MARITIME PROVINCES OF NOVA SCOTIA AND PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND – 2019 If you are considering a trip to Halifax and the Canadian Maritimes, this itinerary worked well for me. I was planning a road trip to Nova Scotia and Prince…
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Jantar Mantar
In the Indian State of Rajasthan, sets the Amber Palace next to the City of Jaipur. In the 1700s, a local prince constructed this palace with huge architectural astronomical instruments, referred to as the Jantar Mantar. According to Wikipedia, it…
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Sable Island
Cape Sable Island is the southernmost tip of Nova Scotia. Patiently, I waited for the fog to lift to see Nova Scotia’s tallest lighthouse. It is the third tallest in Canada at 101 feet. There was a big shipwreck here…
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Morin Khuur
Mongolia A Morin Khuur is a two-stringed instrument played upright on your lap with a bow of stallion hair. This one is resting on a peg inside a yurt. It was played in the evening at nomadic structures in the…
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Nighttime Neighbors
As I’ve mentioned, Acadia National Park (a.k.a. Bar Harbor or Mount Desert Island) is one of my favorite summertime destinations. One time… I was exhausted but sleep would not come. Perhaps I was getting too old for a tent. I kept…
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