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19/08/2024

Summer News from the Loves - https://mailchi.mp/imagyn/summer-news-from-the-loves-xmx167l5lt

05/07/2024

Last Saturday, the Carolina Raptor Center gave our “laughing kookaburra” the best in show award at a photo contest that was part of their annual gala and auction . This bird was taken not in Australia ( the kookaburra’s normal habitat) but at one of the Center’s Photo Wild events. At these educational events, held in the spring and fall, photographers have the opportunity to learn about the birds — and even snap them on the wing. One of us — we can’t remember who!- was lucky enough to snag this guy with wings up.

07/04/2024

Spring News from the Loves -

19/11/2023

Fall News from the Loves - https://mailchi.mp/imagyn/fall-news-from-the-loves

17/09/2023

Once again, Mary Herbert placed in the SATW's (Society of American Travel Writers) Bill Muster photo competition, this time winning a bronze award in the action/adventure category. Here's the shot.

17/09/2023

Baseball season ended yesterday for the Charlotte Knights, a farm team for the Chicago White Sox. Over the summer we went to four games, including one where we enjoyed a view from the Wells Fargo box. All great fun! Here's some snaps to preserve the memories. (P.S. rolling down the hill behind the outfield is great fun for kids.)

16/07/2023

https://mailchi.mp/imagyn/summer-news-from-charles-mary-love-ihzxmqd4tk

04/04/2023

MOOSE, WY— The public is invited to join park rangers on an early-morning tour to observe strutting sage grouse perform their annual mating dance near Mormon Row.

Grouse strut programs are a unique opportunity to witness greater sage grouse congregate where the males perform animated mating displays during the spring breeding season. As part of the ritualistic strut, in open areas called “leks,” males use their tail feathers and expandable air sacs under their throats to compete with other males for an optimum position on the lek and to gain the attention of females. During the tour, rangers will provide information about sage grouse and conservation efforts underway for populations that are declining throughout much of the American West.

Ranger-led grouse strut programs will be offered free of charge, by reservation only, Saturday, April 22, Sunday, April 23, Saturday, April 29, and Sunday, April 30. Participants will meet at the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center in Moose at 5:30 a.m. Participants should bring cameras, binoculars, water, warm layers, and comfortable walking shoes. To reserve your spot and for more information, please call 307-739-3399 (Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. MT).

IF ANYONE'S IN WYOMING THIS TIME OF YEAR -- DON'T MISS THIS!

14/03/2023

Where would the auto industry be without women!? Read this https://www.businessinsider.com/ford-womens-day-ad-commercial-explorer-car-for-men-2023-3

Ford launched the campaign to demonstrate just how crucial women's contributions to the auto industry are, from heaters to GPS.

16/02/2023

Winter Newsletter from Charles and Mary Love - https://mailchi.mp/imagyn/winter-newsletter-from-charles-and-mary-love

15/10/2022

Fall News from Charles & Mary Love - https://mailchi.mp/imagyn/fall-news-from-charles-mary-love-whxw1sp0xm

14/09/2022

View from the bow this Wednesday morning in East Greenland. On our way to an area full of icebergs, we are told. First a zodiac cruise then a hike up a hill for an overview. Only one more day here then we sail back to Iceland.

09/09/2022

The scene last night on Skólavörðustígur, a street that leads up a hill to Reykjavik’s famous Lutheran church, Hallgrímskirkja, built 1986. The lower half sports the Rainbow Flag. At the bottom of the hill, on Laugavegur street, we discovered a bookshop cm bar, Mal Og Menning, where a book-signing was in process.
Today, in one hour, we embark on Poseidon Expeditions’ Sea Spirit to cross the Denmark Strait toward eastern Greenland. Hoping to see the full moon.

09/09/2022

We left this Paradise behind in August (the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia) and now will be seeking another kind of Paradise in the Arctic—Scoresby Sound in East Greenland. Stay tuned.

25/07/2022

This is some good news: TSA checkpoints, at certain airports, that that don't require you to fish out your boarding pass. Check it out below! https://bit.ly/3PW23Cr

A new technology allows agents to confirm passengers’ flight details simply by scanning their government-issued ID.

25/07/2022

We loved the Brightline service in South Florida. Great news it's expanding to Orlando. Let's bring this type of train to the rest of the country. (NB: there are plans for California)

https://bit.ly/3vd0AQB

Brightline trains currently operate between Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach, with an Orlando expansion coming soon.

23/07/2022

Wondering if you can bring that fishing pole or cooler on the plane—either as a carry-on or checked? Here’s a search box courtesy the TSA: https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/all

Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

19/07/2022

Summer News from the Loves - https://mailchi.mp/imagyn/summer-news-from-the-loves

27/06/2022

I know we're all eager to get out and enjoy Europe after being cooped up for over 2 years. But, hey guys, can't we be civilized?

https://www.fodors.com/news/news/europe-tourists-are-back-and-so-is-their-bad-behavior

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/tourist-drone-incidents-rome-pisa/index.html

15/06/2022

Good news! The Dept of Interior has decided to phase out single-use plastics in national parks (see attached AFAR article) by 2032. This reverses a 2017 order by Trump not to prohibit them (you have to wonder what was behind that rule!). https://www.afar.com/magazine/plastic-water-bottles-to-be-phased-out-at-national-parks?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=061222%20NatlParksPlastic&utm_content=B&utm_term=Daily%20Wander%20%28Have%20opened%20newsletter%20before%29

10/06/2022

Update to previous post. The US just today removed the COVID testing requirement for those entering from other countries. That’s great. But it means we’ll have to be all the more vigilant on airplanes and in airports. I’ll have on my mask!

10/06/2022

Excellent article about how to prepare for a possible quarantine during your travels. Know your destination’s (and airline’s) requirements for proof of recovery and time in isolation and pack useful items—like test kits and blood oxygen monitors—in your suitcase are among the tips here. Oh—and do make sure your insurance covers COVID.



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Before you set off on your next trip, you need to know what would happen if you test positive overseas.

04/06/2022

Just returned from a wonderful journey to France—from the historic UNESCO city of Strasbourg in the country’s northeast, then south to the canal-interlaced city of Annecy, the “Venice of the Alps.”. Near Annecy we relaxed in the lovely village of Talloires; and, finally, moved on to the high French Alps, the “rooftop of Europe,” in the region of Chamonix.
Below are a few pix: Strasbourg with St. Paul Church at the end of a tree- lined canal; another Strasbourg canal accented by three ancient towers; Talloires with its church steeple overlooking Lake Annecy; and views of the high mountains. The mountain panoramas near Chamonix are other-worldly, as one might imagine in Heaven (the only other comparable views are in Murren, Switzerland!). The tall, pointed peak pictured is named Les Drus, one we’d not known before but has been famous for a long time among mountaineers as one of the most beautiful and daunting mountains in the world. It became our favorite! At the end are some half-timbered houses in Strasbourg---very typical of the the old architecture in the city. We also include a "fun"spontaneous image from Annecy showing how seriously the French love their mid-afternoon ice cream cones!
But travel to Europe now, especially having to deal with unexpected airline flight cancellations, crowded airports and planes, COVID test requirements, etc. is not pleasant now— and it’s getting worse as the summer season approaches. If anyone’s interested, we can offer some helpful tips having now experienced some nightmare airline scenarios in Geneva and elsewhere. But, the compensation was genuinely enjoying our destinations and we're glad to have made the effort!!!

18/04/2022

Good information for those of you planning trips to bear country. Another tip: Cubs and moms are emerging in Yellowstone and the Tetons—so secure your food no matter where you’ve parked. Bears aren’t confined to the parks! https://wgfd.wyo.gov/bear-wise-wyoming?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

Bears have a highly evolved sense of smell and are strongly attracted to human food, garbage, livestock feed, and game meat.

18/04/2022

Read about Hurtigruten's plans for a zero-admission ship -- this is good news! https://bit.ly/3KWTUMi

Hurtigruten is partnering with research organization SINTEF to craft new, zero-emissions ferries to travel along Norway’s coast.