Photo Fave: Gray whale in the Klamath River, northern California
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Whale-watching at the Klamath River, California. |
All content of this blog (c) Shelly Rivoli 2007 – 2011
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Whale-watching at the Klamath River, California. |
All content of this blog (c) Shelly Rivoli 2007 – 2011
Traveling in Costa Rica during the Easter Holy Week, you can expect some things with certainty: You will have the pleasure of seeing many crosses decorated with purple shawls and flowers in front yards, you will likely cross paths with a religious procession at some point in your journey, and you will have a hard…
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Okay, I didn’t say which president! In honor of President’s Day and President’s Week Vacation, I thought I’d look up this fun photo from our early family travels. Here we are on my first trip to Washington, D.C. – yep, as a parent with a baby! Some people would say I’ve done a lot of…
In honor of Arbor Day today, I’m posting a photo of one of my favorite travel trees (of course, there have been many!). We walked past this tree each time we left our chalet to stroll down to Arenal Lodge (read my full hotel review here), and I always had to stop and take a…