liveliest on […]

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Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Mexico
A purple & blue wall in Puebla, a UNESCO Heritage site in Mexico

Colourful Puebla, a UNESCO Heritage Site in Mexico

August 25, 2018by Albatz Travel Adventures 8 Comments

When the Lens-Artists challenge was ‘Blue’ I replied to Tina’s comment by saying, “Frida Kahlo’s house is only one of coloured houses in Mexico City; this was my blue post; […]

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Mexico
bright Mexican canary and cage

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Vibrant Mexico

October 18, 2016by Albatz Travel Adventures 19 Comments

Mexico is my favourite place for vibrant colours! Hot pink skeleton for the Day of the Dead. Green palm leaves against a red wall in Mexico vibrate from the ‘complementary’ colour […]

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Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Mexico
Blue Door Abstract at Inle Lake in Myanmar

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Multi-Coloured Doors

June 7, 2016by Albatz Travel Adventures 8 Comments

Some multi-coloured doors from around the world. Bright door in Delft, Holland. Yellow and black checkerboard on an Amsterdam door. A brightly painted door in Bundi, India. Faded doors on a royal […]

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Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Collections from Around the World
A Dragon Mosaic in Bangkok's Chinatown

Travel Theme: Colourful Bangkok

November 22, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

Here is some bright colours from Bangkok to liven up these dark and dreary November days. A dragon mosaic on a temple in Bangkok’s Chinatown. Another cheery dragon cleverly fabricated […]

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Thailand, Travel Theme
The Brilliantly Coloured Buildings of La Boca in Buenos Aires

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Vibrant Colours in La Boca

October 14, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 17 Comments

La Boca is one of the poorer barrios (neighbourhoods) in Buenos Aires. Its location near the port made it a logical place to live for fishermen and dockworkers. One of the many pieces […]

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Argentina, South American
refrescos Jarritos

Weekly Photo Challenge: Saturated Colours on Food

September 27, 2013by Albatz Travel Adventures 8 Comments

Although food doesn’t normally look good with saturated colours, these dishes, with the late afternoon light on them, make me suddenly want to trip down to Mexico for an evening […]

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Mexican Food, Weekly Photo Challenge

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