Tag Archives: travel

Travelling First vs. Worst Class

Posted on July 7, 2022 by mitchteemley

I used to travel two or three times a month, middle class all the way. Oh, occasionally I’d get a mileage award bump to the slightly cushier first-class section, basically upper-middle-class. But the lower-middle-class coach section was fine, really. Once, … Continue reading →

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Call Me Mr. Sunshine

Posted on June 16, 2022 by mitchteemley

Photo by Zoltan Tasi Seven years ago, when the paint was still drying on my blog site, I was nominated for a start-of-the-summer Sunshine Blogger Award, “given to those who are creative, positive and inspiring.” I don’t do blogger awards … Continue reading →

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Unfinished Business in the Year of the Tiger

Posted on June 15, 2022 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Randall Collis of Global Sojourns Photography. I know nothing about Randall, whose blog site description is simply “Photography & Philosophy,” except what I read and see. But that’s a lot. Enough to make me … Continue reading →

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A Personal Gallery of Holiday Images

Posted on December 24, 2021 by mitchteemley

Like most people, my wife and I snap pictures of holiday memories, fall getaways, Thanksgivings, winter daytrips and, of course, Christmas — Trudy magically Christmafies our home every year. Here’s a gallery of images (minus family-only photos) we’ve captured during … Continue reading →

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Have You Ever Felt That Feeling?

Posted on October 27, 2021 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Jo of Josephine Wilkinson, Fantasy Author. Jo’s training in art, linguistics, sailing, and work with the handicapped, as well as her extensive experiences as a world traveler, all factor into the richness of her … Continue reading →

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Noisy Neighbours

Posted on September 15, 2021 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Michael Sammut of The Adventures of… Presumably the implied conclusion to his elliptical blog site title is his name. Because, boy, does Michael have adventures! He is, in fact, a world-travelling adventurer, photographer, and … Continue reading →

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Wondrous Places!

Posted on September 1, 2021 by mitchteemley

My Featured Bloggers this week (yes, two!) are Vignesh and Vathani of Soopertravelers. Although they’re from India, their love of travel takes them far and wide, in this case to my home state of California. But they don’t just travel, … Continue reading →

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My Journey to Barcelona

Posted on June 3, 2021 by mitchteemley

Plaza Cataluña (xixerone.com) When I was a young man, I began searching for the meaning of life. Along the way, I wrote a travel journal, a mix of prose and poetry, and labelled it Fool’s Odyssey. I’d decided to go to … Continue reading →

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Big Dumb Guy

Posted on March 11, 2021 by mitchteemley

‘Endless Tunnel’ photo by Jaroslaw Blaminsky When I was a young man, I began searching for the meaning of life. Along the way, I wrote a travel journal, a mix of prose and poetry, and labelled it Fool’s Odyssey. I’d … Continue reading →

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Our Stay-Day-Vaycation

Posted on May 4, 2020 by mitchteemley

A Staycation Photoblog* *I caught a few typos after captioning the photos and uploading them (ahem, “Botatnical” garden?), and have no intention of going back and fixing them. It adds character, right? (Note: All photos except the first were taken … Continue reading →

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