“Make you the world a bit better or more beautiful because you have lived in it.” – Edward W. Bok
It was another one of those remarkable moments.
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Capturing your most remarkable moments
I don’t know about you, but I find the most remarkable photos I enjoy seeing over and over again are those with friends and family enjoying our remarkable times and places. Capturing our feelings and the remarkable scene is sometimes very challenging.
Continue readingConnecting with Cuba. . . traveling back in time
As we stepped from the bus in Havana I noticed there were no horse-drawn carriages in the streets as we had seen in Holguin, Cuba, 13 hours earlier in the day. But 1950’s era American cars were everywhere.
I thought what perseverance the Cuban people must have to keep these vintage vehicles on the road. Used primarily as taxis, they provide basic transportation for tourists and Cubans alike. Our whole trip to Cuba was like something out of a Hollywood movie. It was as if we were on some magical time machine, and time stood still in 1959 for this Island nation, the year of the revolution.
Continue readingThe Cinque Terre – a magical place of peace and tranquility
My wife and I have had the good fortune to travel to some of the most interesting and peaceful places. However, Italy’s Cinque Terre is a place like no other we have visited. “The Five Lands” is the most relaxing and tranquil places we have ever been.
The Cinque Terre is composed of five little unique villages: Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore are located on the rugged coastline known as the Italian Rivera on Italy’s West Coast.
- I think the peace comes from the quaint little terraces and houses built into the steep cliffs that overlook the Ligurian Sea. It is so refreshing and peaceful to see no corporate development or large hotels. And no cars. Just hiking paths, trains, and boats to connect the 5 villages that reside inside the Cinque Terre National Park. The serene hiking trails perched on cliffs high above the sea was so relaxing, we wished we could have stayed forever.
She can only hope – Holguin Cuba
“Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends, but is played out over and over again in the quietist chambers. The mind can never break off from the journey.” – Pat Conroy – New York Times bestselling author.
I find Pat Conroy’s quote so true . . . especially when reviewing photos of your journey.
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Chuck Palmer 