Category Archives: Travel Journals

Where Am I?

Posted on September 17, 2024 by admin

Ocean in all directions, gardens, churches, geysers, steep volcanic mountains. Azores

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San Juan de la Pena in Aragon

Posted on May 17, 2024 by admin

San Juan de la Pena in Aragon province of the Pyrenees is a multi-tiered monestary. In 720 hermits escaped the Moors to retreat here underground (now a covered installation not shown here). In the 10th century, they built a new … Continue reading →

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Spain April 2024 – The Pyrenees

Posted on April 18, 2024 by admin

A Week of Hiking in the Pyrenees Here is the whole week in one post! Enjoy! After the seamless, fast, smooth, three-hour train from Barcelona to Zaragoza, we meet our cousins who are also hiking friends, Sandy and Ellie, right … Continue reading →

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Basecamp 103 – Part 1

Posted on January 12, 2024 by admin

Ramelle’s News­letter Ba­se­camp 103 – Post One Stock­bridge – Ojai Cross Coun­try Drive – No­vember 29,  2023 We pull out of our Stock­bridge dri­ve­way by 11 Wednes­day morn­ing. The 4-hour drive to the first camp­ground I re­served takes 6 pulling … Continue reading →

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A NEW New View Tour for 2025

Posted on September 1, 2023 by admin

The Atacama Desert & Easter Island (Rapa Nui) March 2024!   A tour in 3 parts: 4 nights at each destination: From Santiago, Chile fly to Calama to stay in the town of San Pedro de Atacama Discover the Valley … Continue reading →

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A NEW New View for 2025

Posted on September 1, 2023 by admin

The Atacama Desert & Easter Island (Rapa Nui)Northern Chile – an excursion to San Pedro in the Atacama Desert – with an add-on tour to Rapa Nui, Easter Island. Contact Ramelle  Let us help you design and appoint what you might like from … Continue reading →

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Tierra del Fuego & Torres del Paine National Park, Chile

Posted on April 22, 2023 by admin

A 2023 New View Tour to Patagonia After a very long flight and extended drive from the airport, we are delighted to join the Andrews and the Parrish couples in the adjacent restaurant in a glass atrium with views of … Continue reading →

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Ecuador Any Time!

Posted on April 15, 2023 by admin

We have these trips we can offer you with confidence – with Hosts and English speaking guides to welcome you. Let us help you draw up a personal itinerary with your interests and preferences: ECUADOR – Many Faces! Many Places!! … Continue reading →

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NVT 2023 Hello Travelers!

Posted on April 14, 2023 by admin

Travels & Trips for 2023 & 2024 There is nothing as much fun as the chance to head out on a trip, except to know that you have a small pod of friends to travel with you to enjoy the … Continue reading →

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Chilean Shoreline

Posted on February 28, 2023 by admin

We walked across the Chilean shoreline to the Argentine border in Tierra del Fuego on Lake Deseado ! Guide is Bacho in bright green.

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Rabida Island in the Galapagos

Posted on February 11, 2023 by admin

Day Three in the morning Mickey Mouse cactus have softer feathery spines ( don’t touch) – galap dove, warbler and oyster catchers on the brick red beach – basically no water.

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Galapogos

Posted on February 8, 2023 by admin

A second day between Galapagos Islands – hopping o and off North Seymour and South Plazos with frigate birds and blue footed boobies, land iguanas and sea lion colonies – none of them adjusting their behaviors to our presence, but … Continue reading →

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An Andean Exploration

Posted on October 29, 2022 by admin

PERU From 16th century colonial cathedrals to Inca ruins to home of the condor in the largest canyon in SA Arequipa, to the Colca Canyon to Puno & Lake Titicaca. Estimated Land Cost based on 2018 trip $ 2650 Add—on … Continue reading →

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Liébana⁩, ⁨Cantabria⁩, ⁨Spain⁩

Posted on June 29, 2022 by admin

We continue on from inn to inn: Casa Tollo to Casa Oso is 14.5 kilometer. Don’t even bother to convert to miles. It is a very long day. We get confused finding the first part of the trail; at midday, … Continue reading →

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Picos de Europa

Posted on May 25, 2022 by admin

Potes & Porcida & Descent to Casa Oso By lunch time on Day One, the town of Potes looks great! We descend from the worn dirt trail to the first asphalt road to the square with church, castle, bridge over … Continue reading →

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Cabezon de Liebana to the Parador in Fuente De

Posted on May 20, 2022 by admin

We drive from Bilbao to the inn at our first trailhead in the town of Cabezon. The freeway from the city turns into a narrow road meandering along a river between an uneven railing and a stone cliff that almost … Continue reading →

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Petrified Forest National Park – open all year!

Posted on December 17, 2021 by admin

Thank you, National Park Service. Preservation is significant here-and stunning!

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Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

Posted on December 11, 2021 by admin

Visiting the 20,800-acre Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge and the wildlife and habitat – the only national network of lands and waters managed for the benefit of wildlife. Thank you, US Government!

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Posted on December 3, 2021 by admin

Dear Friends, As each of you mentioned you were curious about this trip! So, here I go with updates on our travels from MA to CA that start out on 12/1. I’ll carry on until 12/10 or 11 or 12!! … Continue reading →

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Azores

Posted on April 1, 2021 by admin
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