Yes, it would seem like a bad idea to pack-up and head to Oman or the UAE right now, but back in December, it was a great idea turned into a great plan resulting in a great adventure. The research for the India trip included some digging into more of the Gulf States. Oman was […]
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Sri Lanka was not really on my radar when I started planning the wedding/birding trip to India. While very much in the past, I still have memories of civil unrest/war being shown on the news and was not sure if visiting this country was a good idea.
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We had our driver drop us at the Goa Airport where I would pick-up the rental car. From here, we would drive straight to a birding spot where among other birds, I was hoping for Terek Sandpiper which was seen recently.
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The Invitation You should always feel fortunate to be invited to an authentic Indian style wedding. Especially if it is taking place in India and has a double-bonus of blending wedding traditions from both the north and the south of India. So it was that an Indian couple that we became friends with during my
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The next morning, we would leave on a slow crawl through various habitats targeting a few birds that would be new to my Panama list. Birds like Roseate Spoonbill and Lesser Yellowlegs had alluded me in Panama until this trip.
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Introduction It had been almost three years since I left my job in Vietnam to return home and spend time with my mother while I still could. I left on very short notice and never felt like I got closure with friends or with the country we had grown so fond of. This was about
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What? Birding Qatar in the summer! What kind of crazy fool would do that?
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I was bubbling with happiness to spend time with Mirka after a 10-week absence and to share my stories and my newly acquired knowledge with her and with the friends we planned to visit along the way.
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while Birding Southern Africa Introduction Making my way from the Johannesburg (Jo’burg, for short) airport to the Emerald Guest House felt a bit like being a participant in a season of Survivor. I was about to be immersed with 14 strangers for the next 55 days. We would have to navigate social dynamics, chores, study
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It was hard to believe that the time was upon me. The time to pack my bags and head to the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport for a trip that would take me to the other side of the world and the other side of the equator. At age sixty-three, I would be crossing the equator for the first time. It’s not like I haven’t been a passionate traveler throughout my life, to the contrary, I have visited 5 continents, more than 50 countries and have been to forty-nine of fifty states in the USA. Also, most of my working career was in expat assignments.
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Final Blog – Alaska – A Journey not a Destination Take the Long Way Home For decades Willie Nelson has played Whiskey River to open his concerts. For just as long, the Eagles have closed their shows with Take It Easy, the song that put them on the charts in 1972. In a show of
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The day started early with a trip to a city park in Merida called Parque Acuaparque. This turned out to be a great start and right in the urban area of the surprisingly large city.
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Part 9 – Alaska, A Journey, not a Destination Check out the flip side of this blog, Birding Coastal Alaska. Click Here Birding Interior Alaska and More It would be easy to say that we birded Alaska, North to South and East to West, but that would not be entirely accurate. North, yes, you can’t
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Part 8 – Alaska, A Journey, Not a Destination Yes, I know that Barrow Alaska is Coastal, but if you have been following you know that it was worthy of its own blog. Click Here The Klondike My Emotional Connection At some point in my early childhood, likely while living in Gainesville, FL and likely
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Introduction This past summer my wife and I embarked on a road trip like we have never done before. We purchased our 2022 Black Series HQ17 in December 2022 with this road trip in mind. I also purchased a 2022 F250 Platinum with 6.7L Diesel Engine to pull it. While we did a handful of
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Barrow, Alaska (now officially called Utqiagvik) might well be the most unique and interesting place that I have ever been. I want to go back!
Although birding Barrow in the summer is fantastic, and I will get to that, this town is loaded with history and culture, new and old.
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Lewis’s Woodpecker, “Oh Canada”, what a great first bird to identify. This bird, which I had only seen a couple of times in Idaho a few days earlier was sitting on the telephone pole pecking away at something.
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“I’ve been from Phoenix, Arizona all the Way to Tacoma…” This Steve Miller song parallels this blog in many ways.
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There is something about Las Vegas that attracts many birds to stop off or become resident when many others of their species pass it by in their migration patterns. Could it be the bright lights of the strip?
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The next leg of the journey was one of the most anticipated parts of the entire trip. The sky islands of Southeast Arizona rise from the desert floor to reach 9000+ feet above sea level. They create an American oasis for biodiversity.
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