Wintry Japan, February 2018: Swan Lake (Part 6)
Tuesday, February 6, 2018 Swan Lake lives! We spent a picture perfect morning at Lake Kussharo. It was snowing when we » Read more
Author: Marie Tartar
Wintry Japan: Rausu, Hokkaido and Sea Eagles (Part 5)
Monday, February 5, 2018 Breakfast at the Green Park Hotel in Tsurui was Japanese, with grilled salted salmon, daikon pickles, rice, and » Read more
Wintry Japan: Hokkaido and red-crowned cranes (Part 4)
Our accommodation for this evening was Green Park Hotel in Tsurui. Tsurui means “cranes are here”. Sunday, February 4, 2018 5:45 am: » Read more
Wintry Japan: February 2018 (Part 3-Monkey business!)
Friday, February 2, 2018 This day’s destination is in large part why we signed up for this trip. Who can resist » Read more
Ultimate Winter in Japan Photo Workshop (Tokyo): Part 2
Tuesday, January 30, 2017 (evening) Back at the hotel, exiting our room and waiting for the elevator, there was a slender, slightly » Read more
Wintry Japan: February 2018 (Part 1-Tokyo, on our own)
To paraphrase Dickens, it was the best of trips, it was the worst of trips. We love Japan, so much that this » Read more
Norway, September 2017 (Part 3-Lofoten): Chasing the Northern Lights
Monday, September 11, 2017 After 9 days aboard the Antigua exploring Svalbard, we were back in Longyearbyen, taking leave of our travel » Read more
Norway, September 2017 (Part 2-Svalbard)
Saturday, September 2, 2017 By our first morning aboard Antigua, a converted sailing vessel and our home for the next 9 days » Read more
Norway, September, 2017 (Part 1-Oslo)
Sunday, August 27-Monday, August 28, 2017 Getting older isn’t good for much, in my opinion. Wisdom? Maybe. Some perspective? Okay. The only » Read more
2017 Highlights
The short version I didn’t really try to set a new record for longest year’s end summary EVER, it was an EXCEPTIONALLY » Read more