The Empire State Building in New York City on a hazy day
The Empire State Building on a hazy day
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Travel Tuesday photo: The Empire State Building
Categories: New York, North America, Picture of the Week, United States
Tags: Empire State Building, New York, Picture of the Week, USA
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Travel Tuesday photo: Ronja Redeye, a Thomas Dambo Troll
Ronja Redeye, one of the Thomas Dambo trolls that was recently at the Memphis Botanic Garden. Find trolls near you at https://trollmap.com/
Ronja Redeye the Troll
Categories: North America, Picture of the Week, Tennessee, United States
Tags: Memphis, Memphis Botanic Garden, Picture of the Week, Tennessee, Thomas Dambo, Trolls
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Travel Tuesday photo: Town of Aspen from Ajax Mountain
Looking down at the town of Aspen, Colorado from the Aspen ski area, also known as Ajax Mountain
Town of Aspen as viewed from Ajax
Categories: Colorado, North America, Picture of the Week, United States
Tags: Aspen, Colorado, Picture of the Week, Ski
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Photo Essay: Thomas Dambo Trolls at Memphis Botanic Gardens
This time last year I’d never heard of Thomas Dambo or his trolls. But during our trip to Scandinavia last year we ran into Green George while at Christiania in Copenhagen.
Green George
Thomas Dambo, the creator of the trolls, is the world’s leading recycle artist and he repurposes all kinds of things in his creations. There’s even a website, trollmap.com, to help you find trolls near you and you can check off the ones you’ve seen.
When I learned that several trolls were going to be featured at Memphis Botanic Gardens this spring I thought I should probably go see them. When I learned my company offered each employee up to 2 free tickets, well, now I really had to go see them! Continue reading
Categories: North America, Quick Hits, Tennessee, United States
Tags: Memphis, Photo Essay, Tennessee, Thomas Dambo, Trolls
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Travel Tuesday photo: The very top of the Gateway Arch in Saint Louis
The very top of the Gateway Arch in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
The very top of the Gateway Arch in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Categories: Missouri, North America, Picture of the Week, United States
Tags: Missouri, Picture of the Week, Saint Louis
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Travel Tuesday photo: An Oryx at Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch
An Oryx at the Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch near San Antonio, Texas
Categories: North America, Picture of the Week, Texas, United States
Tags: Picture of the Week, San Antonio, Texas
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Lodging Review: Passage Point Condo #427, Copper Mountain, Colorado
My final ski trip of the season was to Copper Mountain, Colorado. It was my first visit back to the resort since 2020, just before the pandemic. As was the case five years ago, when my ski club booked group lodging we were only allowed to book gold-, silver- or bronze-level lodging. Gold units are those closest to the slope. Our club chooses to book silver-level lodging. The last time we were at this resort all our units were in the Village Square condos or in Mountain Plaza. This time around most of our units were again in these two condo complexes, but we also had one unit in Silver Lake and our unit in Passage Point.
Passage Point Condos street view
Shortly before the trip we were told which buildings our condos would be in, but not which units. When I checked the Center Village map I was at first a little disappointed we were “so far” away from everyone else. (Note that nothing is really that far away from anything in Center Village. It only feels like a long way if you’re walking in ski boots!) But it wasn’t too long before I decided we had the better end of the deal. Continue reading
Categories: Colorado, Condos, Copper Mountain, Lodging Review, North America, United States
Tags: Colorado, Copper Mountain, Lodging Review, Ski Condo, Ski Lodging
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Lodging Review: Atwell Suites, Denver Airport
I once again had the opportunity to stay at a Denver airport-area hotel as I arrived a day before my ski club. This time I selected the Atwell Suites Denver Airport, as it was an IHG property and I could use the free night certificate I have with my IHG Select credit card.
I have to admit I’d never heard of the Atwell brand but, in general, I quite liked the hotel. It’s located just off Tower Road, a main thoroughfare that has many similar hotels lining each side. It has its own private shuttle. I had a friend pick me up at the airport but it was very nice not to have any other stops on the way back to the airport the next day.
The hotel has a very modern feel. As I understand it, this building is only a couple of years old so it’s still in quite good shape. The front desk was straight ahead upon entering. I arrived quite early, before noon, and asked if I could get a ground-floor room since I was wrangling both my skis bag and a larger wheeled duffel. None of those rooms were ready yet, but that was fine as my friend and I went off for lunch and a free tour through the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, which is now a wildlife preserve. While we were in the Arsenal I received a call that my room was ready. Continue reading
Categories: Atwell Suites, Award Travel, Chase, Colorado, Hotel, IHG, IHG Rewards Card, Lodging Review, North America, United States
Tags: Atwell Suites, Colorado, Denver, Hotel, Hotel Review, Lodging Review
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Travel Tuesday photo: Anchor Chain of USS Missouri
Just one link in the massive anchor chain for the USS Missouri in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Categories: Hawaii, North America, Picture of the Week, United States
Tags: Hawaii, Oahu, Pearl Harbor, Picture of the Week
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Travel Tuesday photo: Lone Peak, Big Sky, Montana
Big Sky Resort is one of my happy places. This is Lone Peak which tops out at 11,166 feet (3403 meters). From the top you can see across Idaho and into Washington state as well as into Wyoming.
Categories: Montana, North America, Picture of the Week, United States
Tags: Big Sky, Lone Peak, Montana, Picture of the Week
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