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Havana at Night, A Dozen Photos

February 11, 2018February 2, 2017 by Tom Bartel
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Havana is best seen by night. Not that it isn’t interesting in the sun, too. But at night the colors are more saturated. The music coming out of every bar … Read more

Categories Cuba, North America, Photo of the Day, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags dailyphoto, Havana

Waterfall, Vegas Grande National Park, Cuba

December 15, 2017January 15, 2017 by Tom Bartel
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We’ve been doing a fair amount of hiking on our Cuba Unbound People to People tour of Cuba. Including a steep descent through a national park path to this stunning … Read more

Categories Cuba, Nature and Wildlife, North America, Photo of the Day Tags dailyphoto

10 Photos of Cuba

February 11, 2018January 14, 2017 by Tom Bartel
fortune teller havana cuba

This is a rather quick post. There will be others from both of us with more detailed impressions of Cuba. However, internet here is extremely rare and slow. So, while … Read more

Categories Cuba, North America, Photo of the Day, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags Cienfuegos, dailyphoto, Havana, Vinales

50 of Our Favorite Photos of 2016

January 14, 2020January 3, 2017 by Tom Bartel
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It was a bit of an odd year for us in 2016. While we did some trips around the Midwest in the first half of the year (and Kris went … Read more

Categories Asia, Canada, China, Croatia, Europe, Hong Kong, Italy, Macau, North America, Photo of the Day, Photography, Spain, Taiwan, Tibet, Unesco World Heritage Sites, United States Tags dailyphoto, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Mexico, nova scotia, Quebec

The Aljafería Palace, Zaragoza, Spain

January 14, 2020November 19, 2016 by Tom Bartel
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After the reconquest of Zaragoza in the early 12th Century, the Aljafería, the palace of the Moorish king of Zaragoza, was transformed into a palace for the victorious Christian king … Read more

Categories Europe, Photo of the Day, Spain, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags dailyphoto, Eurail

Ceiling, Cathedral of Malaga, Spain

January 15, 2020November 12, 2016 by Tom Bartel
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The Cathedral of Malaga is a late Renaissance masterpiece, which distinguishes it from many of the cathedrals of Spain, which were built a couple hundred years earlier, in the Gothic style.

Categories Europe, Photo of the Day, Spain Tags dailyphoto, Malaga

The Peristyle, Diocletian’s Palace, Split, Croatia

October 24, 2016October 24, 2016 by Tom Bartel
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I hope you know the lengths I go to sometimes to get the best photo possible. Like this one. I’d been to the Peristyle area of Diocletian’s Palace three times … Read more

Categories Croatia, Europe, Photo of the Day, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags dailyphoto, Split

Locks, Three Gorges Dam, Yangtze River, China

August 19, 2017September 29, 2016 by Tom Bartel
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It’s hard to get perspective on the Three Gorges Dam itself without taking a helicopter ride. We saw photos from such vantage points and they were spectacular. But on this … Read more

Categories Asia, China, Photo of the Day Tags dailyphoto, Yangtse

Dawn, Qutang Gorge, Yangtze River, China

August 19, 2017September 28, 2016 by Tom Bartel
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The light was sort of dull right after dawn on the Yangtze, but the sun got high enough and peeked out from behind a cloud just long enough to sidelight … Read more

Categories Asia, China, Photo of the Day Tags dailyphoto, Yangtse

The Terra Cotta Army, Xian, China

November 28, 2017September 23, 2016 by Tom Bartel
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I was prepared not to like the Terra Cotta Warriors of Xian. Despite the fact that everyone has already seen images of the thousands of clay figures, I was more … Read more

Categories Arts and Culture, Asia, China, Photo of the Day, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags dailyphoto, Xian
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