When I have traveled with my son, I’ve asked him what he wants to include on the trip. His choices have taken us to some places I might not have visited: the United Nations when in New York, Pompeii in Italy, and Carthage in Tunisia on a Mediterranean trip. Hobbiton was his selection for theContinue reading “Hobbiton”
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Rotorua
A road trip away from Auckland is Rotorua, an area called Te Puia by the Maori. The nearby thermal reserve is bubbling and spewing with geysers, a dramatic place to walk—very carefully! The Pohutu Geyser, the Southern Hemisphere’s largest natural geyser, erupts two or three times an hour. Its name means “constantly splashing.” Rotorua isContinue reading “Rotorua”
Auckland
The first time I visited New Zealand in 2010, while I was teaching in Japan, I didn’t spend much time on the North Island. If you’ve been following my last few blog posts, you know I sprained my ankle right before leaving Australia. That story will continue after a few posts about my return tripContinue reading “Auckland”
Two Greats: Ocean Road, Barrier Reef
The Great Ocean Road follows the rugged coastline west of Melbourne skirting Australia’s southern shore. First stop on a day bus tour was Bell’s Beach, the famous surfer’s beach, relatively calm on this day in 2010. Fishermen were out early on Lorne’s Pier, sting rays circled in the water below. Local life paid no attentionContinue reading “Two Greats: Ocean Road, Barrier Reef”
Melbourne, St Kilda
Melbourne has a more open and casual feel than Sydney, a harmonious blend of Victorian buildings and attractive modern architecture, topped with a crisp blue sky during my visit in 2010. I rode the train to Southern Cross Station, an open metallic structure with a flowing wave of a roof, then hopped on the free shuttle,Continue reading “Melbourne, St Kilda”
Sydney
While teaching in Japan in 2010, I went south for the long winter break to a continent I hadn’t visit before. I have never gotten over the magic of boarding a plane in one place, reading and sleeping for a while, maybe watching a movie, and getting out someplace in another part of the world.Continue reading “Sydney”
Grand Canyon West and a new year
In November, I spent a few days in Las Vegas, not one of my favorite places, for a Canadian niece’s wedding. In the campy, yet classic, White Chapel, they were married by an Elvis impersonator, a fun choice to experience the eccentricity and glitz of Vegas. I was happy to be their photographer. We didn’tContinue reading “Grand Canyon West and a new year”
Georgetown Christmas Market
My small historic mountain town in the Rockies knows how to celebrate holidays. Georgetown, Colorado’s Christmas Market, held the first two weekends of December each year, often places in the top ten as best holiday market in the country, despite competing with large cities around the United States. There are lots of visiting vendors andContinue reading “Georgetown Christmas Market”
Festivals of Scotland (reprise)
Who knew there were so many festivals in Scotland? A few years ago, my brother, son, and I took part in unique, fascinating celebrations all over that northern stretch of Great Britain in just two weeks. This is a reprise of one of my first blog posts—it was number seven (I’m now at 137). IContinue reading “Festivals of Scotland (reprise)”
Cape Cod beach walking
The first time I visited Cape Cod, two years ago in 2021, I stayed at a place more centrally located on the cape, Yarmouth Port. I wandered the villages and beaches on the Atlantic coast, as well as a few other interesting spots (see below for links). Falmouth is on the southwestern point of theContinue reading “Cape Cod beach walking”
Ruth Rosenfeld 