The Amazing Amalfi Coast Italy
October 13, 2016
A few years ago, we traveled around Italy and I never wrote the posts. This is the beginning of a series on Italy, beginning with
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A few years ago, we traveled around Italy and I never wrote the posts. This is the beginning of a series on Italy, beginning with
Pompeii was an ancient Roman town-city near modern Naples, in the Campaniaregion of Italy, in the territory of the comune of Pompei. Pompeii, along with
Few monuments of antiquity arouse as much fascination and awe as the massive limestone figure that reclines on the sands of the Giza Plateau. When
The point of this post is to provide a general orientation to downtown Cairo and the advisability of travel to Egypt. The Sinai insurgency comprises
The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world and most people at least make a mental vow to see it.
The Sed festival (also known as Heb Sed or Feast of the Tail) was an ancient Egyptian ceremony that celebrated the continued rule of a
The point of this post is to facilitate identification of goddesses in temples and museums. There are many excellent sources for the functions of these
Edfu was one of several temples built during the Ptolemaic period, including Dendera, Esna, Kom Ombo and Philae. Its size reflects the relative prosperity of
The small town of Kom Ombo is situated on the East side of the Nile, 45 kilometers to the North of the city of Aswan,
If you love flowers, plants, birds and animals, then you are in the right place. I love nature photography and combined with my love of birds, flowers and travel I have decided to create a place to present photographs and information on my favorites. This is a revision of my previous website traveltoeat.com since I become old (and fat) and I have become more interested in photography than eating.
I live in Las Vegas but I travel frequently in the southwest, California and in fact around the world. While Las Vegas would seem to be an unusual choice with regards to plants and birds it is an unusually busy place due to Pacific Migration Flyway which comes through Las Vegas. Since this is a desert, the birds are concentrated in the many springs, seeps, lakes and parks in and around Las Vegas, making for really great birding.
Since the previous blog focused on travel and eating, there will be a fair amount of focus on history beautiful architecture and food. However, both in the past and today I am always interested in a good garden, zoo, safari or hike.My idea of a perfect day is to be surrounded by flowers, insects, animals and birds, I hope my photographs and descriptions will inspire you in your own travels and hikes.
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