Tagged With "Oceanic Adventure"

Australia is a vast country, and, if you have ever been there and traversed it in some way, you will appreciate the sheer size and expanse of this island continent. The best way I have discovered to see the true beauty of this country is to drive...

This is the first in a series of posts featuring my travels to Sri Lanka.  My visits to this island centered around seeing my favorite author and dear friend, futurist Sir Arthur C. Clarke.

Among the many sunsets I've seen in my life, I'd rank the 30 or so viewed from Colombo's Galle Face Hotel among the best; varied in color and intensity, but always beautiful.

  There are places in the world where people stop what they're doing to enjoy the setting of the sun.  Usually these are tropical countries, where tourists sip tall cool drinks beside a pool as they watch this evidence of the earth's...

DrFumblefinger visits some of the sights around Batticaloa's ample waterfront.

DrFumblefinger visits the Koneswaram Temple, sitting high on a rock prominence overlooking Trincomalee, the Indian Ocean, and the city's beautiful harbor.

  Fish are an important and traditional source of dietary protein for those living in coastal Sri Lanka.   Even in modern times fishing is still very much a cottage industry.

An opportunity to see grey whales (and their calves) was one of the finest experiences of my life.

As we drive through the pretty farmland of Normandy, with its pleasing apple orchards and pastures dotted with sheep and dairy cows, it’s easy to forget this region’s turbulent past....

There's a lot of great reasons to visit sunny Southern California.  This state park is one of them.