Gumbo’s Pic of the Day, Oct. 29, 2014: The Night Birds
October 29, 2014
With Halloween coming in two days, it seemed like the moment for this twilight picture of Mont-Saint-Michel, France, seemingly under attack by hordes of birds.
With Halloween coming in two days, it seemed like the moment for this twilight picture of Mont-Saint-Michel, France, seemingly under attack by hordes of birds.
Shanghai, once the financial and shipping center of Asia, has weathered its ups and downs over the centuries. With the population of 24 million, it is currently the largest Chinese city by population. In recent years,…
A nene is a goose native to Hawaii and is that island’s state bird. The first time I saw nene was several years ago when my wife and I spent a week in Maui. We spotted them while on a drive to the summit of the dormant volcano,…
The Petit Palais, and its neighbor the Grand Palais, were built to house exhibits at the 1900 Universal Exhibition in Paris. Since then it has housed the city’s Fine Arts Museum (that’s city as opposed to national…).
The footpaths of the United Kingdom crisscross the countryside, without regard to boundaries of private property. The paths are ancient rights-of-way, protected by law and anyone who thinks, because they own a piece of land they can prevent access, is soon set right by the vigorous enforcement of militant walkers.
With such spectacular views to be enjoyed all around me, I have to request fellow Travel Gumbo readers indulgence for coming back again to the views to be had looking out from the cliff top over Oia township in the Greek isle of Santorini. …
On April 20th, 1608, King James I granted Sir Thomas Phillips (a landowner and Governor of Co. Antrim, Ireland) a license to distill. Thus, the Bushmills Distillery claims to be—and is almost unanimously considered to be—the…
Sometimes, while traveling, you walk past something; it looks interesting, but it’s not open. You poke your eyes and lens in as best you can, and grab a shot…and then, over the years following you keep coming back to the image and you know you have to return.
The aroma of freshly baked bread is a special treat for the senses. Wherever we travel we usually track down the local bakery or cafe seeking something delectable for our morning sustenance. A favorite of mine is the traditional Maltese…
The Sri Harimandir Sahib, more famously known as the Golden Temple, is situated in Amritsar in the state of Punjab in India. It is the central religious place of worship for Sikhism.
With Halloween coming in two days, it seemed like the moment for this twilight picture of Mont-Saint-Michel, France, seemingly under attack by hordes of birds.
Shanghai, once the financial and shipping center of Asia, has weathered its ups and downs over the centuries. With the population of 24 million, it is currently the largest Chinese city by population. In recent years,…
A nene is a goose native to Hawaii and is that island’s state bird. The first time I saw nene was several years ago when my wife and I spent a week in Maui. We spotted them while on a drive to the summit of the dormant volcano,…
The Petit Palais, and its neighbor the Grand Palais, were built to house exhibits at the 1900 Universal Exhibition in Paris. Since then it has housed the city’s Fine Arts Museum (that’s city as opposed to national…).
The footpaths of the United Kingdom crisscross the countryside, without regard to boundaries of private property. The paths are ancient rights-of-way, protected by law and anyone who thinks, because they own a piece of land they can prevent access, is soon set right by the vigorous enforcement of militant walkers.
With such spectacular views to be enjoyed all around me, I have to request fellow Travel Gumbo readers indulgence for coming back again to the views to be had looking out from the cliff top over Oia township in the Greek isle of Santorini. …
On April 20th, 1608, King James I granted Sir Thomas Phillips (a landowner and Governor of Co. Antrim, Ireland) a license to distill. Thus, the Bushmills Distillery claims to be—and is almost unanimously considered to be—the…
Sometimes, while traveling, you walk past something; it looks interesting, but it’s not open. You poke your eyes and lens in as best you can, and grab a shot…and then, over the years following you keep coming back to the image and you know you have to return.
The aroma of freshly baked bread is a special treat for the senses. Wherever we travel we usually track down the local bakery or cafe seeking something delectable for our morning sustenance. A favorite of mine is the traditional Maltese…
The Sri Harimandir Sahib, more famously known as the Golden Temple, is situated in Amritsar in the state of Punjab in India. It is the central religious place of worship for Sikhism.