It’s been a busy week of travel, and I’ve had a lot of my plate this week, but I still found some good travel posts to share with you.  Enjoy your afternoon with this variety of travel information:
Luxuo introduces us to a new type of architecture, a house built out of the iconic Louis Vuitton brown and gold print.  It’s rumored to be located in Mexicali.  I wonder how many tourists stop by for a look.
LA Times Travel lures us with exotic details of a cruise to Antarctica.  I would love to be able to afford a trip to …read more

I’m more of a sun junkie than a snow junkie, and this time of year I’d rather be enjoying a beach rather than skiing down the slopes.
 

 
A recent visit to Mazatlan revealed a nearly deserted beach.  After taking in this view from my balcony, it was an easy decision to change into a bathing suit and catch a little sun time in the remaining afternoon hours.
The peaceful feeling of sun, waves, and sand makes me smile even now.
Where do you prefer your relaxation – sun or snow?
 
Check out this list of other great Photo Friday travel photos from some …read more

 
Sometime it’s nice to have a window seat!
On a recent flight I was able to snap this photo of Mount Hood through the very dirty windows of the plane.
Mount Hood is located in Oregon, and is part of the Cascade Range.  It’s a little over 11,000 feet tall, and is very popular with skiers.

I’ve spent a couple days flying on the west coast, and there has been some very strange weather going on. 
There has been snow in places that normally never see snow, like Las Vegas and Southern California.  There has been torrential rain in San Diego, California.  There has been unseasonably cold weather (and I mean VERY cold) in Phoenix, Arizona and Palm Springs, California.  And there was snow in Seattle, my home town.
 

 
Today was actually a sunny day at 40,000 feet, making the snow on the mountain sparkle in the sunlight.
Too bad it wasn’t quite so pretty on the …read more

I’m trying out some new photo editing techniques and programs, and thought I’d share this photo collage, made easy with online photo editing program picnik.
While I am certainly NOT a photo expert, I like the way this collage option allows me to aggregate my pictures and share them with others – like in this group of photos from time spent in Tuscany this spring.  I love it when I can share photos with friends – without boring them to tears with my vacation stories. 
This picknik collage provides a number of different options.  Check it out and see if you …read more

Welcome to the June 7th, 2008 edition of the Carnival of Travelers.
The theme for this month was travel photos, specifically profiling the great photos that travel bloggers take (the requirement was that the photos be taken by the blogger).
Here, for your viewing pleasure is a little window into the world:

Diane Robbins presents Travel Snippets and More: The Architecture of Buenos Aires posted at Travel Snippets and More.

Jack Norell presents Shooting photos from a moving vehicle posted at Eyeflare – Travel Articles and Tips, saying, “On the road you often see some interesting sights out your window. Here are …read more

In my blog posts, I frequently share with you what I see out of my hotel window — beautiful beaches, the ocean, a storm brewing, a majestic skyline, or simply some architecture or flora that may have caught my attention.  I share with you what I am looking at as I travel around the world.
Today, I discovered a relatively new blog that takes this idea to a grander level.  Anthony at What I See Out My Window asks readers to take a picture of the view out their window.  Then, send the photo to him along with your location …read more