https://www.thetoweringtravelers.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-03-14 https://www.thetoweringtravelers.com/blog/george-town-and-singapore monthly 0.5 2026-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/6e129a6c-9499-49a0-a18b-dd5c975090e3/20260221-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-030992912.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out A market street decorated with red lanterns (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9c8a35af-e66c-47bc-8105-41cfb14ee17a/20260221-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-030992888.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out The contrast of city architecture in George Town (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/01237743-be75-4ca8-80e0-c30ee3a44584/20260221-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-030992872.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out Some of the adorable street cats we met (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ba86c0fa-8c16-4b71-8106-730f23a2623a/20260224-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-031199214.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out Some of the amazing murals (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/343404ab-0efc-49a4-a11d-e04dfc0c2897/20260223-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-031199148.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out Colorful colonial-style buildings and red lanterns (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9c978303-c5ce-4774-badb-caf348fb4fd9/20260224-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-031199218.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out The now ubiquitous rainbow umbrella street (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/918e6d07-9595-469d-a600-b7213a026b90/20260221-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-030992902.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out An empty seafood market (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/2bc81ea3-d8d8-456f-a86f-d760e68cc17b/20260221-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-030992931.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out Other types of architecture (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/734c0f31-9ae3-4eb1-b733-a052f9ca2ad9/20260221-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-030992935.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out More Chinese New Year decorations (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/498877dc-ede1-4b10-bab6-1f74a5aa101e/20260221-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-030993001.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out The parks also had elaborate temporary Chinese New Year setups (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/28ee0899-cb00-4e74-8f7b-070577debaf8/20260224-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-031199204.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out A lion dance we walked by (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/78d0c7a6-3abb-4202-b5cc-32d8f6f042e9/20260224-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-031199215.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out More bright decorations (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/86c59858-c0bf-4103-a658-ae6b71b8355f/20260221-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-030992916.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out Sri Kunj Bihari Hindu Temple (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/acbfc608-3e3e-4230-bf5b-35bee9637fdd/20260221-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-030992988.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out The grand and huge Kapitan Keling Mosque (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0629ee7e-577d-4437-bfa6-868a94a483b4/20260221-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-030992994.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out The all-important coffee (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/bc76e8a3-2214-46d3-b0d7-569b9637f0e6/20260224-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-031199190.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out The amazing local appetizer Kuih Pie Tee (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/964f7048-9f27-4d82-b2e5-94f0be326fb0/20260221-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-030992940.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out A self-referential drawing in Lim Jetty (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/2e7ab4c2-560b-4459-a1a7-d5cbc00ce387/20260221-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-030992942.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out Decorations on the jetties (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9cb1b7c0-e678-4ec3-9879-676580e2b5fc/20260221-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-030992981.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out A fluffy dog trying to keep cool (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4c51a4d8-c6a3-412e-ae1e-c33d39385777/20260221-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-030992955.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out An amazing jetty garden (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/84d06e72-70e2-45b7-9e44-bd12c2e2f430/20260221-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-030992980.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out Boat at low tide (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/bbc922a9-19eb-4681-b627-ffe31d19e2c5/20260222-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-030993156.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out An adorable kitty of George Town (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/28e6676e-e8a2-47ad-9a3e-d3f304710414/20260222-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-030993037.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out Blue hour views over the water (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a9cbc26d-cca7-4da7-b2b0-242f16af802d/20260222-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-030993066.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out Awaiting the funicular up Penang Hill (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7829797f-70bd-4a74-82a7-601714142437/20260222-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-030993068.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out Looking at the approaching funicular going the other direction (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a2aa31c6-c73b-4c0b-816a-917d90eeef05/20260222-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-030993081.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out The incredible, misty view from the top (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ceb3ca9f-c8e3-4f43-8d09-c866805a2cf5/20260222-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-030993097.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out An ornate sunbird drinking from flowers (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d9af5d97-36ff-4080-a064-47e0b98150a6/20260222-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-030993250.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out Chestnut-headed bee eaters in a tree (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/637dd990-f477-4d5f-bc66-3418bd3d807d/20260222-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-030993300.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out A black giant squirrel, one of the world’s largest squirrel species (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/607648a9-025f-4095-8fa3-e7f243a2c9bb/20260222-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-030993328.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out An Asian fairy-bluebird with alarming eyes (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/030d8ae1-ffc7-46e0-8e4d-7abb34947fdd/20260222-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-030993401.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out A long-tailed macaque walking down the road (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/fb28e482-14a8-4489-ad01-2a2917923637/20260223-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-030993483.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out A tortoise pond with instructions to never liberate tortoises (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f56f16c1-894e-47ae-a337-7007ccd8b329/20260223-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-030993597.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out Incredible ornate towers at Kek Lok Si Temple (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ecf72991-ba2b-4308-86f8-2dd1a803ac95/20260223-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-030993497.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out Walking under several hundred lanterns (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1774660781656-9BQNPARXFV8LGSJM7TJU/20260223-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-030993512.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - So. 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(photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1774660782301-YL3BOL3MMUTXDFL34ZG3/20260223-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-030993526.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Another amazing facade (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7c4168d5-af83-47e7-83d2-7a9c953c491c/20260223-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-030993516.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out A lush temple garden (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/520a8a6d-8414-43df-8691-e8f81e88960d/20260223-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-030993527.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out Someone painting blue hair onto statues (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4855de27-f981-4ab3-b058-d963d83d9f0d/20260223-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-030993536.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out The 99-foot-tall statue of Guanyin (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0adf0419-4fec-479c-9337-2fba464795b2/20260223-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-030993583.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out The sweetest temple dog who we wanted to take home with us (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/165cb2a8-c6e0-43e1-9a01-e9bc0cbb9dc4/20260223-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-030993614.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out Guanyin’s statue from the town of Air Itam (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3d0626c3-65b6-4cc9-af63-9e9af1ab59a3/20260221-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-031199137.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out Inside Journal George Town, an amazing art cafe (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/68abe0d3-2e2c-45c9-9da9-e796f03d37b7/20260224-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-031199210.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out The first Little India gate I’ve seen (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/33a66e45-25d1-4c8c-8825-92dbcbd4998e/20260223-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-031199179.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out A majestic blue hour kitty in George Town (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/aa32177f-7351-4352-95b8-ef979d88a50b/20260224-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-030993646.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out Zooming in on the Kek Lok Si Temple, lit up at night, from our hotel room 4 miles away (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c37e7864-2436-4ee2-b0f7-5cae0357ea3c/20260303-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-031098788.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out A cat cafe, shoe store, grocery, and restaurant all in one corner (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0b9d529e-fbae-4078-9b06-77fc7deb789a/20260303-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-031098773.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out The Sultan Mosque towering above a pedestrian street (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a1efb493-af69-4dbd-be6a-cd55dc5e2549/20260303-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-031098780.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out Walking down Haji Lane (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1774660974534-Z71MWY6U8B6YPPNXTRAO/20260303-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-031098777.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - A specific shop mural (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1774660975710-LODER3NRLQXMGHP7UYTL/20260303-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-031098979.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - An Aztec mural? (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/13af0a12-a6cf-4725-b999-6641cb0471c6/20260303-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-031099089.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out A church with Jason’s namesake hospital on the left (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/aee10814-5970-4b6e-839a-57543e9ffa40/20260304-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-031098098.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out Amazing coffee at Asylum (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e5f022bb-54b3-4d5c-ba22-d202cdbe3b21/20260304-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-031098501.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out Some of the lush gardens (and bear statues) that met us when we arrived at the Gardens by the Bay (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/87dea4c1-3ecf-4af8-be8f-7490471b73a9/20260304-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-031199427.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out The view from the skyway bridge (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/51e825a6-730e-42fd-a56b-2c1037d13b60/20260304-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-031099044.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out Each of the supertrees had different types of flowers and color schemes (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1773951345442-ZEQ89VY2U4N2O1IID12I/20260304-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-031098498.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - One of the most beautiful supertrees (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1773951419265-GATLBYIPJMSXNR2UHJEO/20260304-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-031199666.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - A supertree lit up at night (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e755c141-8d88-4ce5-b311-94b3f5fd560d/20260304-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-031199609.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out Pink lights during the music show (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/2ec961b8-bf56-474d-9241-fc1d10924e31/20260304-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-031199670.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out Everyone looking up at the supertrees together (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/5b31aad8-42c7-49a5-964a-4edd8f5c06cc/20260304-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-031199705.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out Gardens by the Bay at night (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/6f8992e7-8e07-4402-a12a-e8a03604bf36/20260304-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-031199703.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out A giant fishtank we stumbled upon in the park (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1773951893928-4YMJQ57JNRFC7OWX4KUF/20260304-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-031098689.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Dinosaurs greeting us at the entrance (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1773951938237-KA17O6LDFQ47ZMCCRPXE/20260304-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-031199522.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - The jungle of Cloud Forest (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8e4e155c-0560-4de3-b931-61760936ec37/20260304-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-031098202.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out This was a moving, roaring animatronic T-Rex (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/bfed88c0-8099-4e76-9194-7ca079606338/20260304-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-031199483.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out Beautiful jungle wall (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1773959846063-68TJDSUA11UTMHQ0Z53D/20260304-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-031199491.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Peering out through heart-shaped leaves (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1773959860334-DB0WQ1OZMNSLOA3QNV2N/IMG_7691.JPEG Blog - George Town and Singapore - We never take a weird picture (photo/Bella Acevedo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7b6ef0a3-80af-41c5-9d59-f6b28dd44b71/20260304-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-031098667.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out Portraits with Bella (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ffa92f05-5f93-4ce3-a0d9-0536a0c4b6cd/20260304-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-031199509.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out A little forest waterfall (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7e99b964-8943-43a5-a9c3-aa50d079b6ba/20260304-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-031098673.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out A Chihuly sculpture on a highly reflective pool (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/267cdd14-9593-4178-9873-bb4a49f382f7/20260304-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-031199496.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out A really amazing flower (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f94158f5-1637-4afa-b0e4-e7cd753c7414/20260304-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-031199469.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out More amazing flowers (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1773952150861-4FW16JZGC65M7D3N6MGK/20260304-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-031199498.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Cool mist (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1773952181285-UJW7CXWQ3437GLRFMFU1/20260304-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-031199504.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - More cool mist (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/96352047-cc8b-423e-bc09-a1ad0887f560/20260304-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-031199528.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out A sleepy pile of river otters (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/acf87057-108c-45b0-abb3-bc3879d33be2/20260304-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-031098728.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out A very polite work in progress sign (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1f91058e-0b24-4a4e-afc8-db0a38abedde/20260304-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-031098095.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out I can’t imagine how long this building took to paint (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/bc8b8f86-8bbe-455c-9ca6-40f5b0fb010f/20260304-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-031199549.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out One of the many beautiful murals across Singapore (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/67c7d347-cb66-4f5e-9298-a955774ca003/20260305-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-031199719.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out An amazing giant old tree covered with other plants (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/fc0cb776-f0db-4295-ae71-7c6c9437e755/20260305-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-031199730.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out Another huge tree in Fort Canning Park (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d0a347fc-18ea-4dd3-8082-93519115b782/IMG_7707.JPG Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out A Rafal in Raffles Garden (photo/Nicole Harrison) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9c7906cd-cfbf-44d7-8805-61b07b784909/20260305-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-031199751.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out Looking at a map in the National Museum of Singapore (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0197ec27-fa93-4d7c-9028-f3ba2f1665f6/20260305-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-031199753.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out I loved these animals all over the map (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d654a4b2-b862-4ac9-b4d8-2f8bbf15bf73/20260305-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-031199759.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out A painting of the ship Indiana that carried the Sir Stamford Raffles when he first landed at what would become Singapore (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7242455a-ef2f-4c3c-91b2-fa8b7193cc59/20260305-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-031199746.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out An elaborate lego scene in the museum (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7d708c54-0bf0-490f-a0dc-f22565b837bc/20260305-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-031199739.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out An interactive room (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/63a1e84c-aa60-4a8e-9252-5da6a8432663/20260305-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-031097960.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out A trash barge along the quay (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1774660446877-8JTT0WIUZ3GBSP4RRITT/20260305-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-031097951.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - The Raffles after whom everything was named (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1774660444596-TGO41Y1PTTOLOY388WC1/20260305-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-031097955.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - A dramatic Lord of the Rings-like tower (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/849562b8-3fd7-40d9-84bd-fd3c829b64e0/20260306-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-031097927.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out The merlion (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9b3f1dd6-5f07-4c7c-be74-357c5030a80f/20260306-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-031097917.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out Another little merlion fountain (you can see a bit of the big merlion behind it) (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/30d7877d-ee94-4106-94a3-ac8e4bb63a5e/20260306-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-031097930.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out The very spiky roof of the performing arts center (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/562e896e-9e19-4254-9be4-97f4291cb04e/20260306-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-031097918.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out There was an hour or four of heavy rain in the afternoons and evenings in Singapore (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/536d209c-223a-434f-bebc-fd57b5259b8a/IMG_7721.JPG Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out We were so fashionable in the rain (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/cebf9afd-d661-4bba-8eaa-e38307534c3d/20260306-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-031097921.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out Fun vehicles and a Wall Mart (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3eacabc1-b3af-435d-973f-9a2784f732f1/20260304-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-031199492.jpg Blog - George Town and Singapore - Make it stand out So glad we got to meet up with Bella for this part of the trip <3 (photo/Jason Rafal) https://www.thetoweringtravelers.com/blog/2025-in-review monthly 0.5 2026-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0ee503e5-b50e-45d8-a119-b5dbbc0d0947/20250425-ILCE-7RM4-200+mm-025271021-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out A marbled godwit in flight (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c99d376b-eadb-4402-bef8-7b72b89b9b1e/20250426-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-025269575.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out Another marbled godwit; you can see the absolutely crazy beak (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3926e137-05d5-45f0-85b4-d0c3c7375dca/20250426-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-025269917.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out Marbled godwits in flight (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/75c33d5a-2c1e-4d6c-a259-6acb44c6bb04/20250426-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-025270354-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out A flock of dunlins (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/64c541e0-25bd-423f-a919-f2f267c956d7/20250426-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-025270387-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out This bald eagle was completely unconcerned as we walked by on the beach (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/6cf2b57e-7042-4687-a66d-5b0649b4ef9a/20250504-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-025371532-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out A very smiley seal balancing on a very small rock (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/dab10a64-c4e6-4125-ba35-d80f19f88d4c/20250511-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-025471592.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out The elusive Virginia Rail, which I never expect to spot again (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c825e637-3335-42be-a0a4-fdd2ddc6e23e/20250511-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-025471747.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out An adorable and very upset baby bird (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/95002d45-e538-496b-bba5-fd0e4724545e/20250511-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-025471780.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out Duckling pile (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1bddc4f0-ba4e-49ae-9b3c-67083e5920f9/20250511-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-025471708.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out Ospreys soaring overhead (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ce5a574e-a451-4529-a105-17d0feed18ca/20250531-ILCE-7RM4-34+mm-025972528.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out Marymere Falls (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/758a5a93-3c42-4a45-8aa6-3cbccc0e6a85/20250530-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-025972254.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out A very pretty emu (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4e890ae5-52b2-4321-b0bc-c725d1bf267e/20250530-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-025972504-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out I love their hairstyles (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ad3f9c1d-4e30-4370-8e7b-ebbd0e928377/20250530-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-026074615.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out Petting a (polydactyl!) orange boy (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9215ed25-2002-4602-9062-01fb2b518720/20250531-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-025972434.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out Sea creatures in the tidepools (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c1027bab-137c-4612-b621-f27b97c72115/20250601-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-025972225.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out The dramatic and gorgeous Sol Duc falls (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/56b7799c-fc66-4c9e-88fe-7c662de563f6/20250601-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-025972359.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out Looking the other way over Sol Duc falls (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3e28fb5e-dd49-4c94-8c55-e1ba793bdae8/20250601-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-026074965-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out A sea star with tendrils holding onto a rock (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0c56840b-e99e-414a-9d9e-5107e5d41dbf/20250601-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-026075187.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out This bright purple sea star was amazing (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/485df4c9-0e80-4ac8-bab3-8aa374646a78/20250601-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-026075631-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out An orange one breaking away slowly (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e562ab3b-6b94-4ed0-96bc-20bda2317a02/20250614-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-026176395-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out Rhinoceros auklets flying over the water (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/5563f590-b04b-4709-97ef-d6371947a35a/20250614-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-026176502-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out Puffins are exceptionally silly and adorable birds (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/29314ab3-bd46-4993-b7b4-57ade9d60279/20250614-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-026176607-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out Running out of the water and into the air (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f179b63f-7931-46d9-93b1-e50f1c78f929/20250614-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-026176919-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out A lot of pelagic cormorants hanging out on Minor Island (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/934a2ed9-343e-40d4-9acf-87fbfe55dec8/20250614-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-026177364-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out Pelagic cormorants above, sea lions below (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c8a89529-a168-4b96-af8a-26f2725e6bb2/20250705-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-026481285.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out A beautiful day at Blue Lake (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/6a1277d3-7b9f-4da4-bf00-73905c743647/20250705-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-026481275.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out Mountain backdrop on the way to the lake (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8c401b41-c3ce-4fa6-958a-0226011ad766/20250705-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-026481348.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out Insanely green water from the Diablo Lake overlook (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a7fe04d4-6df1-4fc6-9937-10cde0ddc97a/20250622-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-026381186.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out A very upset killdeer (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/5adc3a16-de38-4ac3-9249-2cd798f863b7/20250622-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-026381230.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out A northern harrier going after some sort of small creature (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a703eac2-54aa-4c83-8813-635deb348aad/20250830-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-027885439.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out An adorable little bushtit (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/fccb4c7a-5915-4720-a851-023cfff1692f/20251108-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-028990338.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out A very skeptical and equally cute bushtit (photo'/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/29beee92-356e-4d99-b77d-3f318d892294/20251108-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-028990368.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out A handsome hooded merganser (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ae3afb32-81cb-4366-8446-09f5314298a5/20251108-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-028990276.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out An iconic visual combination of two bald eagles and Mt. Rainier (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9ecb74eb-a092-4460-bb19-208a785b6b19/20250803-ILCE-7RM4-110+mm-027183990.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out One of the free concerts at the Locks (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/13e83572-c8a4-4acf-9423-6553e452786e/20250413-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-025068936.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out A beautiful day at the locks (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7b8c108f-1f61-46ff-bfb0-36226717e91d/20250712-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-026581614.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out Two harbor seals playing in the bubbles from the water flow (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/2dd1b1b0-69f6-4d67-ba73-09ad61d0822b/20250712-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-026581773.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out A blue heron peering down at us from its nest (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/794321a4-8c5d-4b9f-9c73-6a845c18d7af/20250712-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-026581814.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out I have no idea what this blue heron was doing, but it was an interesting pose (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3b651f5d-eb3c-4bdd-beef-fec8154f16f1/20250712-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-026581875.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out A blue heron with a tiny snack (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a7730405-3f21-496a-8eb2-022388be7df6/20250712-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-026581989.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out A seal eating part of a salmon as a seagull attempts to grab some for itself (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d5c5e70d-3919-48c7-87bf-66d59fa8d9f4/20250712-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-026581997.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out Some success on the seagull’s side (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/350e92eb-f6b7-4a8b-b6d0-5631b3310eed/20250712-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-026582084.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out Happy seal (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4fcf2661-bb74-4cbb-a265-f2d00555a70b/20250712-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-026582096.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out Some seal competition coming for the fish (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/39986d89-b0bd-4ceb-981a-86ce7b8f9103/20250712-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-026581665.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out So many tiny tiny fish (photo/Jason Rafal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/88657dda-fbf1-49c8-b4f7-293be007fb86/20250725-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-027083598.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out Pelicans in the water (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/dbc915ce-a4b4-4238-80fd-cc49c3039992/20250725-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-027083671.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out Typical Cannon Beach features (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f70e7f3a-4765-4781-a561-126bf899b19f/20250725-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-027083739.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out Lots of pelicans…bathing? (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/94114103-7f87-4f66-b0ce-107a80af1ad4/20250725-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-027083863.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out So many common murres on a rock (photo/Jason Rafal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/6793cff4-8beb-4a51-9ed6-2f96679adb7c/20250726-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-026983419.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out A photogenic building on a bluebird day (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/bfcb73d0-7e1a-48f5-b29b-5c61eee87206/IMG_6070.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out An adorable buck on someone’s front lawn (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/dedb9a40-1aa9-4076-8d73-63bacd7db5d6/20250727-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-026983426.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out Looking down into Deadman’s Cove in Cape Disappointment state park (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/98609606-428c-457c-83ad-022b3ca82b11/20250727-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-026983431.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out The Cape Disappointment lighthouse (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/bfed117d-fc02-4601-8b1f-b27fe2182b2f/20250720-ILCE-7RM4-92+mm-026883166.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out Caprica at her 18th birthday party in July (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4b84edd3-b2bf-4bb8-81ec-270391ea70b1/20250815-LEICA+Q-28+mm-027484110.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out At the very cool cable car museum (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c8783463-8913-4300-a4c9-9cd98fb688cb/20250815-LEICA+Q-28+mm-027484119.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out A photogenic church in the Russian Hill neighborhood (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c8aa9dd0-481c-45e3-805e-87c61f521fc0/20250809-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-027384054.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out A pretty water flower (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/2be1ee4e-251f-4691-a6b5-e79b70127942/20250817-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-027584213.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out Lots of beautiful plants at the Lakeside Park Garden Center (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f6edd92f-b9fb-49d3-90c9-022c5608c260/20250718-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-026682356.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out A tiny shore crab (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9923bf26-be0f-4a0c-8989-ec63b4b5ef60/20250825-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-027684483.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out Everyone is filled with joy when spending time with this cow named Dahlia, who lives at the amazing Ballydidean Farm Sanctuary (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/02b2c8d5-c0f5-49c4-9434-7576e5f970bc/20250826-ILCE-7RM4-124+mm-027684530.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out A goat with an adorable underbite at the rescue (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/eb9ba1fb-b62a-4d1d-81a1-304aee70a6dc/20250828-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-027785148.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out We took Emilie and Ally to Snow Lake, one of our amazing alpine lakes (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ef6d7186-af67-4051-a6cb-b74b423d57b1/20250914-ILCE-7RM4-200+mm-028185738.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out We visited friends in the DC area in September, and Jason spent a morning wandering DC (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/18b94560-6156-49b2-bd41-94bf392e789d/20251128-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-029190823.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out An incredible glossy mushroom (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/78615102-c0d8-47c8-add9-58880736511c/20251221-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-029691646.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out Tiny adorable mushrooms (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4d8b9e1c-54ad-4382-b1ae-f56214ece93e/20251213-ILCE-7RM4-182+mm-029591582.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out We got a lucky break in the weather so there were hot air balloons at the Pathway of Lights event in Seattle this year (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/42218aad-00f2-488e-8b2f-81159acddf55/20251227-ILCE-7RM4-110+mm-029791703.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out A tiny model train at the Washington State History Museum (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f2f9bfe8-8d70-4212-948a-5e5bdbf93a4b/20251228-ILCE-7RM4-110+mm-029891755.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out Incredible flowers at the Volunteer Park Conservatory (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/dcbedd9b-8510-44c6-8764-0af3fbcd4aca/20251228-ILCE-7RM4-110+mm-029891762.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out Nicole in the greenhouses (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/42308937-7cf3-4cff-ad2b-5d60f8b95745/20251228-ILCE-7RM4-110+mm-029891773.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out A single drop of water (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/b2ff3d41-8b17-4866-980f-e5c19979a612/20251228-ILCE-7RM4-110+mm-029891830.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out An incredible glittery flower (I’m sorry, I still don’t know plants well) (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/69c4c2af-05af-4fe1-94cc-7aecada28172/20250814-LEICA+Q-28+mm-027484061.jpg Blog - 2025 in Review - Make it stand out Happy new year from us and our constant elevator selfies (photo/Jason Rafal) https://www.thetoweringtravelers.com/blog/adventures-in-iceland monthly 0.5 2025-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c3aee6f3-6c6f-4ffe-8ed2-f2c38ec9cbf5/20251004-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-028387667.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Looking up a colorful Reykjavík street at Hallgrimskirkja (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/027da52a-2489-4488-a43b-053c96c2432c/20251004-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-028489311.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Another cathedral in the city (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/b155414c-711d-47a7-a2a4-b2657b805748/20251004-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-028489306.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out One of the many murals (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/5d88d9d8-69f9-417e-aeb5-4cb36d246ace/20251004-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-028386893.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Boats at the port next to our hotel (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/03d010c2-9434-4823-8dd9-be10d231d405/20251005-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-028489337.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Inside the Harpa Concert Hall (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/da68f167-5183-4143-9203-ae4b02129775/20251004-ILCE-7RM4-37+mm-028388795.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out The Sun Voyager sculpture along the water (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4210c402-ec2d-493b-9aca-a3a92277f226/20251004-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-028489296.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out The sunshine was amazing whenever it made an appearance (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ef965cb7-9d43-46c3-8e8d-253bdadec3f7/20251005-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-028489325.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Another wonderful mural (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/024971b2-1736-4b27-a6ab-6793aec65872/20251005-ILCE-7RM4-54+mm-028387473.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out A pilot boat in the harbor (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f5ea2429-8d38-4d42-bf90-45d2b79125a3/20251005-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-028489312.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out A corner of the penis museum (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/b0f251fb-5923-4983-afec-a7866f870971/20251005-iPhone+15+Pro+Max-6.76+mm-028890077.JPEG Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Enjoying the beautiful Sky Lagoon (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/b7ee8027-9082-46e0-b488-cea80a5187bf/20251005-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-028389188.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Views from our moody, mossy trail (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ac2f1a7c-0845-4b0b-a9a8-520d031e30e3/20251006-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-028388267.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Fall views and two tectonic plates (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8b01732d-1d74-4ee7-844a-25c036e68fb1/20251006-ILCE-7RM4-32+mm-028387870.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out The dominant colors of our trip were yellow-green and shades of gray (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9f6198f9-4d5f-42a5-8566-d3eb9bad151d/20251006-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-028385895.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Our first waterfall of the trip, Öxarárfoss (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/fce5b872-c780-4fd9-9c40-64628117dc6d/IMG_6801.JPG Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Happy towering travelers (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/fe4ad054-cb99-4abe-b1a7-bedbd255ea31/20251006-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-028385995.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out The view from Hrafnagjá, a viewpoint on the other side of the park (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/045ac5ca-352a-4d3b-889f-c4cf7bd92ba1/20251006-ILCE-7RM4-33+mm-028387388.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out The beautiful color of Brúarfoss (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/680a5312-08d9-4769-9832-53829e7ad499/20251006-ILCE-7RM4-57+mm-028388541.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Spoiled by sunshine (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/2577240a-47b1-4e8f-b4e5-ec33c3751cae/20251006-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-028387753.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out The amazing blue of one of the pools (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/bfe6034d-ef92-4890-af89-ed89324b5be7/20251006-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-028388926.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Looking down at Strokkur Geyser (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8cab5428-fa3c-4d16-a855-32913acda6fe/20251006-ILCE-7RM4-33+mm-028386297.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out The constantly bubbling Blesi (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/26c07913-7774-4919-9829-c501e5f8d60f/20251006-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-028385985.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Double rainbow over Gullfoss (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9eb75cc1-1aa7-4dcf-a696-9242299a8c40/20251006-ILCE-7RM4-30+mm-028388620.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Making friends with one of the Icelandic ponies (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c464a295-0512-4892-899f-7a99a3028cf6/20251006-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-028386118.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Tongue out from another of the ponies (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a7d5ca02-08af-4db9-8749-838ef57cbc20/20251006-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-028385990.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out I would take this pony home (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9aecd724-70c1-43b7-9eed-2c29802380cb/20251006-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-028387158.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Typical tourist photo at Seljalandsfoss (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/621d7781-8436-47b9-9fdf-e24c8eac69fe/20251006-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-028389157.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out More beautiful rainbows (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4338c8ab-96d9-4b04-86b4-535328521765/20251007-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-028387481.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Behind the scenes in the rain and wind (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c25b07f8-57fa-431d-b70a-b5b426cf1ed4/20251007-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-028387060.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Dramatic light at a black sand beach (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f2572a2d-baf0-4f98-93b7-2a7b748783fd/20251007-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-028388792.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out The fuzzy yellow-green cliffs surrounding Skógafoss (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/346f8ece-8f85-4013-bedd-0d5a1acbf68f/20251007-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-028385910.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out There were many signs warning us about the sneaker waves (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/75f8ce88-f9c7-4c8f-b893-7b71c5fbb1b8/IMG_2483.jpeg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out People and rocks on the beach (photo/Nicole Harrison) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1d18a9b3-c740-4daf-96fb-236f1766a828/20251007-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-028388794.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Seagulls flying above the rocks (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/11a9b782-8afe-4712-9d3b-94a0bef55dc3/IMG_6847.JPG Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out A rare photo of the two of us on the rocks at Reynisfjara beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0b9937cc-1bbd-4637-b1c3-c1a4e0ec2e7a/20251007-ILCE-7RM4-200+mm-028385929.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Standing on a crazy rock in the middle of nowhere (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3dc6d75d-4d7c-43fc-a705-d9b38f65ee77/20251007-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-028386510.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Surreal views and another little waterfall (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/53eff64f-7c11-4341-a9a2-ace5c92b88bf/20251007-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-028387575.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out The patterns made by streams and rivers in Iceland were mesmerizing (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/bffa2065-edc5-4816-83be-15c1f1ccf89b/20251007-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-028388639.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Looking down the valley (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/538294be-3ad0-4ed1-9d5c-1cf578c8ec28/20251007-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-028388812.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out We drove through a herd of very curious cows (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/21fcb0ac-1307-46ab-8264-1bd3f051c166/20251007-ILCE-7RM4-200+mm-028388414.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Amazing light on the way to dinner (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9a3268fe-a6fd-4de8-8e95-94dec7ff38b3/20251007-ILCE-7RM4-102+mm-028388416.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out More sunset views from our hotel (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8366ad83-5f71-4f9f-a6d0-5b573af2781e/20251007-ILCE-7RM4-200+mm-028385930.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Icelandic horses and a couple of adorable foals (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/bb899d88-6eb8-4899-bd2c-6706c7d498da/20251007-ILCE-7RM4-75+mm-028388286.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Horses under the full moon (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/6035843d-0330-4dc2-a258-5ea3352b9334/20251008-ILCE-7RM4-200+mm-028386870.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out A hexagonal pillar (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/97fa160e-9574-48a8-84c4-78f7cd6d05cd/20251008-ILCE-7RM4-75+mm-028386231.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Sitting among the rocks (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c6613649-4e4d-440b-870f-d961b61c3e1a/20251008-ILCE-7RM4-200+mm-028385942.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out A rainbow in the waterfall across the road (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3d76a044-d365-41a8-8b29-b56c18c0fb11/20251008-ILCE-7RM4-84+mm-028388174.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Stjórnarfoss, which is apparently a great swimming spot during the summer months (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3ed47045-ff43-4d38-947a-7954781c5c83/20251008-ILCE-7RM4-33+mm-028387840.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out More amazing shades of yellow-green (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ebdde87e-5a88-49b0-9227-a8fd75fc577e/20251008-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-028387642.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out The waterfalls at Fjaðrárgljúfur (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/6d112b05-0967-4275-b7e8-e01d6dee1658/20251008-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-028387624.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out It’s hard to tell scale, but this cascade was huge (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/86f79be9-370a-47d4-84bc-932734c3d10c/20251008-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-028387906.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out I know, it’s all beautiful light and moss and water, yet again (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9a274e15-ecc9-4733-ae81-bc3c5ca06e19/IMG_2622.jpeg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Sunrise from our cabin (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c2cbef02-1622-4306-a9e4-04a8a88f00bf/20251009-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-028386942.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Another amazing black sand beach at Dyrholaey viewpoint (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4525f0e4-57bb-4b78-9fb4-b3a716bddfe1/20251009-ILCE-7RM4-43+mm-028387453.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out A very friendly dog greeted us at our Airbnb (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/36e5ccff-aac2-4094-a4eb-02a8ec5c60ac/20251009-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-028387461.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out The view from our house (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/fd1197aa-d65f-414d-8099-55c2bbbcb868/20251009-ILCE-7RM4-43+mm-028387443.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out A little chapel on the property (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e67de288-81b9-42a7-bef6-95d83a3002e2/20251010-ILCE-7RM4-50+mm-028388301.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Looking out from the crater (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a0e11ff3-9053-4dd7-9312-929e002f1537/20251010-ILCE-7RM4-48+mm-028386970.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Looking down the stairs descending the crater (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/915de0e4-5583-4e23-b061-56d66dcd3543/20251010-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-028387239.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out The rocks along the trail to the beach at Dritvik Djúpalónssandur (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/01f47bec-e9f2-4028-a93e-6df2c3060b83/20251010-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-028385951.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Pieces of a shipwreck on the beach (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/36e07af1-cd83-4c42-84bf-5ccf3d76a3ce/20251010-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-028387671.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Moody waves (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a50b5bea-a29e-46c8-b7b8-690a0c6d67a0/20251010-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-028387095.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Climbing up the stream (and getting very wet) (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4ba017cd-aa4f-444a-abe0-f75ec3397297/20251010-ILCE-7RM4-84+mm-028389256.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Selvallafoss (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ad79159c-43e1-408b-be65-6fb69de4e2b5/20251011-ILCE-7RM4-25+mm-028386922.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out More views (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d0bcaedd-8aa9-4cb7-ba31-9823692d5178/20251011-ILCE-7RM4-62+mm-028387051.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Reflections across the lake Selvallavatn (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/833abe46-1cc8-4861-a193-7c333ce2766d/20251010-ILCE-7RM4-31+mm-028388799.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out A mossy green mountain (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9ff55327-0226-4bdc-9ffa-11fee55aa4af/20251011-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-028386832.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out The Súgandisey Island Light Beacon (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d16f264d-5ca9-41a0-810c-27ee91df364f/20251011-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-028386835.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Steps leading along the island (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3403ae15-9825-4924-90c6-92e81b3cc461/IMG_6920.JPG Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Slightly blurry wedding photo (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/436cf535-7bcf-419c-9807-8c48dc54c340/20251012-ILCE-7RM4-200+mm-028386683.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out A photogenic Icelandic sheep at the wedding venue (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e3fa5539-9b58-42ff-a07e-7bc98fad8b2a/20251012-ILCE-7RM4-200+mm-028386619.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out One of this year’s lambs (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0d05c6c6-9c4a-4fbd-a46f-378eddddd9c4/20251012-ILCE-7RM4-280+mm-028389269.jpg Blog - Between Two Plates: Adventures in Iceland - Make it stand out Eurasian oystercatchers on the beach (photo/Jason Rafal) https://www.thetoweringtravelers.com/blog/patagonia-part-3-argentina monthly 0.5 2025-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/dbc7a2dd-de78-4400-b7c5-f4bf7316c38b/20250313-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-024464520-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Make it stand out A very Argentinian statue: a guanaco drinking maté (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/5bd192c2-1cb4-4deb-a989-2284c5c2ed53/20250314-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-024665181-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Make it stand out El Calafate had lots of stray dogs, including this one who seemed universally beloved (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/23859aa6-2735-445c-b2b1-03a5527bf4d4/20250313-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-024665177-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Make it stand out When you have a one-night stop in the middle of an active trip to do laundry and repack (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/fc0de5ec-c848-4883-a5dd-5ff18d706889/20250314-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-024665185.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Make it stand out Rest stop views (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/57cd4071-899a-40b4-ab35-aaf30c1b697a/20250314-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-024665197-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Make it stand out Nicole loves mountains but doesn’t know what to do with her arms (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a1bcba01-391c-44d7-908c-b58fabcf83f3/20250315-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-024665210-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Make it stand out Ally looking like an outdoor clothing ad (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3b71af59-5748-4181-adac-91702602ea53/20250315-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-024665264-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Make it stand out Fall colors and beautiful light on the hike up (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/747b65b1-9975-43bf-8487-4a8a07506210/20250315-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-024665229-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Make it stand out Glimpses of glaciers (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/b6982023-32e3-46a0-86fb-b2e5c3f33ca3/20250315-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-024665363-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Make it stand out We finally see the top of Mt. Fiztroy (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/50025885-9746-4f67-aec4-a8517df58c50/20250315-ILCE-7RM4-56+mm-024665416-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Make it stand out We were fascinated by these rotting signs asking us to stay on the trail (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c1baf50b-b7d1-4eb3-a278-d3804f601bbe/20250315-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-024665438-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Make it stand out Relaxing vibes on the shore of Laguna Capri (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/301da88e-47ce-45d7-8bbb-d053d0827360/20250315-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-024665395-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Make it stand out More amazing Patagonian forests (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/140e65fc-fbd0-49a4-994f-47630374fca3/20250315-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-024665413-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Make it stand out So many beautiful colors (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9f30b4f3-1b99-4e68-a5de-905f68e3a0ed/20250316-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-024665458.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Make it stand out A beautiful and very accessible waterfall (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a8819a69-b2bf-4ea1-8158-9a67163769dc/IMG_0130.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Make it stand out Fall colors at the mirador (photo/Nicole Harrison) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1744320153741-GN67YTC4UE9DQRMUORMI/IMG_1699.JPG Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Taking in the views (photo/Ally White) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1744320567845-9S2TR2658J6LEMNB1A5F/IMG_7375.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - More fall colors on the way down (photo/Emilie Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/521640f7-cc4e-4998-84b1-87352183afed/20250317-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-024665497.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Make it stand out Sunset from our house in El Chalten (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/50c67f72-ac62-4dac-81b3-dfddbc817b00/20250317-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-024665505.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Make it stand out A very odd full-sized model in a park in El Calafate (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/14de5df3-cdad-4fad-b9cd-453d35d9dd71/20250318-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-024665511.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Make it stand out Looking down from the apartment where we stayed in Buenos Aires (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ff26cfa9-a4e5-4057-b667-f04c4f54e2fe/20250318-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-024665579-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Make it stand out The Monument to the Magna Carta (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c1042f2a-8869-40e2-bcd7-f26115f5cb3a/20250318-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-024665558.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Sidewalk views in Buenos Aires (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/502cab69-71c2-4300-9ed9-c924e1d15153/20250318-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-024665571.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - A lovely mural (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e9707d47-d38b-4516-af70-f572f6e580df/20250318-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-024665537-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Make it stand out El Ateneo Grand Splendid, one of the most beautiful bookstores (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c8d99940-efc5-4cac-b1ac-c6339accc40c/20250319-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-024666071-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Make it stand out La Boca (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1744331353815-CSHY9260H2GQYBTV61F5/20250320-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-024666141-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Buenos Aires has amazing trees (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1744331351979-01HX58KUXPO1RGDEJHE8/20250320-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-024666145-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Nicole with a giant park tree (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/419acb87-0877-492e-8033-16a23d6afa62/20250318-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-024665770-Enhanced-NR-2.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Make it stand out The incredibly named southern screamer walking in the swamp (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/efe26f6d-a96a-44a9-bed2-7ca4ba338cef/20250318-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-024665841-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Make it stand out A wattled jacana and its chicks (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9c335c5d-b155-40ba-ae05-d2d3e6df0936/20250318-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-024665787-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Make it stand out Watching the wattled jacana walk across water plants with its incredibly long toes was fascinating (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/aa136525-95bd-48c1-b997-eecab43974ea/20250318-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-024665918-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Make it stand out White-faced whistling ducks (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/14ced699-8c55-4cff-8152-0d95a2fd4733/20250319-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-024665925.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Make it stand out An Indian shot flower, or Canna indica (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d8defb9c-ecb4-4dd5-87ce-b0a9ae95ae50/20250319-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-024665963-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Make it stand out A rufous hornero prancing on a stick (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/480443ae-f83e-4798-b1b0-242ed3038244/20250319-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-024666020-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Make it stand out The quite rudely named Lazy butterfly, or Actinote pellenea (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/b42b0ed1-7f63-44b5-b400-9726b19d5095/20250319-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-024666036-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Make it stand out A carpenter bee on interestingly-colored tree bark (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f4df2f33-b46f-4568-9fb7-158c803439e4/20250319-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-024666059-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Make it stand out A grayish baywing (yes, that is the actual name) perching on a reed (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/03cd9fc0-2d89-4040-86e1-3e1506efb8a5/20250319-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-024666046-Enhanced-RD-NR.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Make it stand out This is known as both the calico flower and the elegant Dutchman’s pipe (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/250ed266-5671-40e6-b8cd-2b31955a1fac/20250319-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-024666000-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Make it stand out A dramatic red-crested cardinal (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c08189cd-ddca-44a0-8f6d-372e2c8fb85d/20250319-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-024666012-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina - Make it stand out A chalk-browed mockingbird with a grub (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1744321353297-RQ3IESR8T7AC8RT4ANFI/IMG_9110.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1744321372373-PZKTQ69Z13796W9UN615/IMG_5366.JPG Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1744321362494-HTGH3AVLJYDH884V1NTR/IMG_5404.JPG Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1744321368580-XYMH0KVQBALUE4QJDU9Z/IMG_5464.JPEG Blog - Patagonia, Part 3: Argentina https://www.thetoweringtravelers.com/blog/patagonia-part-2-torres-del-paine monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/56b39521-fdaf-4dbb-93ba-4cf3a62806fa/20250309-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-024363581-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out Cloudy views when we arrived at EcoCamp (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7c6218e8-cb19-4768-bf91-d42d99e6bde6/20250310-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-024363557-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out The boat waiting to take us across the lake (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/145957b3-a57e-4b85-a7e3-896e22560f7f/20250310-ILCE-7RM4-48+mm-024363664-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out A glimpse of crazy views from the boat (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/075dd6be-aa02-4124-a5a8-4a6c9cb25c55/20250310-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-024363461-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out Rainbows under the rain clouds (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/b96e010b-598f-4543-94f2-38336566f37b/20250310-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-024364052-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out A bright spot of color (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/859f09c6-993d-46d1-94c7-d9a326a6992f/20250310-ILCE-7RM4-41+mm-024363353-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out Looking up at the mountains as we climbed (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3dd31dd7-3f39-489c-9ef2-e2ae04015322/20250310-ILCE-7RM4-29+mm-024363267-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out Glacier views (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7fb12e4a-cfd1-4396-93ae-a8e4c46d80fa/20250310-ILCE-7RM4-32+mm-024363656-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out The crazy colors of Cuernos del Paine (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/04989f20-ada4-4363-abaa-b7e80f2d8050/20250310-ILCE-7RM4-34+mm-024364030-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out More dramatic mountain glimpses (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/689a7c9a-cde3-49e9-afd0-63f63e04bed5/20250310-ILCE-7RM4-35+mm-024364234-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/14d45fbf-dfd1-449b-87d3-8bf686c06eb3/20250310-ILCE-7RM4-52+mm-024363262-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out Clearer mountain views in the afternoon (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/272813fb-0d6a-4720-bc88-bc47b8502ea0/20250310-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-024363252-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out A guanaco poses in front of the lake (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/22d262be-408d-4285-baa3-1e69bcec36d2/20250310-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-024363259-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out Amazing sunset views over our tent (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1a126c81-455c-4d99-afa2-f616f8af2f19/20250311-ILCE-7RM4-41+mm-024363314-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out First Views of Glacier Grey (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/331e89fc-890d-48d8-b96c-9bc5f24eb91e/20250311-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-024363996-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out Emilie and Ally in the glacial wind (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/025d7917-d5ce-4bb3-a3aa-9ae6f8d01ff9/20250311-ILCE-7RM4-58+mm-024363097-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out Icebergs floating in the lake below us (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f69415e1-89c5-4667-9142-dbbc25963eff/20250311-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-024363926.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out A crested caracara watches us (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e931d4f4-97d9-4076-a81d-57c487c5a506/20250311-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-024364040-Enhanced-SR.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out A brightly colored Magellanic woodpecker (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/20967383-da4f-413d-a0c7-4fd43e4901b7/IMG_5359.JPG Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out The boat picking us up (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/fbcd96a0-a123-4392-9a47-986f974065df/20250311-ILCE-7RM4-58+mm-024363686-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out Getting close to the glacier (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d0fc8dd0-784a-4d1b-b829-1514c541d173/20250311-ILCE-7RM4-35+mm-024363312-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out Icebergs and snowy peaks (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/340f7c4f-a4c3-41d0-8f6a-6e5ab03415c5/20250311-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-024363186-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out More fresh snow (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3ab4017e-6163-4bcf-ab96-85cfcf183092/20250311-ILCE-7RM4-27+mm-024363505-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out Walking across the windiest beach (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/afb419ff-6f85-461c-9193-1c136bb774e7/20250311-ILCE-7RM4-34+mm-024363861-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out The view over Lago Pehoé (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/291d10f2-38ca-4277-ab94-e6d2922d6614/20250311-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-024464474-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out The restaurant domes at EcoCamp (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e484e96a-d27b-4b27-bca9-0c6334400b38/20250312-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-024363849-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out Sunrise as we head out on our final hike (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e2666ef8-8d8b-4e59-9c4c-47b0ddc8c8d3/20250312-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-024664825-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out Beautiful river views (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/835ca3c8-0a22-4afb-8fa3-ae4e1b3090ea/20250312-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-024363758-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out The ranger station was taking advantage of the lack of wind to lift out trash bags (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/36f88745-d580-4883-970e-1aa067094a01/20250312-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-024664739-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out The Las Torres viewpoint (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/cd42a358-8ac6-40fe-8bd8-c83ae35fc9e7/20250312-ILCE-7RM4-50+mm-024664777-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out Little glimpses of fall (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4d69783d-1707-46d2-986b-95a81587ba16/20250312-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-024664834-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out Another beautiful river scene (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0d193273-f3ce-464e-a276-b5c676e63c49/20250312-ILCE-7RM4-66+mm-024664871-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out A horse waiting to take someone down the trail (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/851123e7-47aa-402f-8bcb-4e0184db198a/IMG_5429.JPG Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out At the top of Windy Pass (photo/Diego) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/38b01e1d-4df8-4f5c-8828-f36a577deab1/20250312-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-024664875-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out Crazy geologic layers (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/30664e98-2518-4c78-b24a-c27822820ff3/20250312-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-024664880-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out Stopping to learn about geology (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0bf935cb-f645-46d2-bf57-815a5570f49c/20250312-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-024664969-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out An austral thrush singing (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a06e4f18-7122-4909-a06d-f68de7e1670e/20250312-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-024665031-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out A little rufous-collared sparrow (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8818d836-a110-4ece-ab3d-ede43d0ead06/20250312-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-024665091-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out A chimango caracara (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c710af7a-2576-4e24-83d5-a3ca5e026cd4/IMG_5435.JPG Blog - Patagonia, Part 2: Torres del Paine - Make it stand out Last views of the domes (photo/Jason Rafal) https://www.thetoweringtravelers.com/blog/patagonia-part-1-santiago-punta-arenas-and-tierra-del-fuego monthly 0.5 2025-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/53729ed9-68ac-4609-b7d2-4a0348b96a75/20250306-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-024464461-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 1: Santiago, Punta Arenas, and Tierra del Fuego - Make it stand out An interesting statue at Plaza de Armas (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/2528edd4-7454-4c8e-8642-937f4eae8d04/20250306-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-024464563-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 1: Santiago, Punta Arenas, and Tierra del Fuego - Make it stand out A pigeon looks down on us (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/b46caf07-3e9e-427a-bb31-d3e55c2302df/20250306-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-024464553-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 1: Santiago, Punta Arenas, and Tierra del Fuego - Make it stand out A pedestrian street in downtown Santiago (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/018b16a8-60d0-4db1-86fc-34d9245f7aa3/20250306-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-024464471-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 1: Santiago, Punta Arenas, and Tierra del Fuego - Make it stand out The clocktower of the San Francisco Church (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9a226cad-3195-4f87-be64-6791c204295d/20250306-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-024464450-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 1: Santiago, Punta Arenas, and Tierra del Fuego - 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Patagonia, Part 1: Santiago, Punta Arenas, and Tierra del Fuego - Make it stand out The view from the top of the mountain (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c07472fc-3844-4028-9ce2-6a215ddb7e88/20250306-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-024464653-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 1: Santiago, Punta Arenas, and Tierra del Fuego - Make it stand out Emilie had lots of emotions on the gondola ride (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/71db91e5-6c20-405e-997d-c7c604439b82/20250307-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-024767352.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 1: Santiago, Punta Arenas, and Tierra del Fuego - Make it stand out The first dog we met, who we all fell in love with (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/07aceeba-11a3-4460-ba2b-cd0adaf4c4af/20250307-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-024767427.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 1: Santiago, Punta Arenas, and Tierra del Fuego - Make it stand out Old docks were very popular with gulls and cormorants (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e7b47fb3-40e5-433b-8263-5d28643c19ca/20250307-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-024767389.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 1: Santiago, Punta Arenas, and Tierra del Fuego - Make it stand out Birds being alarmed at the dog running along near us (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/51e64896-1b68-43d1-98cc-6e21d0842b4e/20250307-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-024767414.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 1: Santiago, Punta Arenas, and Tierra del Fuego - Make it stand out Nicole probably would have taken this dog home if she wasn’t 7500 miles from home (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ec94e7c6-2b52-4e17-9d63-3a6ae8c99b24/20250307-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-024464528-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 1: Santiago, Punta Arenas, and Tierra del Fuego - Make it stand out We were fascinated by which cities were on these signs (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0b019720-587c-4070-9f6a-aae131f504a4/20250307-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-024464625-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 1: Santiago, Punta Arenas, and Tierra del Fuego - 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Patagonia, Part 1: Santiago, Punta Arenas, and Tierra del Fuego - Make it stand out An adorable chulengo (baby guanaco) (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0e6ed9cd-d14f-4278-9780-c9c0924e33c4/20250308-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-024768401-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 1: Santiago, Punta Arenas, and Tierra del Fuego - Make it stand out Guanaco wink (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/6e204205-acec-45a6-ba2c-4f50f71362bb/20250308-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-024767670.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 1: Santiago, Punta Arenas, and Tierra del Fuego - Make it stand out Parque Pinguino Rey Sign (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/db1471cd-36bc-49e3-8ba2-046310bd8b1f/20250308-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-024464453.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 1: Santiago, Punta Arenas, and Tierra del Fuego - Make it stand out Yes, it was this cold and windy (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/06187d19-c149-4b28-8a69-4cdc62e991d7/20250308-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-024464590.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 1: Santiago, Punta Arenas, and Tierra del Fuego - Make it stand out Our first glimpse of the penguins from behind a wind block (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4513ff3e-8edc-4af7-805a-a69933656785/20250308-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-024767816-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 1: Santiago, Punta Arenas, and Tierra del Fuego - Make it stand out There were about 70 penguins at the reserve when we visited (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/30872e82-bc65-457a-b045-9412775ec4a7/20250308-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-024767937-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 1: Santiago, Punta Arenas, and Tierra del Fuego - Make it stand out Some of the penguins were just stretched out on the ground (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/5e952fca-0b41-4e25-a60f-2f7119c43cc5/20250308-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-024767755-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 1: Santiago, Punta Arenas, and Tierra del Fuego - 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Patagonia, Part 1: Santiago, Punta Arenas, and Tierra del Fuego - Make it stand out Two penguins wandering down to the water (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/6dc56cb0-b588-4e64-a1d9-fac41af98f82/20250308-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-024768085.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 1: Santiago, Punta Arenas, and Tierra del Fuego - Make it stand out Can you spot the little Snares penguin? (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/244f1583-3754-4b5d-a5d5-d8d8f81ec475/20250308-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-024767712.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 1: Santiago, Punta Arenas, and Tierra del Fuego - Make it stand out Upload geese living near the penguins (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/32315fc7-17a5-4831-8884-15adc92e0c95/20250308-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-024768186-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 1: Santiago, Punta Arenas, and Tierra del Fuego - Make it stand out The adorable South American gray fox (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/da0c94c1-a801-4fdb-8dad-42a9f98fcfad/20250308-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-024768218-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Patagonia, Part 1: Santiago, Punta Arenas, and Tierra del Fuego - Make it stand out Cruising around looking for lunch (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f0f6e5d6-9550-4774-909c-9a01b1b0950b/20250308-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-024768380-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - 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2024 in Review - Make it stand out A Say’s phoebe perched on a chimney (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a7616642-226d-43f8-a818-533972483bf3/20240330-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-020151231.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out A puffy song sparrow on a branch (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/51062948-8b44-4780-9430-ef5a5ce6f3e5/20240330-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-020151258-Enhanced-RD-2.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out A tree swallow perched next to its nest (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0b3fd1bf-afc0-4ecf-a821-b5d0739766fe/20240831-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-022359091-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out A very skeptical bushtit (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/15791fbb-90a1-4d2f-9171-27743facea0e/20240413-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-020452333-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out A pileated woodpecker (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f178ecf9-4bdb-4194-810b-393052798d84/20240420-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-020652533-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out Two great blue herons standing in a nest together (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/2569c5ff-6c96-435a-bccf-2b8de8ea793a/20240420-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-020652679.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out A majestic great blue heron (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/b90d9647-1a38-468e-b554-7159ffd0a4df/20240413-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-020452228.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out A singing savannah sparrow (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4ede64e5-86f5-4a17-bfb0-8d579feb1675/20240413-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-020452263-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - 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2024 in Review - Make it stand out An amazing dragon float (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/cb8652bb-7e16-41fb-8932-df4c6ac56e28/20240622-ILCE-7RM4-122+mm-021356592-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out The ever-present Flying Spaghetti Monster float (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a1ccf290-6e1c-420d-b9d7-87d903913686/20240622-ILCE-7RM4-165+mm-021356552-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out Incredibly, there were multiple axolotl floats and costumes, but this was my favorite one (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1a5f4878-7cd8-45d2-9090-963dc92ec506/20240830-ILCE-7RM4-110+mm-022358919.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out Shannon Falls (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/cac99516-7610-43fc-ab0a-abdce8a201dd/20240830-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-022358947.jpg Blog - 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2024 in Review - Make it stand out Crowds at the Richmond Night Market (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/60130511-a186-4735-8cf7-6444f294524e/20240831-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-022359211.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out We tried a lot of fun street food (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3d496e23-72c2-4102-bccc-9faf984e284f/20240831-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-022359192.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out Carriage horses in Stanley Park (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/cb705b66-72ea-4026-a4f3-a607b759518f/20240831-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-022359205-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out A nursing seal near the Vancouver Seawall (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/09809e50-d1ba-4a70-ae61-cb4786319872/20240831-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022559967.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - 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(photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4e898a98-e0b1-4733-beee-45c1266b7dbf/20240901-ILCE-7RM4-110+mm-022359367.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out A very small lizard (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/b41f6a91-f8ce-47ec-99be-e4b293910193/20240901-ILCE-7RM4-110+mm-022359405-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out Jason’s continued experimentations in macro photography (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c416cf16-9e22-4acb-989d-18b2fdf83406/20240901-ILCE-7RM4-110+mm-022459562.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out A stone lantern in the Japanese garden at Butchart Gardens (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e0adc5d8-3c88-4e4d-b998-d039bd644db8/20240901-ILCE-7RM4-110+mm-022459824.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out A bee enjoying Butchart Gardens (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8f6927fb-3124-4fb3-8e4a-127028338373/20240901-ILCE-7RM4-110+mm-022459888.jpg Blog - 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2024 in Review - Make it stand out A tree with curious circular bark chunks (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/44a774e8-3ae5-4283-9c06-5668445db2b7/20240902-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-022459455.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out Massive driftwood against the Strait of Juan de Fuca (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c03c3c46-311c-48e1-a7a3-2e035e62292b/20240902-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-022459926.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out A typical summer beach day on Vancouver Island (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a62c9115-9033-429e-ae25-3e8f06cbfb27/IMG_7043.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out The amazing water features at Sandcut Beach (photo/Nicole Harrrison) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/66b07951-4fe0-4462-9e47-043fc19e9109/20240903-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022559979.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out Absurdly smooth water on our ferry ride back (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e2c4bdb1-724f-45c4-84c7-341dcaaf1f46/20240903-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022559981.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out Ferry views (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/bb6bc2b2-6172-4ad5-bce2-89c752028d0d/20240903-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022559991.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out A life boat that I hope we won’t have to use (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9707a2ce-d71c-4ff5-81c9-4ae710dfa23b/20240904-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-022459440.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out A seal looking for lunch at the Ballad Locks (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8afd6eca-daf3-48b5-b52c-c414a1c379dc/20240904-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-022459471.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out A salmon swimming through the locks (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/2ff18762-b08b-4abb-92bf-7d83b0abfe4f/20240904-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-022459696-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out A sea lion pulverizing and eating a salmon while seagulls look for an opportunity to grab some (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/00a1f3b6-3ebb-4078-b3a7-be71fd011292/20240904-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022559994-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out Evening volleyball at Golden Gardens (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e9293060-2919-48ed-a10b-babc6fce618c/20240414-ILCE-7RM4-110+mm-020552396-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out This coyote was just sitting under some bushes at the arboretum, watching us (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/6e33282d-4606-4b4c-90e8-2fb078b0000e/20240704-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022057725-Enhanced-NR-2.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out A friendly neighborhood winery dog in Charlottesville, VA (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0e9bc533-5d74-4beb-97d5-1a6b62aa394e/20240704-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022057727.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out A nest of baby birds at the above winery (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1910056e-537a-4fa3-9c3a-7176a822ffa0/20240406-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-020251481-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out One of the resident bears at our local zoo (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d324fbe4-84fa-428a-82f9-c46757b14811/20240908-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-022660291-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out The zoo also had snow leopard kittens this year, which were absurdly cute (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4008f0f8-d3e7-4933-a940-1dc76b661b83/20240908-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-022660288-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out Look at the size of the paws! (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/25a76ad6-0308-4c92-804b-c7cb8c859196/20240908-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-022660386-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out The elusive red panda, a personal favorite (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/36eff126-778e-412a-a089-5fa74cf3c6f9/20240921-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022760436.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out A Clydesdale being vacuumed at the Washington State Fair (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/6205001f-a0ef-493e-98d7-4277abc91307/20240921-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022760447.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out Very young chicks enjoying food and heat lamps (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/dea0a79e-5524-4164-a83c-7f2628837547/20240921-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022760467-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out Adorable piglets at the state fair (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/b8e642cc-1e11-4108-97ee-9885efce9883/20240621-LEICA+Q-28+mm-021556806.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out Nicole bonding with one of the goats at Ballydídean Farm Sanctuary (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a297749b-3191-4233-9c99-38ae1ef3e7dc/20240621-LEICA+Q-28+mm-021556864.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out A majestic cow (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/68c4ea79-cf47-4450-a550-ae67199a70b5/20240621-LEICA+Q-28+mm-021556876-Enhanced-SR.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out Pigs and chickens living happily together (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d18f3859-fb2d-49a6-9f05-79842608fc59/20241020-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-023160569.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out Fall colors in the Bean (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4f80b3cd-eab0-4653-9a39-183f85936393/20241020-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-023160581.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out The inside of the sculpture is a fun mind bender (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7cc62479-412f-44bf-b3e8-22aa0da0c402/20241020-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-023160619.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out Enjoying the architecture tour (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d1606b2c-f406-4fc4-a48c-68f3ce849111/20241010-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-022960539.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out Faint dancing lights (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/fcb65be6-269e-41aa-91e0-072cd0756843/IMG_4905.jpg Blog - 2024 in Review - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.thetoweringtravelers.com/blog/thanksgiving-in-japan-part-2 monthly 0.5 2025-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/637f4a1c-abdd-4594-8f97-b39e7bf0fc27/20241127-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-023562735.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out The gorgeous snowcapped mountain (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/29aef4c8-c7b3-45e4-b59d-c93ed60f66b7/20241128-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-023562745-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out Watching the maiko performance with other tourists (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/b21961ab-a4ca-463c-9799-107896ced370/20241129-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361553.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out The beautiful main hall of the shrine (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c05387e4-e340-4f2c-8f97-2a9bf5512c52/20241129-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361592.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out A typical crowded scene near the base of the gates (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7068d1bf-c2df-400d-9620-c5d4d8a3d286/20241129-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361577.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out One of many hanging lanterns (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f0cf284a-48d4-4a33-bb9e-01659f7c3216/20241129-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023461635.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out A typical scene as we walked up the mountain (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4709fbab-83aa-48df-9a36-30b47a3e9317/20241129-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361597.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out Small mossy details at the top of some torii gates (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/fa35bb8b-e000-4bc6-9183-e7822db922db/20241129-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023461624.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out A row of Omikuji (paper fortunes) tied along a string (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/afe9d752-aa16-44ec-895d-fbbed1b6d71a/20241129-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361617.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out The gates led to groups of small shrines all over the mountain (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/cb567c16-096c-4925-aaa6-52ed35048009/20241129-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361607.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out Tiny torii gates at one of the small shrines along the path (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/91bf13b9-d551-4826-bfc8-0e704bcf716b/20241129-ILCE-7RM4-110+mm-023462613.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out More tiny gates (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/19dd5282-bdda-468c-a492-df34b5c4489e/20241129-ILCE-7RM4-110+mm-023461758.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out Foxes are considered messengers of the god Inari and were everywhere at the shrine (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/faa31df8-3ddb-43fa-8488-05b43697556e/20241129-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023461934.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out Lots of fox faces (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4c468dab-8286-4f46-8b0f-58add81193a8/20241129-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023461871.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out A fox in the forest (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/83a4dd5d-754a-483f-af8e-8d882e2ff509/20241129-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023462044.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out Even beyond the wildlife, the hike up the mountain was beautiful (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/2e0f4a40-1b03-45ab-b2a9-96402c786608/20241129-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023462023-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out The view over Kyoto (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f1126ef1-77c9-48f6-bead-94b96a25fb93/20241129-ILCE-7RM4-110+mm-023461757.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out A handsome monkey on a rooftop (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/90396b0a-3d26-4344-a93f-4d5a851ec66e/20241129-ILCE-7RM4-110+mm-023462482.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out A cuddling monkey family (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8e4f615c-9ff8-4aeb-a71c-7a34ef2ef1e9/20241129-ILCE-7RM4-110+mm-023462293.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out Hanging out on the roof (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/54bed4b2-99d1-45de-bfca-d2aea23bcc60/20241129-ILCE-7RM4-110+mm-023462512.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out This one spent a lot of time grooming its foot (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/6ad7388d-9554-413c-8fdb-fa43cb5d1984/20241129-ILCE-7RM4-110+mm-023462018.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out More family grooming (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/46a41e5d-d938-4b2b-b337-f495595e1905/20241129-ILCE-7RM4-110+mm-023461979.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out While the adults were snoozing, these young monkeys spent some time playing on the fence (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f9e5e1cc-c21e-4034-9678-e99fdaf2998c/20241129-ILCE-7RM4-110+mm-023462035.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out Playing protect the stick (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/153ce66d-22a6-49be-9202-aa6c9c2532e3/20241129-ILCE-7RM4-110+mm-023462442-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out Monkey mountain had the most amazing foliage of the trip (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9c255d80-f5f4-47d4-98b4-9b2635e87ae5/20241129-ILCE-7RM4-110+mm-023461763-2.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out A handsome monkey posing in a tree on our walk down (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9d98caed-4970-49e3-b6d2-204255ec900b/20241129-ILCE-7RM4-110+mm-023461625.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out People boating on the Katsura River against a beautiful backdrop (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/158d8232-7916-4091-a225-919bcb1c41ba/20241130-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023462280.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out A buck smelling Jason’s camera (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/355420bd-568f-4861-ae20-eb1376db1222/20241130-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023461695.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out Saying hi to some of the deer (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1735349102423-W09B1G84QX58IWOGZQFD/20241130-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023461845.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1735349117372-TMC8AJFSK29OTNJNPBQP/20241130-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023461647.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/b5afff31-2128-4d28-b518-3ad0b871dcc4/20241130-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-023462395.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out The Great Hall from the outside (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ffe091c3-2906-4289-8fca-99841cf6fd98/20241130-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-023462397.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out Looking through the entrance of the Great Hall (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/20d8917c-08ee-4c66-8c6e-91bb5ecf424d/20241130-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-023462214.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out Looking up at the massive 500 tonne Buddha (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/46525535-7ba0-4905-9b82-4b3065d8512d/20241130-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-023461893.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out A model of the original structures of the Tōdai-ji complex (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/74383122-a417-459c-9238-fd1292a76d3d/20241130-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-023462556.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out A buck acting like a statue in front of Tōdai-ji (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3e082a31-670d-45ae-a897-f8a4f38f5cfe/20241130-ILCE-7RM4-110+mm-023461989.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out A doe in the sunlight (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/03c94f63-7d9a-4444-8786-b36f58e537a0/20241130-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023462402.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out Nara was filled with deer imagery, which I loved (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7293757a-3c00-416d-b8d3-d1c1ac9f4317/20241130-ILCE-7RM4-110+mm-023462057.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out Something about a deer crossing the road (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f9d0d802-3b04-4375-a7f8-2be287c6d3ca/20241201-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023462250.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out Santas filling Osaka Castle Park (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/173d39dd-ac1f-45f7-91c1-5e9cab33e59c/20241201-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023462038.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out Some dinosaur Santas enjoying the band (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c0d5b3a7-b7fe-43aa-a577-e9f068114292/20241201-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023461700-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out We saw people carrying owls a few times over the trip (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/df25812f-da4b-4333-aecb-89e017971d6f/20241201-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023462063.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out Looking up at the castle (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d158883d-b7dd-460d-a445-84fbf6d1757e/20241201-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023462151.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out The view of the castle over a garden pond (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c00534be-a5b4-46dc-89e5-7617385961a5/20241201-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023462149.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out Beautiful leaves in the garden outside the castle (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7715eb4f-e6a0-4022-9117-5f6ae1e11858/20241201-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023462120.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out The moat around Osaka Castle (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c4b44b0d-900f-4652-ae72-09135214311a/20241201-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023462387.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out Shrine buildings and fall leaves (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/841beecc-2341-47a8-9d45-3197c186f939/20241201-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023462074.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out Looking out over the Osaka river walk (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/2c0d0dc9-5b0e-4400-9bf4-0ddd9c7e33d7/20241201-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023461799.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out One of the giant animal models adorning restaurant facades (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f2f9109e-69c2-4718-80da-69e4f3e2b32b/20241201-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023461838.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out I’m not even sure what is happening here (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9c6f7d7d-f636-4f70-9c29-ba6a19501fb6/20241201-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023461703.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out I love this combination of Japan’s obsessions with claw machines and food models (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d5cfca8e-c232-414f-91a3-082908b0e553/20241201-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023462118.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out One of the downtown shopping streets, complete with giant food models (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/2ae77adb-8e2e-4975-9e13-4be3f72976ae/20241201-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023462464-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out Tasogare Coffee Stand, which had delicious coffee and an incredible commitment to their rustic decor theme (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a0ce5861-2b6f-454c-bca9-e31c2d1456a2/20241202-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023461656.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out A Kyoto temple (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1735348799016-JNTGNM6QXBDM03VIIHO5/20241202-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023462241.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - A lovely pig statue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1735348802966-O1Z5YRXGYWP4FKIAY61Z/20241202-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023462093.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Black Cat Coffee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/63200b0c-2c7c-4071-b4d1-a9d72806f17f/20241202-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023461962.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out A couple taking photos at Maruyama Park (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/b1c3d885-8365-4a6a-8ab3-9e862b16a567/20241202-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023461682.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out One of the peaceful canals running through Kyoto (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/342b601a-3b90-4b57-a877-b501ca08e664/20241201-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-023562767-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out Matcha and sweets (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9a9b8fe9-97ae-49a1-a8ce-a88283f5c1c4/20241201-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-023562779.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out Suzuki showing us how to mix matcha (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f86856c8-7864-4af8-9c55-0d370dd33966/20241201-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-023562782.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out One of the many courtyard gardens (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/b4d8ee8c-c9e8-47ff-98df-c03e01efd9c8/20241203-ILCE-7RM4-110+mm-023461718.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 2: Another Side of Honshu - Make it stand out I will always remember the incredible fall colors of this trip (photo/Jason Rafal) https://www.thetoweringtravelers.com/blog/thanksgiving-japan-tokyo monthly 0.5 2024-12-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/560b27b3-199e-491a-8dc6-803089a2b20f/20241125-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-023361191-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out A quiet moment next to a busy area (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1734979601335-ENK42LX6UK358ZTQWD05/20241126-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-023562716.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1734979663691-TJ61H287MWDJ1UN4HMEL/20241127-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361237.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1734979573825-Y554TRXV3X8G81WNQIST/20241123-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023360763-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1734979631570-GYI83S05XZ92KAC3WWFH/20241126-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-023562717.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/948c92b9-673e-41f7-849c-4f56267e2825/20241126-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-023562704-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out A small sliver of the huge span of Tokyo Station (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/687973f6-e557-4b01-8eac-698546880ee6/20241126-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361233.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out The fountain at Hibiya Park (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a13d2e45-e6fc-417f-b7d9-697d72e827e4/20241126-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361235.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out Amazing ginkgo leaves at Hibiya Park (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a98e2e8f-f863-49d6-b311-9c82fe419108/20241124-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023360796.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out The bridge to Sakashita-mon Gate at the Imperial Palace (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/b1d89103-b77a-4c30-9de7-93a2347fab83/20241124-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023360805.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out The Sakurada Tatsumi Yagura against the backdrop of the city (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/11fab59c-8035-492d-a6e3-00993a236ccc/20241124-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023360810.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out Ninomaru Garden (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/2806a54d-7e29-4ac5-944d-f190782e1563/20241124-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023360816.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out More views of Ninomaru Garden (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3a243ae6-1045-48c7-94c6-58e147e60348/20241124-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023360824.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out The Touka Gakudo concert hall on the Imperial Palace grounds (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/810e02b1-3756-4d2c-907b-b45566ef3248/20241124-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023360892.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out Approaching the temple (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/75e35c0a-61d2-4697-9fb6-02e311d0c888/20241124-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023360909.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out A giant red lantern (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e9339a98-742f-4f66-96b4-5beed58c1734/20241124-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023360935.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out One of the many shopping streets (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/35fbdcd2-aef6-44a1-99a1-9cb54fe3446e/20241124-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023360948.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out High levels of excitement for matcha ice cream with small bears (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/11a0baec-f1c5-4e5b-aab4-8e2e6639839b/20241124-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023360970.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out I have a great love of miniatures and food models, and Japan had a ton of both (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ffb69479-0a5f-4468-a257-51ba10b3a54a/20241124-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023360973-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out Tokyo Skytree in the distance (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/2be57e1e-3073-453f-94f6-5a8c78c6ac60/20241124-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023360990-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out Approaching some amazing parade floats through the crowds (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/adefeedd-fc51-4b27-8986-2a4122b9e8d0/20241124-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361008-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out I have no idea what was happening, but it was fun (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4560e132-f500-49c4-9c09-9227b5cd230c/20241124-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361018-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out The Sensō-ji pagoda (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c0ce7ecc-ade7-40eb-87f4-f61643e18fb4/20241124-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361031-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out Ornamental lantern https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/18c505fa-ff1f-4afc-80b7-dddaa210a497/20241125-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-023361132.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out Two very different buses (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3edd1a49-734f-4d1e-9420-ff1a7f88ce01/20241125-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-023361135.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out A very tall and pretty train station (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/16532e12-140f-4961-9436-a9e4e227ae3b/20241125-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-023361146-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out The classic Shibuya crossing photo (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7bf5bd06-2804-42ed-81bb-8a260590a880/20241125-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361117.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out Tiny seasonally decorated streets (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7db4b62f-3c11-4fcd-864b-f6ab392887c4/20241125-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-023361184-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out So excited for noodles (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1c765537-1382-462b-81af-233556a5e6f3/IMG_7724.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out The noodles (photo/Nicole Harrison) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8730bd71-ef74-40cc-9dd4-a6a046420376/20241125-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-023361202-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out Golden-Gai, quiet early on a weekday evening (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0c4c3f40-89f0-4a03-96cc-75dd56a0ca59/20241125-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361067.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out The Meiji Jingu Consecrated Sake Barrels (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/5f6c3e07-1f95-45be-973a-788f5c056509/20241125-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361069.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out A lot of wine barrels from Bourgogne, where we spent our honeymoon (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/984660be-849d-43d9-8c4c-e630f11e91fe/20241125-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361076.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out Bonsai trees in Meiji Jingu Gyoen (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/02152753-2881-4994-84fd-a9b05398abb1/20241125-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361084.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out An offering of vegetables (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/579caa9b-65df-4383-b75a-1968dca8e489/20241125-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361091.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out People writing prayers on small wooden plaques called ema (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a80a05e4-4120-43e6-bc1c-791915b9b1d2/20241125-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361103.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out Coffee for sale at one of our favorite coffee shops (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/bc73a8a3-c8d3-4883-8bde-af928741bd13/20241125-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361107-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out Swamp was an incredible coffee shop - tiny, amazing coffee, and great jazz playing (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/714b8567-f18f-4e9c-b4be-5970270c1966/20241127-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-023562731.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out The peaceful atmosphere at Bongen Coffee, where we waited an hour and the coffee was amazing (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/835b3a7c-c960-49c4-81e8-37235b1ce1b0/20241125-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-023562661.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out The original specialty coffee shop in Tokyo, Cafe de L’ambre (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e64b96d8-0e08-4434-98c0-4165b272888e/20241125-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-023562662-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out Not my favorite type of coffee, but the atmosphere and experience was wonderful (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/09fd7a33-192e-4b8f-ad34-d6efcd6e9387/20241125-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-023562642.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out My favorite tuna (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/03902031-43f2-4f20-a3a7-c59d2d4f5e4b/20241125-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-023562645.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out I also had a grilled scallop (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/41ac3622-b620-4087-bc14-6b032e3c25bb/20241127-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361251-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out This park had incredible trees (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c4923909-8775-42bd-8ce7-98a14fe2b6e8/20241127-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361266.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out There was a formal, more manicured area of the garden (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1514c7ef-62cd-4492-af35-df83ca84b528/20241127-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361268.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out A beautiful row of trees (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8fc336f8-2b2a-464a-9286-8d4038f901fb/20241127-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361273.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out Crazy plants in the greenhouse at the garden (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9998dbb9-faec-4bf5-8238-3e3c3b11efcb/20241127-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361277.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out A very cool flower (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1c533274-0e56-4d8f-9c42-bf9888926000/20241127-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361288.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out Japan loves rules and signs (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/357dfa13-8d43-43e8-9359-cc54b55ca765/20241127-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361305.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out Some more cool flowers (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/167c9170-6d69-4c73-8399-f1ec5017fb52/20241127-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361314.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out I can’t really express how amazing the golden ginkgo leaves were (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d8b5dfeb-d5f2-412c-8691-1a0289a1ad92/20241127-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361318.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out Jason’s lunch (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8493b222-5cf2-4897-b7e2-99760da83454/20241127-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361331.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out Perfectly kept gardens and ponds (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/41786114-edc5-42d8-80ef-bdf3a04a2c18/20241127-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361340.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out The photogenic Taiwan Pavilion (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f9573244-0e55-4b29-8177-aef96bff434e/20241127-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361353.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out A typical scene around the park - pretty leaves and lots of people taking photos (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/2c662b3a-f3a4-4a2b-bdcc-e78255a44a63/20241127-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361381.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out A very surreal moment of fake snow and European sausages (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/fe226e67-f7b2-4151-8fbc-2fec05812fb6/20241127-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361383.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out It’s so much taller than it looks (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/df339e57-146d-4b92-8352-8f371d0028cc/20241127-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-023361422.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out Sorakara-chan, one of the official characters of Tokyo Skytree, taking photos with fans (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0a800e63-082f-400f-acc1-c9910683cb4b/20241127-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361389-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out Looking north over the Sumida River (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/91072d78-bab2-4fe7-89a7-386dcba73330/20241127-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-023361521-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out Taking in the sunset in the top gallery (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e2204ae9-ddab-405c-b697-4fd36dc2a410/20241127-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361542-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out Mount Fuji casting a mountain shadow across the sunset (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7a02e483-3acc-476d-87e1-fe3ca02ced6e/IMG_4659.JPG Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out We’re glad we braved whatever small fire was happening for this delicious tonkatsu (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ea92bba2-7794-4a5a-bf72-2738778af12c/20241126-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-023562714-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo - Make it stand out Examining the issue on our way out (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1734980449288-G9J5Q81JJB7VD11I9F7D/20241123-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023360777.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1734980589262-2TXEUHVKDDWVFL0DO0TL/20241125-ILCE-7RM4-40%2Bmm-023361121.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1734980619420-SISZXV87U74HHWF11PSC/20241127-RICOH%2BGR%2BIII-18.3%2Bmm-023562724.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1734980509592-WHVX38QWBUY3MMDSPFQS/20241124-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023360887.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1734979896536-I9V3MO89N6A4B70MUD6N/20241124-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023360787.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1734979907184-I22R82BQQJC2E0FXYGEF/20241127-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361371.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1734979904966-1QCH8M7K1SSZ7CMWQL1M/20241127-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-023361349.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1734979897146-EW1PD0PS4K33C1F1Q6OO/20241125-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-023361218-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving in Japan, Part 1: Tokyo https://www.thetoweringtravelers.com/blog/a-tour-of-portugal monthly 0.5 2024-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/5e78d9aa-9402-4095-8d3b-3bae67318765/20240801-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022157739-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out Picturesque churches and trolleys are everywhere in Portugal (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4a072687-443f-4c57-98ca-b59b6149c86b/20240801-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022157744-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out A patient dog sitting beside an excellent example of how patios must be built on hills in Lisbon (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4cde4c54-3acb-4c6c-a253-49c0415bddac/20240801-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022157752-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out A steep pedestrian street (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7c8e8417-7835-43aa-897e-f3d5367bf1c7/20240801-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022157753-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out Classic Lisbon (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/fa337c02-fe89-4d72-9ac5-aa3c43cd96e7/20240801-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022157766-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out A don't even know what's happening here (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3d1ca509-f298-4ac1-970f-1bed87c8a92c/20240801-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022157767-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out A fado mural in one of the pedestrian stairwells (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/b476c8d3-b5da-4984-ba6d-76a869dde526/20240801-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022157768-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out Resting partway up the stairs (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1f838e80-fd13-4e11-9904-12c9af9a50ed/20240801-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022157774-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out The beautiful view from Miradouro da Graça (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/19451f02-1fd9-4684-be51-38b9fbbef12e/20240801-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022157790-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out Antiquated-looking transit in front of the Arco da Rua Augusta (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4be34389-dd28-4c41-85dd-3de0817b5774/20240801-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022157794-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out The Praça do Comércio (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/69990ac7-6e03-492e-97b5-0cbdfb3dc74b/20240801-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022157813-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out A big brutalist building among the colorful houses (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/5e5d5b8b-88a0-45c9-9fb4-bedfd6779812/20240801-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022157818-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out A beautiful building facade (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8ff41cac-97d8-4ec0-9dbf-b69e59c25378/20240801-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022157828-Enhanced-RD-NR.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out A giant tree at the lovely Jardim da Estrela (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0e342fbe-9b82-43b4-9237-1fa2b09673a8/20240801-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022157841-Pano.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out Sunset views from Miradouro da São Pedro de Alcântara (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a9f99b69-8469-4f89-a592-5376254aaf9c/20240801-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022157843-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out Evening views (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/6ac1d3ca-7f35-48c4-b822-7265d447ea82/20240801-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022157848-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out Trolleys hanging out on an incredibly steep street (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9572b44c-c74c-47e6-8331-1ad7cc5c50b6/IMG_4064.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out Bella's birthday bash (photo/random person on the beach) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a2c83e83-c53b-43c3-92a3-ddd36a04f800/20240804-ILCE-7RM4-200+mm-022258489-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out Natural and manmade rock formations (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/24064031-b269-4743-a321-cb8e72347425/20240804-ILCE-7RM4-200+mm-022258522-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out More beautiful coastline (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/de8f76b3-2171-4e54-8947-afd9c7029491/20240804-ILCE-7RM4-143+mm-022258637-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out A good day to be on a boat (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/950ca9dd-4e4d-4aa8-b353-8e1886e7df6d/20240805-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022157887-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out Colorful buildings and cobbled streets (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8e258038-3506-4801-89a9-c9a4de03fba9/20240805-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022157947-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out I loved this green roof/garden on top of an outdoor mall area (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9c61d228-b81c-4478-9d53-de61640f1de0/20240806-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022157987-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out Looking up at the Igreja do Carmo (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a211661c-d135-4ab0-a1c7-b98c064c1d2f/20240806-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022157996-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out A very narrow church at the edge of the old walled city (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9b2f1646-d607-4793-ab73-dcc5d19fff5f/20240806-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022158009-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out The view from the Miradouro da Vitória (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/6227386b-15c5-4b50-8ab2-bd65b244f3ea/20240806-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022158024-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out Even the more modern buildings are colorful - I wish we would go that direction in the U.S. (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/fa93871a-ea04-47fb-822e-948fc02bfd38/20240806-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022158036-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out I don't even know what's happening here...seems like art, or a metaphor (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/29e2889a-12d2-4f87-b7dd-1faaecb60d78/20240806-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022158037-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out The beautiful Sao Bento train station (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a2713f7b-94ec-4b78-ae8a-23f516af4da8/20240806-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022158061-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out A statue of a man with a dragon on his head to represent Porto (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8b1bd66a-e9fb-4120-890c-f9f346d39046/20240806-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022158063-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out Beautiful tile everywhere (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ed1241c4-6274-41ef-b180-d480242ace22/20240806-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022158067-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out The Church of Saint Ildefonso (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/55b0a379-d43b-4a28-8d00-80da3f4777b0/20240806-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022158073-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out Our favorite coffee shop of the trip (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/39142145-a474-4878-a1b4-46aede9cefcf/20240806-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022158081-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out Brutalist vibes at the Casa da Música (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/30c41707-1a11-49e2-b2e3-1866782df67d/20240806-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022158083-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out The main concert hall (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4e6b7ed1-6fa6-4bd3-b118-daa563b17187/20240806-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022158151-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out The beautiful Jardins do Palácio de Cristal (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7d317883-6fbe-4804-a58f-098d481a91e8/20240806-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022158159-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out One of the many free-ranging birds at the gardens (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f52f562b-a328-492c-aac3-868063bdf904/20240806-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022158172-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out The crowd taking in the sunset next to the Parque das Virtudes (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3b3c5cd2-e2a5-455d-81fc-aba04c35ce1b/20240806-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022158182-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out My favorite view in the city (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/31ea8fd2-6fa0-4417-b193-512319100322/20240806-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022158197-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out Some sort of metaphor about layers of paint (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7ab5c5e3-6edc-4cae-af25-e05f9e0ba910/20240806-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022157976-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out The insane crowd outside of Livraria Lello (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/734b478b-2d86-4bbe-8a11-bd48f06cfdcf/20240807-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022158199-Enhanced-RD-NR.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out The admittedly beautiful staircase and ceiling in the bookstore (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/dc17f81f-44fc-4fe3-be5c-fbad7f461e2a/20240807-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022158213-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out I enjoyed the contrast between the modern books for sale at the bottom and the ones to look old in the upper cases (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9fea9d89-5483-4988-967e-0a558eab16c9/20240807-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022158217-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out Corners (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8393096d-db71-417c-b5c8-4dc7247fec9b/20240807-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022158224-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out A hallway looking into the prison photography museum (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f46dd7dd-4a90-4b36-97df-f4e378fc638f/20240807-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022158230-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out The doomed couple - I'm not sure about why there's such a difference in clothing (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c7c60527-643c-4eda-8dc8-4f679ff1d447/20240807-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022158236-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out Looking out over the river from Torreão do Jardim do Palácio (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4f2d3395-a4a8-4a68-8aa0-e120dd236d9b/20240808-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022158245-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out The very clean and modern Mercado do Bolhão (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/86c44550-2a96-4d1e-81bb-2632a945c14b/20240808-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022158258-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out The ornately decorated Chapel of Souls (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/edcee53d-1da8-4e0d-9812-dd0f992a05cb/20240808-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022158279-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out I love a green wall (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1fd82e51-015e-4b24-affd-e3130573eb3d/20240808-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022158307-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out Wandering near the waterfront (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/2dea5e59-d47d-40a0-bf59-8dc1a5fe2698/20240808-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022158355-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out The view back across the river from Gaia (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/29e0016c-1503-4545-945a-955f63fdf3e1/20240808-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-022158358-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Tour of Portugal - Make it stand out One more view of Porto (photo/Jason Rafal) https://www.thetoweringtravelers.com/blog/a-pacific-northwest-roadtrip monthly 0.5 2024-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ea7ba73f-809a-4316-8036-cc3fba13c92e/20240525-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-020953487-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out Sunset Bay beach at low tide (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4b83e025-d470-4655-8313-8989fef641ba/20240525-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-020953480.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out A giant culvert to the beach (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9fce17ee-0c7c-4b86-9f37-9efa4faa9db5/20240525-ILCE-7RM4-48+mm-020953486.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out There are a lot of interesting transcontinental journeys that began or ended in Oregon (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/dfda37fb-7d7e-47a2-b8e7-8a99a7b237b5/20240525-ILCE-7RM4-43+mm-020953492-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out Giant leaves on the edge of the forest (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1c4abe2e-db80-4b44-b967-7f86af949651/20240525-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-020953522-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out Mud obstacle course (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/2a8298de-b75c-44a4-9139-af7a53855392/20240525-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-020953511-Enhanced-RD-NR.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out Cape Arago Lighthouse (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/89f2333f-fed7-4c1f-810f-e92e0a16b9f8/20240526-ILCE-7RM4-110+mm-020953981-Enhanced-RD-NR.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out A pretty coastal flower (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4f1eaf0b-e149-436f-9661-ecfdbc0ca3b3/20240526-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-020953584-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out A deer ran across the beach on our morning hike (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c6e2a410-09a4-4715-ad83-59aba7006632/20240526-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-020953611-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out A cute Swainson’s Thrush (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c2ec4dfc-e87b-4e5a-bca6-014617ba71fa/20240526-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-020953656-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out Sea lions lounging on the beach at Simpson Reef (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0ca44d60-9c21-499f-a366-19ae4e127f18/20240526-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-020953660-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out Lots of sea lions playing and lounging (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/fae8b0bd-e63d-4393-8dfe-855369d4c712/20240526-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-020953727-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out A bald eagle flies over sleeping harbor seals (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1d17c9b1-85f8-478b-9f53-16af845894c3/20240526-ILCE-7RM4-57+mm-020954039-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out Afternoon sun at Natural Bridges - you can see a person on top of the left one if you squint (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/dd20725a-fee9-4ed1-9098-f7180906174e/20240526-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-020954055-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out On Harris Beach (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0468aaed-3c2e-4c02-a629-3d39fc89e062/IMG_3635.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out Sunset views at our place (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/de559c9a-986e-4065-ac53-b67af535b117/20240526-ILCE-7RM4-110+mm-020954102.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out Sunset from our VRBO (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3da63bef-440f-4718-9560-a6ac5557a1c0/20240527-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-020954216-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out Watching pelicans from our deck (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f8a59eb3-7aa3-4809-88e5-c34c35af07ff/IMG_3645.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out The lovely Secret Beach (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c66c94bb-8af0-4d83-b816-749cb0f7417e/20240527-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-020954257-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out Morning light on a very vegetation-covered rock (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ff24c086-9b60-434e-9289-e93406dd63dd/20240527-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-020954256-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out Pigeon guillemots perched on a rock face (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f6c19acd-06c0-49fa-a539-f03e7f43b2b3/20240527-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-020954267-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out Looking up at the giant redwoods (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/6d44509a-964b-47a0-83a1-ce9ac619abde/20240527-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-020954282-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out A very large tree (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/95eac954-77b7-463e-8698-b76f9dae166e/20240527-ILCE-7RM4-31+mm-020954284-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out A very cool plant tunnel next to a fallen redwood (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/791f13e6-1ebb-4eb2-a2f9-cb587f887326/20240527-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-020954277-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out Very large trees (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/751b932d-3f94-4856-a168-fa3f5f06fe17/20240527-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-020954297-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out A delicate flower in the forest (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f74f3e9a-7844-4fc2-ace6-24b4f3ecdd76/20240527-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-020954303-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out A cute little squirrel (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/07d8ebc8-a602-42d4-8eab-c327542dee6f/20240528-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-020954324-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out I love how many plants a fallen tree in the forest can support (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/5ef73a21-dd94-46d4-ac99-0586570f51aa/20240528-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-020954318-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out In my happy place (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4c08b31f-f8c2-47b1-a51b-36416b6bc9e5/20240528-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-020954339.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out A banana slug with a leaf hat (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4a023b85-3341-467c-b35b-cb1620c6a362/20240528-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-020954345.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out Looking at the ferns and skunk cabbage (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/dd32a267-fb28-4ce2-9479-4a100c4086a3/20240528-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-020954349.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out A plant growing through the leaves of another plant (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/282eda2d-633f-4d0c-96da-4a1c77a06ebc/20240529-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-020954354-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out A sunny day at a snowy Crater Lake (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f7a0a0d3-4877-4c1c-8f9b-fdba2e1c2219/20240529-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-020954427-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out A Clark's nutcracker perched on a dead tree (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0b855a03-db8c-4bad-83d2-62ba03bcb564/20240529-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-020954391-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out The nutcrackers, while larger than I expected, were adorable and fluffy (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/2562ad51-c0a9-46b4-8b09-dcdfa7a3b2ed/20240530-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-020954454-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out Dramatic views at Smith Rock State Park (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7baa3e22-eb18-457a-82c9-68675f9de764/20240530-ILCE-7RM4-43+mm-020954456-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out More beautiful views (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/cfe44810-d521-400d-9475-038c7b54744b/20240530-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-020954475-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out We liked seeing the chalk from climbers on the sides of the rock face (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/5ba00af0-cbb0-489b-9408-b6758195ac43/20240531-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-020853414-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out The view from the trail at the Lava Butte lookout, with the Sisters in the background (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0ef0ea8f-0a20-42b7-ac73-1df540c03ee1/20240531-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-020853423-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out The apocalyptic scene from the caldera (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d2c61f09-f06c-44be-a225-c077c299e99c/20240531-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-020853445-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out Little lava plants (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0aaeae35-84dd-484d-9b98-10236c113bc2/20240531-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-020853475-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Roadtrip to the Land of Giants - Make it stand out A little black lava lizard (photo/Jason Rafal) https://www.thetoweringtravelers.com/blog/2023-in-review monthly 0.5 2024-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/cead925f-b4cf-49f3-923d-ebbcc43bf7a6/20230520-ILCE-7RM4-200+mm-016442140-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - 2023 in Review - Make it stand out Classic Puget Sound views - mountains and sailboats (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/034186dc-084e-4812-87f8-05553a24fa8e/20230122-ILCE-7RM4-158+mm-014932271.jpg Blog - 2023 in Review - Make it stand out Jason continues lusting after sailboats (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1a125e70-4bd5-46b6-b956-aa2c78c8d2b2/20230925-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-018246773-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - 2023 in Review - Make it stand out Testing out a new lens on Caprica (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/59e8caee-2ab6-4fd5-9c9c-2e4d3799426c/20230210-ILCE-7RM4-71+mm-015132776-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - 2023 in Review - Make it stand out Looking for fun shore things at Torrey Pines (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7575fe89-c835-453d-a81c-8733e7cc9b98/20230210-ILCE-7RM4-200+mm-015132617-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - 2023 in Review - Make it stand out Many shorebirds (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/35564806-7557-4c8e-8883-e9ad0d52def7/20230210-ILCE-7RM4-200+mm-015132653-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - 2023 in Review - Make it stand out I always enjoy large piles of sea lions (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/60b7e81f-1467-4814-bff5-be4b5640f4af/20230210-ILCE-7RM4-200+mm-015132904.jpg Blog - 2023 in Review - Make it stand out Sunset silhouettes (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/77e2baf9-6d63-4dc3-ba2b-57bfcac1cc80/20230525-FC3582-6.72+mm-016240796.jpg Blog - 2023 in Review - Make it stand out Looking down at our campsite - see if you can spot us (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/50afd38b-9d08-4ef1-af9a-1b37f32ddcf6/20230525-FC3582-6.72+mm-016240811-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - 2023 in Review - Make it stand out I love this wilderness so much (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ad9d3616-da0f-426b-b08f-332301459302/20230525-FC3582-6.72+mm-016240823-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - 2023 in Review - Make it stand out A second view because I couldn’t pick one (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/86a5e836-e909-44d0-a55c-1d3c4f1d6cf9/20230707-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-016942718.jpg Blog - 2023 in Review - Make it stand out This is what it looks like to learn to fly a drone (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/b5b15f6c-afb5-4623-8804-01dea2921da8/20230707-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-016942834.jpg Blog - 2023 in Review - Make it stand out More experimentation with a new lens (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4363b145-bf40-43a5-944f-dba43cbab979/20230707-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-016942674.jpg Blog - 2023 in Review - Make it stand out The joys of camping (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d500dd2e-59d7-4cae-a3af-e2d55e9310c7/20230702-ILCE-7RM4-19+mm-016642553-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - 2023 in Review - Make it stand out Our relaxing sunset view (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/fac35d8f-8294-476a-a1cc-faaf001f7cab/20230703-ILCE-7RM4-98+mm-016642583-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - 2023 in Review - 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2023 in Review - Make it stand out We have so many of these pictures from around Washington and I love them all (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f4671266-a5cd-443c-b024-63d8d38c141f/20230708-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-016942892.jpg Blog - 2023 in Review - Make it stand out One of posing marmots in Mt. Rainier National Park (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/360c6c84-d33f-4c52-a163-06ff11fe8bdb/20230812-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-017443894-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - 2023 in Review - Make it stand out The stars I always miss in Seattle (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/eecd2b73-d9a0-47ed-bb8a-2b1fdc5dab30/20230812-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-017443841-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - 2023 in Review - Make it stand out Riding a bike through a beautiful Oregon forest (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/6a13b85d-0075-4fc4-a457-ebfba86c6fe3/20230824-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017944266.jpg Blog - 2023 in Review - Make it stand out Martin opens some sort of geocache (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4b9286d1-6a07-48e6-b84b-849a2b2b4a99/20230826-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017944497.jpg Blog - 2023 in Review - Make it stand out Salmon at the Ballard fish ladder (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/dbd54e45-5ae2-4376-b1fb-89412a5726d8/20230826-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017944579.jpg Blog - 2023 in Review - Make it stand out Watching the sometimes chaos of the Ballard Locks (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9eedb42b-08c4-4f77-af4e-e4819aa44505/20230826-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017944608-Enhanced-NR-2.jpg Blog - 2023 in Review - Make it stand out Inviting our friends to sunsets at Golden Gardens (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d69d4f2c-b575-4315-837c-afe12e142020/20230923-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-018146660.jpg Blog - 2023 in Review - Make it stand out Moody Seattle waterfront (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c66a9117-0368-4b18-a6db-faba14ed4742/20230924-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-018146711.jpg Blog - 2023 in Review - Make it stand out Fall mood spider (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c923fb3d-5e76-427a-abf0-55efcb135711/20230924-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-018146733.jpg Blog - 2023 in Review - Make it stand out An art installation at the Arboretum (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0410b217-d008-48d8-8c3b-9ec8e491d1ca/20231001-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-018346843.jpg Blog - 2023 in Review - Make it stand out The Cascade lake colors are always amazing (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/af74ae48-44f5-4901-8cfe-38c2c801cb19/20231001-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-018346891-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - 2023 in Review - Make it stand out An alpine lake with a lookout far above (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/034f0c50-3c51-4a27-89a7-4d456d9f0323/20231001-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-018346905-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - 2023 in Review - Make it stand out If you squint, you can see the side of Mt. 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The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out Classic telephone booths in an empty Smithfield Market (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/cc88e309-8b16-4851-8808-fd3986c39caa/20231225RICOH+GR+III+18.3+mm019249036EnhancedRD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out The Christmas scene at St. Paul’s Cathedral (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/b3d584ef-1ee2-41e9-b699-3ac8bb2aff95/20231225-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249045-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out A nice collection of architecture (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8b58c629-4c90-46e8-909a-618ea87b751f/20231225-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249051-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out A beautiful mural (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/786d2ced-cdbd-430d-91aa-cdc55b93caa0/20231225-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249078-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out The cathedral dome through the city at night (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f24fab2d-efc1-482f-a24b-b0824942f094/20231226-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249088-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out I wonder if you can monitor depression in London using this box (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7832a9a8-fe68-4091-aa4f-8e276a909659/20231226-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249090-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out The Tate Modern, which we don’t love the architecture of (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/199ec45a-6ec8-42e8-9ac9-fe15a2c67f3b/20231226-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249091-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out The Millennium Bridge, my personal favorite (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/60dda399-3624-4fb9-aab1-a3f6b958446f/20231226-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249097-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out A multi-layered tower with a very shiny clock (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1caf9777-46da-4f08-9a3f-cbda5891a317/20231226-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249105-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out A sunstar at the Tower of London (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d447e7a0-7791-4808-ac7b-b1111594e358/20231226-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249119-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out The locals were clustered around certain parts of the city, like London Bridge (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9975d809-8cf7-4463-8fad-44197243330d/20231226-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249122-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out A weird pointy building with a cool reflection (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9026f8a7-911d-4f30-b1f2-f2be27d9f58e/20231226-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249132-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out An empty Leadenhall Market (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/bd11d194-1f30-481b-8d14-158d67398e39/20231226-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249139-Enhanced-RD-NR.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out It was pretty cool to see some of the places so empty (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/41dfb413-2b35-4683-8f14-2144c06940de/20231226-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249154-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out There were several of these snowmen around…smiling at us (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c7e567bd-1d4d-46e3-84ec-e72e2904c05c/20231226-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249158-Enhanced-RD-NR.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out The London Eye was also very busy, with a pop-up market and lots of strolling (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7db70aa8-139d-4817-8534-f2cb4385ecb1/20231226-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249171-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out Looking over at Westminster (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/feb94de3-b158-4f50-880a-f5558d27df2e/20231226-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249191-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out The clocktower (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/b916af4e-9ab8-4a7f-9d6f-3b7d62eaff44/20231226-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249218-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out Chinatown in London (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0f6fdf35-b774-4ce8-8ad4-5cb6f613566d/20231227-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249256-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out An indoor waterfall at the amazing Palm House (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/6b94feb3-4661-434a-9288-06558810893b/20231227-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249267-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out A flower that looks like it was sculpted (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7617cb63-0c75-48a7-8dd8-075f9dc3bfee/20231227-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249292-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out Scenes from Africa (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ff1a244f-02d8-4abb-ba52-f4b529c051a4/20231227-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249317-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out We took the stairs up to the greenhouse catwalk, where we could look down onto the greenery below (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/92a2790d-ee1c-4af0-9a04-2ab93f0e4477/20231227-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249363-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out This plant was amazing and completely unlike anything I’ve seen before (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d1262cbf-a4ea-4e2a-b318-4efc0e24f768/20231227-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249367-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out Many spikes (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a7150720-d333-42b5-93cc-559276cf4dce/20231227-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249368-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out An incredible assortment of plants (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/da0205c3-c5dc-479d-a9ee-fae520a88d89/20231227-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249383-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out A tiny shrimp in its tank habitat (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/14a49b2c-1d28-4c7e-8c6d-826e8f4c0f90/20231227-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249403-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out This is a Brugmansia, and I love them (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/760e3b8d-7a26-45b8-97d2-4bf5985888c0/20231227-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249417-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out A globe that had not yet discovered the Pacific Northwest (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d979db05-9689-4402-97ed-bfffde252b47/20231227-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249428-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out A chaotic room - David, Greek goddesses, religious paintings…and a balcony? 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(photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/40edec05-8576-48bc-89fb-9ba490d6ac6f/20231227-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249448-Enhanced-RD-NR.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out A very moody room (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/86a3bcc0-d4f6-424d-af42-badbb176aefd/20231229-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249459-Enhanced-RD-NR.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out Reunited and holding hands on the train (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/b3199b43-9ae5-4193-845b-b3cc66515528/20231229-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249591-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out Looking up at the Cité de Carcassonne from the bridge (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/734eac72-7416-4e04-abe0-bede988137e9/20231229-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249485-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out The outer wall and a good example of the choice to replace the traditionally terra cotta roofs with slate, a decision Jason hates (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/092381e4-826c-4dea-a7a6-efc65c1c15ae/20231229-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249486-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out Looking up from the drawbridge (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/cd778d86-bf16-4acb-a9e7-a308c91119f3/20231229-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249490-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out An intensely dedicated window display (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d241bdea-c4f7-413a-ab48-bd8cb3ab8872/20231229-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249498-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out Inside the city walls (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0b7c994f-98c1-4797-9d2f-79f3e6804612/20231229-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249518-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out From atop the castle walls (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f0d3de79-6a56-4b02-89c1-5407a11fe5b9/20231229-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249526-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out The cars in the yards in the medieval driveways were a bit odd (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/77ab42a8-e05d-4232-9e38-b2d3bc2a5fcc/20231229-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249590-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out Walking through the lower town of Carcassonne (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c58115b8-73d8-448b-b900-c3cc31996b48/20231230-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249617-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out One of the street markets (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/09a08eb8-4c15-4335-9176-629ea99b2633/20231230-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249637-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out The aftermath of the street market (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4512fe5c-f4af-4141-a367-e947cf7c6fc9/20231230-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249632-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out The Japanese Garden (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8844ad73-910b-4907-af21-8d692dd93a71/20231230-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249648-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out A photo from our trip, or from a moody noir film (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1b553b0a-eda4-4dc2-b156-5c1db0db9490/20231230-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249651-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out While shopping we walked by…something happening with one of the buildings (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e82b20c4-410c-404d-99b1-0d2e479601f3/20231230-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249671-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out A market and the capitol building (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/164ad01d-e858-4ad5-8b5e-a0df74d1feea/20231230-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249702-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out A gorgeous sunset from the river (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/37759a37-abed-4b44-9576-14c45bb78116/20231231-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249713-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out The inside of the Couvent des Jacobins, which was quite beautiful (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d7a399c7-785f-49ae-88ef-11f81abb6a47/20231231-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249735-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out During the French Revolution, this stone was white washed over, and it’s now partially restored (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/491d34cc-7b0d-4696-8c36-fffd098da3ce/20231231-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249745-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out Bella and Ian in Saint Stephen's Cathedral (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/b73735ad-8539-4b71-ab50-f0cdfdb4769a/20231231-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249761-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out A very moody person (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e16c1b05-066f-41bd-8525-375831a2d191/20231231-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249765-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out The happy, pastoral wedding room (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f293f46c-dd2f-4d5b-b8d8-537d2c60feea/20231231-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249773-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out A long room of art (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/5f657036-d178-4dfc-97f0-53fd7f18fba4/20231231-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249771-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out Some of the amazing ceiling (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f42b2440-908a-435b-a7ab-5205e84aac38/20240101-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249800-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out Quiet mornings in Toulouse (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4b91acad-5f9e-4d76-b9d3-2f8f4d10e12f/20240101-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249801-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out Train crash art? (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/430e81c4-8f2a-4922-bac5-f83b1a986cfc/20240101-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-019249807-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Anglo-French Holidays - Make it stand out More lovely pink architecture (photo/Jason Rafal) https://www.thetoweringtravelers.com/blog/the-coasts-and-mountains-of-st-lucia monthly 0.5 2024-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d50e2a1d-36b3-42a9-b6a8-e51f2c6b48fa/20231119-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-018947417.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out The island and the red roof of Sandals (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a3379883-2a19-4042-baa8-206dfd5233b5/20231119-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-018947438.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out The hike up Signal Peak (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/194eb2ee-d632-42ea-888a-9f4560930cd3/20231119-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-018947434-Enhanced-SR.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out Signal Peak from Fort Rodney (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/70f43ade-0485-4d3d-a726-8a9b1d80d819/20231119-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-018947412.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out One of the many friendly little cats we met (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3d4c2db3-ee68-436b-959a-8cbcd52771b8/20231121-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-018947473.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out The giant tree at Derek Walcott square (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/add260b6-4e8d-440e-99d6-fa77e33c2a70/20231121-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-018947480-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out Shopping at Castries Market (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1d04bf84-93b9-4de5-ab55-6545b446327c/20231121-ILCE-7RM4-98+mm-019047856.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out Looking up through giant leaves (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/b4179f65-56cb-4732-b5f0-2ba5a89cd975/20231121-ILCE-7RM4-161+mm-019047808.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out Beautiful draping False Bird of Paradise (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/eeb83cb0-d666-419c-af4a-4db75f660bfd/20231121-ILCE-7RM4-280+mm-019047792.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out Allamanda flower (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1c597c90-1729-4f82-b631-ba1a8102277b/20231121-ILCE-7RM4-280+mm-019047800-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out A little Anolis lizard (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c3715be1-69f8-4dca-9ba4-cbb16897b1ca/20231121-ILCE-7RM4-280+mm-019047859.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out Cocoa pods (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/549f93f8-45f1-434f-9a2a-cccc9c040b69/20231121-ILCE-7RM4-280+mm-019047865.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out I was surprised by the amount of red and pink leaves (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/fb6113ca-129e-4c5f-87d3-59d24d866e57/20231121-ILCE-7RM4-280+mm-019047877.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out Sunset Bell (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f5c496cb-ffc6-4247-b960-696e86a83f89/20231123-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-018947707.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out The rather problematic road to and from our villa (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/61a73e9b-25e7-4b4e-b730-211f35110e7f/20231121-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-019047888.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out The incredible sunset view from our villa (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/2ac18047-e735-4641-81ab-768d9c63599c/20231121-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-019047892.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out A tiny frog at our villa (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ff2a4f40-be8c-4e72-8fb3-80615ff49930/20231122-ILCE-7RM4-192+mm-019047929.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out A cute little grackle (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/bfcb7078-9551-4041-af55-8cb9019a51ab/20231121-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-018947590-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out The giant fruit of the calabash tree (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4216844e-6e8e-49b9-9dc5-00f9dd6a8cee/20231121-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-018947593.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out Dramatic pink leaves (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/5a830172-5736-43d1-b557-1dbd92166f39/20231121-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-018947595.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out More pretty pink leaves (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/6d155f81-a5db-44a1-b808-f4e403029a86/20231122-ILCE-7RM4-280+mm-019047934-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out A very cute carib (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7b1f447c-81b9-48d3-bb3b-795db7dff5a8/20231122-ILCE-7RM4-280+mm-019047944-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out The hummingbirds went crazy for this feeder and drained it completely in a single day (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/df4cef5a-9cd9-4812-91e4-1179470979a8/20231122-ILCE-7RM4-280+mm-019047986-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out Another curious hummingbird (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/67ee7d6d-1b75-4f1a-b219-9ddb70b5dac1/20231122-ILCE-7RM4-280+mm-019048050-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out A little bullfinch (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c7933a68-ed87-4f1b-96b9-a7153d05766e/20231122-ILCE-7RM4-280+mm-019048056-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out A skeptical bird (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ad786e40-b2da-4ab9-8f08-78da379418f0/20231122-ILCE-7RM4-280+mm-019048086-Enhanced-NR-2.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out More hummingbirds in action (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/24b2c2d0-9420-4c2a-8111-900d071da6b9/20231122-ILCE-7RM4-280+mm-019048257-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out Another little guy (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4ef47d0b-2a1e-42f6-ad3f-a85860b8db4e/20231122-ILCE-7RM4-280+mm-019048280-Enhanced-NR-2.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out They did a lot of fighting over the hummingbird feeder (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4da26e79-76f4-470e-8f6e-dc746e4dbdcc/20231122-ILCE-7RM4-280+mm-019048283-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out A bananaquit (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/56156d7f-66c5-48f3-bfdc-e53c149de927/20231123-ILCE-7RM4-280+mm-019048543-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out And you thought you were done with hummingbird pictures (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/970d8633-b922-4920-ba89-ee939adfc008/20231122-ILCE-7RM4-280+mm-019048313-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - 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The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out The pitons at night (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/97f36743-7443-4677-84b0-80ab4f34f62c/20231123-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-018947716.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out Looking out towards the Petit Piton (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a1d372a4-d369-4052-a0cf-a3f997dee8a2/20231123-ILCE-7RM4-280+mm-019048492.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out A boat skimming the edge of the piton (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/694d42f2-a943-4ef4-9cee-e1ba12867af2/IMG_4155.jpeg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out Photographing the Gros Piton (photo/Nicole Harrison) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d5f731bf-e3f2-4ed8-b27f-791d402557fd/20231123-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-018947772-Pano.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out Looking out over Soufriere from an overlook on the way home (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c1fe2b86-6719-4ec3-9874-ab0bdfd0edad/IMG_2645.jpeg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out The view from the boat (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/91d6808b-f034-4684-a2eb-ea5155d0d391/20231122-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-018947642.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out The town of Canaries from the water (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3f763055-e627-44e0-b44b-76bd401dc179/20231122-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-018947682.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out Some of the ships, some floating better than others, in Marigot Bay (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ec8ac89e-45ae-472b-a0fd-10a6b6384d75/20231122-RICOH+GR+III-18.3+mm-018947692.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out Looking up from our lunch spot on the beach (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/2e5bd34f-2813-43b6-8bc1-98f536f23f74/IMG_2614.jpeg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out Beach portrait (photo/Chad) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/64673b82-e69c-4cc4-8643-4b9d0816f152/IMG_4090.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out A lovely drink on the water (photo/Nicole Harrison) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/64529f9b-b677-4e40-be38-8b80533a6c5e/20231123-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-019048602-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out One last sunset from our villa (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/b8ad58c9-f557-4ad1-986e-51a20b21bd6d/20231123-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-019048624-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - The Coasts and Mountains of St. Lucia - Make it stand out Photo/Jason Rafal https://www.thetoweringtravelers.com/blog/belize-finally monthly 0.5 2024-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d05ae30d-c3a8-47a2-9c2f-cbb770a0527e/20230903-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-018044783.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out Lago Peten Itza (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c8ef7872-9ff2-4d57-8c3c-d6a4af71a65b/20230903-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-018044797.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out Taking a look at the part of Tikal we’d be exploring (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8ce8e234-5dbb-45e1-b802-b92bdf752bfb/20230903-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-018044811.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out Temple…5? (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/5b5a0cf6-84db-4eff-a9dc-4d2ee8322319/20230903-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-018045123.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out The jungle of Tikal (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0235d2a4-75ee-454b-ba9d-a20ab452a25c/20230903-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-018045153.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out Our happy and sweaty group of friends (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/80eb277f-1124-48b2-b99f-c5bb36d1f611/20230903-ILCE-7RM4-30+mm-018045162.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out Temples 1, 2, and 3 peeking above the trees (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e024c5ea-b179-48ee-aa7e-61759b2c8e4e/20230903-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-018045239.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out The imposing Temple 1 (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1258ce84-2c46-401b-8628-e48944d1b45f/20230903-ILCE-7RM4-30+mm-018045231.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out An incredible giant mask carving (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/eafb6861-ccd1-4768-81bb-58ee88ac7f12/20230903-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-018045319-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out The trees and plants at Tikal are awe-inspiring (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ca33cd55-a5a1-463d-9ad9-06dd743fbff6/20230903-ILCE-7RM4-200+mm-018044905-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out An adorable spider monkey (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1f732c20-f215-4934-9ea6-0ad93388b806/20230903-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-018045184-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out A spider monkey…hanging out (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4f4b28b3-8ad0-484b-8296-224d02ba56dd/20230903-ILCE-7RM4-200+mm-018044842-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out A Collared Aracari with some food in its beak (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d9ca71e1-d89c-4811-80a4-c55b6082b5fb/20230903-ILCE-7RM4-200+mm-018044829-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out The well-known Keel-billed Toucan (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/588b3743-aae1-485f-b19c-7e6b86a3a3bd/20230903-ILCE-7RM4-200+mm-018045040-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out A Crested Guan that looks just like a dinosaur (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4f599530-1924-48df-8b26-e68cdbb629a6/20230903-ILCE-7RM4-200+mm-018045277.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out An impossibly well camouflaged Northern Potoo bird that might actually be a muppet (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/36e5cb9d-e50f-42c8-a27c-99a2f843ce49/20230903-ILCE-7RM4-200+mm-018044995-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out One of the very chill coatis (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9e0b52c5-746d-4b34-8474-238cfa635623/20230903-ILCE-7RM4-200+mm-018044970-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out I love the coatis (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9ebe3462-9d63-47a2-a6b0-4ee0e5f7497a/20230903-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-018045221.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out A coati strolling toward one of the temples (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/af1fc124-3c15-4dda-83b6-d956836edbd3/20230903-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-018045111.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out A butterfly (or moth?) drinking tree sap (photo Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/bca87cf2-5718-4545-8d19-238a76d08f1a/20230903-ILCE-7RM4-200+mm-018045090-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out Just a little guy (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9616f7e9-a6f1-47fa-899d-7014b19776dc/20230903-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-018044788.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out One of the cute roadside dogs (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e5707d08-6409-4866-a30a-9e2dbc333070/20230903-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-018045351-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out An equally cute and friendly street cat (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/345d0f77-daaf-40d4-8cb0-386a60c937d1/20230904-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-018045566-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out A majestic male iguana (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c3ae8de5-2426-4ba7-80c3-b586d7f1547e/20230904-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-018045613-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out Noming on a leaf (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4c955d64-f23f-45ad-b352-35f39982c3c8/20230904-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-018045482-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out Some of the adult iguanas relaxing (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/27c28f72-077e-4cb5-ba1d-7e9d70caccf4/20230904-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-018045665-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out A stack of young iguanas (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/95816c08-0859-43f1-8761-e35e381d70ba/20230904-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-018045692-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out A tiny female iguana with a genetic abnormality that gave her a beautiful blue tint (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/5deb6246-c3ee-4b90-a677-9697e7d2f865/20230904-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-018045457-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out A sneaky black iguana (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4d26cd67-660b-4dd3-ad72-ed63304ad3a0/20230904-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-018045460.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out Apparently this is our year of seeing orb weavers (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1baef3e8-8302-46be-a9e4-28d2b2516c46/20230904-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-018045803-Enhanced-SR.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out Another toucan, this one with a nut in its mouth (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f7fcac96-c520-4edc-b45e-c837d9677ccb/20230905-ILCE-7RM4-98+mm-018046205.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out All of the air plants (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/deae1fc2-9308-4cc7-a86b-a194c7de13d9/20230905-ILCE-7RM4-280+mm-018045942-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out A relaxing howler monkey (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/96995b32-533c-434a-84b5-53fcc819c44d/20230905-ILCE-7RM4-259+mm-018045980-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out A mother and baby howler monkey staring at us (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/37c88b01-08a3-460f-8fa5-3fa277a3d53d/20230905-ILCE-7RM4-280+mm-018045915.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out There were so many beautiful flowers (and butterflies) (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ba5323d6-74ec-4ce0-9c4e-f4bf846ff015/20230905-ILCE-7RM4-280+mm-018046170-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out The always-mesmerizing leaf cutter ants (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3916ebf9-962f-49ce-81a7-5a21cf21080b/20230905-ILCE-7RM4-280+mm-018046200.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out Another black iguana in the botanic garden (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c26287b9-5e16-4cb8-b7b8-0b9c7956988c/20230908-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-018046509.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out The beautiful view from our rented house (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/339d1a8c-55b3-4129-b726-19fcc0943c09/PANO0021+%281%29.jpeg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out The view up the peninsula from our house (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/26d8c84c-4476-4c8f-8d37-bccc846c2ab7/20230908-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-018046522.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out Some fun painted buses (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0e7cbba5-0aa5-46f4-b920-a9e7fc939b90/Fishes1.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out Some of the coral and fish we saw while snorkeling (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e1f9f493-6e84-4aed-bda7-3002e5d2ab44/Fishes3.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out There were a lot of fish (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ae426eae-441c-4dba-b7ed-caad160abaad/Shark1.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out One of the Nerf sharks we were swimming with (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/523ba005-0612-4fba-a0f6-b3e3bbe6d860/Turtle2.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out The turtle was everyone’s favorite (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/27e6e87b-9e73-48fd-bc7b-21740f6715cc/IMG_2002.jpeg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out Swimming with the turtle (spot the shark in the back) (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/2cf2aa05-b75e-438e-9346-e80d73645c10/20230907-ILCE-7RM4-280+mm-018046328.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out A pelican matching the water (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4125e835-4bd5-498d-b5a9-de2d1b7899de/20230907-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-018046453-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out An awesome picture from the storm (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/163847ef-38ed-42b0-a566-a5635522a548/20230906-ILCE-7RM4-98+mm-018046239.jpg Blog - Belize, Finally - Make it stand out Our beach house vibe (photo/Jason Rafal) https://www.thetoweringtravelers.com/blog/a-last-minute-trip-to-mexico-city monthly 0.5 2024-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9e25c047-c1b2-4023-a059-388c08a0c384/DSC09037-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out Art and murals everywhere you look (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c73835c7-45ff-4ec5-b79f-ec3fd2183299/DSC09062.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out A typical scene of vendors with a mural in the background (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8e83278c-b2c0-4355-a0ac-ef99e8037d42/DSC09058.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out Street fruit (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e58c2071-6b50-41ee-9416-20e9f673e589/20230717-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043606.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out They went all-out on building decoration (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1e871a65-f909-4097-84e7-69c760e424d3/DSC09071.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out The David statue in Plaza Río de Janeiro (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/52287826-5dc3-4959-bd7b-39850a966094/20230714-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043156.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out CDMX against a cloudy sky (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7ebe0ae0-4c57-47f2-bb57-68d99fbba28f/20230714-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043075.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out The bird makes this look so otherworldly (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/063eed12-3e12-4089-9afb-faa9093efd06/20230714-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043084.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out An ambitious endeavor (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4aab075f-96e4-4437-b18a-8f16097adb2b/20230714-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043105.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out A beautiful carousel in Chapultepec Park (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0f69edc4-674d-4201-8f81-8bed7f166a0e/20230714-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043124.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out There was a mural on every storage unit door (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a86835a6-b501-4e93-8fd6-afbd3f6fe10a/20230714-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043125.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out Waiting out the rain (I’m in front of the axolotl) (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/62b35c7d-0929-422f-9947-f162542d5d94/20230714-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043154-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out Another method for hiding from the rain (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3faed390-4b7a-4b33-b568-16a7cb0e20c7/20230714-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043160.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out The dramatic Altar a la Patria (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/32cfec0e-f192-4389-b0eb-0ce222997cb6/DSC09066-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out The amazing Panaderia Rosetta (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/5e6274e1-066d-4ba0-989c-7293fee2028e/DSC09065-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out We have no idea how they cut this…or maybe you’re forced to eat the whole thing? (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/779a92c3-3010-4fd9-a42f-7162330eb40d/20230715-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043198-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out One of the beautiful and delicious dishes at Masala y Maiz (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/6192262f-318e-45ab-9698-5cdaea2e8d5c/20230714-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-017043049.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out The courtyard at the Museo Nacional de Antropología (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/91155e91-763b-4f87-93aa-5b8ffd09420b/20230714-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-017043009-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out The outdoor parts of this museum were some of my favorites (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/02352569-bcaf-44d7-92db-19e6e88b58ac/20230714-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-017042997-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out The dioramas were quite dramatic (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/942959cb-54e3-4b88-87b9-41d5d74a58a5/20230714-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-017042998.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out …they were also a bit gory (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/91216831-68cf-4f3e-86d0-e542ca726823/20230714-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-017043017.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out I think this is Tlāloc, Aztec god of rain (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f637e7fb-6c24-4513-96be-751969d786d3/20230715-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043279.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out So. 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(photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/31f402a0-7f5e-4ea3-8c9d-aa4a63291b04/20230715-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043285.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out One of the time capsule-like exhibits (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0dc858c1-235a-400d-84e3-a0b6452a0334/20230715-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043266.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out A very cool tree in the ruins (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/320122f3-6e97-412e-9386-c051cbf204c8/20230716-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-017043442.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out This stained glass was crazy (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8fd8bf6c-8dbf-465f-afdc-d18bed0cf336/20230716-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-017043447.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out The beautiful rooftop gardens at the castle (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/cadc1792-39db-44e0-a089-922918af3566/20230716-ILCE-7RM4-20+mm-017043454.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out A mopey guardian lion (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d39604ab-0174-4cd4-91b9-f2c410a80735/20230716-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043380.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out A rather intense ceiling painting in the castle (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/733f214c-ba15-4b62-8634-980995116048/20230716-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043405-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out Self portrait with a model ship (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/dcb4a5ea-4f1e-4ba2-a54e-a8f7cc815ed0/20230716-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043413.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out There were at least 6 cherubs on this carriage (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/874ca992-d891-4d3e-80cf-5c5b9872e4f4/20230716-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043427.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out The view from the castle balcony over Chapultepec Park (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9b4dc1d9-00bd-4b9d-8134-4950a76400fc/20230716-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043539.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out A wall in Frida Kahlo’s beautiful garden (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9f7f2bae-ca7e-4d8e-9e7c-c7862c839ffb/20230716-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043508.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out The 16th century Parroquia San Juan Bautista (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/6f32c8cb-c602-4615-9e6d-c49da204ff81/20230716-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043519.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out The coyote fountain in the park in central Coyoacan (guess what the neighborhood is named for) (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/46838cd3-d91f-4938-b9f7-313c883ce2c5/20230716-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043528.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out I love the little indicators of which neighborhood you’re in (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/104bf840-3435-4ce7-aab4-83ff759cbe1b/20230715-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043221.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out The beautiful performing arts center (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/732f1198-daa8-4cc1-88ed-4ca6980addfa/20230716-iPhone+13+Pro-5.7+mm-017143686.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out The equally impressive stage curtain (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/35e0da10-b728-49d8-8dfd-359c377b9626/20230715-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043331.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out The scene in Zocalo, the central plaza (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/daac4d31-51b3-4f6e-af01-e89bd0e3fcb6/20230717-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043588.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out A peek up into the guitar studio (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/6451769a-b1d0-45a3-b1eb-916836734266/DSC09109-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out A frequent park scene (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/5ae9deda-b8f5-430a-91ff-f9402c34f26f/20230717-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043571.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out I was amazed at how well-trained the dogs were (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f51fae55-37e1-4564-a911-cf190ee13d1c/DSC09078.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out A particularly ridiculous and cute pup on the sidewalk (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/2e4a7a4a-865b-4028-89f2-356372fc2248/20230716-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043372-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out A very polite street cart dog (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3823ef07-7f11-48f9-8da6-9bee58791942/20230717-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043622.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out A cranky dog barking out the window at us (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4e7b8628-80d0-4b73-9562-e8d234c4cf1c/20230715-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043354.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out A dutiful shop cat (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/6c6cb14e-22e2-44cf-84e7-d93de245f66f/20230717-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043639.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out Sleepy kitties (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a6941ca5-75fb-4105-bada-5d04d113456d/20230717-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043683.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out Another sleepy kitty (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/cc645913-b4c7-4c22-9490-89587ee41395/20230717-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043665-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out A little kitten with gorgeous eyes in a pen with its siblings (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/353e7eb2-220a-45b9-9401-4aad00ce73f3/20230716-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043375.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out There were so many rainbows <3 (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/362da2a0-ba9e-4d3b-b77e-938f293f4f11/20230716-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043369.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out A Yoshi garbage truck (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/5ffc0aaa-18bf-44f0-8125-24d9be144785/20230715-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043336.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out A university near the city center (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9406c6c0-d406-4e53-9eec-9e8f4971bfc0/20230715-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043250.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out Portrait of a bus (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/b56656fb-8f83-4102-952c-bb4053b2697f/20230717-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043645.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out I loved this mural (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/fe7affb8-0bbd-4982-b535-431c0c43f382/20230717-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-017043576.jpg Blog - A Last-Minute Trip to Mexico City - Make it stand out One of the beautiful streets in Roma Norte (photo/Jason Rafal) https://www.thetoweringtravelers.com/blog/on-a-safari-in-south-africa monthly 0.5 2023-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/6ee37377-47d4-4cad-a402-4017a4e4f6c3/20230417-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-015535017.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out Mac Mac Falls, with amazing greenery all the way down the rock walls (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3c9a73fa-922d-4a86-9537-442379e54c8a/20230417-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-015535064.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out Lisbon Falls (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a09750ca-88f8-4ac5-bc22-6f1115503f95/20230417-ILCE-7RM4-44+mm-015535079-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out The smoky but beautiful view from Lisbon Falls (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1b0f4f15-c152-4dff-9cc2-ce5f61a65264/20230417-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-015535119.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out “Leave room for waterfalls!” (photo/Haley Carter) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ac8d1a6b-12c1-4823-81cf-b31ade624290/20230417-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-015535137.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out The amazing view from inside our little cabin (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/2be3f4d3-30f4-4e03-85d1-860441c670fb/20230417-LEICA+Q-28+mm-016140681.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out A delicious bunny chow meal (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/67f0412d-aa36-43eb-86f9-e23fc5cb0b48/20230418-ILCE-7RM4-28+mm-015535191.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out Looking down into the potholes (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/562d297b-3353-40f4-8499-180e886b9bce/20230418-ILCE-7RM4-171+mm-015535277-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out We saw our first animals, including this giraffe, on our drive to the lodge (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ff9a6dcf-906e-49c9-8761-571fa67b916a/20230418-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015635330-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out The lodge had a family of adorable bush babies living in one of the beams (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c19fa46c-ec9b-4798-b032-d2c4737718f0/IMG_1139.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out The view of our bathroom from the outdoor shower (photo/Nicole Harrison) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f669c376-97d7-4d7d-9ba3-359b5bd3138c/20230418-LEICA+Q-28+mm-016140695.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out Mishack shows us where a baby rhino crossed the road (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e7fe1965-6650-4bae-9c01-a9e98caa5602/20230418-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015635481.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out Each zebra has a unique stripe pattern, and I loved this one that was more black than white (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8679fc04-913b-4560-886a-da2d2a0f0696/20230418-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015635497.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out A large male baboon climbing to the top of a rock (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/74e281f2-20e7-4770-adf0-fce045613899/20230418-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015635634.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out A beautiful lilac-breasted roller, our favorite bird of the trip (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/27ec906a-3293-4ba5-90e9-779bf05b44b0/20230418-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015635718-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out A greater kudu (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7b64f2d4-2736-4257-8b0d-0260ed6215f3/20230418-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015635732.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out An impala that was in an unfortunate fight (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/563333da-df10-4efd-bd1a-230280aca6e2/20230418-ILCE-7RM4-200+mm-015635857-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out Leopards are so beautiful (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d3e83c40-5275-4996-8cb0-3e7a95ec00e3/20230418-ILCE-7RM4-200+mm-015635962-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out Starting to wake up and look around (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/95024b1e-6b19-4e8a-81c5-870fe1950be7/20230419-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015636054.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out A little elephant, so young it didn’t have tusks yet (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/38005778-4a11-408d-938b-84840c2b3213/20230419-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015636193.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out Such a cute “little” elephant (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c916db7f-5eac-423e-b6ee-9982caabba11/20230419-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015636449.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out We usually saw impala in dense herds (spot the red-billed oxpecker on the middle one’s head, eating bugs) (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d58c2439-59b2-4113-89f0-a78b9f10a1ff/20230419-ILCE-7RM4-200+mm-015736935.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out The white lion yawning - he’s not actually mad (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8243f812-5b9c-402f-b3d4-241611f006f1/20230419-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-015736790.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out I liked this guy’s hair tuft (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a11d966c-9e83-4917-a4ea-b1d6e419b873/20230419-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015636555.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out Another picture of the white lion (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4eaba507-2466-4360-86fc-08b199ca8230/20230419-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015636604.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out The lions moved into the shade as they overheated in the sun, creating some dramatic action shots (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9802642a-adff-4fea-9a24-c1738b0ea9be/20230419-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015737055.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out The incredibly dramatic white lion (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7337f91a-243e-470b-a5d6-5a8e5b510ecd/20230419-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015636630.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out Two of the female lions hanging out in the sun (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/bcd86d07-49f3-48bf-a7d4-13f9d767926f/20230419-ILCE-7RM4-407+mm-015737146-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out An adorable bushbuck at the lodge (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f91dbbf2-f1b9-4e86-b40f-7652575dc384/20230419-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015737256.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out Two yellow-billed hornbills doing some sort of dance (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8c5e17a6-1ce4-4cb0-bc4a-5a2906e6f674/20230419-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015737298.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out The dramatic southern ground hornbill, which we saw in a tree instead of on the ground (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/b3c5f973-51de-4803-b5d3-eb7d03a0ca61/20230419-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015737318-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out Two African fish eagles (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ef75d591-a5d5-40df-8cab-6ae6b980cc28/20230419-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015737419.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out A male impala smelling us (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/268204f3-b9fe-4c15-b8d7-d0a168860ac6/20230419-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015737456.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out Look at the beat up ears on this hyena (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/383cee20-3c98-4947-b3d3-b5f2fa09005c/20230419-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015737508-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out I love the ears! (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4bc50eef-0896-400f-b572-37eaefdec289/20230419-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015737563-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out Looking around from the pile of dogs in the grass (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d017df51-777f-47d4-98e8-73fe45035af2/20230419-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015737612-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out They spent a lot of time grooming each other (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/dab1b1b3-93d4-47fa-a2f9-cfb963101667/20230419-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015737721-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out The dogs were covered in small (and sometimes large) cuts (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ccd63a42-de7e-4636-80fd-5c270244a1cf/20230419-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015737762-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out The pack leader, who had adorable floppy ears (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a231d0f9-4767-4a4a-a7d7-d0b0a7926c42/20230419-ILCE-7RM4-200+mm-015737869-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out They’re such beautiful animals - I love their coat patterns (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/bdf1dffb-00e7-4fd6-ba20-41feee815bfc/20230419-LEICA+Q-28+mm-016140765-Enhanced.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out Amy and Mishack set up tasty drinks and snacks for us during the drives (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/dfb8f7f5-b3fa-4abe-b2de-7c32aeb001d0/20230419-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-016040393.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out Being out for sunrise and sunset every day is tiring but amazing (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/cef50b22-2b10-4b16-bfba-f0fbea538f26/20230419-ILCE-7RM4-200+mm-016040433.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out A little chameleon in a tree (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a5cc6790-7dd5-4035-b8dc-3b57852f2c44/20230419-LEICA+Q-28+mm-016140789-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out A surprise spiderweb (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/824a5481-2dc6-4efb-a26f-cf621ee94b9d/20230420-ILCE-7RM4-200+mm-015940100.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out We saw a ton of elephants, and it never got old (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/406ca903-feea-41d4-a213-d9894573c43b/20230420-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015938954.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out You can tell how old an elephant is by its tusk length - this one was pretty young (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4cb4c6fb-811e-4779-b318-3931a0344646/20230420-ILCE-7RM4-426+mm-015938977.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out Some fun trunk contortions (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f0c0c0fc-daaf-4c3b-827f-2528f3e42494/20230420-ILCE-7RM4-430+mm-015938677.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out Flapping its ears to cool itself down (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/5eace8c2-0645-4398-8254-b39a63a4b9ca/20230420-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015938935.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out Two tawny eagles in a tree (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3c92bea7-689f-4285-9491-5b4aa2b4545e/20230420-ILCE-7RM4-474+mm-015939794.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out The blue wildebeest and impala were often together for protection (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/fe45a2c9-1b96-4858-87ca-0980953c09e3/20230420-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015938242.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out Two mating hippos (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0ce21c30-456b-42d5-a501-2a8717f949d3/20230420-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015939282-Enhanced.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out A lilac-breasted roller in flight (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/32fd7b3c-a275-40c7-b6a7-1bf934ab7b34/20230420-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015940177.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out A warthog with a red-billed oxpecker hanging out on its back (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4ecb1726-1e8c-4810-af9b-2992f09c2710/20230420-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015939009-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out An elephant walks down the road in the distance (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/27033825-0467-4ec2-ba04-907bd07c62a9/20230420-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015938455.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out The mother cheetah watching us (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/5f15ce82-2287-48f4-980e-938b0e77bb9e/20230420-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015939871-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out The young cheetah got into a tree to see further and chew on some bark (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1959fdc6-3873-4b51-aef8-ce4e069114ea/20230420-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015939949-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out He watched us for a few minutes (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/b85df6f8-26c3-4a0f-a522-28e5a19f749f/20230420-ILCE-7RM4-500+mm-015938057.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out A large and terrifying spider (we think a golden silk orb-weaver) at our lodge (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/2528582a-ed9a-4727-b3e6-5f0858839329/20230420-ILCE-7RM4-227+mm-015938429.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out This baby zebra was adorable and I was so happy to see her (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/5137146a-6631-45e1-b62e-7bb83086091e/20230420-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015939872.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out The baby zebra hadn’t yet learned that oxpeckers are friends and shook this one off (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/6f84c088-3962-40ef-8a84-9b55f941bfc1/20230420-ILCE-7RM4-452+mm-015940042.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out Another zebra, this one with wider black stripes (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/502cde4a-0310-403d-aa68-e75b92bba008/20230420-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015938005.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out This one had a bit of ear missing (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ceea9dc4-1638-4c1e-afba-ac3109ff9db2/20230420-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015940286.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out A bush duiker considering whether it should run away (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3470e6b0-5078-4a79-bd65-ff939f3da261/20230420-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015939095-Enhanced-RD.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out A grumpy-looking white-browed coucal (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ec98620e-12cc-4933-a003-68639249cdee/20230420-ILCE-7RM4-362+mm-015939089-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out Two young elephants (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/213de4c0-04c5-46ce-b914-899679916054/20230420-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015939266.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out Several yellow-billed oxpeckers were hanging out on this wildebeest (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/90ae9db2-79de-4cd5-8081-9c0f7234b456/20230420-ILCE-7RM4-17+mm-015939802-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out The incredible night sky (the tree was lit up from the pool below) (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f10663a4-32df-4b8e-8d8c-327954bc0231/20230421-ILCE-7RM4-594+mm-015939720.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out Double cheetah (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1701b25f-d6a3-48d5-bae2-584b387e0452/20230421-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015939445-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out The mother cheetah checking out some sounds (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/017b1463-c7d6-4813-abb3-737edd8c72e2/20230421-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015938021.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out The baby cheetah looking up from nursing (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/08063f88-39b1-4f6a-93a4-0d1d285f274c/20230421-ILCE-7RM4-200+mm-015938719.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out Mishack and Tonight, another tracker, heading off to look for animals (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/84f659d9-d5c6-43a8-8646-5500e66d322d/20230421-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015938114.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out We spent some time at a watering hole with some hippos, a crocodile slinking around, and some playful impalas (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9e2c7adf-beb5-4a05-beb6-122b61c758a5/20230421-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015939313-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out A cute dwarf mongoose next to the road (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/306f5380-78dc-436a-b9d1-126342047344/20230419-ILCE-7RM4-485+mm-015737785-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - On a Safari in South Africa - Make it stand out One more bonus picture - we had a great time watching all the animals yawn (photo/Jason Rafal) https://www.thetoweringtravelers.com/blog/at-the-cape-of-storms monthly 0.5 2023-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a5a64e35-e0b5-4730-b673-916cb1230663/20230411-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-015433191.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out The Cape Town City Hall (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7ecab6bf-2426-4a9d-9f2f-d3c86966f4db/20230411-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-015433197.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out Carved faces representing the nine original tribes of South Africa - the Zulu, Xhosa, Bapedi, Batswana, South Ndebele, Basotho, Venda, Tsonga, and Swazi people (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e2d79d27-757e-4e69-b34e-9e502fb19e65/20230414-LEICA+Q-28+mm-016140611.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out The view from our hotel (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/35047d25-a950-425d-a5e9-946af774cda2/20230416-ILCE-7RM4-33+mm-015534967.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out Painted houses near the waterfront (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f2f7875f-271c-45e6-8f22-b97efbb96bb1/20230416-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-015534962.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out There were so many amazing murals in Cape Town (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/19dcd651-3adb-497d-b406-99bdee665891/20230416-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-015534989.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out A flower stand at the Oranjezicht City Farm Market (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/61052ff4-1427-4940-b25e-3d6fbe24065a/20230416-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-015534970.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out A sunning sea lion (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/682a2757-6a91-4ecc-acd4-3da238d84b39/20230414-LEICA+Q-28+mm-016140663.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out Multi-talented bartenders (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/dc343aa2-6b30-483d-9a13-00158fbe5311/20230413-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-015433624.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out Boulders Beach, aside being a great place to see penguins, is really beautiful (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f21f45ea-2e44-4f7f-904c-d0ef945e8470/20230413-ILCE-7RM4-200+mm-015533830.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out At part of the beach, the penguins can come visit the humans (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/dac77954-69ff-4c64-8ba0-cca6ead551b7/20230413-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015433711.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out Penguins surfing (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4947d6a4-ac6c-4c3c-9692-259578a3bef2/20230413-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015433642.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out A baby penguin draped over its parent (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ece7459b-892b-4a89-8dac-2edb88ee9253/20230413-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015433628.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out They’re kind of ridiculous and I love it (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/77dcddff-b698-4a19-b700-82a8df3362e9/20230413-ILCE-7RM4-448+mm-015433704.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out Some adolescent penguins hanging out (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/35994d59-d195-47da-95cb-6b48a354222a/20230413-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015433796.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out This one looked slightly possessed (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4faded6b-687d-4fff-a858-926fad0483b7/20230413-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015533851.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out This one was way too cool for the others (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a8474fc7-c11b-458d-9faf-14f2bab1ce2f/20230413-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015533923.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out Dassies are delightfully awkward (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/77f0dc47-0013-4cf8-8902-63f0e83acc45/20230413-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015533935.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out Just look at these things (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/67ad5ddc-3b51-4199-b2a9-ad8539e9eab3/20230413-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015534045.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out Skeptical ostriches - don’t worry, this was taken with a telephoto lens and we didn’t actually get close (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/fb84f037-599f-45a0-b5b3-45fd70a6ca81/20230413-ILCE-7RM4-600+mm-015534128.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out A beautiful southern rock agama (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f4f88f36-c1b9-4bfe-85f7-5f25da114c44/20230413-ILCE-7RM4-200+mm-015534174.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out The lighthouse at Cape Point, with views across False Bay (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4f274efc-403f-4b49-af91-447c1d0bb894/20230414-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-015534373.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out Some of the very large trees at the botanical garden (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/34e19d2e-66eb-4900-b93d-0d12eb4d2a81/20230414-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-015534406.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out The tree canopy walkway, which has great views of the mountains (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4d285e08-2bed-4eb4-84e8-a7633b97668d/20230414-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-015534429.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out These pathways are amazing (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/889def58-b87b-4633-8299-a6102e6e2652/20230414-ILCE-7RM4-45+mm-015534431.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out You can see Cape Town in the distance to the top left (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3f5e44db-1fa1-4263-bfc1-67e73a826ef8/20230414-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-015534363.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out The bizarre Welwitschia, which has two long, thin leaves that grow for its entire life - which can be over 1,000 years! (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/bc0ba48f-2f7a-4504-9528-3874d65255c9/20230414-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-015534458.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out We had no idea that the Cape has its own World Floral Kingdom - and that we’ve now been to 5 of 6 (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e0cb9269-4eac-4d0b-bf49-f9089d46b30b/20230414-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-015534476.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out The view up the cables (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/54913e48-bdb9-4271-bb37-128b4d23c8a5/20230414-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-015534655.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out Looking down at the city, Lion’s Head, and Robben Island (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a70e2ddd-8e80-4ad2-9ac3-06d32dca9f3f/20230414-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-015534659.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out A frequent view at the top of Table Mountain - people wearing all the clothes they brought and taking pictures (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/2a288c6e-c84d-411d-ac2c-51da26b90a3a/20230414-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-015534609.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out Two reservoirs near the top of the mountain (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a3660bf8-b54d-4087-8204-b025a7a7ff2b/20230414-ILCE-7RM4-109+mm-015534639.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out Looking out toward Cape Point (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ff5a1e00-e343-43e7-a154-4ae5038fd622/20230414-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-015534669.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out Looking down at Camps Bay (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f10e4e7a-a574-49a4-bf3a-8c810827a3bc/20230414-ILCE-7RM4-200+mm-015534573.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out One of the weird and beautiful plants at the top (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/630b50f2-29db-412d-aae4-49369ede18d9/20230415-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-015534745-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out Our beautiful chocolate pairing at La Bri (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d3d236de-53a4-4287-9b06-92fa8e9c3f53/20230415-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-015534760-Enhanced-SR.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out A skeptical owl outside of the La Bri tasting room (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/01f334ae-4314-45ee-8654-87c9b7cbbbab/20230415-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-015534845.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out The beautiful Boschendal tasting area (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/236f43e5-bfdf-4831-a9b0-d95e7ef008f1/20230415-ILCE-7RM4-34+mm-015534770.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out Fall colors on the vines (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/dca9328b-d0dc-4c42-bf77-1e5be7ad2646/20230415-ILCE-7RM4-57+mm-015534890.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out Barrels in the cellar (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c09fa5b1-ca11-466f-ab1d-67f6668478e6/20230415-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-015534842-Enhanced-SR.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out A curious bird in a rosebush (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/b62cbd47-ca82-4e4c-86ae-3100286be6b0/20230415-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-015534851-Enhanced-SR.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out All three of these wineries were really beautiful properties (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/edbe8985-01da-4826-82f4-feaebebe8065/20230415-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-015534912.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out I was thrilled to find the goats at Fairview (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/5780949f-0195-45a9-8602-6542438283b3/20230415-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-015534938.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out The last light of sunset over Table Mountain. 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At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out Some goats eating on the side of the road (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/6e83cbf7-aadb-4100-887e-1c5d27d668d1/20230422-LEICA+Q-28+mm-016040524.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out The Orlando Towers (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/bfb18b03-def4-432c-9b7a-d4ec5dcf99bd/20230422-LEICA+Q-28+mm-016040546.jpg Blog - At the Cape of Storms - Make it stand out A kota sandwich, a local street food designed to be easily portable and carb-heavy (it’s delicious) (photo/Jason Rafal) https://www.thetoweringtravelers.com/blog/2022-in-review monthly 0.5 2023-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/802c7dab-bc83-41d6-a819-f27b821f45ce/20220530-ILCE-7RM4-E+28-200mm+F2.8-5.6+A071-009813837.jpg Blog - 2022 in Review - Make it stand out One of the best views of Seattle is from the Bainbridge ferry (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1675807626309-OT1MBST1NF141EJZNZON/20220109-ILCE-7RM400728444.jpg Blog - 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2022 in Review https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1b23eaf1-6c65-43c2-a14a-e812aa5e4288/20221006-ILCE-7RM4-105+mm-013428413.jpg Blog - 2022 in Review - Make it stand out Sailors at sunset from Golden Gardens park (photo/Jason Rafal) https://www.thetoweringtravelers.com/blog/the-sparkling-lights-of-madrid monthly 0.5 2023-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a8b5eac5-0dda-4cc8-b2e1-cfbf0111d844/20221226-ILCE-7RM4-19+mm-014530675.jpg Blog - The Sparkling Lights of Madrid - Make it stand out I want a forest in every train station now (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0b058758-9879-4bd1-990e-37df2936d140/20221226-LEICA+Q-28+mm-014430338.jpg Blog - The Sparkling Lights of Madrid - Make it stand out Completely lit up trees across the Great Pond of El Retiro (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/72ba3441-9271-4226-b07c-68170691fad2/20221226-LEICA+Q-28+mm-014430407.jpg Blog - 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The Sparkling Lights of Madrid - Make it stand out A figurine of a watch maker with a clock representing 4 as IIII (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/6ffa8736-fcaa-435f-a282-663885be6367/20221227-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-014630920.jpg Blog - The Sparkling Lights of Madrid - Make it stand out The Curious Neighbor (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a1f61d0e-09ee-4a50-8f25-2eb3c351dd6c/20221227-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-014630930.jpg Blog - The Sparkling Lights of Madrid - Make it stand out Paul asks us something about the superstitious number three in our quiz (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c9f91c42-981f-41f6-a0e9-1d1fa8571b39/20221227-ILCE-7RM4-17+mm-014630961.jpg Blog - The Sparkling Lights of Madrid - Make it stand out Model ships in glass boxes in the naval museum (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/88ec314b-b937-4a18-97c6-d7308c34abc4/20221227-ILCE-7RM4-17+mm-014630968.jpg Blog - The Sparkling Lights of Madrid - Make it stand out A collection of items found in the sunken San Diego in 1992 (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/448114be-7699-473d-84ba-1508615c4adb/20221227-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-014630892.jpg Blog - The Sparkling Lights of Madrid - Make it stand out A colorful view near Plaza Mayor (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/21f49072-8d98-4d52-b8f7-6b3e448a027a/20221228-ILCE-7RM4-40+mm-014731058.jpg Blog - The Sparkling Lights of Madrid - Make it stand out The Temple of Debod (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/fa4317d4-eb0b-4945-9edf-e7b66a6d2e42/20221228-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-014731064.jpg Blog - The Sparkling Lights of Madrid - Make it stand out The view from the temple (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7e9ebe85-c726-47bc-8fc8-3699e1e4bdef/20221228-ILCE-7RM4-63+mm-014731053.jpg Blog - 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The Sparkling Lights of Madrid - Make it stand out This empty path at dusk felt starkly different from the rest of the city (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/44f01759-a732-415b-b9d6-15b1b9750284/20221229-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-014731245.jpg Blog - The Sparkling Lights of Madrid - Make it stand out We happened across a feral cat colony getting fed (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ddf1cdf4-88f9-4ff6-947e-9b1c969455c3/20221226-LEICA+Q-28+mm-014430368.jpg Blog - The Sparkling Lights of Madrid - Make it stand out Dusk reflections from the park (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/96cc1897-aa10-4a8b-bf69-b64530022168/20221229-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-014731174.jpg Blog - The Sparkling Lights of Madrid - Make it stand out One of the adorable book kiosks near El Retiro (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/42c5c5db-6be3-4923-900c-0c31e3c1ded4/20221228-LEICA+Q-28+mm-014430436.jpg Blog - 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Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out A butchery in a market (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a54ebbe5-5a78-4101-862d-079ae642aae5/20221222-LEICA+Q-28+mm-014029326.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out The park at Mirador de Miramar (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/051e8c9a-e13c-43ea-afab-5239f1ebc777/20221222-LEICA+Q-28+mm-014029341.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out I’m too tall for this (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/59dbeeaf-e5d9-4a70-90ba-e93dc2d5f7a1/20221222-LEICA+Q-28+mm-014029346.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out The Montjuïc castle (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8bf7cf9d-7193-422b-b5b2-a61922f0380e/20221222-LEICA+Q-28+mm-014029395.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out We kept seeing this figurine everywhere, in various sizes (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d19ab8b5-ac10-45f8-bc07-f86906366940/20221222-LEICA+Q-28+mm-014029397.jpg Blog - 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Make it stand out The adorable and infrequently open Skye Coffee (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/b2ac9f92-d3cc-4c55-99ba-27da8f986911/20221226-ILCE-7RM4-17+mm-014530485.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out The equally adorable Xiloteca Coffee + Botiga (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/013b4a45-e5d7-4a21-a568-edce409639cb/20221226-ILCE-7RM4-17+mm-014530499.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out The staircase going up to the auditorium (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7e018be8-3e7d-4691-b77b-93a8518aea42/20221226-ILCE-7RM4-28+mm-014530501.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out Beautiful balcony columns (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3f84f453-ecf4-44f2-afbc-3825f14123d8/20221226-ILCE-7RM4-17+mm-014530555.jpg Blog - 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Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out Looking down the steep trail toward the Sant Joan Chapel (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9c6befb7-dfc0-45c8-ac9b-e866a8cc6aa8/20221224-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-014229796.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out Climbers on one of the big rocks (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9ccad89a-f856-494b-944e-fa52dd133d51/20221224-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-014229847.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out The Ermita de Sant Miquel (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/fbd44b3b-89e3-43b7-b81a-b913a2c1ea4c/20221224-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-014229886.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out Taking the gondola back down the mountain (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/2fb70b5b-5a4f-4320-bea8-227a83f3ebc9/20221222-LEICA+Q-28+mm-014029204.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out The facade next to Casa Batllo (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e3965904-6301-44a1-9be8-287d2440fb38/20221222-LEICA+Q-28+mm-014029207.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out Skylights in Casa Batllo (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/57b5d6b2-d9e9-42ac-86de-f38787650c06/20221222-LEICA+Q-28+mm-014029232.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out The spiral ceiling and chandelier in the living room (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3b632a7d-be00-4ba3-ab29-dbbc1ae0c34c/20221222-LEICA+Q-28+mm-014029255.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out Some of the ventilation in the apartment (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/fea12df5-fb3c-4f37-9a3d-3911ca71a16b/20221222-LEICA+Q-28+mm-014029259.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out Beautiful doors and walls in the central staircase (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a29e8e6c-b502-49e3-a2cb-3230c394e457/20221222-LEICA+Q-28+mm-014029264.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out The under-the-sea feel of the apartment (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d066ba0c-3ba9-4ff0-a3eb-c2917b1ece6a/20221222-LEICA+Q-28+mm-014029273.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out One of the doorknobs that Jason fell in love with (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7d7d3fad-726a-4742-bff4-05b10ad11744/20221222-LEICA+Q-28+mm-014029282.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out Some of the tiled work on the roof of the apartment (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8950e491-1642-4646-b250-1fe695a73e84/20221223-ILCE-7RM4-27+mm-014129465.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out The current state of the outside of la Sagrada Familia (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/5ea379cb-d16e-48c8-a6cf-9f8c6b2bbc0a/20221223-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-014129718.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out Some of the weird spires (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1f6b85a1-00fd-4eba-9058-18c1ed9d6a15/20221223-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-014129479.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out A pigeon rests on the baby Jesus’s head (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4627075a-6de9-4b49-b6d4-4371f19d0b9a/20221223-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-014129510.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out The remarkable ceiling of la Sagrada Familia (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/975fd4e6-c28c-4e97-be1c-ab3f81ff5c15/20221223-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-014129497.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out The cooler-toned side of the cathedral (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0e3359d1-8a80-4a57-8f37-c7c957406394/20221223-ILCE-7RM4-43+mm-014129505.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out A slightly ominous figure (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7c62caa7-727e-424c-9e2b-16ba6901a81e/20221223-ILCE-7RM4-36+mm-014129548.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out The incredible warm wall of the cathedral (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a0f0dfd8-6cf6-42e6-be02-84b3248299b6/20221223-ILCE-7RM4-37+mm-014129523.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out I loved the rainbow reflections on this column (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4e14e494-c7f4-4498-8f7b-dc67129869f8/20221223-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-014129627.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out Some of the organ pipes in the church (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/745ceff8-5582-4cdd-81b6-b8db67d08578/20221225-LEICA+Q-28+mm-014430188.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out Looking out toward the sea from Park Güell (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e118ac17-4f7c-4fdf-955c-0f093c141289/20221225-LEICA+Q-28+mm-014430214.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out Hanging out in the park (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7e0a0516-e646-4b39-b015-c8fbba026600/20221225-LEICA+Q-28+mm-014430267.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out Another view from the park (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c228eed8-468d-4670-ba12-440e70c68814/20221225-LEICA+Q-28+mm-014430282.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out The beautiful tiles under the observation deck in the park (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/83be4260-eb68-45e6-8b43-3051266e3d74/20221225-LEICA+Q-28+mm-014430288.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out The famous lizard at the front of the park (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4906790b-d6ff-4772-a2db-b51d196c7c12/20221226-ILCE-7RM4-17+mm-014530639.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out The lovely Cascada del Parc de la Ciutadella (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e4914e49-ff7f-4a86-b095-3dc31bbcabbc/20221226-ILCE-7RM4-28+mm-014530649.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out Walking through the structure above the pond (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/bcecfd80-fcd2-432f-94c2-7926b968e3e8/20221226-ILCE-7RM4-28+mm-014530616.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out An interesting statue in the Parc de la Ciutadella (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c80c9b1c-6aa0-43d9-a069-3e2cb7f78f3b/20221223-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-014129750.jpg Blog - Christmas in Catalonia - Make it stand out An excellent vehicle (photo/Jason Rafal) https://www.thetoweringtravelers.com/blog/the-many-charms-of-bergen monthly 0.5 2023-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ecf5775f-324d-460a-8cfc-d6990d548dbf/20220909-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-012625169.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out Muséhagen park (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/de7c5405-087b-4fe2-a5c5-0b3f28566811/20220909-ILCE-7RM4-31+mm-012624446.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out First, coffee (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/08cfad21-f835-4413-a711-a2879f34a9f0/20220911-ILCE-7RM4-28+mm-012825867.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out One more look at the beautiful colorful houses of Bergen (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/715922c9-b78e-419e-a185-27fd93b5edff/20220909-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-012625251.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out A beautiful mural (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4dfcb13f-61f0-4385-8ac6-c2e277685c90/20220909-ILCE-7RM4-46+mm-012625144.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out Another excellent mural (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/88a82b48-f8fa-4ed6-b813-39ced4e66d9e/20220909-ILCE-7RM4-32+mm-012625218.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c27028d2-388b-4e6e-8812-b97616b43dd4/IMG_6899.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out One of the inner alleys in Bryggen (photo/Nicole Harrison) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/576e4204-296c-4619-9851-ed953c6a4dbe/20220909-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-012624641.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out A ship through the wall of Bergenhus Fortress (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ad595aa7-d3e1-4cf7-bf8b-695c148fac55/20220911-LEICA+Q-28+mm-012926760.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out Some of Jason’s urban bird photography (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7a949e4c-71d8-42f0-ab8c-fefd79d8c623/20220909-LEICA+Q-28+mm-012725783.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out Bryggen at sunset (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3bdae2c6-4683-4af8-af35-dce0c0ee0d22/20220909-LEICA+Q-28+mm-012725836.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out An adorable dog listens to the classical music (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/385cdca9-b6be-44a3-ab6d-13d67da262b3/20220909-LEICA+Q-28+mm-012725813.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out A pole dancing performance in downtown Bergen (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4b2e8faa-0404-45ec-81e5-6fced91faac2/20220909-LEICA+Q-28+mm-012725857.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out Evening walks in Bergen (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/25890bf7-e6e2-41f1-9273-9dd5b282fe1d/20220910-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-012625075.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out The view from the top (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d8779113-641a-47fa-bcfd-426d0a9e1168/20220910-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-012625573.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out I was delighted that there were goats at the top of Mount Fløyen (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/bc4adc75-58c6-4c5c-9e85-1076e1720f82/20220910-ILCE-7RM4-400+mm-012624272.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out A duck on a very calm mountain lake (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9b41d381-216a-4964-be7c-fd9f14b9dfc3/20220910-ILCE-7RM4-140+mm-012623963.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out One of the trolls at Trollskogen, a troll-themed park (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9a5144bb-5ed5-4beb-a9b5-c1bb89ec2bc2/20220910-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-012624451.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out The view up the hill to Mount Fløyen from Bergen (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/02b9daaa-6d5e-4126-9dba-6de12254eaf4/20220910-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-012624802.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out Walking up one of the very steep hills on the hike (photo/Nicole Harrison) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0aabc43c-bd78-4504-9539-c10148495c30/20220910-ILCE-7RM4-34+mm-012623967.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out Little lakes of water between the rocks (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/244e493b-f2ff-4e32-aa15-868d3118dc1d/20220910-ILCE-7RM4-17+mm-012624687.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out A fork in the marshy trail (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9f74306c-dbf1-44bf-9b42-22ed0cf69532/20220910-ILCE-7RM4-17+mm-012624666.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out Finally spotting the sea (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9eb65b04-57fb-40cf-9241-beba07aabec6/20220910-ILCE-7RM4-25+mm-012624385.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out The trail was all rocks, mud, and catwalks (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1bf3400a-b4b0-4452-8532-09328a4901b4/20220910-ILCE-7RM4-98+mm-012624915.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out Nicole and the sea (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/5d17c939-13a4-4a3b-9159-2d5a6fee7fdd/20220910-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-012624103.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out Sheep grazing in the golden light (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8302bfeb-5ced-4205-86bf-b9ba273c4746/20220910-ILCE-7RM4-60+mm-012624184.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out Sunset from the lovely Nordnesparken in Bergen (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c53a0f72-69e4-480d-8cd0-ddd0e12db0be/20220911-ILCE-7RM4-52+mm-012825875.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out Mørkhølsfossen (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/fa6c9d19-3785-4440-82db-f0e1ce2ed1de/20220911-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-012825887.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out You can see some guys doing military training on the right - we were amused that they used a rented van (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/b06de95f-048d-4342-84de-5f7832e5dee1/20220911-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-012825923.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out Very excited to get on the boat (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0e92452d-1f6a-4fdf-a575-07600805c22f/20220911-ILCE-7RM4-51+mm-012826004.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out A lone fall-colored tree on a rocky island (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/78f567e7-24a4-4900-8472-34103e5435cf/20220911-ILCE-7RM4-98+mm-012826330.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out There were tons of tiny waterfalls in the fjord (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/b1c95906-fbce-44ac-9471-f89f89cb7641/20220911-ILCE-7RM4-98+mm-012826341.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out A tiny rainbow in the water (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/6a4f83d5-cc4c-408f-ab32-b1c2e7d7181e/20220911-ILCE-7RM4-98+mm-012826408.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out One more picture of pretty water (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/dfb0a688-54e8-4eac-98ea-47db2fa4aa62/20220911-ILCE-7RM4-178+mm-012826480.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out A photogenic red boat in the green water (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/154386c6-216b-49d0-ad4d-6eec1dd7c496/20220911-ILCE-7RM4-242+mm-012826274.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out A little shed with a green roof hiding behind the rocks (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9ffa0ad3-fd3e-4361-8710-aaccfa9fa493/20220911-ILCE-7RM4-280+mm-012826048.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out A little rocky island (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4959ba98-4563-4c0b-b055-fee7ca106be7/20220911-ILCE-7RM4-280+mm-012826081.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out We would like this house (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1b7dc1fa-bfd1-46c9-b23c-2e7e7e8fc434/20220911-ILCE-7RM4-280+mm-012826098.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out Jason continues to improve his bird photography (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3dd3768c-0157-4fe4-8488-7f7ef83c9381/20220911-ILCE-7RM4-280+mm-012826206.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out More birds (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/dedb1266-14c2-4ff3-98e8-7d1800b2d6f4/20220911-ILCE-7RM4-280+mm-012826218.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out Dramatic fjord landscapes (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9e54f16b-ced9-43b9-bd2a-2a134a123149/20220911-ILCE-7RM4-280+mm-012826496.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out A boat dock deep in a fjord (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0100fc7d-1a70-4c6b-85a4-e5c6d55971c9/20220911-ILCE-7RM4-200+mm-012826649.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out A dramatic glacier background for some lovely hillside houses (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ab3ba0b6-a50b-46c9-9f6f-5c9a4c153c08/20220911-LEICA+Q-28+mm-012926720.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out Bryggen from across the water (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9b60237f-e5de-4d4b-b52b-b754291b709d/20220909-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-012624651-2.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out Colorful houses in Bergen (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a2217b27-056a-476e-b3f8-1e39eb74c3ec/20220909-ILCE-7RM4-57+mm-012625147.jpg Blog - The Many Charms of Bergen - Make it stand out Self portrait in an art piece at the Bergenhus Fortress (photo/Jason Rafal) https://www.thetoweringtravelers.com/blog/78-north monthly 0.5 2023-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/50422427-a8e2-4160-86b1-365dab469747/20220906-ILCE-7RM4-98+mm-012625390.jpg Blog - 78' North - Make it stand out Longyearbyen from the water (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/dfae7ba0-4e02-46a7-97c9-4e4deab0909e/20220906-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-012625712.jpg Blog - 78' North - Make it stand out The scale of the larger radomes (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f36ef835-4ef4-4657-b489-484c44376581/20220906-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-012624071.jpg Blog - 78' North - Make it stand out The radomes had varying patterns (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8a30c3c4-1933-42c6-9284-4aa7e61b23d8/20220906-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-012625023.jpg Blog - 78' North - Make it stand out Radomes in the fog (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/aafe26e5-aaba-4a65-84d1-64cba448ae48/20220906-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-012625688.jpg Blog - 78' North - Make it stand out Looking down the hill at the Global Seed Vault (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/070b99d8-13c5-4b1f-ade0-7486cdf69062/20220906-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-012625717.jpg Blog - 78' North - Make it stand out The door to the Seed Vault (left) and a building that we can’t help you identify (right) (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e79b3806-e822-4804-b6ab-d8e47e5b5c0c/20220906-ILCE-7RM4-95+mm-012625687.jpg Blog - 78' North - Make it stand out A neighborhood leading into Bjorndalen, the valley between the two mountains (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/78d8c578-09fb-4917-9151-a65fc28fd395/20220906-ILCE-7RM4-147+mm-012624318.jpg Blog - 78' North - Make it stand out The Soviet settlement of Grumont, which was abandoned in the 1960s (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/2c0dfa51-538e-4229-bd5d-bc46308b221a/20220906-ILCE-7RM4-156+mm-012624626.jpg Blog - 78' North - Make it stand out Some of the most colorful landscape we saw in Svalbard (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8273ece9-8bda-4b02-adc1-2d9d5e6394c8/20220906-ILCE-7RM4-191+mm-012624859.jpg Blog - 78' North - Make it stand out A view of the radomes from the boat (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/377b57cf-9fff-46b4-b1d8-47a5c66b93b2/20220908-ILCE-7RM4-35+mm-012625547.jpg Blog - 78' North - Make it stand out Colorful houses of Longyearbyen with snowmobiles in a row in front (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e2dbd1f6-3838-4b9a-8d07-c29736cf1782/20220907-ILCE-7RM4-43+mm-012624255.jpg Blog - 78' North - Make it stand out Some more of the colorful houses in Longyearbyen (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1463fd30-6cae-4cd6-9c66-2330cf585ff8/20220907-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-012624637.jpg Blog - 78' North - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/79b9297c-69e3-4aab-9dbc-da6e618b4b0d/IMG_6703.jpg Blog - 78' North - Make it stand out Three things not allowed inside public buildings in Longyearbyen (photo/Nicole Harrison) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/febbbb24-f0e7-4233-becc-6711584f1332/20220907-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-012624125.jpg Blog - 78' North - Make it stand out A dog patiently waiting for its owner outside the grocery store (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/52ffed64-948d-42df-803e-f81418b98bd1/20220907-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-012625127.jpg Blog - 78' North - Make it stand out One of the huskies we hung out with at the cafe (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f60790b1-97c0-43e9-9db7-ce7cd62930ec/20220908-ILCE-7RM4-48+mm-012624961.jpg Blog - 78' North - Make it stand out The most northern fuel station in the world (and I have to assume the most northern Toyota dealership) (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e34e040f-2f5e-4e2d-840d-61c71deb63ed/20220908-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-012625548.jpg Blog - 78' North - Make it stand out Yes, disc golf has made it to the Arctic (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/67908e91-8126-4110-a767-37a91d28c55e/IMG_6634.jpg Blog - 78' North - Make it stand out The end of the road at Bjorndalen (photo/Nicole Harrison) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/686ee482-2622-4614-bcb7-c7c6729e73cd/IMG_6552.jpg Blog - 78' North - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/eeb0b17a-795e-4b0f-98e3-dc28b11d18a0/IMG_6590.jpg Blog - 78' North - Make it stand out Looking up the valley (photo/Nicole Harrison) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f13f4cef-d51a-424d-aa8b-50d783dc857d/IMG_6586.jpg Blog - 78' North - Make it stand out A reindeer skeleton and some leftover hair blending in with the shale (photo/Nicole Harrison) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/21491ead-b353-4b51-bfb7-35c92121c095/IMG_6605.jpg Blog - 78' North - Make it stand out Yes, this is the best picture of a reindeer I got - I also wish Jason had been there (photo/Nicole Harrison) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7e42e683-6958-4c40-8a38-1ab9a26ad7d8/IMG_6622.jpg Blog - 78' North - Make it stand out Some of the old mining equipment (photo/Nicole Harrison) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/fbf17087-3405-4dee-ae75-d2fe67ec8d21/20220907-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-012623851.jpg Blog - 78' North - Make it stand out Circling shorebirds (photo/Nicole Harrison) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/bc43569a-97b8-427d-87c2-ba745753c152/20220907-ILCE-7RM4-141+mm-012623870.jpg Blog - 78' North - Make it stand out Dozens of beluga whales feeding in the water (photo/Nicole Harrison) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/fca4cde8-3e91-4cac-aab2-4ca6bc9c01e2/20220907-ILCE-7RM4-182+mm-012625669.jpg Blog - 78' North - Make it stand out The scarred back of a beluga (photo/Nicole Harrison) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7760032f-c7c8-4571-b796-6736a043fde2/20220907-ILCE-7RM4-111+mm-012625116.jpg Blog - 78' North - Make it stand out Swimming belugas - 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Welcome to Norway - Make it stand out Sunset from Aker Brygge (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d293ed12-efcd-4018-b3c5-40a039d439ba/20220904-ILCE-7RM4-34+mm-012323155.jpg Blog - Welcome to Norway - Make it stand out We never figured out why these French public toilets were there (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d2375984-ccbb-4a8b-aa8c-0ebb0315dc32/20220905-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-012323314.jpg Blog - Welcome to Norway - Make it stand out A friend at a coffee shop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/246ffa0f-4b48-4dc7-b334-a31458329988/20220904-ILCE-7RM4-34+mm-012323267.jpg Blog - Welcome to Norway - Make it stand out Looking down on Mathallen Oslo (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/fd2683b3-c199-4daa-afbd-217b5b41d7a0/20220903-LEICA+Q-28+mm-012523720.jpg Blog - Welcome to Norway - Make it stand out Walking between the fortress walls (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7648c77d-36e8-47ca-bf8b-62d8931291ee/20220904-LEICA+Q-28+mm-012523760.jpg Blog - Welcome to Norway - Make it stand out Trying out a telefon booth (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ea9f3966-e957-4db3-81e3-7469f55e1e65/20220904-ILCE-7RM4-42+mm-012323229.jpg Blog - Welcome to Norway - Make it stand out The beautiful Palmehuset (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f4b10958-abc3-4642-bd6f-937daa42c5a9/20220904-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-012323225.jpg Blog - Welcome to Norway - Make it stand out A huge drooping flower (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/77c68af4-f5e6-4c2c-be8f-b75e5cb41c34/20220904-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-012323187.jpg Blog - Welcome to Norway - Make it stand out A lovely cactus flower in the desert greenhouse (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/95c7fa63-57e0-4404-9c5f-9816e4d61efc/20220904-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-012323175.jpg Blog - Welcome to Norway - Make it stand out Helicopter seedpod art (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/2947c150-2f59-4110-9224-290a3ce176f2/20220904-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-012323237.jpg Blog - Welcome to Norway - Make it stand out A cave of greenery (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/faf8601f-2c13-45f5-82ba-3f305a125c76/20220904-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-012323250.jpg Blog - Welcome to Norway - Make it stand out Another beautiful part of the botanic garden (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d0163c16-be88-4a44-a19b-06b9c122a5d7/20220904-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-012323254.jpg Blog - Welcome to Norway - Make it stand out Murals and graffiti (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c6df75eb-1b69-4f83-a2c8-fd239dfa28b4/20220904-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-012323275.jpg Blog - Welcome to Norway - Make it stand out One of my favorite murals in the city (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/bedc299a-1fb1-4074-8285-b9e69469c813/20220904-LEICA+Q-28+mm-012523738.jpg Blog - Welcome to Norway - Make it stand out Walking through the park to the palace (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d43c93e4-234a-4689-a5d9-00b3bb28ff9c/20220904-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-012323305.jpg Blog - Welcome to Norway - Make it stand out Walking up the opera house (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/cdb1c2dd-f25c-4c40-bc6c-69e7d06c64a4/20220904-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-012323278.jpg Blog - Welcome to Norway - Make it stand out Some of Oslo’s floating saunas from the opera house (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/416ff9cf-6941-485f-a359-5e5c8c522102/20220905-LEICA+Q-28+mm-012523831.jpg Blog - Welcome to Norway - Make it stand out Sitting in front of the opera house at sunset (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/fec62bbc-2b33-4c9d-b983-4688552adfdb/20220905-LEICA+Q-28+mm-012523849.jpg Blog - Welcome to Norway - Make it stand out The central library on the left, opera house in the middle, and Munch museum on the right (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e6fd4eb7-c66a-4db1-aeaf-08c84d692193/20220905-LEICA+Q-28+mm-012523826.jpg Blog - Welcome to Norway - Make it stand out A massive art piece in the central library (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/5b49dac4-f3e1-4402-99db-deaf1c17a381/20220905-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-012323345.jpg Blog - Welcome to Norway - Make it stand out Statues at the park (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8e7bebb7-9ac8-4e1e-8e9e-dd9c991e8e77/20220905-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-012323403.jpg Blog - Welcome to Norway - Make it stand out Admundsen in his study (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/25c6ea10-f17d-4f18-a925-50e79f3313c6/20220905-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-012323401.jpg Blog - Welcome to Norway - Make it stand out The ship’s chef (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/72863dee-2509-4304-ab7c-28d01da1d596/20220905-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-012323417.jpg Blog - Welcome to Norway - Make it stand out We were surprised to see they took a piano to the north pole…but entertainment is important on a six-year trip (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/66fab7f7-7bd6-4471-98bc-2bd58db3ba67/20220905-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-012323433.jpg Blog - Welcome to Norway - Make it stand out Tiny elevator self portrait (photo/Jason Rafal) https://www.thetoweringtravelers.com/blog/eleven-miles-and-six-gondola-rides monthly 0.5 2022-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/20730658-48c4-4a23-8589-a6a306b42335/20220702-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-010918957.jpg Blog - Eleven Miles and Six Gondola Rides - Make it stand out The view from the funicular on the way up to Harder Kulm (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/dff5113a-ef60-465e-807f-001633181b28/20220702-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-010918986.jpg Blog - Eleven Miles and Six Gondola Rides - Make it stand out The view from the top (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/cf49df39-0e3e-4dfb-b80f-f2e7a9954636/20220702-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-010919010-Pano.jpg Blog - Eleven Miles and Six Gondola Rides - Make it stand out The view of Interlaken (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/716d74ce-74ae-4f26-ad2c-a870403e01a5/20220702-ILCE-7RM4-58.8+mm-010918976.jpg Blog - Eleven Miles and Six Gondola Rides - Make it stand out One of the decorations at the top (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4e5352e9-0612-4f93-bc71-24cae21e7adf/20220702-ILCE-7RM4-58.8+mm-010919041.jpg Blog - Eleven Miles and Six Gondola Rides - Make it stand out Alpenglow in Interlaken (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/112349a6-b47e-45e0-977b-ba4e3b3f760a/20220703-ILCE-7RM4-57.5+mm-010919112.jpg Blog - Eleven Miles and Six Gondola Rides - Make it stand out A water trough in front of a cow barn on our hike (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/190170fd-1a6a-4586-ba5e-3e6f945a8d2d/20220703-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-010919088.jpg Blog - Eleven Miles and Six Gondola Rides - Make it stand out A whole meadow and this cow was looking for food under a pine tree (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7548fceb-e602-4b91-9fe2-2d238c2289a0/20220703-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-010919145.jpg Blog - Eleven Miles and Six Gondola Rides - Make it stand out There were so many bees on these flowers (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/07aefe6c-bfad-4c29-b3e0-03db01dc0f67/20220703-ILCE-7RM4-17+mm-010919212.jpg Blog - Eleven Miles and Six Gondola Rides - Make it stand out This made us laugh because it was an insane view all the way around the mountain…but this one point was designated for photos (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d62d4afd-2563-47d3-8e38-3100e55ed95b/20220703-ILCE-7RM4-17+mm-010919219-Pano.jpg Blog - Eleven Miles and Six Gondola Rides - Make it stand out The amazing view from Birg (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4aef9aae-ff15-44aa-862d-c37bf72c0f56/20220703-ILCE-7RM4-17+mm-010919239.jpg Blog - Eleven Miles and Six Gondola Rides - Make it stand out The Birg catwalk had a lot of fun and alarming challenges hundreds of feet off the ground (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9d95b8ac-785d-4b2e-9df7-55bf337b00d2/20220703-ILCE-7RM4-17+mm-010919253.jpg Blog - Eleven Miles and Six Gondola Rides - Make it stand out Gondola views (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8bc0a0e7-3177-450e-ab56-68c42c8e1cb0/20220703-ILCE-7RM4-17+mm-010919280.jpg Blog - Eleven Miles and Six Gondola Rides - Make it stand out The view at Schilthorn (photo/Jason Rafal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8358018b-70ba-430a-87f1-947269bdeb17/20220703-ILCE-7RM4-28+mm-010919289.jpg Blog - Eleven Miles and Six Gondola Rides - Make it stand out Tiny flowers among the mountaintop rocks (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/4004a153-d9e7-4853-97f2-ed6cac06ad11/20220703-ILCE-7RM4-28+mm-010919345.jpg Blog - Eleven Miles and Six Gondola Rides - Make it stand out A butterfly in the meadow on our hike (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1631f7ae-b9c6-418d-976b-593a50391537/20220703-ILCE-7RM4-28+mm-011019359.jpg Blog - Eleven Miles and Six Gondola Rides - Make it stand out Our welcome to Gimmelwald (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e820b9e8-c786-4aeb-83fb-780f4062521c/20220703-ILCE-7RM4-17+mm-011019366.jpg Blog - Eleven Miles and Six Gondola Rides - Make it stand out More gondolas (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/6e51baa3-a396-4a3b-89ab-a53d61aefe97/20220703-ILCE-7RM4-28+mm-011019398.jpg Blog - Eleven Miles and Six Gondola Rides - Make it stand out A base jumper comes in to land (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8f129950-9312-42d9-b524-497293d69a18/20220703-ILCE-7RM4-28+mm-011019429.jpg Blog - Eleven Miles and Six Gondola Rides - Make it stand out More meadows, cliffs, and waterfalls (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9bb061e5-ada8-4c62-8ad7-3605ca7bfd3b/20220703-ILCE-7RM4-36.7+mm-010919069.jpg Blog - Eleven Miles and Six Gondola Rides - Make it stand out Gliders in the park in Interlaken (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/de4f38cc-2397-4fb6-87db-14f1920b6548/20220704-ILCE-7RM4-35+mm-011119464.jpg Blog - Eleven Miles and Six Gondola Rides - Make it stand out One of the many beautiful (and drinkable!) water fountains in Zurich (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/05603123-4db3-4ce5-953a-892341499938/20220704-ILCE-7RM4-35+mm-011119477.jpg Blog - Eleven Miles and Six Gondola Rides - Make it stand out Some of the beautiful buildings in Zurich (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1d084574-504c-48d8-80e7-2a7303840719/20220704-ILCE-7RM4-35+mm-011119485.jpg Blog - Eleven Miles and Six Gondola Rides - Make it stand out A cat wanders down the street (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/2f225593-4014-44bb-ada8-39d31e8b35ac/20220704-ILCE-7RM4-35+mm-011119488.jpg Blog - Eleven Miles and Six Gondola Rides - Make it stand out The tiniest porch (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/09e6dbab-e063-4713-899d-0cd2a9556f46/20220704-ILCE-7RM4-35+mm-011119508.jpg Blog - Eleven Miles and Six Gondola Rides - Make it stand out One of my favorite plants, the South American Brugmansia suaveolens (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e3e285e4-6a03-48ea-9e3d-bfbd5bc6047a/20220704-ILCE-7RM4-35+mm-011119518.jpg Blog - Eleven Miles and Six Gondola Rides - Make it stand out One of the beautiful domes at the botanic garden (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/137d06a3-3a67-4460-82f8-c9488d591c6b/20220704-ILCE-7RM4-35+mm-011119634.jpg Blog - Eleven Miles and Six Gondola Rides - Make it stand out Zurich at dusk (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3d3bd8f2-5dc1-43e0-9f42-895c3074d31e/20220704-ILCE-7RM4-35+mm-011119683.jpg Blog - Eleven Miles and Six Gondola Rides - Make it stand out Quiet nighttime streets in Zurich (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a61fe9cd-8a51-430a-b409-f72608749cb7/20220705-ILCE-7RM4-24+mm-011119759.jpg Blog - Eleven Miles and Six Gondola Rides - Make it stand out The real chocolate fountain in the Lindt factory (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/b86c719b-63eb-4925-b833-f7c84adf7b27/20220705-ILCE-7RM4-29.8+mm-011119739.jpg Blog - Eleven Miles and Six Gondola Rides - Make it stand out A giant piece of art that moved a few times a day (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f102eff7-31ca-4fcc-84e9-9030e152850f/20220705-ILCE-7RM4-38+mm-011119713.jpg Blog - Eleven Miles and Six Gondola Rides - Make it stand out Most of the swans seemed very chill, but this one was hissing at the dogs (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3cb5ecaf-4303-4a51-9fde-c10b3cb0cc65/20220705-ILCE-7RM4-70+mm-011119819.jpg Blog - Eleven Miles and Six Gondola Rides - Make it stand out More flowers and bees (photo/Jason Rafal) https://www.thetoweringtravelers.com/blog/a-villa-in-italy monthly 0.5 2022-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/afa08a46-a305-42c7-8860-1dd9ae71b4e1/20220625-ILCE-7RM4-24-70mm+F2.8+DG+DN+Art+019-010517268.jpg Blog - A Villa in Italy - Make it stand out The crowd at the Trevi Fountain (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/dcc731b8-31ba-4745-8aad-7698d7f5a6e3/20220624-ILCE-7RM4-FE+35mm+F1.8-010517185.jpg Blog - A Villa in Italy - Make it stand out The roof of the Pantheon (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/353c4f1c-5dd9-4f54-973d-01898bfcce0e/20220624-ILCE-7RM4-FE+35mm+F1.8-010517151.jpg Blog - A Villa in Italy - Make it stand out Some of the buildings near our hotel in Rome (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/24bb9cdb-92a2-4037-91c3-59cdba6cf0df/20220624-ILCE-7RM4-FE+35mm+F1.8-010517199.jpg Blog - A Villa in Italy - Make it stand out Narrow streets in Rome (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/25612860-95a1-4117-8a2b-07b54d63e254/20220625-ILCE-7RM4-24-70mm+F2.8+DG+DN+Art+019-010517295.jpg Blog - A Villa in Italy - Make it stand out The Colosseum against a cloudy sky (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e0d949e1-0afc-4d23-9e47-ed1141409172/20220625-ILCE-7RM4-24-70mm+F2.8+DG+DN+Art+019-010517332.jpg Blog - A Villa in Italy - Make it stand out Along the wall at the Orange Garden (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/db9d4c5b-efd1-4f97-b40c-769f42f161d3/20220625-ILCE-7RM4-24-70mm+F2.8+DG+DN+Art+019-010517317.jpg Blog - A Villa in Italy - Make it stand out One of the amazing fountains in Rome (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a4151f3e-a102-448f-b36d-23b8eccdc587/20220625-ILCE-7RM4-24-70mm+F2.8+DG+DN+Art+019-010517394.jpg Blog - A Villa in Italy - Make it stand out A green wall (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/cba610a7-18f3-4503-8dae-f70a2125f3c8/20220625-ILCE-7RM4-24-70mm+F2.8+DG+DN+Art+019-010517402.jpg Blog - A Villa in Italy - Make it stand out The Roman Forum, somewhat under construction (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/79cdc078-43a9-4a94-a2c5-131232f83ceb/20220625-ILCE-7RM4-24-70mm+F2.8+DG+DN+Art+019-010517423.jpg Blog - A Villa in Italy - Make it stand out The view down a Roman street (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1b49da09-c34c-485d-be1d-cf955595c808/96D77AA2-2570-46CE-B218-79CB5E52A0A2.jpeg Blog - A Villa in Italy - Make it stand out The view of our villa from the backyard (photo/Nicole Harrison) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8486a326-f679-4999-bb03-2cbd968d37c3/20220627-ILCE-7RM4-24-70mm+F2.8+DG+DN+Art+019-010717843.jpg Blog - A Villa in Italy - Make it stand out One of the beautiful views on the grounds of the Villa Reale di Marlia (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e51be3d8-a7ac-402b-91fa-0e69fe57b5cf/D3C5DF12-8C4B-4828-918D-264DFA1CFB67.jpeg Blog - A Villa in Italy - Make it stand out The villa group at Villa Reale di Marlia (photo/some random guy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ed519f1c-292a-41b5-9dde-5843f224a24f/20220628-ILCE-7RM4-FE+35mm+F1.8-010717958.jpg Blog - A Villa in Italy - Make it stand out Making pasta dough (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/31b17bd8-2a63-467e-88cf-5d19b77e07b0/20220628-ILCE-7RM4-FE+35mm+F1.8-010717969.jpg Blog - A Villa in Italy - Make it stand out Filling the ravioli (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/26eee14d-0ab8-49ad-93a9-f30a46dbcdf4/20220628-ILCE-7RM4-FE+35mm+F1.8-010717975.jpg Blog - A Villa in Italy - Make it stand out Making the pasta (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7596cc6a-b73e-4084-984e-7f5d5e6f2cf0/20220628-ILCE-7RM4-FE+35mm+F1.8-010718005.jpg Blog - A Villa in Italy - Make it stand out Finished pasta (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ec647fa6-ff1f-4fce-9297-7b40fd80bd46/20220629-ILCE-7RM4-24-70mm+F2.8+DG+DN+Art+019-010718206.jpg Blog - A Villa in Italy - Make it stand out The view down one of Lucca’s old, narrow streets (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/42e8e714-7483-42c2-819d-793d5e5f4e41/20220629-ILCE-7RM4-24-70mm+F2.8+DG+DN+Art+019-010718216.jpg Blog - A Villa in Italy - Make it stand out In the beautiful gardens of the Palazzo Pfanner in Lucca (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/dc025b07-3ae2-4cba-aa01-2763f5108160/20220630-ILCE-7RM4-E+17-28mm+F2.8-2.8-010818418.jpg Blog - A Villa in Italy - Make it stand out Looking back at the coast in Riomaggiore (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/b9c01102-2bfd-4e03-990e-29252bba66dc/20220630-ILCE-7RM4-E+17-28mm+F2.8-2.8-010818428.jpg Blog - A Villa in Italy - Make it stand out Looking out across Riomaggiore (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0d1ed1e1-24da-42a5-bde8-65fad7b55746/20220630-ILCE-7RM4-E+17-28mm+F2.8-2.8-010818449.jpg Blog - A Villa in Italy - Make it stand out A cat lounging in the town (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3fe7f71c-423e-468e-93be-f0e8b445f41c/20220630-ILCE-7RM4-E+17-28mm+F2.8-2.8-010818471.jpg Blog - A Villa in Italy - Make it stand out The buildings of Riomaggiore (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0013514a-cc1b-470c-a36e-7e35f6df3e4c/20220630-ILCE-7RM4-E+17-28mm+F2.8-2.8-010818549.jpg Blog - A Villa in Italy - Make it stand out The cliff jumping area at Manarola (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/c169ad1e-0bb5-4e8b-a0c0-a974f7014654/20220630-ILCE-7RM4-E+17-28mm+F2.8-2.8-010818572.jpg Blog - A Villa in Italy - Make it stand out Manarola (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/cee0d547-5966-409f-8296-5c75e675c091/20220701-ILCE-7RM4-24-70mm+F2.8+DG+DN+Art+019-010818667.jpg Blog - A Villa in Italy - Make it stand out Some of the beautiful tile work at the Duomo (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/aa2548dd-f404-43f3-bb0f-8ac2466cdd13/20220701-ILCE-7RM4-24-70mm+F2.8+DG+DN+Art+019-010818727.jpg Blog - A Villa in Italy - Make it stand out The view along the wall from the Piazzale Michelangelo (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/27426965-ab5f-4716-97f2-3cb18b3e64f8/20220701-ILCE-7RM4-24-70mm+F2.8+DG+DN+Art+019-010818882.jpg Blog - A Villa in Italy - Make it stand out Ponte Vecchio from the Uffizi (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d113dcbc-7e79-4ef8-b8c1-ef30cb4dbaed/20220701-ILCE-7RM4-24-70mm+F2.8+DG+DN+Art+019-010818859.jpg Blog - A Villa in Italy - Make it stand out The sea monsters detailed in a full-wall painting of the area in the Uffizi (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/98454c4a-7552-4bfc-b838-2a39bce6290a/20220701-ILCE-7RM4-24-70mm+F2.8+DG+DN+Art+019-010818888.jpg Blog - A Villa in Italy - Make it stand out And excellent goose in the Uffizi (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/59ab1731-c9cd-4290-ad69-767e0f3220b9/20220630-ILCE-7RM4-E+17-28mm+F2.8-2.8-010818646.jpg Blog - A Villa in Italy - Make it stand out One last group photo (photo/Jason Rafal) https://www.thetoweringtravelers.com/blog/2021-in-review monthly 0.5 2022-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1642983422794-HMYBUZIZ8XWD37IZH2PF/20210123-LEICA+Q0022-90.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review Sunlight through the Boulder River canyon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1642983417404-TMH2N278RW4R4DIXRIXZ/20210123-LEICA+Q0022-38.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review Nicole at Boulder River Falls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1642983429289-TT97NBANU9OTAFUZDJWU/20210123-LEICA+Q0022-110.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review More light through the canyon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1642983581250-4B2M7Q2ZSEW4ZSOK3TNO/20210501-NIKON+Z+70027-68.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review Dramatic clouds around the Mt. Baker ski area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1642983543609-JZI2JXWM07304OHPKZE3/20210501-NIKON+Z+70027-35.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review The start of an ill-fated snowshoe trip https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1642983554127-S8E9HA51FACY7PYO102R/20210411-LEICA+Q0025-9.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review Hikers taking a picture on top of frozen Lake Twentytwo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1642983746449-AXWS93OQGU1EIXFRIRRH/20210325-LEICA+Q0023-2.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review Spring blossoms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1642983771928-SQCL1EHVK2FCNWTSDODW/20210516-LEICA+Q0029-9.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review A flowering bush https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1642983802566-56UGEZXQA6M7NTG2V89O/20210630-ILCE-7RM40038-48.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review A striking water lily flower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1642983936317-IUCKG2WDQBGN8VADV3SH/20210718-ILCE-7RM40044126.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review On one of our hikes, Jason spent a long time trying to take the right picture of a dragonfly (I think this one succeeded) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1642983912178-FIGPZCCP96Y3UZ2GWG2Y/20210630-ILCE-7RM40038-105.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review A bee and a flower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1642984004982-4SKTSA3KEF7K7MFZNASR/20210815-ILCE-7RM40045600.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review Jason has been getting into taking photos of birds, which is concerning for his lens collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1642983925824-JEFAD1N0LYEH479ZBZWE/20210711-ILCE-7RM4004447.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review A smaller bee with a bigger flower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1642983885789-J8ZC990NOK495T3RCIYO/20210528-LEICA+Q0030-35.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review A small lizard friend https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1642985068056-2RR9TEUOYQNOOD9Q0S5J/20211105-LEICA+Q00582811.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review A coho salmon swimming upstream https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/6e544e38-edae-4a3e-969a-84478dccdcca/20210521-LEICA+Q0029-7.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review - Make it stand out One of my favorite campsites https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1642984491776-DSHUPHR9K0L0ADWWYCZV/20211016-ILCE-7RM400531976.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review The view at Packwood Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1642984337841-YJCFFQCELP7HC5DHPBEN/20210528-LEICA+Q0030-18.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review The view from Dog Mountain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1642984477283-T083OL115M2AMQK41JTA/20211016-ILCE-7RM400531986.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review A beautiful autumn stream https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1642984419685-AB7WIDNPQCSFR0XSFU2H/20210815-ILCE-7RM40045582.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review Sunset near Mt. Ellinor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1642984326871-IG86BVATXJAX3W8OD6UZ/20210501-NIKON+Z+70027-392.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review The view over the North Fork Nooksack River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1643503731604-X9P619CT47Y2DLDRN8B0/20210403-LEICA+Q0024-19.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review A set of small waterfalls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1643040922234-CPIC719D3GGMVXDC3KAZ/20210530-X-T30031-2.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review I woke up at random, saw this sunrise, and made Jason get up to photograph it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1643040940285-MKI9J3JE4GOXU09QES79/20210528-X-T30031-17.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review Midday https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1643040927373-EAC6AHLDV2VLJ7GZGIE6/20210530-X-T30031-190.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review Sunset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1643040938731-9MTB5GZELMSAQ8K0A1S8/20210528-X-T30031-61.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review Dusk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1643503281769-KFZAST3Z78VS36O4DBDC/20210814-ILCE-7RM40045521.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review Nicole and Martin behind a waterfall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1643503290233-PSJ26MBMAYLOXZL474UQ/20210814-ILCE-7RM40045470.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review Martin, waterfall model https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1643503281673-AB05U8718MCJPKJ1OK5L/20210814-ILCE-7RM40045529.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review From the inside of a waterfall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1643503301059-QS43AYNIUJA6EIKRQFF7/20210529-LEICA+Q0030-149.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review A stream and a sunbeam on my birthday https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1643503377628-ZXHIB7CLYDPUQDF1XUWR/20210815-ILCE-7RM40045656.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review A picturesque lunch spot on a backpacking trip https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1643503377893-XNDD2X7LL66L1ELP9C2Z/20210827-ILCE-7RM40047719.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review The view from one of our campsites https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1643503316510-CUO6T2TXM1ANP1OA74Y0/20210502-NIKON+Z+70027.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review Nooksack Falls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1643040108766-RSF1RIF50ZAD6Q9L5TFN/20210912-LEICA+Q00511470.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review Nicole poses with a fabulous horse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1643040109321-SQKLXZG22IUDXR1L9DMJ/20210912-LEICA+Q00511371.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review The angles of NYC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1642984952861-YZ9OKBMC4BM5K3CEMB05/20211023-ILCE-7RM400542469.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review A cactus in Joshua Tree National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1642984945435-1MV3WKD5DCXVNS3Y3L9B/20211023-ILCE-7RM400542461.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review Abstracted leaves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1642984967929-93AXPOR8DO2TTNW5ZY9J/20211023-ILCE-7RM400542400.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review The world of Joshua trees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1642984968822-Z02SS3UHI6BF6XWU64MM/20211023-ILCE-7RM400542290.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review The view at Joshua Tree National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1642985132090-VCJY59SLILCE974HZL9T/20211030-LEICA+Q00562626.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review Tiny mushrooms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1642985133767-PC955F0APXR2U2CJQ6RC/20211030-LEICA+Q00562612.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review A spiderweb contrasting with the human-made signage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1642985179656-5R54I4P5V6D888QSISYW/20211016-ILCE-7RM400531869.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review Cold autumn leaves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1642985179664-6Q09PB03BKOCR2VF68XL/20211016-ILCE-7RM400531858.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review Tiny tiny organisms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1643041172369-YHDUA56KH3SDCUTG7DNW/20210906-ILCE-7RM400501363.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review Happy penguins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1643041171843-VLYRCD4GTUAL4WECB1MK/20210906-ILCE-7RM400501348.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review Some zebras pass by a giraffe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1643041189289-GME771KDVGY2ZFGZQX3M/20210906-ILCE-7RM400501282.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review A resting warthog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1643041187669-LIVIDXM2T494LU8T5Q39/20210906-ILCE-7RM400501256.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review I believe this is a Steller’s sea eagle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1643041204295-E3PTFO29VROT6PR40PY7/20210906-ILCE-7RM400501113.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review A passing gorilla https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1642985417400-LW65CGGAM9MN414D4ODN/20210625-ILCE-7RM40035-106.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review Caprica on our new roof deck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1642985469807-S6GHTF93HZDDG428XGKZ/20210210-LEICA+Q0023-2.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review One of the final sunrise views before we moved out of our downtown apartment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1642985506890-VQLG3TTUGUN45U0J4I4A/20210701-LEICA+Q0042-5.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review Nicole with the Fremont Troll in our new neighborhood https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1642985514993-WE9TG9QOKBP515PD0VZP/20210806-ILCE-7RM40044369.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review Floating lanterns at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony at Green Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1643041021106-P8F5Y4NJVLRK7P1N1KTD/20210603-LEICA+Q0032-30.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review The adventurous Pika at St. Edward State Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1643041047836-1DMMRNC5WBD0TDON3D75/20210603-LEICA+Q0032-41.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review Pike and the sunset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1643502986102-5FEKTWHONDKBOHJYL64P/20210626-ILCE-7RM40037-88.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review The mouth of the Columbia River from Astoria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1643503007545-FLDOJASKXMIJUHQ6PRUY/20210626-ILCE-7RM40037-23.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review Nicole points out…something https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1643503048976-TMYOFPKUOOVBEHAWHAI5/20210529-LEICA+Q0030-28.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review Nicole and Megan at a beautiful lunch spot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1643504244272-NSNAOTWPRVOZAKCW56IJ/20211015-ILCE-7RM400531793.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review The life of Portland Party Puppy, Instagram star https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1643503104319-97R4HOT4TSBO3NKZIZHH/20210529-X-T30031-65.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review Albus…sniffing the water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1643503137935-GBUJMAK005EVMIVZW083/20210528-X-T30031-43.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review The sun through the trees from our cabin porch on a weekend trip https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/01204df0-e7a0-41a7-8e91-5f62781a2f62/20211225-ILCE-7RM400708319.jpg Blog - 2021 in Review - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.thetoweringtravelers.com/blog/waves-and-mountains monthly 0.5 2022-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0ffe72a8-021e-48d2-a2da-e3b99b5016a7/20211125-ILCE-7RM400655024.jpg Blog - Waves and Mountains - Make it stand out A rooster slowly circles us at Maui Brewing (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e02caa99-fe79-4258-b3aa-1fac4a1c615e/20211125-ILCE-7RM400655036.jpg Blog - Waves and Mountains - Make it stand out One of the handsome feral colony cats (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/517be595-84ad-4980-97e4-02a83a8bd67d/20211125-ILCE-7RM400655062.jpg Blog - Waves and Mountains Sunsets on the beach (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/61a5ee8f-e44a-4d0e-b1c2-c068b97bd66d/20211125-ILCE-7RM400655113.jpg Blog - 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Waves and Mountains - Make it stand out Learning the ropes (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1639180035946-1OQM0D1OILMOZ3297LA3/20211126-ILCE-7RM400655191.jpg Blog - Waves and Mountains Beautifully patterned fish (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1639180030427-QZBIR5FPUPK3R51P5KEU/20211126-ILCE-7RM400655206.jpg Blog - Waves and Mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/2a76362a-dc6c-40f3-b5d2-f6dba07fbc48/20211127-ILCE-7RM400655435.jpg Blog - Waves and Mountains - Make it stand out The Haleakala Observatory on our run up to the summit (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/2ed99765-75d4-4abb-babd-2b03bda58747/20211127-ILCE-7RM400655439.jpg Blog - Waves and Mountains - Make it stand out The cloud-covered Haleakala crater with the shadow of the summit behind (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/be846e0c-8496-44b9-9cc9-feab18150dc7/20211127-ILCE-7RM400655462.jpg Blog - Waves and Mountains - Make it stand out Instagram version - all alone at the top (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/79dca161-2256-405c-950b-20e8128cc9eb/20211127-ILCE-7RM400655448.jpg Blog - Waves and Mountains - Make it stand out Reality - jostling for space at the summit (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ce769b9d-0d93-4a3b-b7f0-184e6c933a9f/20211127-ILCE-7RM400655544.jpg Blog - Waves and Mountains - Make it stand out A man watches the sunset fade from the roof of his car (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/cba4fcfd-156c-4df0-a65a-eb04aacb27b3/20211129-ILCE-7RM400665619.jpg Blog - Waves and Mountains - Make it stand out Massive trees covered in vines (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/2baaa9d3-9cb6-4e21-9e1a-4d4c17d8db90/20211129-ILCE-7RM400665626.jpg Blog - Waves and Mountains - Make it stand out A very handsome rooster (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0aba463e-645c-4db8-a4f5-d73eb313c1e2/20211129-ILCE-7RM400665669.jpg Blog - Waves and Mountains - Make it stand out A heron flies over the ocean (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d2fc0bd8-bf14-4e99-8b0c-da59b88e4ad1/20211129-ILCE-7RM400665695.jpg Blog - Waves and Mountains - Make it stand out Watching surfers from Honolua Bay (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/8cbf713b-6beb-47b0-aa16-10ef985292ea/20211129-ILCE-7RM400665889.jpg Blog - Waves and Mountains - Make it stand out The Nakalele Blowhole, which we also saw from the helicopter (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/e45671b9-1a85-4fa1-b152-f4b3332987a2/20211129-ILCE-7RM400665962.jpg Blog - Waves and Mountains - Make it stand out Sitting and watching the kitesurfers (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/21015506-0b56-464a-8108-645592536363/20211129-ILCE-7RM400666212.jpg Blog - Waves and Mountains - Make it stand out Things I would never be able to do (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/f699af31-ca4b-4a6d-8826-5411257939f6/20211129-ILCE-7RM400666062.jpg Blog - Waves and Mountains - Make it stand out The last sunset of the trip (photo/Jason Rafal) https://www.thetoweringtravelers.com/blog/far-above-jurassic-park monthly 0.5 2021-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/7033081b-a3a6-4743-99f4-b7e0fcf36fb8/20211127-ILCE-7RM400644088.jpg Blog - Far Above Jurassic Park - Make it stand out The map Nick used to suggest routes (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a1a26312-965f-4c7e-8922-2dd0eed1a8ea/20211127-ILCE-7RM400644115.jpg Blog - Far Above Jurassic Park - Make it stand out Waves from above (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a10c2a91-4214-4f47-8653-7e27d9bf16dc/20211127-ILCE-7RM400644131.jpg Blog - Far Above Jurassic Park - Make it stand out Flying along the west Maui coast (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ff116e17-38e0-4291-908f-ce2609f11661/20211127-ILCE-7RM400644141.jpg Blog - Far Above Jurassic Park - Make it stand out West Maui coast (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/31dcbcaa-1df0-4f3d-ad6f-ac1a8ecf3add/20211127-ILCE-7RM400644163.jpg Blog - Far Above Jurassic Park - Make it stand out West Maui coast (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d90fb08d-729e-4000-8e65-ceed12b3fd0a/20211127-ILCE-7RM400644184.jpg Blog - Far Above Jurassic Park - Make it stand out Kahakuloa Head (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/467fb4dc-0987-487d-9dcc-79be25c5d0ef/20211127-ILCE-7RM400644235.jpg Blog - Far Above Jurassic Park - Make it stand out The Nakalele blowhole from above (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/adf84060-a790-4a7c-a687-733d8e0375c0/20211127-ILCE-7RM400644285.jpg Blog - Far Above Jurassic Park - Make it stand out Surfers in the water near Lipoa Point (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/5383d1a0-3ef5-4403-9b9f-7ad918f2989d/20211127-ILCE-7RM400644331.jpg Blog - Far Above Jurassic Park - Make it stand out The awe-inspiring, 1,100-foot Honokohau Falls (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0c0273c6-e1c0-4a9e-8f1c-ff9e056526bf/20211127-ILCE-7RM400644450.jpg Blog - Far Above Jurassic Park - Make it stand out Foreground trees for scale (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0cea038b-66bb-41a9-8747-e0c3369f8ef8/20211127-ILCE-7RM400644502.jpg Blog - Far Above Jurassic Park - Make it stand out So many waterfalls (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/ec921e8b-ce37-4c62-b64e-325c253f840f/20211127-ILCE-7RM400644573.jpg Blog - Far Above Jurassic Park - Make it stand out Looking down (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/b6006257-18d7-40e0-a941-7ab452ec55b4/20211127-ILCE-7RM400644597.jpg Blog - Far Above Jurassic Park - Make it stand out I tried to just let Nick worry about what all of these meant (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/48d4a72d-895c-4457-b800-daabd334767c/20211127-ILCE-7RM400644654.jpg Blog - Far Above Jurassic Park - Make it stand out The Wall of Tears (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/22da98af-2bf1-4c12-a2c2-0cbda5bc871c/20211127-ILCE-7RM400644727.jpg Blog - Far Above Jurassic Park - Make it stand out The Needle (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/21f90ea6-32ad-4787-ab46-346e3a8bfb74/20211127-ILCE-7RM400644736.jpg Blog - Far Above Jurassic Park - Make it stand out Looking south (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/d62726e9-302f-42e5-bf58-d242ce2e5984/20211127-ILCE-7RM400644758.jpg Blog - Far Above Jurassic Park - Make it stand out West Maui Forest Reserve with Pacific Ocean behind (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/3debcb4f-0939-42aa-9929-45838b95b20f/20211127-ILCE-7RM400644825.jpg Blog - 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Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread The spiders were equal parts harmless and alarming (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1638572772127-6AC9ZFH1KUT77KJ9Z3CZ/20211123-ILCE-7RM400602859.jpg Blog - Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1638558032799-C3FH851I5ZOH1K5V92JI/20211123-ILCE-7RM400602923.jpg Blog - Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread Learning about the pictographs and petroglyphs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1638558031879-9LHJR457RXKHM61DQKNC/20211123-ILCE-7RM400602958.jpg Blog - Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread Riding around with Sydney https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1638557260256-Z1LGHSKNWCR2QEMS53I4/20211123-ILCE-7RM400602882.jpg Blog - Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread An incredibly old mango tree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1638557261890-LMMCQ8NB0VMZ2YTFS19K/20211123-ILCE-7RM400602868.jpg Blog - 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Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread - Make it stand out The garden’s guard dog, a sweetheart named Dan D Lion (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/afb6c7c4-f77b-41c0-b0e6-d1f3bf370bbb/20211123-ILCE-7RM400603172.jpg Blog - Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread - Make it stand out I’m still trying to figure out what kind of tree this is, but it was amazing to stand under (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1638558928645-M80BWODQPYNHL4PRBQE6/20211123-ILCE-7RM400623320.jpg Blog - Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1638558934098-CC5XRYVFPARU9Q9FBMAZ/20211123-ILCE-7RM400623291.jpg Blog - Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1638558951673-9EA87SFK9MAKCS6WW9WM/20211123-ILCE-7RM400623347.jpg Blog - Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1638558955375-CJLLNEN0JIRDUB5H3CGA/20211123-ILCE-7RM400623357.jpg Blog - Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1638559371692-3PL3Y1DCPI5E4L5WJR51/20211124-ILCE-7RM400633445.jpg Blog - Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread The waterfall at the end of the Twin Falls trail - if you look closely, you can see two annoying drones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1638559398489-4ZSPIXQV9H1Q189DKQ85/20211124-ILCE-7RM400633546.jpg Blog - Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread I love the honeycomb rocks at this waterfall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1638559329660-ND4ZE0IUC0M3NH6QD5XE/20211124-ILCE-7RM400633408.jpg Blog - Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread Stupid invasive fire ants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1638559367942-AV9CBMVU7I49YUUBNDSS/20211124-ILCE-7RM400633523.jpg Blog - Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread A tiny friend https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1638559343682-TYFZQCEMA7V2TTGQPNR8/20211124-ILCE-7RM400633419.jpg Blog - Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread A collection of businesses on the road to Hana https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1638560839870-OALZ2RQEY97ZWVVRQ9U6/20211124-ILCE-7RM400633544.jpg Blog - Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread Reading the signs in the lava tube https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1638560756682-WPNCBAQ0V8TLC6P5RYZW/20211124-ILCE-7RM400633621.jpg Blog - Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread A very bold plant trying to grow in the darkness https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1638560832490-DUZMPIRUBQERBD72BYZX/20211124-ILCE-7RM400633629.jpg Blog - Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread My favorite part was the view up to the entrance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1638562339675-IFUEH43S4MVJQ59MNG2C/20211124-ILCE-7RM400633643.jpg Blog - Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread The somewhat crowded black sand beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1638562365753-RPJWM0HAAHYH5TNVAHM6/20211124-ILCE-7RM400633708.jpg Blog - Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1638562354127-GM7RDRA1E0AO7UB6LAGY/20211124-ILCE-7RM400633656.jpg Blog - Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread Tell me you spent 3 days in the jungle without telling me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1638562377707-NTXKIGLPWJ0QYGHEHLR3/20211124-ILCE-7RM400633762.jpg Blog - Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1638562294471-FRY7BEHED44HNK5KQZ8S/20211124-ILCE-7RM400633827.jpg Blog - Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1638562390218-NCSO0VYATTP07KYDIXRP/20211124-ILCE-7RM400633809.jpg Blog - Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1638573072307-TDV8OLUI51MZKER0W0VQ/20211124-ILCE-7RM400633836.jpg Blog - Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread The Hana Highway from an overlook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1638573072759-OHF5O49FIKUWDEM2VGDQ/20211124-ILCE-7RM400633853.jpg Blog - Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread Insane water colors at Waioka pond https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1638573138813-PGR64Z2H268X9ONT47XK/20211124-ILCE-7RM400633870.jpg Blog - Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread An adorable cat at one of the parks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1638573149108-1EYDGVJEXE9E08SLCWFV/20211124-ILCE-7RM400633907.jpg Blog - Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread The lovely Wailua Falls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1638574584823-MAIZHZEFU9BEOZGM5RX8/20211124-ILCE-7RM400633938.jpg Blog - Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread An amazing Banyan tree on the trail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1638573603686-96VOSC0Y7GFDOWTQT7JF/20211124-ILCE-7RM400633972.jpg Blog - Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread A moment of peace in the bamboo forest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1638573548237-EX35Q1AZ0D8KDN1NKVNF/20211124-ILCE-7RM400633992.jpg Blog - Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread Waimoku Falls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/0b44db9d-e9ac-4b11-a943-744de8c4f6ed/20211124-ILCE-7RM400634038.jpg Blog - Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread - Make it stand out The view looking up ‘Ohe’o Gulch (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/a6878a30-b134-4f0d-ac78-73b3d55a1890/20211124-ILCE-7RM400634058.jpg Blog - Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread - Make it stand out Nicole on the coast next to ‘Ohe’o Gulch (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/9c0d673b-fd32-419f-b999-0afeecce5849/20211125-ILCE-7RM400654917.jpg Blog - Bugs, Beaches, Banana Bread - Make it stand out We got a rainbow for Thanksgiving on our last morning at the cabin (photo/Jason Rafal) https://www.thetoweringtravelers.com/blog/off-to-the-islands monthly 0.5 2021-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1626038515958-1ZWXLFGFPVBZMS3ALQSI/20210702-ILCE-7RM40039-13.jpg Blog - Off to the Islands - Make it stand out A ridiculously beautiful potato dish (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1626040651381-DIB2PNGMZEYQPT7K0T38/20210702-ILCE-7RM40039-31.jpg Blog - Off to the Islands - Make it stand out Dinner on a beautiful patio (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1626038665263-42950UZ8R95QVAR0DMQ6/20210702-ILCE-7RM40039-42.jpg Blog - Off to the Islands - Make it stand out Our plane (which was a whole 5 years newer than the stamp claimed) (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1626038831745-16PPWH0QJ51YP5WNARS4/20210702-ILCE-7RM40039-197.jpg Blog - Off to the Islands - Make it stand out The view from the air (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1626038894357-TIJBQ8QJMXASHJI6KADI/20210702-ILCE-7RM40039-356.jpg Blog - Off to the Islands - Make it stand out We saw dozens of sailboats hanging out in coves (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1626039014076-8MCCAX3HRALL5NDDYV8F/20210702-ILCE-7RM40039-461.jpg Blog - Off to the Islands - Make it stand out A view of the terrifying plane wings in the evening light (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1626039211105-PRIVJ075FRJOVNVHLX8Z/20210702-ILCE-7RM40039-588.jpg Blog - Off to the Islands - Make it stand out A peek of the Mount Constitution tower (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1626039366699-VYMDW1201LSVQ1MTLDCU/20210702-ILCE-7RM40039-654.jpg Blog - Off to the Islands - Make it stand out Mount Constitution with the San Juan Islands in the distance (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1626039458011-TR8CDCXRQZ3NU886OWBF/20210702-ILCE-7RM40040-39.jpg Blog - Off to the Islands - Make it stand out Flying low around an island (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1626039532356-ASIEJ4HNAY0D255CGNN1/20210702-ILCE-7RM40040-62.jpg Blog - Off to the Islands - Make it stand out Circling while waiting for our turn to land (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1626039586517-H1A2OBLUSLWLW0NROBUD/20210703-ILCE-7RM40041-66.jpg Blog - Off to the Islands - Make it stand out In my happy place: on top of a mountain (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1626039691538-YA6E946U1YJJVRDUL1SA/20210703-ILCE-7RM40041-88.jpg Blog - Off to the Islands - Make it stand out Mount Baker on the mainland (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1626039753089-FGDRSJKZIEODMS8NCZ3O/20210703-ILCE-7RM40041-124.jpg Blog - Off to the Islands - Make it stand out A rather flustered bird (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1626043031028-ML4M8BE9S03TQ8EPNZAI/20210703_211744761_iOS+copy.jpg Blog - Off to the Islands - Make it stand out Jason floats in the sun (photo/Nicole Harrison) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1626039838735-CKE3YF7UQJFZLU841EYD/20210704-ILCE-7RM40041-14.jpg Blog - Off to the Islands - Make it stand out Some very green marsh scum (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1626039968740-OAXPBGI9H1IZM5HFANDL/20210704-ILCE-7RM40041-23.jpg Blog - Off to the Islands - Make it stand out We joined the handful of people at Orcas Knob (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1626040581577-G57P7MLICZTU06X85MM4/20210704-ILCE-7RM40041-54.jpg Blog - Off to the Islands - Make it stand out Foxgloves on the trail (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1626040089151-MVM9RUCILRYSUNMKM1OT/20210703-ILCE-7RM40041-196.jpg Blog - Off to the Islands - Make it stand out Taking in the colors (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1626040261092-BGCLTXWDW5SDWWX0BOM0/20210703-ILCE-7RM40041-197.jpg Blog - Off to the Islands - Make it stand out The sun touches the horizon on a clear evening (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1626040356466-0AG83BFEDQM52KQZX2IK/20210703-ILCE-7RM40041-255.jpg Blog - Off to the Islands - Make it stand out The waves created by boats made a lovely texture contrast (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1626040448336-2S990KF50WGP67V9UF21/20210704-ILCE-7RM40041-76.jpg Blog - Off to the Islands - Make it stand out A cloudier evening (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1626040520053-RKP12B47VJK17752SLRL/20210705-ILCE-7RM40041-39.jpg Blog - Off to the Islands - Make it stand out A well-named boat (photo/Jason Rafal) https://www.thetoweringtravelers.com/blog/2020-in-review monthly 0.5 2021-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1609441920437-N31BRTL4CSUZL8WKT1NE/_DSF9719.jpg Blog - 2020 in Review Family picture with Sage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1609441934903-WJBZSNVTLQK5BZWUNODW/_DSF9791.jpg Blog - 2020 in Review The initial outline of my tattoo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1609441943122-Q5K4AK9BXBYY2EKP1VIG/_DSF0043.jpg Blog - 2020 in Review A man and his stick https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1609441954837-W7HV6CUNW0NFPVTDPHUT/_DSF0020.jpg Blog - 2020 in Review https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1609442160591-9TY6N28MDFSPHGK0Q9ZN/_DSF9400.jpg Blog - 2020 in Review https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1609442166718-9L1DABBUY0410F3WR0YP/_DSF9423.jpg Blog - 2020 in Review A dragon sneaks up during a Chinese New Year celebration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1609442238503-C1PX3UNEFYAB3OZP6DOM/20200805-X100V0010-12.jpg Blog - 2020 in Review A deserted scene in Pike Place Market (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1609441481220-CKENNUCNEPXQCH611B4B/20200710-X100V0003-5.jpg Blog - 2020 in Review https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1609441499494-FV8SVO8KMR03ILC92CEC/20200710-X100V0003-23.jpg Blog - 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Mount Rainier, This Time in Winter A somewhat rare photo of both of us (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1609371610419-AQITN7BJYH1ZKEPQBJ7F/20201228-LEICA+Q0020-19.jpg Blog - Mount Rainier, This Time in Winter Jason is enjoying sunstars on his new camera (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1609371693006-M0OJDV8EODCHCP8UGDJU/20201228-LEICA+Q0020-25.jpg Blog - Mount Rainier, This Time in Winter Following tracks down the slope (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1609371768659-SSRYAMGKP2FNWIP16LT5/20201228-LEICA+Q0020-48-Pano.jpg Blog - Mount Rainier, This Time in Winter Windswept snow against a saturated sky (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1609371828178-MAZ82WLPMXD33ZFYY1P5/20201228-LEICA+Q0020-55.jpg Blog - Mount Rainier, This Time in Winter I insisted on sitting in the snow, but I almost took us both down trying to get back up (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1609371872547-Y4190GLMWICS6KZIAVGZ/20201228-LEICA+Q0020-86.jpg Blog - Mount Rainier, This Time in Winter A classic winter scene (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1609371978704-QMRFWHJ4AOMPB37LOAY8/20201228-LEICA+Q0020-124.jpg Blog - Mount Rainier, This Time in Winter A wholly different planet than earlier in the day (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1609372034159-7SCWWN1CGZTRS2UREZ7U/20201228-LEICA+Q0020-136.jpg Blog - Mount Rainier, This Time in Winter In addition to sunstars, he’s also leaning into black and white (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1609372166387-ZPTSUSHQDCGOKI980DEO/20201229-LEICA+Q0020-35.jpg Blog - Mount Rainier, This Time in Winter The lower falls (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1609372263873-VP57U2QGNGL1K76NA60P/20201229-LEICA+Q0020-55.jpg Blog - Mount Rainier, This Time in Winter It had a very Jurassic Park feel (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1609372320651-X0S53UWYDUO8E4UFUK7R/20201229-LEICA+Q0020-90.jpg Blog - Mount Rainier, This Time in Winter The middle falls (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1609372431633-L7A3QDQ4D05R1XRB7Z99/20201229-LEICA+Q0020-115.jpg Blog - Mount Rainier, This Time in Winter Slightly frozen mud everywhere (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1609372468859-Q5LOGTLIQL560248RHZI/20201229-LEICA+Q0020-135.jpg Blog - Mount Rainier, This Time in Winter A tiny, very bright fungus (photo/Jason Rafal) https://www.thetoweringtravelers.com/blog/moody-weather-in-glacier-national-park monthly 0.5 2021-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1609368540470-PB4RP5SYS8E3UJTIQWZ6/20201011-X-T30015-160.jpg Blog - Moody Weather in Glacier National Park A dim sunrise over Lake McDonald on our first morning at the park (photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1609367934663-8BZL7QDC9XLRO3Z11DHI/20201011-X-T30015-19.jpg Blog - 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(Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578711572342-2M00TDCFRDF14FNIJ694/_DSF8914-2.jpg Blog - Slightly Younger Tiles Nighttime streets in Lisbon (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578711615930-9P1UMEQC8X9HJ7IL9I91/_DSF8920.jpg Blog - Slightly Younger Tiles The Praça do Rossio (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578711668585-QU3N7JL4C4P2D7SNR99I/_DSF8942-2.jpg Blog - Slightly Younger Tiles Emilie in front of Bertrand (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578711729097-WOZVVWH0H8FV7GM9KCEF/_DSF8945.jpg Blog - Slightly Younger Tiles Narrow original streets in Lisbon (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578711788157-M0LYJP2HAXNHXKAHUH7C/_DSF8952-2.jpg Blog - Slightly Younger Tiles One of the churches that lost its roof in the earthquake (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578711825446-HTBZ7VAADQL5RZ3PHGPA/_DSF8969-2.jpg Blog - Slightly Younger Tiles A view over the Praça do Comércio (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578711857865-7RECH9YGMV2089PSJ78D/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Slightly Younger Tiles Looking up toward the Alfama neighborhood (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578711891104-95BJPIA4ZUR6T1GTNNW5/_DSF8996.jpg Blog - Slightly Younger Tiles The residents of Alfama still use by-hand communal laundry (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578711941006-ZRHFTKZI31WE2PDVS05J/_DSF8999-2.jpg Blog - Slightly Younger Tiles A resident of Alfama looks out over the street (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578712042699-GFQRCFC3G4GKKBKCA7BO/_DSF9040.jpg Blog - Slightly Younger Tiles Tasting an egg tart in Time Out Market (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578712001736-DRFV6M24G3VQ1DS1RVX9/_DSF9025-2.jpg Blog - Slightly Younger Tiles A Santa driving a streetcar (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578712301209-WF325GFP04FL50Y8PBTQ/_DSF9067.jpg Blog - Slightly Younger Tiles An adorable plant shop (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578712387908-HLAZAMI7AHRGUQDDFVVT/_DSF9069-2.jpg Blog - Slightly Younger Tiles A giant bee (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578712424211-1O71OH9SGFLGXESK3BS2/_DSF9077.jpg Blog - Slightly Younger Tiles More beautiful art (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578712491855-A3R2ZN3EFJXQ1YZETGP1/_DSF9094-2.jpg Blog - Slightly Younger Tiles A combination bookshop and artist workshop (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578712533591-2JUXI2VBYV4LATX8N8L1/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Slightly Younger Tiles LX Factory (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578712599180-4HQI12WEX9R5CMA5G9V0/_DSF9108-2.jpg Blog - 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In The Land of Derbs and Babs Ally, our resident expert mint tea pourer (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578540341346-G1A84CNO2UIQ4QW6M51X/_DSF8306.jpg Blog - In The Land of Derbs and Babs Cyber park (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578540373772-BNBXDFFS6KI6VM2CJJ4T/_DSF8322.jpg Blog - In The Land of Derbs and Babs Waiting to cross the street (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578540543264-TNFWEMZ0XB6J4ULTICJS/_DSF8330.jpg Blog - In The Land of Derbs and Babs The lamb oven (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578540584593-GTGNTCX0D8N2DX5LCGTQ/_DSF8340.jpg Blog - In The Land of Derbs and Babs The market from the shop rooftop (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578540633678-ICX4X146WHCVEIZ2UIJ8/_DSF8362.jpg Blog - In The Land of Derbs and Babs Our guide explains different colors of olives in front of an olive shop (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578540672556-NAMYAAZ2VQAQOCSV55UT/_DSF8379.jpg Blog - In The Land of Derbs and Babs Making delicious filled crepes (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578540740033-PSIVB41LE7D01KMHNYH2/_DSF8399.jpg Blog - In The Land of Derbs and Babs Doughnuts in progress (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578540809731-NRUFK3TRB08PJUVJ9DBT/_DSF8414.jpg Blog - In The Land of Derbs and Babs Extricating a snail (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578541055940-1AH85J85S8KIDUN3KIZH/_DSF8466.jpg Blog - In The Land of Derbs and Babs Sunlight through one of the old walls (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578540932412-60BT7VABV764KM1N086D/_DSF8436.jpg Blog - In The Land of Derbs and Babs Some unique architecture (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578540968828-1FX1LUFVAS3I7U7IMWAV/_DSF8437.jpg Blog - In The Land of Derbs and Babs The other side of the famous Blue Gate, which we think might be even prettier (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578540998362-4H7CC1C0JVZGEV92QVM0/_DSF8459.jpg Blog - In The Land of Derbs and Babs Lounging cats (if you thought the communal cats were unique to Marrakech, you were wrong) (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578541111427-GLUIE1NQZ1OUNJ6JN5YQ/_DSF8472-Enhanced.jpg Blog - In The Land of Derbs and Babs One of the beautiful gardens we found (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578541145368-DBI1246W0JYL2GZ4UI47/_DSF8480.jpg Blog - In The Land of Derbs and Babs The absurdly large palace gates (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578541185501-HCS4ZKLUBUHR5SQ2VK60/_DSF8489.jpg Blog - 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(Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578270447615-N06UWQYZLJYERM8CT6OB/_DSF7872.jpg Blog - The Real Tajine Our mint tea (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578270513075-FVCIQBGTQVUWEBDQYAG6/image-asset.jpeg Blog - The Real Tajine One of the hillside Berber villages (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578270617245-X4HRH8D0SPH5O3GY8L7A/_DSF7907-HDR.jpg Blog - The Real Tajine A beautiful view of the Atlas mountains (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578270666172-2HZFEF93I83IB421RJLA/_DSF7927.jpg Blog - The Real Tajine Layers of houses and farmed terraces (Photo/Jason Rafal) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e122942bf96d16d1dc3d7b0/1578270736221-2G9VT5IMDHBKNIHWS0MJ/image-asset.jpeg Blog - The Real Tajine Another hillside village (Photo/Jason Rafal) 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