Tag: nature
group name: travelbums
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October 07, 2007 01:30 PM EDT --
By Marc Ethier
Gather Correspondent
The days became weeks and the weeks months and suddenly we were staring down the departure date for our return to The States. We wanted to end with something spectacular. . . . more
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January 05, 2007 03:52 PM EST --
Sample Travel writing -> Saugerties NY
Some days I feel like one of the blind men who was asked to identify an elephant by touch. Each described a different body part as the . . . more
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May 21, 2006 02:08 AM EDT --
Fyodor Dostoevsky was a perceptive observer of both man and nature. The Russian novelist was a brilliant writer as well, and if you have not read anything by him perhaps you . . . more
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July 13, 2006 09:48 AM EDT --
Sometimes, the best experiences in life really are free. Great Smoky Mountains National Park encompasses 800 square miles in the states of Tennessee and North Carolina and is the showcase for some of the . . . more
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December 10, 2006 06:16 PM EST --
While I am a tourist trap junkie, I also care deeply about animals. Don't much care for people as a general rule, but put a wounded animal in front of me and I break down. Thus our journey from Melbourne . . . more
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April 23, 2007 07:50 PM EDT --
LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON REGION
“Vie de Château à la Française”
(or - April in France - Beautiful!)
I arrived at Montpellier International Airport from Paris at noon to meet . . . more
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October 11, 2006 11:20 AM EDT --
My boyfriend and I are considering a short January trip to the Florida Everglades. Does anyone have any tips to share with us? We'd like to backpack while we're there. We've . . . more
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July 03, 2007 08:18 AM EDT --
By Marc Ethier
Gather Correspondent
If you’ve never heard the sound of a pair of male rhinoceroses in rut in the jungle 100 meters away, have no fear – you’ll recognize it instantly. . . . more
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January 08, 2008 07:58 PM EST --
The text to this article appeared at AC. You can see that version here if you wish
Natural Bridge has a beauty all of it's own, and if you start out early enough, you can add this park to . . . more
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November 28, 2006 05:17 PM EST --
While making our way up to the Skyhigh Observatory in the Dandenong Mountains of Victoria, Australia, we happened upon a sign directing us to come romp with the wildlife at Bimbimbie Fauna Park. Being . . . more
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December 13, 2006 07:43 PM EST --
“Go away, possum!” Lisa clapped her hands emphatically. “Go ‘way!”
It was late – I don’t know how late. The birds were silent. We were alone in the campground. . . . more
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October 29, 2007 03:07 PM EDT --
I thought with Halloween being a couple days away I would pull out pictures of the spiders I caught while in Costa Rica. The spiders I sweep out the door in my house would be lost souls in the jungles . . . more
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January 12, 2008 08:13 PM EST --
My husband recently gave me a great gift: we had a picnic on the beach and he watched the kids so I could take photos of the sunset. I got some great shots and I thought I'd share some of them . . . more
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April 15, 2008 07:36 PM EDT --
I hate snakes with a passion. While in Costa Rica though, some temporary attitude or degree of tolerance was bestowed upon myself and I saw the creatures through different eyes.
I honestly . . . more
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December 17, 2006 10:40 PM EST --
Peer into the wild world of owls, frogs, dolphins and other animals through the eyes of photographers from all over the world in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibit at the National Geographic . . . more
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June 25, 2008 06:23 AM EDT --
We have some family visiting us from Sweden and we took them up to the Barbados Wildlife Reserve for the afternoon. We feel that you haven't truly experienced Barbados until you see our Green . . . more
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November 16, 2007 04:23 PM EST --
The first time I heard a male howler monkey I could've sworn I was back in my bedroom listening to trucks rumbling down the freeway five miles away. Whether you are up close or far off, . . . more
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August 21, 2006 03:35 PM EDT --
The Canary Islands - Tenerife with text & pictures
Richard Frisbie
PERSONAL NOTE - the whole article appeared first on www.travellady.com WITHOUT captions. Below, the captions are in . . . more
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September 18, 2006 11:34 AM EDT --
My boyfriend and I would like to go backpacking or camping with friends in early October, possibly over Columbus Day weekend, with some friends. We're looking into places within driving distance . . . more
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December 01, 2006 02:09 PM EST --
Chicago’s Museum Campus is a 57 acre lakefront area that links the Field Museum of Natural History, the Adler Planetarium, and the John G. Shedd Aquarium, 10 acres of which is still a green and flourishing . . . more
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