Category Archives: Travel

The Presence of Photography

Posted on May 15, 2025 by Skip Walter

Stop the coup in the United States! Vote! Resist! Persist! As part of striving to be a traveler rather than a tourist and wanting to be awake to the wonders of life as I walk this planet, I take photographs to aid … Continue reading →

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A History Lesson at Chateau Franc Mayne

Posted on April 28, 2025 by Skip Walter

Stop the coup in the United States! Vote! Resist! Persist! On our visit to France in Fall 2024, we wanted to experience both the right and left bank wine Chateaus of Bordeaux. We sought recommendations from our host Valentino at Chateau Tanesse … Continue reading →

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Foot Ferry “Ueli” in Basel

Posted on April 27, 2025 by Skip Walter

Stop the coup in the United States! Vote! Resist! Persist! Living on Bainbridge Island, we travel by Washington State Ferries several times a week. Over the years, we’ve travelled on many different types of ferries, including the tiny Wheatland Ferry in Oregon. … Continue reading →

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Courting by Flute

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Skip Walter

Stop the coup in the United States! Vote! Resist! Persist! After taking several photos of Horseshoe Bend near Page, AZ, I was ready for a craft beer. Consulting Google Maps I found that Grand Canyon Brewery had a restaurant nearby. I settled … Continue reading →

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Touring the West and Southwest United States

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Skip Walter

Stop the coup in the United States! Vote! Resist! Persist! During the February gray, cold, rainy season in Seattle, I had enough. I had to go find some sun and 80 degree weather. At this time of year, about the only place … Continue reading →

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Planning a Trip versus the Synchronicity of Travelling

Posted on April 23, 2025 by Skip Walter

Stop the coup in the United States! Vote! Resist! Persist! I am planning our next trip to Europe – our fifth in the last four years. I never realized how much harder it is to plan a lengthy leisure trip … Continue reading →

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Why I/We Travel – Part 2

Posted on April 22, 2025 by Skip Walter

Stop the Coup in the United States! In a previous post I shared that I travel to experience the colors of a new/old country and the movement and colors of their cultures.  Recently, Maria Popova shared a post “Goethe on … Continue reading →

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AI Video Generator

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Skip Walter

I am a sucker for AI art generation whether photos, or paintings or videos. Today’s Product Hunt pointed to a Free AI Video Generator by Collov. I could not resist. I just had to try it. The prompt I used was … Continue reading →

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Experiencing an old Barolo Winery

Posted on January 4, 2024 by Skip Walter

On our recent trip to Italy, we tried to visit all the primary wine villages of the Barolo and Barbaresco wine regions. On our first visit to the village of Barolo, we came across the crushing of grapes on a narrow … Continue reading →

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How do you see/read a Cathedral?

Posted on January 2, 2024 by Skip Walter

In my Threads feed, I am delighting in the wide range of photographers and artists I am learning from. I am particularly enjoying the watercolors of Thomas Wells Schaller. I quickly purchased his book Architect of Light. As I read about his … Continue reading →

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