On Vampire- and Werewolf-territory

(voyez plus bas pour la version française - vean al pie de página para la versión en español)Seattle's immediate surrounding area is a gigantic playground for the hiker in you.  I was myself  all geared-up after my achievements in Colorado and thought I could try and hike up Mt. Rainier, 14.411 ft. high dormant volcano [...]

Word of the Day: What they say about Patagonia

"QUIEN SE APURA EN LA PATAGONIA PIERDE EL TIEMPO" Dicho encontrado en las playeras del restaurante Mamma Gaucho en Coyhaique, Chile. Foto tomada en Puerto Tranquilo, Chile, tomando nuestro tiempo y pasandola tranquilo en la Carretera Austral en Patagonia.  Desde entonces, seguimos disfrutando de la región cada día un poco más, todo al sur, entre [...]

Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition

This week's challenge: Juxtaposition. I've kept that picture in store forever, not finding the right moment to take it out.  How odd that Michelle uses a picture of hers taken at the very same place in Cambodia, Tuol Sleng Prison.  I guess it's not so innocent that beauty shows up in places of great sorrow [...]

Neverending Wonder in the Emerald City

(vean al pie de página para la versión en español - voyez plus bas pour la version française) All right, the City Pass is fun but it's not the only way to enjoy the city.  Once I was done with its attractions, I still had a lot do discover in the Emerald City. First, I [...]

Photo of the Week: The « Great Wall in the Mist » is Remarkable!

As some of you know, I have for the past 2 years submitted many of my pictures to a few photography contests held by Viewbug.  You can see all these pictures and many more there, by the way.  Earlier this week I was sent a message informing me that my picture "Great Wall, China" had [...]