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Flyaway Cafe’s Travel Favorites 7-26-09

Mary Jo Manzanares — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 11:22:00 +0000

I read lots and lots of travel blogs posts over the course of a week, but it’s only the best of the best that I share with you. This week, these blogs made me smile, laugh, wonder, question, or simply admire. Perhaps you’ll feel the same way.

The Buenos Aires Guide – Be careful when booking you’re hotel, or you may wind up at one that rents by the hour.

Nerds Eye View – Pam is off at BlogHer with a bunch of other Seattle travelbloggers. While I had to miss the event due to a scheduling matter, I’m keeping up on the travels via her blog. I loved this section of their trip through Cody, Wyoming.

Travellious – My pals over here spent three weeks in Italy shortly before I did. While I love, love, LOVE the food in Italy, I could relate to the urge for a food quintessentially American – onion rings.

Tripso – Cruising may not be the luxury experience we hope for. Read about the five dirtiest cruise ships before making your plans.

LA Times – Commuting airline crew members who “live” in RV’s in the parking lot at LAX. Yep, this is a real glamour job.

Gadling – Always a great stop for great photography, but this photo taken from the edge of the Grand Canyon made me realize how insignificant we all are.

Wanderlust and Lipstick – Beth gives some solid advice for a young woman about to embark on her first solo trip. I’m reading Beth’s book on solo travel right now, so look for a review and more solo travel tips in the coming weeks.

Photo credit: irrezolut @flickr

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Photo Friday: Phoenix Palm Trees All Lit Up

Mary Jo Manzanares — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:00:00 +0000

On Fridays, many of my travel blogging friends join together for Photo Friday, a collection of photos taken from their travels.

My participation in today’s Photo Friday is this photo taken during the Christmas season in Arizona. Taken looking down the street just outside the Scottsdale Mall. The street was lined with palm trees, brightly decorated with holiday lights.

Photo Friday is hosted by Debbie Dubrow who blogs at Delicious Baby. Please take a few minutes to venture over there to take a look at what everyone is sharing today. I love looking at all the travel photos!

Photo credit: personal collection

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Slide Show of Guadalajara, Mexico

Mary Jo Manzanares — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:12:00 +0000

I’m trying out a new blogging photo service today – Smilebox.

Here’s a photo slide show of a recent trip to Guadalajara, Mexico.

Make a Smilebox slideshow

This is a fun way to share some travel photos with you, so let me know how you like it.

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June Carnival of Travelers: The Photo Edition

Mary Jo Manzanares — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:56:03 +0000

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 some travel photography tips on capturing photos from a moving vehicle.”

Shane Sakata presents A Cemetery in Omotesando posted at The Tokyo Traveler, saying, “The roof of the temple in this shot was just visible over the cinder block fence of a parking lot in a very busy area of Tokyo! The cemetery in the foreground and the blue sky in the background make the whole image pop. I love this image and it reminds me that sometimes the shots that turn out the best come at the least expected times and in the least expected places.”

Sheila Scarborough presents The Mast General Store posted at Perceptive Travel Blog, saying, “Features three photos that I took at the Mast General Store in Valle Crucis, North Carolina, just off of the Blue Ridge Parkway.”

AdmirableIndia.com presents Trip to Mudumalai National Park: Day 1 posted at AdmirableIndia.com.

Ms. Smarty Pants presents Salt Lake City Capitol Sign posted at Ms. Smarty Pants Know It All, saying, “puzzling sign on the Salt Lake City capitol building”

Amy @ The Q Family presents Wordless Wednesday – Caribbean Paradise posted at The Q Family Adventure, saying, “Paradise in Cozumel, Mexico.. Picture is taken recently on our family vacation with Carnival Cruise to the Caribbean. This is at Chankanaab Park in Cozumel.”

Jon Rochetti presents Millions of Treasures Online posted at The DC Traveler – Washington DC travel & tourism information, saying, “Here’s a few photos of one of Washington, DC’s most stunning buildings – The Library of Congress.”

angelinaaahh presents Travel Envy: The Gardens of Versailles « Wanderus – The Travel Blog of Travel Tips posted at Wanderus, saying, “Hi! I took all these pictures of the gardens of Versailles (Paris, France)”

James presents My Vision Quest To The American West posted at Ways To Simplify.

Kara Williams presents Molokai Sunset on Papohaku Beach posted at Traveling Mamas.
And my contributions to this month’s Carnival of Travelers, Trevi Fountain: Three Coins in the Fountain posted at Flyaway Cafe, and Bellevue Community Park posted at The Seattle Traveler.

That concludes this edition of the Carnival of Travelers.

You can submit your blog article to the next edition by using the carnival submission form. July’s theme is: Summer. All posts must relate to summer travel.

Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

Photo credit: SXC

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