Travel Archives - Navigating This Thing We Call Life https://ronrowland.com/category/travel/ Mon, 08 Jul 2024 09:20:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 177790805 Mesmerized https://ronrowland.com/mesmerized/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mesmerized https://ronrowland.com/mesmerized/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2022 20:29:38 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=4860 Mesmerized That night upon the Lady Kate Snug in the harbor of Kinsale We toasted another adventurous day And regaled ourselves with tales Mesmerized by the setting sun You gently caressed my shoulder Again you cast your spell on me Ensuring love shall never wander —— Linked to dVerse Poets Pub — Quadrille #154: Casting […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/mesmerized/feed/ 22 4860 Austrian Alps (a haibun) https://ronrowland.com/austrian-alps-a-haibun/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=austrian-alps-a-haibun https://ronrowland.com/austrian-alps-a-haibun/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2022 21:56:04 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=4348 Austrian Alps (a haibun) Destination: Lienz, Austria.  The drive from Bled, Slovenia to Lienz, Austria is a beautiful one, even when traveling the major highways.  One surprise (to us) in this part of the world is the quantity and length of tunnels.  We entered the Karawanks Tunnel from the E61 in northern Slovenia, exiting 4.9 […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/austrian-alps-a-haibun/feed/ 24 4348 Driving the Duoro Valley https://ronrowland.com/driving-the-duoro-valley/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=driving-the-duoro-valley https://ronrowland.com/driving-the-duoro-valley/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2022 22:18:39 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=4236 Driving the Duoro Valley We start the day before nature’s full sun Another adventure, we’re on the run Some call it work but to us it’s quite fun Around each bend beautiful sites unfold Each one appears special, each one quite bold A million stories waiting to be told Hills high above and valleys far […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/driving-the-duoro-valley/feed/ 27 4236 Did Someone Say Food? https://ronrowland.com/did-someone-say-food/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=did-someone-say-food https://ronrowland.com/did-someone-say-food/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2022 21:06:38 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=4062 Did Someone Say Food? It’s no ordinary food court I’ll have you know be sure you’re quite hungry before you go More than two dozen restaurants to please your palate and plenty of bars to satisfy your drinking habit It’s a gastronomical delight for all your senses the city’s best chefs without pretenses Cais do […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/did-someone-say-food/feed/ 26 4062 Market On The Rambles https://ronrowland.com/market-on-the-rambles/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=market-on-the-rambles https://ronrowland.com/market-on-the-rambles/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2021 12:18:03 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=3741 Market On The Rambles (a haibun) Destination: Mercado de la Boqueria, Barcelona.  Rambling down ‘The Rambles’ of Barcelona, Spain has long been a must-do and must-see activity for both visitors to Barcelona and residents alike. I arrive mid-morning, as a first-time visitor to this exquisite locale, and become immediately enthralled.  The sycamore-lined boulevard, with its […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/market-on-the-rambles/feed/ 8 3741 42 Days On The Iberian Peninsula https://ronrowland.com/42-days-on-the-iberian-peninsula/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=42-days-on-the-iberian-peninsula https://ronrowland.com/42-days-on-the-iberian-peninsula/#comments Mon, 08 Nov 2021 22:01:41 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=3545 42 Days On The Iberian Peninsula A picture a day from our 2021 self-guided tour of the Iberian Peninsula. The image featured above was our planned route (overnight stops identified with a red circle). Our plan had us flying into Barcelona, and week later flying to Granada. At Granada we rented a car and followed […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/42-days-on-the-iberian-peninsula/feed/ 12 3545 The Surf of Praia do Norte, Nazaré https://ronrowland.com/the-surf-of-praia-do-norte-nazare/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-surf-of-praia-do-norte-nazare https://ronrowland.com/the-surf-of-praia-do-norte-nazare/#comments Fri, 05 Nov 2021 18:25:42 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=3517 The Surf of Praia do Norte, Nazaré They say that Nazaré is the ocean’s Everest with waves so tall us humans, cannot comprehend When the big ones roll in, the global surfers descend attempting to tame this beast again, again, and again Once a sleepy fishing village on the coast of Portugal the surfing paradise […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/the-surf-of-praia-do-norte-nazare/feed/ 8 3517 Clouds of Montserrat https://ronrowland.com/clouds-of-montserrat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=clouds-of-montserrat https://ronrowland.com/clouds-of-montserrat/#comments Tue, 02 Nov 2021 20:54:45 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=3495 Clouds of Montserrat No one goes to Montserrat just to see the clouds the mountains there extend beyond the misty shroud The rugged peaks look out of place more befitting of the Dolomites viewed from the valley down below the spires stretch their heights Darting in and out of the clouds is the ascending funicular […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/clouds-of-montserrat/feed/ 32 3495 Maggie May of Barcelona https://ronrowland.com/maggie-may-of-barcelona/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maggie-may-of-barcelona https://ronrowland.com/maggie-may-of-barcelona/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2021 19:58:35 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=3489 Maggie May of Barcelona Entranced I was by Maggie May Educating me the Mediterranean way How many before me I cannot say Belonging to her this late September day Her gracefulness beyond beguiling Beneath Barcelona sun I’m smiling Careening forward with water slicing Billowing spinnaker provides the icing —— I asked the captain how the […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/maggie-may-of-barcelona/feed/ 22 3489 Puente Nuevo Shines At Night https://ronrowland.com/puente-nuevo-shines-at-night/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=puente-nuevo-shines-at-night https://ronrowland.com/puente-nuevo-shines-at-night/#comments Fri, 24 Sep 2021 09:46:07 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=3396 Puente Nuevo shines at night Beauty revealed by grace of light Entrancing all within its sight Thirty-four years in the making With Andalusia sun baking An eventful undertaking Three hundred twenty feet in height Three arches constructed of stone Withstanding all winds that have blown Two plus centuries have shown Spanning El Tajo gorge with […]

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