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Happy New Year

This photo shows Milford Sound, Fiordland, New Zealand. I'd never visited this part of New Zealand before. The area is known for its high rainfall, but we had fine weather and spectacular views of the pristine water, mountains and bush. The scenery was stunning. I'd...

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A Birthday Surprise

My husband pulled off a wonderful surprise for my recent birthday. I knew we were going away but I thought hubby had organized a quick trip to the South Island of New Zealand. On the day we were meant to leave, he woke me up at a very early hour with a cup of tea....

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Oh, Give Me a Home Where The Buffalo Roam!

I took this photo of bison in Yellowstone National Park. They're very big up close and dangerous, yet many of the tourists we saw were busy stalking them with digital cameras. To view more animal photos visit Camera Critters

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Snorkeling with Sharks and Stingrays in Moorea

I interviewed Mr. Munro this week about his recent experience snorkeling with sharks and stingrays. What made you decide to snorkel with stingrays and sharks? Moorea is a small but beautiful island. We could either explore the island or do some sort of water activity....

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Helmet Dive in Bora Bora

This week I thought I'd combine my Camera Critters photo with a story about our visit to Bora Bora. Helmet Diving in Bora Bora by Shelley Munro One of the fun parts of travel is the planning of a holiday. There’s the research, both online and in books, the...

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A Visit To New Zealand, Land of the Long White Cloud

Have you ever wanted to travel to New Zealand? I'm lucky enough to live in New Zealand, and today I give you a virtual tour of my beautiful country. I'm visiting Lisabet Sarai at Beyond Romance today where I discuss New Zealand and books.

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A Tick Off The Bucket List

One of the things that hubby and I have wanted to do for ages is drive around in a convertible. We didn't want just any convertible. We wanted to drive a Mustang convertible. In fact a Mustang was my husband's dream car when he was a teenager. Fast forward to our stop...

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All Roads Lead to Walmart

There were almost 2000 passengers on our cruise ship with most of them coming from Australia. A few days before the ship reached Hawaii, we all started to talk about the excursions we wanted to do while stopping at our four Hawaiian ports. The number of passengers who...

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