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Argentina 2022
Birding in Córdoba
Birding in the Sierras near Córdoba
The Salinas Monjita
Córdoba and Mar Chiquita
Birding in the Miramar area
Antarctic Cruise 2022
Falkland Islands
We board the ship — Antarctica, here we come!
Falkland Islands birding
A morning in Stanley
South Georgia
On our way to South Georgia
South Georgia, part 1
South Georgia, part 2
South Georgia, part 3
On our way to Antarctica
Antarctica
Finally we get to Antarctica
Antarctic Peninsula
Another day in the Antarctic Peninsula
South Shetland Islands
On our way back to Ushuaia
South America
Chile 2003
Santiago
January 11, 2003
January 12, 2003
Monumento Natural El Morado
January 13, 2003
Puerto Varas
January 14, 2003
January 16, 2003
Puerto Montt
January 15, 2003
Punta Arenas
January 17, 2003
January 18, 2003
The Cruise
January 19, 2003
January 20, 2003
January 24, 2003
Cruise Wildlife
Puerto Williams
January 21, 2003
Ushuaia
January 22, 2003
Cape Horn
January 23, 2003
Isla Magdalena
January 25, 2003
The Trek
January 26, 2003
January 27, 2003
January 28, 2003
January 29, 2003
January 30, 2003
January 31, 2003
February 1, 2003
February 2, 2003
Puerto Natales
February 3, 2003
February 4, 2003
Argentina 2004
Torres del Paine
February 4, 2004
February 5, 2004
February 6, 2004
February 7, 2004
February 8, 2004
February 9, 2004
El Calafate
February 10, 2004
February 11, 2004
February 15, 2004
El Chaltén
February 12, 2004
February 13, 2004
February 14, 2004
La Trochita
February 18, 2004
Parque Nacional Los Alerces
February 19, 2004
Bariloche
February 16, 2004
February 17, 2004
February 20, 2004
February 24, 2004
Refugio Otto Meiling
February 21, 2004
February 22, 2004
Paso de los Nubes
February 23, 2004
The Araucanía and Villarrica
February 25, 2004
February 26, 2004
February 28, 2004
February 29, 2004
March 1, 2004
Parque Nacional Huerquehue
February 27, 2004
Ecuador 2011
Arrival
We Have Arrived in Quito
Cloud Forest
We Arrive at Bellavista Lodge
The Antpitta Trip
A Day at Bellavista Lodge
Yanacocha Reserve
Rain Forest
We Go to the Rain Forest
First Day at Sacha Lodge
Night Walk at Sacha Lodge
The First Tower
The Parrot Licks and the Second Tower
Quito
Return to Quito
A Day in Quito
Galápagos
We Go to the Galápagos
Giant Tortoises
Earthquake!
Floreana Island
We Snorkel with Penguins
We Snorkel without Penguins
We Snorkel and Snorkel
Highlands
Guayaquil
Cuenca
A Drive through the Andes
A day in Baños
On the Road to Cotopaxi
Cotopaxi
Argentina 2018
Northwest Argentina
Flying to Salta
Clark Expediciones part 1
Clark Expediciones part 2
Libertador General San Martín
Salta and Cachi
Cachi and Salta
Northeast Argentina
Buenos Aires part 1
Buenos Aires part 2
San Clemente del Tuyú
Campana and Otamendi
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Iberá wetlands
Rincón del Socorro
La Misión de Moconá
San Sebastián Lodge
Iguazú Falls
Chubut
Buenos Aires part 3
Puerto Madryn
Peninsula Valdés
Trelew
Buenos Aires part 4
Argentina 2019
Going to cruise to Antarctica
Flying to Buenos Aires (the hard way)
Tierra del Fuego
Not the Antarctic cruise
Flying to Buenos Aires (for a cruise)
The cruise to nowhere
The replacement tour
On the way north to Iberá
Iberá National Park
Iguazú Falls, again
The end of the replacement tour
Return to the Northwest
Going to Salta to visit the puna
Flamingos in the puna
Africa
Southern Africa 2005
Tour Group
Cape Town
September 13, 2005
September 14, 2005
September 16, 2005
Robben Island
September 15, 2005
Wine Country
September 17, 2005
Cape Point
September 18, 2005
Namaqualand
September 19, 2005
Orange River
September 20, 2005
September 21, 2005
Fish River Canyon
September 22, 2005
Desert Camp
September 23, 2005
September 24, 2005
Sossusvlei
September 25, 2005
Swakopmund
September 26, 2005
Namib
September 27, 2005
September 28, 2005
Etosha
September 29, 2005
September 30, 2005
Ngepi
October 1, 2005
Okavango Delta
October 2, 2005
October 3, 2005
October 4, 2005
Chobe
October 5, 2005
Victoria Falls
October 6, 2005
October 7, 2005
Matobo
October 8, 2005
October 9, 2005
Johannesburg
October 10, 2005
October 11, 2005
Southern Africa 2006
Johannesburg
September 23, 2006
September 24, 2006
September 25, 2006
September 26, 2006
Trek
September 27, 2006
September 28, 2006
September 29, 2006
September 30, 2006
Lesotho
October 1, 2006
October 2, 2006
Drakensberg
October 3, 2006
October 4, 2006
October 5, 2006
October 6, 2006
October 7, 2006
Kruger
October 8, 2006
October 9, 2006
October 10, 2006
October 11, 2006
October 12, 2006
October 13, 2006
October 14, 2006
Kruger Mammals
Kruger Birds
Kruger Critters
Blyde River Canyon
October 15, 2006
October 16, 2006
Swaziland
October 17, 2006
St. Lucia
October 18, 2006
October 20, 2006
Hluhluwe-Imfolozi
October 19, 2006
Johannesburg again
October 21, 2006
October 22, 2006
Madagascar 2016
Arriving in Madagascar
Andasibe
Antsirabe
Ambositra
Ranomafana
Isalo
To the West Coast
Anakao
Return to Tana
Great Britain
Great Britain 2007
Shrewsbury
June 22, 2007
Lake District
June 23, 2007
June 24, 2007
Chester
June 25, 2007
Snowdon
June 26, 2007
Anglesey
June 27, 2007
Lleyn Peninsula
June 29, 2007
Wales
June 28, 2007
June 30, 2007
Exeter
July 1, 2007
July 5, 2007
Devon
July 2, 2007
Cornwall
July 3, 2007
July 4, 2007
London
June 21, 2007
July 6, 2007
July 8, 2007
July 9, 2007
Tour de France
July 7, 2007
Coast to Coast 2008
St Bees to Ennerdale YH
Ennerdale YH to Borrowdale YH
Borrowdale YH to Butharlyp Howe YH
Butharlyp Howe YH to Patterdale
Patterdale to Shap
Shap to Orton
Orton to Kirkby Stephen
Kirkby Stephen to Keld
Keld to Grinton YH
Grinton YH to Richmond
Richmond to Danby Wiske
Danby Wiske to Osmotherley YH
Osmotherly YH to Blakey Ridge
Blakey Ridge to Grosmont
Grosmont to Robin Hood’s Bay
The Long Walk 2012
Arrival
A day walking around Glasgow
Biking the Forth and Clyde Canal
New Lanark
Hadrian’s Wall Path
Wallsend to Heddon-on-the-Wall
Heddon-on-the-Wall to Chollerford
Chollerford to Twice Brewed
Twice Brewed to Greenhead
Greenhead to Walton
Walton to Carlisle
Carlisle to Bowness-on-Solway
The End of Hadrian’s Wall
West Highland Way
Milngavie to Drymen
Drymen to Rowardennan
Rowardennan to Inverarnan
Inverarnan to Bridge of Orchy
Bridge of Orchy to Kingshouse
Kingshouse to Kinlochleven
Kinlochleven to Fort William
Fort William
Ben Nevis
Jacobite Steam Train
Great Glen Way
Fort William to South Laggan
South Laggan to Invermoriston
Invermoriston to Drumnadrochit
Drumnadrochit to Inverness
Speyside Way
Aviemore to Boat of Garten
Boat of Garten
Boat of Garten to Cromdale
Cromdale to Aberlour
Aberlour to Fochabers
Fochabers to Buckie and beyond
Departure
Anstruther – Isle of May
Anstruther and Fife Coastal Path
Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Rosslyn Chapel, and Glasgow
The 2 CW’s 2013
Before the walks
Ambleside
The Cumbria Way
Ulverston
Ulverston to Coniston
Coniston
Coniston to Great Langdale
Great Langdale
Great Langdale to Rosthwaite
Rosthwaite
Rosthwaite to Keswick
Keswick
Keswick to Caldbeck
Caldbeck to Carlisle
Carlisle
The Cotswold Way
Olimpick Games
Chipping Campden
Chipping Campden to Stanton
Stanton to Cleeve Hill
Cleeve Hill to Leckhampton
Leckhampton to Painswick
Painswick to Kings Stanley
Kings Stanley to Wotton-under-Edge
Wotton-under-Edge to Tormarton
Tormarton to Bath
Bath
After the walks
Wells and Glastonbury
Off we go to Wales
Cardiff
Merthyr Tydfil
Broad Haven
Portmeirion
Cornwall and Skye 2014
London
Cornwall
Penzance, part 1
Penzance, part 2
Port Isaac
Tintagel
Exeter
Skye
Skye, part 1
Skye, part 2
Skye, part 3
Lake District 2016
High Close
Walking between hostels
Buttermere
Ambleside
England 2016
London
Exeter
London, again
Hebrides 2016
Glasgow
Lewis
Harris
Berneray and North Uist
Edinburgh
York
Shetland 2017
Lerwick
Unst
Fetlar
Yell
Hillswick
Lerwick, again
Fair Isle
Marooned on Fair Isle
Levenwick
Cornwall 2018
Port Isaac to Padstow
Padstow to Newquay
Newquay to Portreath
Portreath to St Ives
Zennor to Sennen Cove
Penzance to Lizard
Lizard to Falmouth
Pennine Way and St Cuthbert’s Way 2022
The Pennine Way
By train to the start of the Pennine Way
Edale to Torside
Torside to Diggle
Diggle to Hebden Bridge
Hebden Bridge to Haworth
Haworth to Gargrave
Gargrave to Malham
Rest day in Malham
Malham to Horton-in-Ribblesdale
Horton-in-Ribblesdale to Hawes
Hawes to Keld
Keld to Bowes
Bowes to Middleton-in-Teesdale
Middleton-in-Teesdale to Appleby-in-Westmorland
Appleby-in-Westmorland to Alston
Alston to Greenhead
Greenhead to Once Brewed
Once Brewed to Bellingham
Bellingham to Byrness
Byrness
Byrness to Kirk Yetholm
St Cuthbert’s Way
Melrose
Melrose and Galashiels
Melrose to Harestanes
Harestanes to Morebattle
Morebattle to Kirk Yetholm
Kirk Yetholm to Wooler
Wooler to Fenwick
Fenwick to Holy Island
Holy Island
Central America
Panama 2007
Guadalupe
November 9, 2007
November 10, 2007
November 11, 2007
Sendero Los Quetzales
November 12, 2007
Boquete
November 13, 2007
El Valle de Anton
November 14, 2007
November 15, 2007
Panama City
November 8, 2007
November 16, 2007
November 19, 2007
Panama Canal
November 17, 2007
Gamboa
November 18, 2007
Costa Rica 2013
Santa Elena (Monteverde)
Ferry to Arenal
Arenal
Caño Negro
Bijagua and Volcán Tenorio
National Theatre, San José
Tortuguero
Savegre Lodge
Selva Verde Lodge
Rio Tigre
Carate
Coffee, Volcano, Waterfalls
Cuba 2017
Havana
Trinidad
Topes de Collantes
Camagüey
Sierra Maestra
Santiago de Cuba
Santa Clara
Viñales
Return to Havana
Europe
Tatra Circuit 2008
Arriving in Bratislava
Bratislava
By train to the Tatras
Rysy
A morning walk, then we start on the Tatra Circuit
Over the crest and into Poland
“Easy” day across the Polish Tatras
Up to the Five Polish Lakes
Back down from the Five Polish Lakes
Christchurch
We return to Slovakia
A so-called rest day
Onwards along the Tatranská Magistrála
Along the Tatranská Magistrála, in the fog
Finished!
Iceland 2009
First Day in Reykjavík
The Golden Circle
Second Day in Reykjavík
Off we go to the West Fjords
Snæfellsness
Ferry to Látrabjarg
Easy day in the West Fjords
The Long Drive
Whales, Waterfalls, and Fumaroles
Mývatn
Another Long Drive
Skaftafell, Svínafell
Return to Reykjavík
We go to Landmannalaugar
Hiking the Highlands to Hrafntinnusker
Escape from Hrafntinnusker
Return to Reykjavík again
Last day in Reykjavík
Slovenia 2010
Planning and Maps
On-line trail maps for Slovenia
Google Maps and GPS Tracks
The blog entries
Slovenia
Getting there
Ljubljana
We’re back!
Rainy day – change in plans
Pictures from Postojna
Idrija
Bohinj
Bled
Plan C…
Goodbye to Slovenia
Sunday in Zurich
Switzerland is Closed on Mondays
Last day in Zurich
Norway 2014
Coast
Bergen
Hurtigruten, Part 1
Hurtigruten, Part 2
North
Finnmark
Tromsø
Lofoten
Bodø and the Night Train
Hiking
Snøheim Death March
Dovre
Rondane
Gjendesheim
Retreat to Oslo
Lillehammer
Family
Kongsberg
Geilo
More hiking
Finse
Aurlandsdalen
Flåm
Oslo
Turkey 2015
İstanbul
Arrival
Museums
More Museums
Walking
Çanakkale
Troy
Walking and Cruising
Selçuk
Dilek Peninsula and Storks
Selçuk
Priene, Miletus, and Didyma
Ephesus
Pamukkale
Göreme
Arrival
Bus Tour
Walk in the Snow
Avanos and Paşadağ
Ballooning and Walking
Adrasan
Arrival and Coastal Walk
Olympos and Fish Dinner
Short Walk
Lycian Way — Olympos to Adrasan
Walk to Sazak Bay
Lycian Way — Gelidonya Point to Adrasan
Puttering Around
Antalya
Romania 2015
Bucharest
Arrival
Exploring
Birding
Tulcea and Crișan
Letea and Tulcea
Dobruja
To The North
Brașov
Ceahlău National Park
Lacul Roșu
Painted Monasteries
Neamț, Pătrăuți, and Sucevița
Arbore, Humor, Voroneț, and Moldovița
Sucevița and Putna
Maramureș
Breb, Săpânta, and Sighet
Wooden Churches and Steam Train
Hiking Creasta Cocoșului
Hiking
Sigișoara and Sibiu
Zărnești
Transfagarasan Road
Bușteni
Alps 2016
Bernese Oberland
Lauterbrunnen
Mürren
More Mürren
Mont Blanc
Tour du Mont Blanc
Chamonix
Courmayeur
Chamonix and La Flégère
Annecy
Zermatt
Sion
Zermatt
Lausanne
Spain 2018
Andalucía
Madrid (and Toledo)
Sevilla (and Córdoba)
Arcos de la Frontera
Cádiz
Gibraltar
Ronda and Grazalema
Granada (and Madrid again)
Birding with Rockjumper
Birding with Rockjumper begins
Birding in Monfragüe National Park
Birding in central Spain
Birding in the Ebro Delta
Birding for larks in Aragón
Birding in the Pyrenees
Birding around Lecina
Catalunya
Girona
Barcelona
Alps and Switzerland 2019
Tour du Mont Blanc redo
Getting to Chamonix to start the Tour du Mont Blanc
TMB Day 1, Les Houches to Les Contamines
TMB Day 2, Les Contamines to La Croix du Bonhomme
TMB Day 3, La Croix du Bonhomme to Les Chapieux
TMB Day 4, La Ville des Glaciers to Rifugio Elisabetta
TMB Day 5, Rifugio Elisabetta to Courmayeur
TMB Day 6, Courmayeur to Rifugio Bonatti
TMB Day 7, Rifugio Bonatti to La Fouly
TMB Day 8, La Fouly to Champex
TMB Day 9, Champex to Col de la Forclaz
TMB Day 10, Col de la Forclaz to Tré-le-Champ
TMB Day 11, Tré-le-Champ to Planpraz
TMB Day 12, Chamonix to Les Houches
Switzerland
Mürren and the Bernese Oberland
Kandersteg
Meiringen
Appenzell
Lucerne
North America
New Mexico 2012
Albuquerque to Santa Fe
Santa Fe
The Turquoise Trail
Elephant Butte Lake
Bosque del Apache
Fly Out At Sunrise
Very Large Array
Fly In At Sunset
Mountain Birding
White Sands
Sandia Crest
Nunavut 2017
On our way to Arctic Watch Lodge
Arriving at Arctic Watch Lodge
Waterfall walk and ATVs
Gull Canyon and Musk-oxen
Belugas and Solo walk
Beechey Island
River rafting
Northwest Passage
Oceania
Australia 2013
Sydney
Far North Queensland
Cape Tribulation
Cairns
Great Barrier Reef
Northern Territory
Kakadu
Pine Creek
Litchfield
Darwin
South Australia
Adelaide
Wilpena Pound
Victor Harbor
Kangaroo Island
Tasmania
Hobart
Maria Island
East and North Coast
Cradle Mountain
Strahan
Lake St. Clair
New Zealand 2015
Around the North Island
Auckland
Tiritiri Matangi
Northland
Central North Island
Tongariro
Kapiti Island
Wellington
Down the South Island
Cook Strait and Kaikoura
West Coast
Routeburn Track
Doubtful Sound
Kepler Track
Stewart Island
Back up the South Island
Invercargill
Dunedin
Christchurch
Banks Peninsula, part 1
Banks Peninsula, part 2
Christchurch again
Piatra Craiului
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