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Vacation photos are so worth it!
Vacation photos really crystallize those wonderful memories. A few days ago while doing some Great GetawayS graphic design, I searched for a vacation photo to go with the text I had written. I wanted to add a vacation photo from one of our journeys, an image that conveyed both darkness and light. What a wonderful experience I had!
I began with the most recent vacation we had taken and worked my way back through the years. I’d find a photo – a sunset while have cocktails in the bush in Kenya, an early morning shot from the balcony of Esprit St. Germain in Paris, a group of people praying in Lhasa, a mountain gorilla feeding her baby in Rwanda-and think, “That’s the perfect photo!” Then I’d keep searching, just to be sure I had the very best choice. Finally, I picked a photo taken by Michael on a trip to New Zealand (the photo below).
This art project became so much more—-I enjoyed a pleasant few minutes of time travel, of recalling those experiences I keep wrapped as memories in my heart, of enjoying each journey again and again. The moral of this story: Take lots of photos of your travels and of you enjoying your vacation. It is so worth it! Even when you want to scream, “I don’t want another photo of me”, put a smile on your face and say, “Cheese!” You will be so glad you did!
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A loaf of bread, a jug of wine…and Chef Debbie Gold!
Chef Debbie Gold is going on a journey to Italy, France and Spain aboard Regent Seven Seas Mariner May 15 – 22, 2013. What a great holiday gift for the food and wine lover! Most shore excursions are included and you can also join some special vineyard visits with Chef Debbie Gold! Consider staying a few days in Barcelona after cruise and explore Barcelona’s gourmet side. Contact Michael@greatgetaways.travel for details.
AbuAmaBhuBanMal, where in the world is it?
AbuAmaBhuBanMal: from time to time I’ll blog about our journey, but first I thought we’d begin with a short geography lesson. You won’t find AbuAmaBhuBanMal on any map—-well, at least not in one location! On November 4, 2012 Michael and I left KC, each toting one duffel and one backpack, and we began an almost 5 week odyssey to some of the most interesting, talked about, and exotic destinations in the world.
So, get out your maps and/or globes and let’s mark the places you’ll be hearing about over the next several weeks:
- Abu: Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Ama: Ama Waterways Amacerto Riverboat sailing the Danube from Budapest to Nuremberg
- Bhu: Bhutan, a Buddhist kingdom tucked between China and India, next door to Nepa
- Ban: Bandhavgarh National Park, India near no city you’ve heard of and only a mere 4 hour drive from Jabalpur, India
- Mal: Maldives, a romantic series of atolls in the Indian Ocean
I’ve already blogged about Abu Dhabi, Amacerto, and Bhutan briefly and will fill you in on all destinations in more detail in future posts. I have yet to blog about the tiger-watching safari (still letting the dust settle, literally) and the Maldives (still enjoying our time here) and you will definitely get the inside scoop on these 2 destinations, too.
So, for the moment, sit back, relax, grab a coffee, cappuccino, ginger tea with honey (Bhutanese cure for all respiratory ailments), or fresh coconut milk, and let me take you on a virtual tour of AbuAmaBhuBanMal!












