Category Archives: Travel

Scouting Florida

Posted on August 16, 2022 by djnpub

After my Shakespeare and photography centered trip to Colorado, I flew to Florida to spend a couple of weeks during the hot time of the year to see if it is a place I might like to move to in … Continue reading →

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Another Utah Adventure

Posted on June 22, 2022 by djnpub

Without really getting settled in after my first-ever trip to France, I set off on another closer trip to do some photography in Utah with UTadventure. I flew in the day before so that our first shooting day would be … Continue reading →

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Springtime in Paris — After the Retreat

Posted on May 14, 2022 by djnpub

After 5 days on the photo retreat, I returned to Paris for a little more than a week to do general sightseeing and tourist activities. I finally managed to connect up with Maddy mid-day the day after the retreat, who … Continue reading →

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Photo Retreat at the Château

Posted on May 5, 2022 by djnpub

On Sunday morning, after checking out of my hotel, I walked a short distance to the restaurant where we were to meet up and have our kickoff luncheon. The lunch was very nice, with green pasta and tiramisu, and we … Continue reading →

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Springtime in Paris

Posted on May 1, 2022 by djnpub

Not long after getting my home upgrade projects to a stable point, I took off on my second major adventure of the year, my first ever trip to France. I had a photography retreat planned at a historic château in … Continue reading →

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Yucatán 2022 — After the Tour

Posted on March 26, 2022 by djnpub

In contrast to what happened in 2020 with the exploding Covid crisis, after this year’s tour, I ended up staying in Mérida for 5 days just being a tourist. Mostly I walked around exploring the sights in the downtown area, … Continue reading →

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Yucatán Photo Adventure 2022 — 6

Posted on March 21, 2022 by djnpub

On the last day of the tour we got up early to head to the usual final location, the Mayan ruins and archeological zone at Xcambó, which dates to the third century AD. This is a special location to be … Continue reading →

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Yucatán Photo Adventure 2022 — 5

Posted on March 20, 2022 by djnpub

As we had scheduled the front end of the tour heavy with shoots, the last three days were single shoot days, so Day 5 turned out to be easy-paced. We took it easy in the morning and had lunch in … Continue reading →

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Yucatán Photo Adventure 2022 — 4

Posted on March 19, 2022 by djnpub

The pace on Day 4 slowed down a bit with only one location, but we still had to get up early to go out to Ría Lagartos. This is a biosphere reserve that I’ve been to once before, with some … Continue reading →

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Yucatán Photo Adventure 2022 — 3

Posted on March 18, 2022 by djnpub

Day 3 involved two properties, one more historic and one a bit more modern. In the morning we shot at an older hacienda property in Pixyá, which is being somewhat restored. As was the case the last time I was … Continue reading →

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