Seabirds Nesting On Islands In the Beagle Channel Nesting season in the Southern Hemisphere is usually January through April and on a visit to Terra del Fuego and the Beagle Channel it was difficult to wrap our heads around the sheer numbers of seabirds everywhere. Magellanic Cormorants are hardy and rather shy sea birds, building nestsContinue reading “Todays Images • The Magellanic Cormorant”
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Today’s Images • A Hike On Mars
Hiking On Haleakalā, Maui Haleakalā offers a glimpse into a landscape that leaves the impression that you’re visiting Mars, with the bonus of spectacular vistas of the Pacific and the island of Maui spread out at your feet. Haleakalā dominates the Hawaiian island of Maui which is actually created by two volcanic cones joined byContinue reading “Today’s Images • A Hike On Mars”
Discover Esztergom: Hungary’s Often Overlooked Gem
Most people visiting Hungary think Budapest is the historic center of the country but Hungary was actually born in Esztergom To catch the train from Budapest to Esztergom, depart from the Budapest Nyugati Pályaudvar station, which has frequent trains that take about an hour to arrive. Tickets cost around US$3.25 one way. From the EsztergomContinue reading “Discover Esztergom: Hungary’s Often Overlooked Gem”
Discovering A Boiling Waterfall In Iceland
Iceland – A Land Glaciers, Volcanos And Boiling Water Going to Akureyri on the Eyjafjörður (a fjord) we sail past a very unusual sight – a steaming waterfall plunging into the fjord. Later when inquiring we learn that the Icelandic Highway Department was digging a highway tunnel through a hillside when they hit a boilingContinue reading “Discovering A Boiling Waterfall In Iceland”
Odd Man Out In The Falklands
A King Among Gentoo Penguins On visiting The Falkland Islands the big attraction is looking for penguins and sea lions. Traveling up to the windswept north coast we found that both the sea lions and the penguins had plenty of newborns among them. It was February and the Gentoo Penguins were there making up largeContinue reading “Odd Man Out In The Falklands”
Today’s Images • Graffiti In The Azores
Todays featured image is obviously the Hindu god of graffiti and one in a collection of art painted on doorways. No visitor to The Azores should miss wandering around Ponta Delgada, the capital of the Azores archipelago of Portugal, to search out its fantastic array of street art. You’ll find very little ugly graffiti but lots ofContinue reading “Today’s Images • Graffiti In The Azores”
The Intentional Travelers 