Ruth Rosenfeld
@rrontheroad.bsky.social
Writer, Photographer, Traveler
Denver Botanic Gardens
September 22, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Denver Botanic Gardens
San Juan la Laguna
San Juan la Laguna, Guatemala, on the shores of Lake Atitlán, was bursting with color! Umbrellas above in every shade, painted paths below.
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San Juan la Laguna, Guatemala, on the shores of Lake Atitlán, was bursting with color! Umbrellas above in every shade, painted paths below.
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#travelguatemala #photographyguatemala #sanjuanlalaguna #lakeatitlan #lakeatitlanguatemala
San Juan la Laguna
Lake Atitlán has been called the most beautiful lake in the world. Although I certainly haven’t seen them all, I have to agree that it’s up there at the top of my list. It’s surro…
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September 11, 2026 at 6:19 PM
San Juan la Laguna
San Juan la Laguna, Guatemala, on the shores of Lake Atitlán, was bursting with color! Umbrellas above in every shade, painted paths below.
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#travelguatemala #photographyguatemala #sanjuanlalaguna #lakeatitlan #lakeatitlanguatemala
San Juan la Laguna, Guatemala, on the shores of Lake Atitlán, was bursting with color! Umbrellas above in every shade, painted paths below.
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#travelguatemala #photographyguatemala #sanjuanlalaguna #lakeatitlan #lakeatitlanguatemala
Antigua again
The picturesque streets of Antigua, Guatemala seemed to welcome me back like a long lost friend.
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#antiguaguatemala #travelguatemala #Guatemala #blogguatemala
The picturesque streets of Antigua, Guatemala seemed to welcome me back like a long lost friend.
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#antiguaguatemala #travelguatemala #Guatemala #blogguatemala
Antigua again
The picturesque streets of Antigua, Guatemala seemed to welcome me back like a long lost friend. Earlier this year I received an email from a Japanese friend. She was planning to spend a month in A…
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September 5, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Antigua again
The picturesque streets of Antigua, Guatemala seemed to welcome me back like a long lost friend.
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#antiguaguatemala #travelguatemala #Guatemala #blogguatemala
The picturesque streets of Antigua, Guatemala seemed to welcome me back like a long lost friend.
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#antiguaguatemala #travelguatemala #Guatemala #blogguatemala
Marseille, Cosquer
Cosquer is a unique prehistoric painted cave in that it is underwater, about 37 meters (121 feet) below sea level.
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#travelfrance #photographyfrance #cosquer #marseille #marseillefrance
Cosquer is a unique prehistoric painted cave in that it is underwater, about 37 meters (121 feet) below sea level.
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#travelfrance #photographyfrance #cosquer #marseille #marseillefrance
Marseille, Cosquer
I had been through Marseille decades ago while visiting French towns where Impressionist artists had painted (links below), but it was just a train connection. This time I had a day to wander and v…
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May 30, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Marseille, Cosquer
Cosquer is a unique prehistoric painted cave in that it is underwater, about 37 meters (121 feet) below sea level.
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#travelfrance #photographyfrance #cosquer #marseille #marseillefrance
Cosquer is a unique prehistoric painted cave in that it is underwater, about 37 meters (121 feet) below sea level.
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#travelfrance #photographyfrance #cosquer #marseille #marseillefrance
Arles, France
Van Gogh created over three hundred paintings there, many so iconic we know and revere them today, although he was not recognized in his own time.
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#travelfrance #photographyfrance #vangogharles #arlesvangogh #arlesfrance
Van Gogh created over three hundred paintings there, many so iconic we know and revere them today, although he was not recognized in his own time.
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#travelfrance #photographyfrance #vangogharles #arlesvangogh #arlesfrance
Arles
Just a short train ride from Montpellier is the town of Arles, in the south of France, where Vincent Van Gogh lived for a year. Artist Paul Gauguin joined him there for two months, a turbulent coha…
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May 23, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Arles, France
Van Gogh created over three hundred paintings there, many so iconic we know and revere them today, although he was not recognized in his own time.
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#travelfrance #photographyfrance #vangogharles #arlesvangogh #arlesfrance
Van Gogh created over three hundred paintings there, many so iconic we know and revere them today, although he was not recognized in his own time.
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#travelfrance #photographyfrance #vangogharles #arlesvangogh #arlesfrance
Montpellier, France
I admit to being a bit reluctant to leave those picturesque villages and charming country inns behind. My historic hotel, the Grand Hotel du Midi, was close to Place de la Comédie (Comedy Square).
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I admit to being a bit reluctant to leave those picturesque villages and charming country inns behind. My historic hotel, the Grand Hotel du Midi, was close to Place de la Comédie (Comedy Square).
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Montpellier
On the last day of my tour across the south of France to see prehistoric painted caves, we arrived in Montpellier. It had been a week since we were in a real city; I admit to being a bit reluctant …
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May 16, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Montpellier, France
I admit to being a bit reluctant to leave those picturesque villages and charming country inns behind. My historic hotel, the Grand Hotel du Midi, was close to Place de la Comédie (Comedy Square).
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I admit to being a bit reluctant to leave those picturesque villages and charming country inns behind. My historic hotel, the Grand Hotel du Midi, was close to Place de la Comédie (Comedy Square).
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Petroglyph National Monument
West of Albuquerque, New Mexico, are an estimated 24,000 petroglyphs, on basalt boulders.
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West of Albuquerque, New Mexico, are an estimated 24,000 petroglyphs, on basalt boulders.
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Petroglyph National Monument
Along seventeen miles of the escarpment west of Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the Rio Grande valley, an estimated 24,000 petroglyphs, images carved into rock by ancient Pueblo peoples are protected i…
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May 2, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Petroglyph National Monument
West of Albuquerque, New Mexico, are an estimated 24,000 petroglyphs, on basalt boulders.
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West of Albuquerque, New Mexico, are an estimated 24,000 petroglyphs, on basalt boulders.
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Old Town Albuquerque
The restored Old Town area, a place to wander, filled with shops and galleries in its historic adobe structures.
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The restored Old Town area, a place to wander, filled with shops and galleries in its historic adobe structures.
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Old Town Albuquerque
A destination site on my list for this March road trip was just outside Albuquerque, New Mexico, so I stayed in the city. My arrival afternoon was spent wandering the restored Old Town area, filled…
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April 25, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Old Town Albuquerque
The restored Old Town area, a place to wander, filled with shops and galleries in its historic adobe structures.
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The restored Old Town area, a place to wander, filled with shops and galleries in its historic adobe structures.
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Chaco Canyon
These ruins has been well excavated and preserved in what is now called Chaco Culture National Historic Park in New Mexico, situated in Navajo country.
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These ruins has been well excavated and preserved in what is now called Chaco Culture National Historic Park in New Mexico, situated in Navajo country.
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Chaco Canyon
The historic civilizations of the Americas have left many of their structures to tell their stories. Chaco Canyon has been well excavated and preserved in what is now called Chaco Culture National …
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April 18, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Chaco Canyon
These ruins has been well excavated and preserved in what is now called Chaco Culture National Historic Park in New Mexico, situated in Navajo country.
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These ruins has been well excavated and preserved in what is now called Chaco Culture National Historic Park in New Mexico, situated in Navajo country.
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Antelope Canyon
A hidden treasure in the northeast corner of Arizona.
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A hidden treasure in the northeast corner of Arizona.
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Antelope Canyon
The tall and varied shapes towering over the landscape are the most obvious red rock carvings of nature when driving or hiking through the U.S. Southwest. But there are hidden treasures that are no…
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April 11, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Antelope Canyon
A hidden treasure in the northeast corner of Arizona.
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A hidden treasure in the northeast corner of Arizona.
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Monument Valley, Horseshoe Bend
One can imagine the Colorado River rushing vigorously through that curve, sculpting and eroding the red rock as it surges by, in the younger days of the waterway that is now suffering from drought, over ages so long ago.
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One can imagine the Colorado River rushing vigorously through that curve, sculpting and eroding the red rock as it surges by, in the younger days of the waterway that is now suffering from drought, over ages so long ago.
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Monument Valley, Horseshoe Bend
Along the way on my southwestern road trip, there were a few short but memorable stops. The iconic Monument Valley, a configuration of towering rocks rising in an otherwise mostly flat desert setti…
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April 4, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Monument Valley, Horseshoe Bend
One can imagine the Colorado River rushing vigorously through that curve, sculpting and eroding the red rock as it surges by, in the younger days of the waterway that is now suffering from drought, over ages so long ago.
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One can imagine the Colorado River rushing vigorously through that curve, sculpting and eroding the red rock as it surges by, in the younger days of the waterway that is now suffering from drought, over ages so long ago.
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ICE Out, Denver
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ICE Out, Denver
Sitting at my desk Friday morning, January 30, I read in the Denver Post that many restaurants, businesses, and schools would be closed that day for ICE Out demonstrations. Other businesses pledged…
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January 31, 2026 at 7:41 PM
ICE Out, Denver
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Chauvet, 200th post!
This is my 200th blog post. Thanks so much for coming along! It’s been a labor of love.
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#travelfrance #photographyfrance #chauvet #paintedcaves
This is my 200th blog post. Thanks so much for coming along! It’s been a labor of love.
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#travelfrance #photographyfrance #chauvet #paintedcaves
Chauvet, 200th post!
Chauvet-Pont d’Arc in Ardèche, France, an enormous, stunning, prehistoric painted cave, is closed for preservation. Its replica, called Chauvet 2, opened to the public in 2015. The original cave is…
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January 3, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Chauvet, 200th post!
This is my 200th blog post. Thanks so much for coming along! It’s been a labor of love.
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#travelfrance #photographyfrance #chauvet #paintedcaves
This is my 200th blog post. Thanks so much for coming along! It’s been a labor of love.
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#travelfrance #photographyfrance #chauvet #paintedcaves
L'Aven d'Orgnac, Sarlat
This is an enormous natural cave with stalagtites and stalagmites, in pink, oranges, and reds, with fanciful shapes.
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#travelfrance #photographyfrance #lavendorgnac #sarlat
This is an enormous natural cave with stalagtites and stalagmites, in pink, oranges, and reds, with fanciful shapes.
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#travelfrance #photographyfrance #lavendorgnac #sarlat
L’Aven d’Orgnac, Sarlat
The painted caves I visited in the south of France did not, for the most part, exhibit the concretions usually seen in caves formed, and still forming, by water. It is thought that the lack of mois…
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December 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM
L'Aven d'Orgnac, Sarlat
This is an enormous natural cave with stalagtites and stalagmites, in pink, oranges, and reds, with fanciful shapes.
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#travelfrance #photographyfrance #lavendorgnac #sarlat
This is an enormous natural cave with stalagtites and stalagmites, in pink, oranges, and reds, with fanciful shapes.
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#travelfrance #photographyfrance #lavendorgnac #sarlat
Les Combarettes, Pech-Merle caves
How moving it was to hold up one’s hand, without actually touching, of course, to the hand of a prehistoric artist, probably the hand that created some of the art in this cave!
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#travelfrance #photographyfrance #paintedcaves
How moving it was to hold up one’s hand, without actually touching, of course, to the hand of a prehistoric artist, probably the hand that created some of the art in this cave!
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#travelfrance #photographyfrance #paintedcaves
Les Combarelles, Pech-Merle caves
The next two days, on this south of France journey, we ventured into two more natural caves that had been open to the air for thousands of years. Like Font-de-Gaume, the caves were preserved as muc…
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December 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Les Combarettes, Pech-Merle caves
How moving it was to hold up one’s hand, without actually touching, of course, to the hand of a prehistoric artist, probably the hand that created some of the art in this cave!
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#travelfrance #photographyfrance #paintedcaves
How moving it was to hold up one’s hand, without actually touching, of course, to the hand of a prehistoric artist, probably the hand that created some of the art in this cave!
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#travelfrance #photographyfrance #paintedcaves
Lascaux
Having been sealed for thousands of years, the colors were vivid, brush strokes bold and strong.
#travelfrance #photographyfrance #lascaux #lascauxcave
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Having been sealed for thousands of years, the colors were vivid, brush strokes bold and strong.
#travelfrance #photographyfrance #lascaux #lascauxcave
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Lascaux
In 1940, four teenage boys and their dogs explored the grounds around the old Lascaux castle, in the Périgord region of France, looking for treasure. Robot, the dog, fell into a hole. They wer…
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December 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Lascaux
Having been sealed for thousands of years, the colors were vivid, brush strokes bold and strong.
#travelfrance #photographyfrance #lascaux #lascauxcave
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Having been sealed for thousands of years, the colors were vivid, brush strokes bold and strong.
#travelfrance #photographyfrance #lascaux #lascauxcave
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Les Eyzies, Font-de-Gaume cave
Looking at these paintings, you can feel the artist’s love of the craft, of the beauty and power of the beasts, and the intelligence behind the works, a moving connection to that person so long ago who was not so different from us.
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Looking at these paintings, you can feel the artist’s love of the craft, of the beauty and power of the beasts, and the intelligence behind the works, a moving connection to that person so long ago who was not so different from us.
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Les Eyzies, Font-de-Gaume cave
Picturesque Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil, which calls itself the Center of Prehistory in Dordogne, France is surrounded by cliffs and rock formations, and is home to caves, shelters, and remains fro…
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December 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Les Eyzies, Font-de-Gaume cave
Looking at these paintings, you can feel the artist’s love of the craft, of the beauty and power of the beasts, and the intelligence behind the works, a moving connection to that person so long ago who was not so different from us.
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Looking at these paintings, you can feel the artist’s love of the craft, of the beauty and power of the beasts, and the intelligence behind the works, a moving connection to that person so long ago who was not so different from us.
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Paléosite recreates the lifestyle of early Homo sapiens and their structures in an indoor and outdoor museum, with models of the enormous animals that lived at the time.
#travelfrance #photographyfrance #saintes
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#travelfrance #photographyfrance #saintes
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Saintes, Saint-Césaire
The themes for this week-long tour across the south of France were Neanderthals, early humans, and prehistoric painted caves. As someone who has a degree in art and has studied art history, I signe…
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November 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Paléosite recreates the lifestyle of early Homo sapiens and their structures in an indoor and outdoor museum, with models of the enormous animals that lived at the time.
#travelfrance #photographyfrance #saintes
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#travelfrance #photographyfrance #saintes
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Bordeaux
My booking an extra day in Bordeaux had been an afterthought. Musée des Beaux-Arts, Place de la Bourse, Cité du Vin
#travelfrance #photographyfrance #bordeaux
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My booking an extra day in Bordeaux had been an afterthought. Musée des Beaux-Arts, Place de la Bourse, Cité du Vin
#travelfrance #photographyfrance #bordeaux
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Bordeaux
The heart of this September 2025 Europe trip was a tour across the south of France to visit prehistoric cave paintings (blogs to come). We were to meet early in the morning at the Bordeaux airport …
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November 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Bordeaux
My booking an extra day in Bordeaux had been an afterthought. Musée des Beaux-Arts, Place de la Bourse, Cité du Vin
#travelfrance #photographyfrance #bordeaux
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My booking an extra day in Bordeaux had been an afterthought. Musée des Beaux-Arts, Place de la Bourse, Cité du Vin
#travelfrance #photographyfrance #bordeaux
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Setúbal
Not only are things much cheaper in Portugal, there’s a warmer, slower lifestyle in Setúbal, and outdoor art is celebrated there.
#travelportugal #photographyportugal #setubalportugal #setubal
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Not only are things much cheaper in Portugal, there’s a warmer, slower lifestyle in Setúbal, and outdoor art is celebrated there.
#travelportugal #photographyportugal #setubalportugal #setubal
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Setúbal
An hour and a half bus ride, about 30 miles (40km) southeast from Lisbon, lies the much smaller city of Setúbal. An artist friend from Colorado moved there recently to join an expat artist communit…
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November 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Setúbal
Not only are things much cheaper in Portugal, there’s a warmer, slower lifestyle in Setúbal, and outdoor art is celebrated there.
#travelportugal #photographyportugal #setubalportugal #setubal
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Not only are things much cheaper in Portugal, there’s a warmer, slower lifestyle in Setúbal, and outdoor art is celebrated there.
#travelportugal #photographyportugal #setubalportugal #setubal
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Lisbon
On the way to visit a friend who had moved to Portugal recently, as a prelude to a longer destination the following week, I enjoyed a day and a half in Lisbon, the charming capital.
#travellisbon #travelportugal #photographylisbon #photographyportugal
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On the way to visit a friend who had moved to Portugal recently, as a prelude to a longer destination the following week, I enjoyed a day and a half in Lisbon, the charming capital.
#travellisbon #travelportugal #photographylisbon #photographyportugal
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Lisbon
There’s something romantic about the western European cities. Sitting in a sidewalk café with a cappuchino, chairs positioned at small round tables, facing out to watch the world go by. Busy people…
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November 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Lisbon
On the way to visit a friend who had moved to Portugal recently, as a prelude to a longer destination the following week, I enjoyed a day and a half in Lisbon, the charming capital.
#travellisbon #travelportugal #photographylisbon #photographyportugal
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On the way to visit a friend who had moved to Portugal recently, as a prelude to a longer destination the following week, I enjoyed a day and a half in Lisbon, the charming capital.
#travellisbon #travelportugal #photographylisbon #photographyportugal
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No Kings, Denver
I wanted to be in the thick of the gathering in the state’s largest city on October 18, 2025.
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I wanted to be in the thick of the gathering in the state’s largest city on October 18, 2025.
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No Kings, Denver
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” – Martin Luther King Jr. The Denver Post estimated 30,000 people attended the protest, and other crowds in smaller …
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October 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
No Kings, Denver
I wanted to be in the thick of the gathering in the state’s largest city on October 18, 2025.
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I wanted to be in the thick of the gathering in the state’s largest city on October 18, 2025.
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Gaudí, a Catalan architect and designer, left his mark on Barcelona with unique, imaginative, modern structures.
#travelspain #Barcelona #photographyspain #gaudiarchitecture
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#travelspain #Barcelona #photographyspain #gaudiarchitecture
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Barcelona
Some artists take generations to have their works completed. Antonin Gaudi, whose art and architecture grace Barcelona, was one of them. I hadn’t been to Barcelona for twenty-four years. But after …
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October 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Gaudí, a Catalan architect and designer, left his mark on Barcelona with unique, imaginative, modern structures.
#travelspain #Barcelona #photographyspain #gaudiarchitecture
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#travelspain #Barcelona #photographyspain #gaudiarchitecture
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