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The firepit on a warm summer's night

On a Lake in the Woods on a Hot Summer’s Day in Sweden

July 22, 2022by Albatz Travel Adventures 13 Comments

June 1, 2018. Unseasonably hot weather, 31° every day, was not what we had expected of Sweden. But my cousin lived in the woods by a lake so it seemed […]

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Sweden
Dad's painting of the 'Ice Cream' man and his horse in Denmark

Tracking Down the Past: Making Ice Cream (Denmark & Vancouver)

July 4, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 14 Comments

In 2018 Al & I headed to Denmark and Sweden with the idea of meeting up with my aunts and uncles and cousins, and also to track down some of […]

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Denmark, Experiencing History, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Road Trip
Spring Green Leaves at Pacific Spirit Park

Weekly Photo Challenge: Seasons Around the City

February 19, 2016by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

Seasons in the city of Vancouver… Spring green leaves at Pacific Spirit Park up by UBC. Summer is beach time.Autumn on Commercial Drive. We don’t usually get snow but when we […]

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BC, Weekly Photo Challenge
Spanish Banks Volleyball

Summer in Vancouver at its Three Western Beaches

July 27, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 4 Comments

One of my favourite places to be in the summer is at home in the city. Vancouver (and points south along the Washington and Oregon coasts) have gloriously mild summers […]

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BC, Weekly Photo Challenge
fireworks collage

Weekly Photo Challenge: Summer Fireworks

July 25, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 6 Comments

In Vancouver, midsummer is time for fireworks competition in the Celebration of Light, originally known as the Symphony of Fire. The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra plays the music choreographed to go with […]

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BC, Weekly Photo Challenge, Western USA & Canada
Sequim: lavender fields

Fields of Purple Lavender

July 18, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 10 Comments

July is the month for the Lavender Festival in Sequim on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington. While a lot of the Olympic Peninsula is rain forest (up to 150 inches a year), […]

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Photo Challenges, Washington
Blueberry & Blue Cheese Salad

Blueberry & Blue Cheese Summer Salad

July 16, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

I went shopping along Main St. and came home with blueberries (two baskets for $3!) as well as a big wad of crumbly Gorgonzola ($5). Inspired by the superb salad, […]

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Seasonal, USA & Canada
Sangria

How to make Sangría! Olé!

September 19, 2012by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

Sangría is the traditional Spanish version of a wine spritzer… We have been focusing on España for our Spanish Course Soleado. And, speaking of Spain, what could be more perfect for a warm […]

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