The Astounding Amazon Basin Ecuador
Our Cuyabeno Rain Forest Amazon Basin Adventure – Our excitement mounts seeing the landing strip of Lago Agrio, the first step to…
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Irene Butler “Ame la Vida” (Love Life) in Quito Ecuador
Quito Ecuador – The morning dawns sunny and deliciously warm. After a fine breakfast at the Folklore Hotel, Rick and I walk…
Ring of Kerry and Skellig Ring Ireland -Travel Story
Rounding the Riveting Rings of Kerry and Skellig Ireland – After reveling in high-spirited Dublin, Rick and I aim “Peacock” (our startling…
Yellowstone National Park
Grizzlies and Geysers – our Yellowstone Adventure – Powerful muscles bulge under a mangy hide as two bears lumber about sniffing the…
Little Lake Manitou, Watrous Saskatchewan
Canada’s Dead Sea – Lake Manitou – I float about in slow motion like an astronaut in outer space. It is impossible…
Seattle and Mount St Helens WA
As the Lava Churns and Sizzling Seattle – The first time I gazed up at Mount St Helens it was in 1988.…
Pleasantries of St. Petersburg Russia
St Petersburg Russia – With our first stroll down St Petersburg’s main street Nevsky Prospekt, Rick and I note the light-hearted relaxed…
Odessa, Ukraine: Discovering History on the Black Sea
Odessa Ukraine by Irene Butler Photos by Rick Odessa, Ukraine: Ahhh…the sweet luxury of lying on a white sand beach, strolling through…