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LOVINA BEACH, BALI – One of the ‘must-do’ activities during our December trip to Bali was to go on a dolphin tour.
Melanie and I had seen dolphins swimming in the wild before – in the chilly waters around Vancouver Island and the not-so-chilly waters of the Amazon River, where the resident dolphins were pink (yes, really!).
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BALI, INDONESIA – Whether going out for a nice dinner, attending a festive celebration or meeting the in-laws for the first time, who hasn’t wondered, “What should I wear?”
I must confess, fashion is not my strong suit. Most of the time I dress strictly for comfort. Shorts and sandals, a favorite T-shirt (worn so thin it’s almost transparent) and I’m good to go.
If I need to be more dressy I’ll switch out my battered Tee for a real shirt with buttons and a pocket.
But when we travel, local rules of etiquette sometimes require me to venture outside my sartorial comfort zone.
The dragonflies are back in Danang, Vietnam (Photo by maritsch28/Pixabay)
DANANG, VIETNAM – We’ve been seeing a lot of dragonflies around lately, mostly in the morning when we’re swimming at our local pool.
It’s possible, I suppose, that they’ve been around all the time, but I’ve only just noticed them again within the last month or so.
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DANANG, VIETNAM – When Melanie and I registered last year for a weeklong tour of Bhutan, we promised ourselves we would get into better shape for the expected miles of hiking and the thinner air of the high-altitude environment.
Our starting point (Thimpu) is about a mile and a half above sea level, and the Tiger’s Nest Monastery in the photo above is located at about 10,000 feet.
The tour was described as moderately physical, so we figured we could manage whatever comes up along the way. But it would be nice if we could manage it without having to struggle.
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DANANG, VIETNAM – We don’t normally have beer for breakfast. But, as we’ve said before on these pages, whenever we walk out our apartment door, we never really know what to expect.