The Art of Travel
Traveling
is often defined as going from one place to another. To journey.
Who
was the first tourist? Who wrote the first travel piece? My guess is
that whoever took those first steps away from the safety of a cave or
tree and return to tell about was the the first traveler and travel guide.
After
many decades of traveling about I want to share my experiences and knowledge,
especially in the areas of drawing and photography. As an Army Brat I
had the pleasure to travel during most of my growing up years. I saw
Iceland, Germany, Mexico, Guam, Hawaii and a lot of the United States.
As an adult
I've
seen China, Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Canada, Panama, Venezuela, France, England,
Spain, Italy, Namibia, Peru, Mongolia, Morocco, Tahiti, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya and St. Pierre
et Michelon.
Enjoy the travel
slide shows, travel photography and travel illustrations. I'll even help
you out with with ideas to make your photos better and give you ideas
for planning unusual trips. Heck, I'll even suggest some places to stay
and eat.
I want to hear from you as well, especially from those artists in the audience.
Africa
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Africa, the Dark Continent. Sounds very exotic,
especially the part of dealing with wild beasts. However,
there's a difference in visiting a continent and countries within a continent.
Saying you went to Africa is not precise.
We traveled to South Africa, Botswana,
Zimbabwe and Zambia to experience
the first Total Solar Eclipse in the 21st Century in June of 2001.
Years later we once again journey to the African Continent, this time
to Tanzania. Olduvai Gorge is the
cradle of mankind and it is appropriate that all of us should try to
make this trip to the place where mankind
has its beginnings.
So now you know, if you say you've been to Africa you need to say where
in the African Continent you went (it's a big continent). Just like
saying, "I went to Europe." You leave the person waiting to
hear, "where
in Europe
did
you
go?" Italy, France, Germany, etc.
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| China |
A trip to visit family in Hong Kong and the
People's Republic of China. Our highlight was visiting Xi'an to see
the Terra
Cotta Warriors.
Another trip to China. This time it's to Shanghai to
teach the teachers how to teach English.
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| Italy |
Ah, buon giorno y'all. Another one of those un-tourist type trips. |
| France: 2002, 2012 |
Ah, le tour Eiffel. C'est magnifique. Especially
during Christmas with a side trip to London - 2002
Another decade, another birthday trip for Joan, December, 2012 |
| England |
Apres Paris, a short visit to Londontown for New Years. |
| Hawaii |
Another one of those, have to go for a wedding, what do we do afterwards? |
| Mongolia - 2107 |
A trip to Outer Mongolia to see the Eagle
Festival and hunt with Kazakh Eagle Hunters |
| Peru |
From the Amazon to Machu Picchu. Peru's long history and incredible landscapes make it an amazing country to visit. |
| The World |
A sampler of various locations and scenes. |
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For the artists and photographers in the audience visit my travel blog. |
| Travel Writing |
A sample of stories and articles by the Day
Tripper, me.
Examiner.com - articles and reports from Santa Barbara.
Examiner.com - Astronomy and Space reports.
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