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The nymph of Lake Carezza (Rainbow Lake)
Photo of the week: Lake Carezza is in the Dolomites mountain range in South Tyrol, Italy. The surface of the lake gleams with colors of the rainbow for reasons that can only be explained by local legend. According to legend … in Lake Carezza there once lived a beautiful water nymph, who often sat and sang […]
Manarola, Cinque Terre Italy
Photo of the week: Sunset on Manarola village, one of the “Five Lands” in Cinque Terre, Italy. To see more photos of Cinque Terre, Italy CLICK HERE.
Varenna, Italy
Photo of the week: Looking down upon the terracotta-tiled roofline of Varenna, from Agriturismo Castello Di Vezio, a great place to enjoy your stay in peaceful solitude in an idyllic natural setting. Varenna is a small town situated on Lake Como and nestled into the mountainside. Located in the Province of Lecco in the Italian […]
Looks like San Francisco …
feels like San Francisco … but is not San Francisco! WHERE AM I??? This photo was taken in Lisbon, Portugal, a city I would immediately feel right at home in for obvious reasons. Lisbon’s Ponte de 25 Abril suspension bridge (the longest of its type in Europe) looks almost identical to San Francisco’s iconic symbol. The […]
What is LOVE???
When your boyfriend lets you fly his brand new 2012 Cabrinha Swtichblade 6m kite before he does! To see more photos from kiting in Dakhla, Western Sahara CLICK HERE!
Tizi-n-Tichka – Morocco
Photo of the week: Tizi-n Tichka is a mountain pass in Morocco, linking the south-east of Marrakesh to the city of Ouarzazate through the High Atlas mountains. It reaches an altitude of 2260 m above sea level. To see more photos of the drive over the pass CLICK HERE.
Sunset on the Sahara
Photo of the week: Sunset on the Sahara. Photo credits to Gordon Downie. To see more photos from Daz 7 of the Dakhla Challenge CLICK HERE.
Cold morning in Imilchil, Morocco
Photo of the week: Moroccan children trying to keep warm wearing jelabas on a snowy morning in Imilchil. Typically made of wool, a jeleba protects from the sun, wind, and rain. The long, flowing hooded robe is traditionally worn by both men and women throughout the country.
Snow-capped Morocco
Photo of the week: Beautiful scene we took in the morning of Day 4 of the Dakhla Challenge. Photo was taken of the High Atlas Mountains, south of Midelt, Morocco.
Photo of the week: oldest tannery in the world in Fes
Within the narrow towering walls of the ancient medina in Fes, Morocco is a leather souq and the world’s oldest tannery, dating back to the 11th century.
Photo of the week: Lake near Fes, Morocco
We were driving south through Morocco, about 40 km north of Fes when this beautiful scene emerged before our eyes. It looked like a painting, almost too gorgeous to be real. We drove offroad for a closer look.