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A Xolo Called Yolo, an Ancient Dog Breed in Mexico

March 27, 2023by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

On a Monday walk in Mexico City we met Desire (Deh-SEER-eh) with her Xolo dog called Yolo. Little Yolo had been abandoned and then rescued by Desire. The 3500-year-old Xoloitzcuintli is […]

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Experiencing History, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Mexico
Posters in Belfast have poems about planting: 'Seeds grow in the cupped hands of patient children and shoot from inside pockets, out of sleeves and collars'

Ireland, a Nation of Story Tellers and Poets (and Pubs)

January 28, 2023by Albatz Travel Adventures 19 Comments

‘This is my HOMELAND’, a home on the bleak landscape of the Donegal Peninsula in the Republic of Ireland. Ireland is a nation of story tellers and poets. It started early […]

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Ireland, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge
in Agra, India: Akbar's Tomb and kts intricate sculptured decoration

Design Patterns in Mughal India

December 15, 2022by Albatz Travel Adventures 7 Comments

The Mughal Empire in India was formed by invaders from Persia who brought with them their Muslim religion, as well as its strictures placed on images, in that they were […]

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India, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge
The Wild Rock Textures of Loophead in Ireland

The Wild Rock Textures of Loophead in Ireland

November 24, 2022by Albatz Travel Adventures 11 Comments

At the Loophead Lighthouse we saw some photos of the nearby rock formations and just had to go exploring the area. The walk from the Loophead Lighthouse to the nearby […]

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Ireland, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge
Protest House in Fishguard, Wales

Protest House in Fishguard, Wales

November 4, 2022by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

June 5, 2016, Sunday. Cardigan to Newport. After an eventful morning going way back in time to the Stone Age at Pentre Ifan (and its associated brewery), we then moved […]

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Wales
Aerial of the snowy Rocky Mountains

Mountains from Around the World

October 22, 2022by Albatz Travel Adventures 13 Comments

A collection of mountains from around the world. Driving through the Ballighbeama Gap to Killarney in Ireland.Creamsicle-coloured mountains in Northwest Argentina on our way through the Andes. (That’s a small […]

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Collections from Around the World, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge
the Burrard Bridge at sunset in Vancouver, Canada

One Subject Three Ways: the Burrard Bridge in Vancouver, Canada

October 11, 2022by Albatz Travel Adventures 15 Comments

A winter walk on the Burrard Bridge during ‘Golden Hour’ in Vancouver, Canada. Walking along the Burrard Bridge looking through an arch over the sidewalk.Looking up at the bridge struts. […]

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BC, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge
Covadonga Lagos (Lakes)

Treasure Hunt in Spain

October 1, 2022by Albatz Travel Adventures 6 Comments

This week the Lens-Artists photo challenge, lead by Tina, leads us on a hunt to find treasures. I decided to try to find all the treasures in one country: Spain. […]

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Spain
Castillo de Curiel, a medieval castle converted into a hotel situated near Penafiel in Spain

Hills from Around the World 3

September 29, 2022by Albatz Travel Adventures 15 Comments

A collection of hills from around the world. At Mission Hill Winery in West Kelowna I took one last photo of my favourite sculpture and then we meandered home, fortunately […]

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Collections from Around the World, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge
The feri (ferry) at the dock looks almost like a long yellow submarine

The Pangkor Ferry to Penang in Malaysia

September 4, 2022by Albatz Travel Adventures 7 Comments

In Pangkor we were picked up by a pink teksi that took us to the jeti. One of the fun parts of being in Malaysia was their language, which often translated […]

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Collections from Around the World, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Malaysia

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