One of our excursions from the cruise ship involved visiting the set of “The Shire” featured in New Line Cinema’s “The Lord of the Rings”
The Auckland Zoo is currently home to over 875 animals representing 138 species, and covers 16.35 hectares (40 acres) of lush parkland and is just
The Auckland Zoo is currently home to over 875 animals representing 138 species, and covers 16.35 hectares (40 acres) of lush parkland and is just
New Zealand has many unique native fish, insects, lizards, frogs and of course, birds. The only native mammals are bats and marine mammals. New Zealand
When we were staying in Auckland, we used the Sky City Hotel (a great place by the way). As you came out of the elevators
Boxes are an invention that probably predates recorded history, but were certainly present after the Neolithic revolution with a more sedentary lifestyle. By the Middle
Down under, in Australia and New Zealand, Sean Connolly is an acclaimed celebrity chef who heads up an empire of restaurants, home cooking products, cookbooks
When we were in Auckland, we visited the Auckland museum and came across an exhibition for WOW (World of Wearable Art). In 1987, WOW founder
In addition to orchids and water lilies, the greenhouse in the Wellington Botanic Gardens houses a number of interesting and beautiful displays. One of the
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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