Just one year ago next month we moved to France, after 35 years of living in the Seattle, Washington area. What a difference a year makes. Seattle Metro has a population of 4,102,400 according to the 2022 census, it regularly ranks in the top ten worst traffic cities and in the top ten most expensive…
Sketching in Lisbon and Beyond
Lisbon easily ranks high in the list of places I have traveled. We arrived five days before our Norwegian Cruise was to depart to give us time to explore, so glad we did. When Tricia (Travels Through My Lens) and I were first together 35 years ago we talked about places we would like to…
Cruise Ship Food
Check out my new post, Cruise Ship Food – A Bellcurve on my other blog Been There Eating This. My plan is to make it more active so take a look, and follow if you want more on food.
Just Call Me Picasso
We have had the luxury of visiting the Picasso museum in Barcelona twice, though Picasso has never been top on my list, his work is amazing. On each visit I was impressed by the transformation of his style over time. On our most recent visit, October of 2022, I found a comforting quote. As Picasso…
We Need a Travelsketchers Manifesto
We need a Travelsketchers Manifesto. I am an Urban Sketcher who wholeheartedly supports and embraces the Urban Sketchers Manifesto, only tagging posts with #usk if they conform. But I am also a travelsketcher, as are the majority of the Urban Sketchers out there, I have travelled with sketchbook in hand for 25+ years. So why…
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