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New Zealand, Queenstown Area

6 Photos in this post.  Click on any to see full size.  Several are stitched panoramics.


Milford Sound, New Zealand

Seven images in this post.

This famous landscape is normally wet with hundreds of inches of rain each year.  These were shot from a moving boat.

 


On the Road on The South Island

All of these are stitched panoramic shots.


Mount Cook, New Zealand

Mt Cook Village is a popular spot.  I could only book one night there.


Lake Tekapo, New Zealand

8 photos in this gallery.  The place is so beautiful I can’t add much with words.


The Big Island of Hawaii

I was on the Big Island of Hawaii in February.  A month after I left the earth tremors started and subsequently the volcano erupted.  Ironically, there was so little going on with the volcano during my visit that I did not bother to go see it.

 

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Spring 2017 Part V

The final installment, for now of last spring’s trip.

 


Spring 2017 Part IV

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Spring 2017 Part III

 

More picture postcard charms.  My life has become a Travelogue.

 


Spring 2017 Part II


Spring 2017 Part I


San Francisco and Carmel

I expect to be making regular visits to the Bay Area and Northern California in the future.

 

 

 


Houston Gay Pride, 2017

Houston’s Gay Pride Festival was held for the second year downtown in front of City Hall in Houston.  This time the police made no attempt to keep participants out of the reflecting pool.   There were far more women there than men although I suspect the numbers reversed in the evening for the parade.  Temperatures were kept reasonable by rain and clouds making it only almost as hot as hell rather than hotter.  The girls were wilder this year than in the past with several sporting pasties.


Anime Matsuri

20 photos of people in costume from the 2017 edition of Anime Matsuri in Houston, Texas.

16 photos in this gallery:

 


Houston Art Car Parade 2017

Costumes have become a big part of the art car parade so here are some people in costume.


Siem Reap, Cambodia

This was the last stop on the Southeast Asia trip.  The town is full of tourists because it is near Angkor Wat.

 


A Day in Hanoi

 


Hanoi Night Market, Viet Nam

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There is a lake at the center of old town in Hanoi.

 


Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam

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12 Photos in This Gallery

This famous scenic bay is a 3 hour car ride from Hanoi.  It’s not far, but the roads are slow.

 


Hoi An, Viet Nam

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Hoi An is a 45 minute taxi ride from Da Nang.  That will cost you only $12.  At its center is an old city heavily influenced by the Chinese.  It is a major tourist destination.

 


Ho Chi Minh City and Area, Viet Nam

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2016 Lone Star Rally

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32 Photos in This Gallery

The sound of roaring motorcycle engines on the Strand, mostly Harley V-Twins, is the sound of happiness.  After two rainy days the weather cleared up and all the bikers in Galveston (near Texas) were treated to a perfect day.  Lots of bikers and pretty girls here.   Thank goodness for pretty bartenders.

This is the first batch of photos, expect more over the next few days.  The girl in the pink top below is the daughter of the gal in the large photo above.

 


The Bay Area

These photos are from Oakland, San Francisco and Marin County, California.  Try to view the pano’s full size.

 


Austin, September, 2016

These photos were taken at the Castle Hill Graffiti Park and 6th Street in downtown Austin.