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Random Photo Series — 15 November 2024

Lake Moraine

Random travel photo series Week 2 of thirteen:

Montserrat Puerto Vallarta Bermuda

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Random Photo Series — 13 November 2024

Lisbon

Random travel photo series Week 2 of thirteen:

Fort Lauderdale Antigua

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Random Photo Series — 11 November 2024

Bucket Regatta

Random travel photo series Week 2 of thirteen:

Honolulu Alhambra

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Random Photo Series — 8 November 2024

Museum of Glass, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.A.

Continuing Week 1 of my random travel photo series:

Arches National Park Madeira Glacier Bay

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Random Photo Series — 6 November 2024

Katakalon, Greece

Continuing Week 1 of my random travel photo series:

Alhambra, Spain Chimayo, New Mexico, U.S.A.

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Random Photo Series — 4 November 2024

Bermuda

Having authored a minimum of three blog articles a week for the past thirteen years, I’ve decided to take a bit of a sabbatical. But not to worry. That doesn’t mean this blog is going away, or even going into coast mode. What that means is that over the next thirteen weeks I will be presenting my favorite digital images stretching from 2004 into 2011. So, beginning today and finishing up on Friday, 31 January 2025, I will present three images on Mondays and Wednesday, and four on Fun ...

Fun Photo (Video) Friday — Burj Khalifa Light Show; The Extended Version

Last week I presented a short video of the Burj Khalifa light show. Today I’m going to show you and extended video showing much more of what you can expect. Today’s video contains three clips stitched together in the sequence in which they were recorded:

Dubai — Gold Souk

Royal Portraits; Rulers of the United Arab Emirates

If it’s Wednesday, it must be time to shop. And Ursula loves shopping for precious stones and gold. We hit souks (marketplaces) in Istanbul, Abu Dhabi, and now it was time to hit Dubai’s Gold Souk. Continuing north from Burj Khalifa Metro Station, exit the light rail at Al Ras Metro Station. From there it’s about a seven-minute walk.

Al Ras Metro Station to Dubai Gold Souk

Prepare to be amazed when you arrive. The shops selling gold, ex...

Dubai — Burj Khalifa and Museum of the Future

Burj Khalifa — The tallest manmade structure on the planet

Today I’m going to show photos of the Burj Khalifa and it’s surrounding areas, as well as exterior shots of Dubai’s Museam of the Future. And while I cited these Burj Khalifa stats last week, I’m going to repeat them for today’s article:

Completed: 1 October 2009Opened: 4 January 2010Height (top of spire): 2,717 feet/828 meters: Height (antenna): 2,722 feet/829.8 metersRoof: 2,426 feet/739.4 metersTop Floor: 1,...

Fun Photo Friday — Dubai Favorites

Reflecting on the Burj Khalifa, Dubai

There will only be one Fun Photo Friday featuring Dubai favorites, as next week’s “Fun Photo Friday” will be another video of the Burj Khalifa nightly light show. But that video will be an extended version of the one you saw on Wednesday.

Cruising the Dubai Fountain Lake Burj Khalifa After Sunset Museum of the Future and Passing Train The View Heading to the Dubai Mall

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