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Tag Archives: rain

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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Clouds above the Rainbow Walk of ARoS in Aarhus, Denmark

A Collection of Clouds from Around the World

October 18, 2022by Albatz Travel Adventures 8 Comments

Two sets of clouds, clouds full of moisture, formed in damp climates, and the sketchy clouds formed over deserts and other arid places. Moisture-laden clouds. A flight above the clouds […]

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A sheep decorates the rolling hills on our walk just beyond the Ladybower Reservoir in the Peaks District of England

A Walk Just Beyond the Ladybower Reservoir in the Peak District of England

October 30, 2016by Albatz Travel Adventures 4 Comments

The Peak District of England is a series of rolling hills networked with tons of walking trails. We had really wanted to do the Mam Tor ‘Ridge’ walk but it was […]

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England, Road Trip, Travel Theme
on the Road to Ribadeo in the Rain

Mondoñedo, a Town on the Way to the Costa Verde of Spain

August 20, 2016by Albatz Travel Adventures 4 Comments

October 6th, morning. It was absolutely pouring out when we left Santiago de Compostela and headed out to the Costa Verde of Spain. Costa Verde translates as ‘Green Coast’, and it certainly […]

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Spain, Travel Theme
The rainbow at the edge of town.

You know it rains a lot in Galicia, don’t you?

October 14, 2015by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

October 6, 2014. We were told several times that Galicia is beautiful. BUT. It rains. A LOT. So far we had been blessed with unseasonably great weather (83°!) But this was […]

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Spain
Dunluce Castle on the north Irish coast at sunset

The Irish Weather is Constantly Changing

September 25, 2015by Albatz Travel Adventures 7 Comments

When the Irish talk about the weather the only choice is ‘a bad day’ and ‘a not bad day’. As in “on a not bad day you can see all […]

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Ireland, Weekly Photo Challenge
evening performance in the pouring rain of Hanoi, Vietnam

Cold and Raining in Hanoi, Vietnam

February 26, 2015by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

It was 14° and raining when we arrived in Hanoi. In Canada this would be considered a balmy spring day, but we had just spent the previous month basking in […]

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Vietnam

Rainy Vietnam Through the Bus Window

January 14, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

Leaving Hue and going to Hoi An… The bus was filled to the brim with tourists fleeing the rainy north of Vietnam. The luggage compartment was completely full so two […]

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Vietnam, Weekly Photo Challenge
green winged seed on a wet red chair

I feel like I’m living in a bloody rain forest!

January 6, 2011by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

Oh wait a minute, I am. Some thoughts about taking pictures in the rain, by a generally fair weather photographer, who from some reason lives in a city in the […]

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