vagabonds3 "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow mindedness." Mark Twain

Photos: Extra—More Grand Tour

USA | Sunday, 9 Mar 2025 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Extra—Costa Rica

COSTA RICA | Sunday, 23 Feb 2025 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Extra—Darién Canopy Camp

PANAMA | Saturday, 15 Feb 2025 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Extra—Return to the Galapagos

ECUADOR | Sunday, 2 Feb 2025 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Pre-Inca Peru

PERU | Monday, 20 Jan 2025 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Extra Salta and Cayafate

ARGENTINA | Sunday, 5 Jan 2025 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Extra Cordoba and Quebrada del Condorito National Park

ARGENTINA | Friday, 27 Dec 2024 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Extra Ibera National Park

ARGENTINA | Wednesday, 18 Dec 2024 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Extras Ushuaia to Buenos Aires

ARGENTINA | Tuesday, 10 Dec 2024 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Extras Chile 24

CHILE | Sunday, 1 Dec 2024 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Extras Peru 24

PERU | Wednesday, 27 Nov 2024 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Extras

USA | Wednesday, 20 Nov 2024 | Photo Gallery

Evicted!

JAPAN | Thursday, 22 Aug 2019 | Views [524]

THIS MAY COME AS A SHOCK, BUT WE HAVE EXCEEDED our photo limit . . . AGAIN!  I haven’t been able to start a new journal in the Vagabonds series so we are switching to graynomadsusa , a site I established for our RVing days.  ... Read more >

Takamaya: Hida Folk Village

JAPAN | Wednesday, 21 Aug 2019 | Views [399]

THE HIDA FOLK VILLAGE IS A FAIR WALK FROM Takayama.  But a short bus ride.  The 1000 yen return fare also includes admission to Hida no Sato , a sprawling open-air museum.  There are 30 or so thatched and shingled houses, shrines, workshops ... Read more >

Takayama Matsuri Festival

JAPAN | Tuesday, 20 Aug 2019 | Views [381]

WE JUST REALIZED WHY WE SKIPPED TAKAYAMA in 2014.  The Takayama Matsuri, one of the three most popular festivals in Japan, was going on while we were in the area.  I don’t recall trying but I am sure we couldn’t have gotten reservations ... Read more >