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Fishing boats on the beach in Zihuatanejo, Mexico

Off to Zihuatanejo in Mexico 20 Years Later

June 6, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 8 Comments

From Manzanillo we took a 7 1/2 hour bus ride to Lázaro Cárdenas and took off the next morning on the 11:00 bus for Zihuatanejo. December 6. The bus ride […]

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Mexico
This odd beacon out on a rocky point with a ighthouse across the water at Baltimore in Ireland

Skibbereen to the Fishing Villages of Baltimore and Union Hall, Ireland

October 9, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures 5 Comments

October 9. We spent the day in County Cork driving from Skibbereen around to Baltimore and Union Hall, and then onto Kinsale via the Drombeg Stone Circle and the Timoleague Friary […]

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Ireland, Road Trip
Mansilla de la Sierra: a drowned village

Mansilla de la Sierra, a Drowned Village in La Rioja, Spain (plus Lunch)

October 19, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

I love taking backroads – somehow I find them more interesting than the ‘big’ sights of an area. On our way to Mansilla de la Sierra from Valvanera we were […]

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A Photo a Week Challenge, Road Trip, Spain
Saint-Valery-sur-Somme Medieval Village

Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, an 11th Century Medieval Town in France

May 17, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures 12 Comments

To me it seems that France has been more diligent than most countries in preserving its heritage. Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, just up from the plage (beach) at Cap Hornu, has a well-preserved medieval city dating back to the […]

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France, Weekly Photo Challenge
The guardian geese of the 13th century tower in Mogrovejo, a mountain village in a Picos de Europa, Spain

The Geese Guardians of the Tower of Mogrovejo

October 20, 2016by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

The main point of interest in Mogrovejo was a 13th century tower that was down a wooded pathway. Al ventured down the path and I followed a minute later after stopping to […]

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Spain
Crosses in the village of Brez in the Picos de Europa, Spain

Brez, a Tiny Village High in the Picos de Europa

October 11, 2016by Albatz Travel Adventures 7 Comments

The road leading into the village of Brez, high up in the Picos de Europa. Two dogs coming running out to greet us. This village had stone barns galore. Along […]

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Spain
Bulnes Mountain Church

The Only Way to Get to Bulnes (Picos de Europa, Spain)

October 10, 2016by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

Bulnes is supposed to be the last village in Spain that can not be reached by road. Instead one takes a funicular from Poncebos up to the village which was surprisingly […]

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Spain
The church at San Martin de Mondoñedo

San Martiño de Mondoñedo, a Tiny Village in Galicia

August 26, 2016by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

11:30 pm October 7, 2014. After a morning spent exploring the Playa de Catedrales we followed the coast a little further along, stopping in at a few more playas on the way. The beach next […]

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Road Trip, Spain
A Flying Pig Adds a Whimsical Touch to a Giverny Roof

The Village of Giverny in France

July 5, 2015by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

The village of Giverny is best known for containing Monet’s famous garden that inspired so many of his later paintings. Even though we zoomed to Giverny we didn’t arrive until 10:45 […]

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Art, France, Gardens
Inle Lake Magical Stupas at Sunset

Sights Seen on the Return Trip along Inle Lake

February 5, 2015by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

After a very late lunch and a visit to the weaving ‘factory’ we only had one major stop left on the lake, and that was to a village that specialized in […]

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