
The Vatican Museum, the Vatican “Spiraling Down“ Every visitor to Rome should visit the Vatican Museum at least once. It’s a “must do.” The displays are fabulous; the history on display is phenomenal. The crowds are epic. The normal visitor will stand in line for quite a while and then join the parade of thousands, [...]
Spiraling Down is a post from: the Photo Tourist
Mar 25, 2012 | Categories: thePhotoTourist | Tags: circular, circular stairs, Giuseppe Momo, HDR, helix, Italy, Land & Air, Momo, Momo Staircase, photo, Photo Tourist, PhotoTourist, Rome, spiral, spiral staircase, the Photo Tourist, thePhotoTourist, tour, tour group, tourism, tourist, Vatican, Vatican City, Vatican Museum | Leave A Comment »

Piazza della Rotonda, Rome, Italy “Night at the Piazza della Rotonda“ Two weeks ago, Nancy and I were lucky enough to find ourselves in one of the world’s most romantic cities — Rome, Italy — for Valentine’s Day. We found ourselves at sunset relaxing with a drink in one of the neat little cafes around [...]
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Mar 12, 2012 | Categories: thePhotoTourist | Tags: cathedral, Catholic, church, dark, Egyptian, Fontana, fontana del pantheon, fountain, HDR, high dynamic range, Italy, Land & Air, lights, night, obelisk, Pantheon, photo, Photo Tourist, PhotoTourist, Piazza, Piazza della Rotonda, plaza, pope, Roma, Roman, Rome, street lights, the Pantheon, the patheon, the Photo Tourist, thePhotoTourist, tourism, tourist, tourists | Leave A Comment »

The Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia (also, St. Elsewhere, in the Caribbean) “Reef Squid“ Squid are ubiquitous in every ocean. On the reef, they are seldom seen alone. Usually, divers and snorkelers will notice a line stretching down the reef — squid all arranged facing the same direction, moving easily along the contour of the [...]
Jettin’ is a post from: the Photo Tourist
Sep 27, 2011 | Categories: thePhotoTourist | Tags: A Shore Dive Kinda Life, cannon, Canon, Caribbean, dark, divemaster, diving, Elsewhere, focus, focus light, Indonesia, jet, Lembeh, Lembeh Strait, light, Light & Motion, Light and Motion, line, night, night dive, North Sulawesi, PADI, photo, Photo Tourist, PhotoTourist, Saint, Sola, spotting, squid, St Elsewhere, strait, Sulawesi, swim, the Photo Tourist, thePhotoTourist, tourism, tourist, Underwater, wall | Leave A Comment »

Bali, Indonesia “Family Outing“ …And we’re back! … and we’re gone again! A New Host: After some weeks, the Photo Tourist has returned from internet limbo. We have transitioned to a new web host, and the site is back up and running. A couple months ago and for several reasons, I became dissatisfied with my [...]
Rolling Again is a post from: the Photo Tourist
Sep 20, 2011 | Categories: thePhotoTourist | Tags: Bali, Balinese, child, daughter, drive, driving, family, father, highway, Indonesia, Land & Air, man, mo-ped, moped, motor, motor scooter, outing, photo, Photo Tourist, PhotoTourist, road, scooter, sun glasses, sunglasses, the Photo Tourist, thePhotoTourist, tourism, tourist | Leave A Comment »

(photos of hair fruit and snake fruit at roadside stands in Bali.) At each food stand, Nancy enthusiastically bubbled out of the car to investigate what new might be found. First, she found the hair fruit. We found “snake fruit” later in the day.
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Aug 16, 2011 | Categories: thePhotoTourist | Tags: Bali, bowl, fruit, fruits, hair fruit, Indonesia, Land & Air, photo, Photo Tourist, PhotoTourist, rambutan, roadside, salak, snake fruit, stand, the Photo Tourist, thePhotoTourist, tourism, tourist | Leave A Comment »
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