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This photo was taken on the farm of the New Zealand couple who hosted us for an overnight stay. They have a beautiful place on top of a hill with an incredible view. Instead of farming all of their land themselves, they lease out the majority and only use ten acres for themselves. Their ‘farmhouse’ […]
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Our day in Rotorua, New Zealand was a cloudy one, as this photo shows. One of the features at Government Gardens is this gazebo. The park was actually built to draw tourists to Rotorua, but there are things to do there for the locals. While we were there, we saw the lawn bowling club not […]
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Last week, I showed you the Princes’ Arches, the entryway to this fabulous park in Rotorua. We were struck by the nature of this Maori fence. It was a pleasant surprise to see how much the people of New Zealand now support the Maori tribes. It wasn’t always that way. Once, the Maori culture was […]
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The Princes’ Arches are located in Rotorua, New Zealand. This is an amazing park where there are some gorgeous grounds that include a small lake, a gazebo, and plenty of grassy areas. It was a cloudy day when we visited, but we enjoyed this beautiful, peaceful place nonetheless. More photos from Rotorua, New Zealand
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The morning of our arrival in Sydney, I looked out our balcony door and saw sunrise at the Sydney Opera House. My first thought was, get a photo before that’s gone! Not only were the sunrise colors spectacular, but with the iconic silhouette in the foreground, this was a very memorable moment. More photos from […]
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Barbara Barrett started reading mysteries when she was pregnant with her first child to keep her mind off things like her changing body and food cravings. When she’d devoured as many Agatha Christies as she could find, she branched out to English village cozies and Ellery Queen. Now, she’s written eleven full-length romance novels and one novella, […]
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The California coast faces west. So, there are no places where you can catch an ocean-view sunrise in California, right? Nope. We don’t have many, but we do have a few, and Monterey Bay is one of those if you’re at the right spot in Capitola. We stayed at a bed-and-breakfast on the bay and […]
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USA Today bestselling and award-winning author Lois Winston writes mystery, romance, romantic suspense, chick-lit, women’s fiction, children’s chapter books, and nonfiction under her own name and her Emma Carlyle pen name. Lois is a former literary agent and an award-winning craft and needlework designer who often draws much of her source material for both her characters and plots […]
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In last week’s Friday Foto, The geysers at Whakarewarewa, I showed a close-up view of the geysers. This photo steps back and shows the lush grounds surrounding the geysers. This area is actually a living Maori village where visitors can see Maori cultural exhibits, including an entertaining show, purchase art made by local artists, and […]
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The geysers at Whakarewarewa in Rotorura are some of the last remaining geothermal geysers remaining in New Zealand. During the 19th Century, there were more than 200 active geysers. Today, there are less than sixty. In Rotorura, the sulfur odor from the geysers permeates everything. At the geysers themselves, walking the grounds can take you […]
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