Tagged With "rural"
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Feb 17, 2015: Maltese Sheep
Taking walks in the countryside is a favorite pastime of mine, and I always manage to find something interesting to photograph. The village of Bahrija in Malta is on the north-west coast, about 3 kilometres west of Rabat . It's very...
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Spain: Dying town comes to life as graffiti museum
The town of Fanzara in rural Castellon has just over 300 residents and some of the most colorful and unusual art to be seen anywhere. It's just celebrated its second annual urban art festival. The festival uses the walls of the village as a canvas for...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Aug 4, 2015: Sicilian Farmhouse
We recently spent a month in Sicily touring around and seeing the sights. For the first 2 weeks we stayed in bed and breakfast style accommodation and the second 2 weeks we actually arranged to do a house-sit for an English...
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Feb 17, 2015: Maltese Sheep
Remember driving around Malta and visiting Rabat. You're right - it's tiny - as are the roads. We followed a road out of Rabat that got smaller and smaller. Then the road became a dirt track. Then we stopped when the track had a gate. And behind it were these Maltese Sheep. Certainly look the same - they must be a few years old now ! (Shhh !)
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Rural Scenes from Alberta
DrFumblefinger shares some photos taken while on the road on Alberta's vast prairie.
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Re: Rural Scenes from Alberta
I thank Dr. Fumblefinger for this post. His pictures remind me of the splendour of the scenery of Alberta, reminding us that there is more than the world-renowned wonders of the Canadian Rockies. Back in May, I visited the excellent Bomber Museum in Nanton (see previous posts on Travelgumbo), but I took these photos on the road west from Nanton towards Highway 22.
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Scenes from Rural Kentucky
DrFumblefinger shares some photos he snapped while he was driving through the Kentucky countryside.
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Scenes from Rural Kansas
DrFumblefinger shares some late afternoon snapshots of rural Kansas taken during his latest roadtrip.
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Re: Rural Scenes from Alberta
Images like this serve as a gentle reminder that Alberta is home to more than just the world-famous Canadian Rockies. phrazle
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Agritourism a growing trend in China
Peak travel season is on, and as many as a third of the vacationers are headed for rural areas. Rural tourism is a hot trend in China now, accounting for a third of all holidays.
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A Few Scenes from Rural Montana
DrFumblefinger shares a few photos from rural Montana, near Philipsburg.