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10 Fun Earth Day Activities and Photos

April 22, 2012
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We environmentalists tend to take ourselves pretty seriously most of the year, but Earth Day should be fun, in addition to being educational. If you’re looking for a unique way to commemorate Earth Day 2012, you’ve come to the right place. Here are ten activities — some conventional, some unorthodox — to make this Earth Day one [...]

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7 Tips for Taking Great Travel Photos

April 17, 2012
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Whether you have several thousands of dollars worth of professional camera gear or just a point and shoot camera, you can take great travel photos. In fact, photography is one of the best ways to capture memories from your travel experiences. Here are some tips for taking amazing travel photos: 1. Think outside the box [...]

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48 Hours in Olympic National Park: A Photo Tour

March 27, 2012
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Entering Olympic National Park on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula is akin to stepping foot onto the surface of another planet. The only temperate rain forest in North America, the peninsula’s dense terrain and near-constant downpours call to mind a South American tropical jungle. Only the temperatures (and seasonal snow) give away its North American location. Most [...]

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San Francisco in Pictures

October 27, 2011
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One of my favorite things to do when planning a vacation is to go to Flickr or Google Images and search for the city I’m visiting. I use the photos as a guidebook – sometimes they’ll show the most common tourist sites or sometimes there will be hidden gems. If you’re not already planning a [...]

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Cutest Bat? Flying Fox Bat aka Fruit Bat

March 11, 2011
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Don’t like bats? Perhaps this picture will change your mind: It’s an Australian Flying Fox Bat, aka Fruit Bat, aka Megabat. I saw thousands of them earlier this week in Cairnes, Australia and I think they win the award for cutest bat ever.

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Christmas In Europe: 8 Photos

December 16, 2010
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When I think back to the winter I spent backpacking around Eastern Europe, I remember the smell of mulled wine, the sight of kids sledding down manmade hills at Christmas markets, and the wonderful feeling of stepping out of subzero temperatures and into a warm museum. Europe is beautiful in the winter and the cold [...]

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Hot Springs Photo at Hells Gate, Rotorua, New Zealand

July 7, 2010
Hot Pool Photo Hells Gate Rotorua New Zealand

Check out this photo we captured of the hot pools in Hells Gate on our recent trip to New Zealand: (Don’t worry, we’ll tell you more about Hells Gate in an upcoming post.)

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Coromandel Peninsula in Pictures

June 2, 2010
Ocean view near Coromandel Town

Coromandel Peninsula in pictures. Photos of our favorite sites in Coromandel including Hot Water Beach, Hahei Beach and Cathedral cove.

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Photos: Celebrating the New Year Around the World

December 30, 2009
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If you’re not lucky enough to be in Thailand or Australia to ring in the New Year, these photos will help you celebrate vicariously from afar. From Mexico and Sweden to Argentina and Japan, here are our picks for New Year’s Eve photos from around the world.

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Koi Fish Pictures: Buenos Aires Japanese Gardens

July 16, 2009
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Koi Fish Pictures from the Japanese Gardens in Buenos Aires, cute pictures of the fish with their mouths’ open.

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