The Road to Quitobaquito Springs

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Steel Bollards on Puerto Blanco Drive J ust north of Lukeville, a border crossing town with a population of 35, we turn on South Puerto Blanco Drive. This is low-elevation, open desert country, with broad sandy washes and hills of sand and clay soil. Senita cactuses, another large species, begin to appear here, and this very southern portion of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument feels more like Mexico’s Sonoran desert than Arizona’s. The washboard road winds its way around gullies and saguaro stands, and then, around one particular bend, we…

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The Best of Daytona Beach, Florida – On and Off The Beach

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Daytona Beach is one of our favourite getaways in Florida. It was the first trip Dave and I ever took together way back in college and we have returned again and again to enjoy its 23 miles of white sand along the Atlantic Ocean. But there are plenty of amazing activities off the beach to make for an excellent Florida vacation. So, we’ve put together our favourite things to do in Daytona Beach both on and off the beach from our regular road trips to Florida over the past two…

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Across the Beach in Okinawa – Stuck in Customs

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14 April 2021 : Wednesday Apr 2021 : Wednesday Daily Photo – Across the Beach in Okinawa Okinawa, although an island by itself as part of Japan, is like a country of its own. The culture there is like a small parallel universe of Japan, which is like its own parallel universe. The country does not have much of a “beach culture” where families go out to hang out on the beach, so most of them are quite empty. In the middle of the summer, the weather is still pretty…

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Bombay Beach: Broken-down and Beautiful

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The Sunk-down Town I have landed at Bombay Beach, which has recently been cited as the next projected earthquake faultline, and it feels like I am dead-center at the apocalypse. There are thousands of birds here, perched on a number of vacant buildings. Although it is true that the Salton Sea has become a critical sanctuary for migrating birds, the pelicans and egrets and gulls do not fly when I approach. I wonder if some are sick, dying perhaps. Birds in the Salton Basin routinely go through bouts of cholera…

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My Husband’s Pandemic Hobby. – The Everywhereist

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Look, I am going to confess something, and as I do, please, please, please do not hurl anything heavy, because odds are, due to the pandemic and the ubiquity of the internet, we will not be in the same room, and it will not hit me. You’re just going to destroy your own computer or possibly damage something in your house, rather than hurt me. Or maybe have at it, I’m not your mother. Okay … ready? Rand’s pandemic hobby has been cooking. PUT THAT SHOE DOWN, WE DO NOT…

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Mind-Blowing Facts About Japan | The Planet D

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The 2020 Tokyo Olympics were postponed last year but it looks like things are a go for 2021. To celebrate things opening up, and the Tokyo Olympics looking like they are back on track, we thought we’d share some fun facts about Japan to help you understand the country a bit better. Located in East Asia in the Sea of Japan, the archipelago of Japan is an interesting country to visit. Read on for a few Japan facts that will blow your mind! Fast Japan Facts Did you know that…

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Over Sintra – Stuck in Customs

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13 April 2021 : Tuesday Apr 2021 : Tuesday Daily Photo – Over Sintra This is the first spot we took people during the Portugal workshop in Sintra. We were staying there in the Ritz-Carlton, and it was quite cool because there were many ruins within walking distance. You can see a bit of the old Roman aqueduct there on the top. Obviously, they built a golf course all around it. I decided to get this vantage point with the quad to make the photo a little confusing on purpose.…

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The Best Places to Visit in Florida

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It isn’t easy to put together a list of the best places to visit in Florida because there are just too many. Of course, that’s not a bad problem to have if you’ve got a month to travel. But if you don’t have that much time then we’re here to help you out. Florida was named by Spaniard Juan Ponce De Leon who discovered its Atlantic coast in the 16th century. He called it La Florida and claimed the state for Spain. The Spanish colonized the state until the 1800s…

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Abandoned Radio Tower Street Art – Stuck in Customs

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12 April 2021 : Monday Apr 2021 : Monday Daily Photo – Abandoned Radio Tower Street Art If it’s not on a street, it’s still considered Street Art, right? I guess. Anyway, this was on the 2nd level of an old, abandoned WWII listening station just outside of Berlin. We stayed a little too late and got in trouble for being here, but it was worth it! Abandoned Radio Tower Street Art Photo Information Date Taken2017-05-23 20:27:45 CameraILCE-7RM2 Camera MakeSony Exposure Time0.6 Aperture7.1 ISO400 Focal Length17.0 mm FlashOff, Did not…

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