https://betstravelsabout.com/2026/03/03/life-experiences-have-made-me-a-better-person/https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/1b-croatia_10.jpg1b Croatia_10https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/6-israel_18.jpg6 Israel_18https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/7-israel-kibbutz_1.jpg7 Israel Kibbutz_1https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/4-crete_1.jpg4 Crete_12026-03-04T08:24:47+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2026/01/26/what-keeps-me-retuning-to-chiang-mai-in-thailand/https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/practice-photo-4.jpgPractice Photo2026-01-27T05:59:12+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2025/02/25/being-inspired-by-chiang-mais-changing-culinary-scene/https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20250222_092549-1.jpg20250222_092549https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20250222_092500-1.jpg20250222_092500The friendly couple.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20250222_093134-2.jpg20250222_093134Two huge buttermilk pancakes , maple syrup, and a varity of tropical fruit.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20250220_094555.jpg20250220_094555https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20250222_092006.jpgThe pool at Good Morning Chiang Maihttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20250222_092953.jpg20250222_092953A lovely quotation about good food.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20250222_092549.jpg20250222_092549https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20250222_092500.jpg20250222_092500https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20250222_093134.jpg20250222_093134https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20240505_113428.jpg20240505_1134282026-01-21T07:57:49+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2026/01/01/how-to-stay-happy-when-our-world-is-suffering/2026-01-03T03:18:56+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2020/03/26/thoughts-from-a-traveller-returning-home-to-covid-19/https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_7877.jpgIMG_7877Good to be back in my own bed.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_7875.jpgIMG_7875Home at last.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_7871.jpgIMG_7871The trail behind my apartment,2025-12-24T08:47:53+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2025/10/21/the-risk-i-have-never-taken/2025-12-03T16:15:23+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2025/09/28/facing-hard-work/2025-09-29T21:31:45+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2025/07/17/why-i-love-cats/2025-07-19T14:18:33+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2025/01/30/climate-change-is-my-greatest-concern/2025-01-30T08:11:28+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2023/10/01/embracing-change-in-a-rapidly-changing-world/https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/september-october-november-2015-126.jpgAutumn colour at its best in Nova Scotiahttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/september-october-november-2015-001-1.jpgSeptember, October, November 2015 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Ricky.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_7861-1.jpgIMG_7861https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_7844.jpgIMG_7844https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_7860.jpgIMG_7860https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_7856.jpgIMG_7856https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_7851.jpgIMG_7851https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_7850.jpgIMG_7850https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_7842.jpgIMG_7842https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_7841.jpgIMG_7841https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_7868.jpgIMG_78682025-01-26T08:20:30+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2024/12/14/the-key-to-a-successful-life/2024-12-20T19:12:44+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2023/06/19/aspics-of-kindness/https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230222_121431.jpg20230222_121431Lovely young chap I met in another favourite coffee shop.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/pexels-photo-5080678.jpegholding handsPhoto by Anna Tarazevich on <a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/holding-hands-5080678/" rel="nofollow">Pexels.com</a>2024-10-16T19:28:33+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2024/09/22/a-good-piece-of-advice/2024-09-22T15:08:46+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2024/04/25/taking-a-risk/2024-09-04T14:27:53+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2024/08/23/i-am-so-excited/2024-08-30T17:19:47+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2017/03/03/dalat-le-petit-paris/https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/thailand-burma-viet-nam-xavier-2012-463.jpgEvery kind of fruit imaginable.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dalat-051.jpgLooking down on the market at night.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/thailand-burma-viet-nam-xavier-2012-460.jpgThere is a motor bike under there.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dalat-036.jpgMy mocha latte.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dalat-038.jpghttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dalat-029.jpgZen affiliates from around the world have donated benches. This is from Canada.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dalat-023.jpgA quiet spot for some meditation.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dalat-027.jpgThese are for real. Not sure what they were.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dalat-025.jpgHollyhocks.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dalat-019.jpgA temple with huge bell.2024-08-16T22:40:54+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2024/06/19/a-persistant-travel-bug/2024-06-20T23:35:24+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2024/05/25/having-it-all/2024-05-27T12:43:40+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2024/03/09/a-shopping-spree/2024-03-10T02:30:07+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2024/02/16/three-things-i-love-about-central-viet-nam/https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20240129_134107.jpg20240129_134107Rice paddies around Pink Tuliphttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20240203_123723.jpg20240203_123723A walk along the river thet Pink Tuliphttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20240130_152505.jpg20240130_152505Beginning to celebrate Tethttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20240130_161857.jpg20240130_161857Entrance to Pink Tuliphttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20240205_142117.jpg20240205_142117Trung and Anne the owners of Pink Tulip.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20240210_122131.jpg20240210_122131Another iconic picture with boat and mountain.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20240211_124217.jpg20240211_124217Bottoms of basket boats used to bring in the Lunar New Year.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20240120_143444.jpg20240120_143444Late in the afternoon the sun came out.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20240120_142441.jpg20240120_142441Hotels lining the road along the beach.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20240211_123710-1.jpg20240211_123710Marble mountain in background & families enjoying Tet holiday,2024-03-09T09:25:56+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2024/03/06/the-bangkok-news/https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240305_143922.jpg20240305_143922nother concern.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240305_115646.jpg20240305_115646Thai mental health needs to be addressed.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240305_115536.jpg20240305_115536Working on this with the big banks.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240226_114517.jpg20240226_114517One of the PM's concerns.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20230302_144456.jpg20230302_144456The lady who told me where to find the Post.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240305_114405.jpg20240305_114405It's location on a busy corner.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240305_114440.jpg20240305_114440Entance to NuNuNiNihttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240221_101922.jpg20240221_101922All ready to catch up on the news at NuNuNiNi.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240221_102032.jpgA recent copy of the Bangkok Post2024-03-13T14:41:41+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2015/03/17/a-typical-day-on-koh-lanta/2024-03-06T04:28:29+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2014/12/08/thailand-again/2024-03-06T04:20:12+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2020/02/09/thailand-and-climate-change-in-2020/https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_1004.jpgIMG_1004https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_0430.jpgIMG_0430Beautiful Thai lady.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_0718.jpgIMG_0718Chedi Luang- one of the oldest wats in Chiang Mai.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_0476.jpgIMG_0476The annual Flower Festival in Chiang Mai.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_0407.jpgIMG_0407https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_0387.jpgIMG_0387https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_0223.jpgIMG_0223The late King Bhumibol at the sacred shrine of Erewen in Bangkok.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_1049.jpgBangkok traffic.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/p_20181204_104704_vhdr_on.jpgP_20181204_104704_vHDR_OnThe Three Kings Monument2024-03-01T10:02:51+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2015/06/16/memories-of-morocco/https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/morocco-april-2015-441.jpgShops in the crowded medina in Marrakesh.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/morocco-april-2015-440.jpgThe medina in Fez.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/morocco-april-2015-388.jpgMorocco - April 2015 388https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/morocco-april-2015-122.jpgA man in the traditional dress of the Berber, the original natives of Morocco.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/morocco-april-2015-037.jpghttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/morocco-april-2015-415.jpgCouldn't resist a photo with this intricate tiled backdrop.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/morocco-april-2015-102.jpgMorocco - April 2015 102https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/morocco-april-2015-096.jpgMore carvings in marble at the Bahia Palace in Marrakesh.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/morocco-april-2015-438.jpgA minaret overlooking the medina in Fez.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/morocco-april-2015-381.jpgLooking down from the 3rd level of our riad in Fez to the central area where we ate our breakfast and chatted with our host and other guests.2024-02-15T07:58:41+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2023/12/10/a-resurgence-for-tourism-in-thailand/https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/thailand-2015-255.jpgThailand 2015 255Some Hmong gals in traditional dress.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20230219_124719-1.jpg20230219_124719Entrance to BanPongPhannhttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20231127_102202.jpg20231127_102202View from a little garden where I wrote this post.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20231123_141121-2.jpg20231123_141121Chiang Mai airport with mountain in the background.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20231126_1750012.jpg20231126_175001~2Hoards of tourists at the famous Sunday Night Market.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20230302_201957.jpg20230302_201957A night show at the Centre with traditional Thai dancing.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20230218_101002.jpg20230218_101002A beautiful day with delicious food and wonderful music all presented by energetic seniors.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20230218_100848.jpg20230218_100848The senior's market at the Old Chiang Mai Cultural Centrehttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20230219_124816.jpg20230219_124816A little garden great to relax or do some writing.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20230219_125220.jpg20230219_125220My appartment at BanPongPhan2024-02-01T09:55:08+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2024/01/30/my-main-complaint/2024-01-31T04:40:32+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2022/04/29/the-parrsboro-shore-a-little-cape-breton-and-home-of-the-dinosaurs-2/https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/img_9485.jpgIMG_9489The rugged shoreline of the Bay of Fundy known as the Parrsboro Shore.2024-01-25T09:26:45+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2017/03/14/life-on-a-homestay-in-the-mekong-delta/https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/hcm-and-homestay-045.jpgMother and grandmother.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/hcm-and-homestay-025.jpgHCM and Homestay 025https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/hcm-and-homestay-031.jpgHCM and Homestay 031https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/hcm-and-homestay-029.jpgHCM and Homestay 029https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/hcm-and-homestay-032.jpgHCM and Homestay 032https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/hcm-and-homestay-024.jpghttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/hcm-and-homestay-037.jpgThe birthday boy and his mother.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/hcm-and-homestay-035.jpgThe birthday boy and his mother.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/hcm-and-homestay-034.jpgMien Viet's dining area.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/hcm-and-homestay-027.jpgMy room at Mien Viet Homestay.2024-01-25T08:38:59+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2024/01/08/the-question-of-whether-to-live-a-long-life-or-not/2024-01-09T10:48:23+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2019/05/10/waking-up-to-the-effects-of-climate-change/https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/thailand-2015-287.jpgThailand 2015 287Lots of mangos to be hadhttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/thailand-2015-264.jpgThailand 2015 264Another beautiful floathttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/thailand-2015-217.jpgThailand 2015 217Inside the main temple of Prah Singhttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/thailand-2015-207.jpgThailand 2015 207One of the Lady Boys - men who have changed to femaleshttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/thailand-2015-204.jpgThailand 2015 204Final contestants for the Lady Boy pageanthttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/thailand-2015-198.jpgThailand 2015 198Trekked up to the top of the highest peak https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/thailand-2015-179.jpgThailand 2015 179Just outside CM there are many nature parkshttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/thailand-2015-181.jpgThailand 2015 181Entrance to the parkhttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/thailand-2015-129.jpgThailand 2015 129Common plant in CMhttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/thailand-2015-125.jpgThailand 2015 125A park in Chiang Mai2023-08-30T15:57:05+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2019/04/13/ubud-art-and-culture-monkeys-and-rice-paddies/https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/p_20190319_114714.jpgP_20190319_114714https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_6757.jpgIMG_6757The interloperhttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_6758.jpgIMG_6758Making uphttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_6756.jpgIMG_6756Grooming each other.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_6742.jpgIMG_6742Lunch timehttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_6752.jpgIMG_6752Mother or father with babyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_6736.jpgIMG_6736https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_6771.jpgIMG_6771Park personnel waiting to help out any tourist with the monkeyshttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_6739.jpgIMG_6739This monkey wanted a bead on her dresshttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_6761.jpgIMG_6761Trevor with monkey on his back2023-08-29T19:50:43+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2019/07/31/its-time-to-respect-our-forests/https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/september-october-november-2015-005.jpgA September walk in the woods in Kejimakujik.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_7090.jpgAn old tree marked to be saved if possible.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_7086.jpgConcerned XRer's taking a guided tour through the Corbett-Dalhousie Forest.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_7037.jpgOur banner to alert the logging machines we are serious about this forest.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_7045.jpgXR sign at entrance to Corbett-Dalhousie Lake protest in May.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_7130.jpgWhat remains.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_7128.jpgObvious clear cut on North Mountain Rd. near Annapolis Royal.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_7142.jpgIMG_7142https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/old-growth-beech-tree-forest.jpgOld growth beech tree forestOld growth beech tree forest in Victoria Beach.2023-08-29T19:48:14+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2019/10/16/dealing-with-climate-change-on-a-personal-level/https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_7350.jpgIMG_7350Power lines hit by Dorian.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_7326.jpgIMG_7326Crews already at work to clear St. George St.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_7322.jpgIMG_7322Trees felled at historic Fort Anne.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_7407.jpgIMG_7407Speeches in front of City 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Meas Homestay where I stayed.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cambodia-2014-052.jpgCambodia 2014 052Monks looking for breakfast offering from local merchants. https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cambodia-2015-329.jpgCambodia - 2015 329Organic crop growing on Tonlee Lake. 2021-04-09T20:50:09+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2014/03/09/the-big-c-in-cambodia/https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/phnom-penh-again-030.jpgPhnom Penh Again 030Heartfelt expression from a Cambodian dancer.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/phnom-penh-again-036.jpgPhnom Penh Again 036Disabled Nationhttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/phnom-penh-again-033.jpgPhnom Penh Again 033Disease of a Society - Bo Rithy, Cambodian 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sale.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/victoria-beach-end-of-summer-008.jpgVictoria Beach -End of summer 008A summer home owned by a neighbour from the US.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/victoria-beach-end-of-summer-004.jpgVictoria Beach -End of summer 004A Beach house undergoing extensive renovation by a couple from Ontario who escaped the 'rat race'.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/late-summer-vb-2014-100.jpgLate summer VB - 2014 100Joe Casey as he appeared on the cover of "The Life & Times of ... published in 2008.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/late-summer-vb-2014-106.jpgLate summer VB - 2014 106One of the original Beach families.2021-03-06T19:10:50+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2020/12/20/can-the-mainland-moose-in-nova-scotia-be-saved/https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/img_7086.jpgIMG_7086Extinction Rebellion foresters learning about an old growth 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story.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_8633.jpgIMG_8633The cave entrance.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_8628.jpgIMG_8628First view of the cove. https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_8626-1.jpgIMG_8626A sand dune with yarrow and maram grass.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_8620.jpgIMG_8620One of the surfers.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_8621.jpgIMG_8621Looking out from my resting spot.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_8618.jpgIMG_8618My walk along the beach.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_8624.jpgIMG_8624A family bubble on the beach. https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/mavillette-beach-2015-057.jpgMavillette Beach 2015 057Approaching Mavillette 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Thanks papa Lou.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sheep-farm-0121.jpgJust feed me.2020-05-07T14:51:02+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2016/03/09/the-cloud-forest-in-the-rainy-season/https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/mindo-095.jpgOne of many Swiss styled houses.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/mindo-112.jpgThe village of Mindohttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/mindo-198.jpgThe Blue Morphohttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/mindo-178.jpgDidn't get the name of this one which has some blue when his wings were open.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/mindo-118.jpghttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/mindo-163.jpgWalking hazards.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/mindo-159.jpgOn the way down.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/mindo-157.jpgKeeping guard.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/mindo-156.jpgMindo 156https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/mindo-150.jpgMy hike up the mountain2020-05-07T14:47:51+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2016/12/15/how-good-are-we-at-dealing-with-change/2020-05-07T14:29:46+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2017/03/28/naples-you-can-love-it-or-hate-it/https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/formia-013.jpgFormia 013A sfogliatelle pastryhttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/formia-002.jpgFormia 002Firing a Neapolitan pizzahttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/naples-058.jpgNaples 058Cindy McTee, Hubby, and Leonard Slatkinhttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/naples-057.jpgNaples 057Baker and his wife - Pompeihttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/naples-053.jpgNaples 053Alexander the Greathttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/naples-048.jpgNaples 048Hercules from the backhttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/naples-047.jpgNaples 047Hercules and Hubbyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/naples-044.jpgNaples 044The femalehttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/naples-043.jpgNaples 043Front of male torsohttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/naples-041.jpgNaples 041Back of male torso2020-05-07T14:21:04+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2018/04/01/exploring-the-spiritual-heart-of-australia/https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/melbourne-alice-springs-086.jpgHappy little new friend I met at Ayer's Rock.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/melbourne-alice-springs-095.jpghttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/melbourne-alice-springs-096.jpgTwo of the group of three.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/melbourne-alice-springs-0891.jpgAt sunset.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/melbourne-alice-springs-088.jpgThe Rock just before sunset.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/melbourne-alice-springs-079.jpgThe Rock up close shows its many sides. 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such a thrill!https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/2015-04-14-15-29-37.jpegAll set for the trip backhttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/2015-04-13-23-10-05.jpegThe camels for our trekhttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cambodia-2015-481.jpgBeetles and bugs for dinner anyone?https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cambodia-2015-431.jpgThe jungle overtaking the ancient city of Ankorhttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cambodia-2015-426.jpgHuge kapok trees growing into the ruins of the Ankor empire2020-02-02T08:52:17+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2019/06/13/tackling-climate-change-in-nova-scotia/https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_7045.jpgIMG_7045Sign at the start of the road into the forest.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_7040.jpgIMG_7040GP leader was very inspiring.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_7033.jpgIMG_7033More creative placards.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_7032.jpgIMG_7032The kids are concerned, too.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_7031.jpgIMG_7031Showing off our banners. https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_7024.jpgIMG_7024Making her point.2019-07-02T15:12:19+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2019/03/09/a-visit-to-the-historic-city-of-melaka-in-malaysia/https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_6457.jpgIMG_6457Boat cruise on the Melaka Riverhttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_6539.jpgIMG_6539Newly restored shop houses on a Melaka St.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_6536.jpgIMG_6536Entrance to a Chinese templehttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_6494.jpgIMG_6494The Straits of Melaka Mosquehttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_6507.jpgIMG_6507Me dressed for the mosquehttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_6493.jpgIMG_6493Tribute to the man who made Jonker St. what it is todayhttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/p_20190227_214759_vhdr_on.jpgP_20190227_214759_vHDR_OnThe Melaka River at nighthttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/p_20190224_140453.jpgP_20190224_140453The Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpurhttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/p_20190227_210917_vhdr_on.jpgP_20190227_210917_vHDR_OnChinese temple in Melakahttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/p_20190224_140043.jpgP_20190224_140043Chinatown in KL2019-03-14T05:28:58+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2019/02/22/kampot-and-kep-the-salt-and-pepper-twins-of-southern-cambodia/https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/kep-2018-031.jpgKep 2018 031https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/kep-2018-019.jpgKep 2018 019Sun setting over Kephttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/kep-2018-020.jpgKep 2018 020Old French mansion being restoredhttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/kampot-2015-032.jpgKampot-2015 032Lots of these around https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/kampot-2015-014.jpgKampot-2015 014At a salt flathttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/kampot-2015-058.jpgKampot-2015 058Fish markethttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/kampot-2015-054.jpgKampot-2015 054Crab sellerhttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/kep-2018-016.jpgKep 2018 016The Blue Crab monumenthttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/kep-2018-006.jpgKep 2018 006Kep Beachhttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_6297.jpgIMG_6297Environmental concern for Cambodia2019-02-23T22:54:39+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2018/07/10/halifax-a-city-on-the-rise/https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/antiques-and-melissas-visit-025.jpgSo good...https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/antiques-and-melissas-visit-024.jpghttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/antiques-and-melissas-visit-035.jpgTA is right. 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Should I stop now?https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2014-12-21-14-34-23.jpgAlmost at the end - Soi to my guesthouse.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2014-12-21-14-33-36.jpgLovely Rim Hotel near my place facing the moat.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2014-12-21-14-30-21.jpgCatching fish from the moat.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2014-12-21-14-28-30.jpgPart of the wall at the west gate.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2014-12-21-14-24-00.jpgThe perfect shade tree.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2014-12-21-14-18-42.jpgContinuing along the west side.2019-01-14T08:24:16+00:00monthlyhttps://betstravelsabout.com/2015/01/18/what-about-chiang-rai/https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/chiang-mai-2013-018.jpgChiang Mai 2013 018The "Sea of Hands" holding skulls to symbolize our journey from hell to heaven.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/chiang-mai-2013-021.jpgA closer view.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/chiang-mai-2013-017.jpgThe White Templehttps://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2015-01-11-12-41-59.jpgOverlooking the Kok River in Chiang Rai.https://betstravelsabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2015-01-11-19-28-21.jpgA water beetle snack anyone. 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