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Hello and welcome to my blog! I’m glad you stopped by and I hope you enjoy the posts and photos. I’m a native Pacific Northwesterner currently living the expat life in France. I love to travel, take photos, and discover new places, and to share my adventures with others. I hope you enjoy what you find here, if so, please feel free to reach out if you have comments or questions. I would love to have you follow along as I share my travels around France and Europe. Wishing you grand adventures! Tricia
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Very appropriate quote and such a great picture. 😊
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Thank you Lynette!
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seems like Avery relevant quote in these selfish days. You got a great view from that mountain. Maggie
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Thanks Maggie. I was motivated to share this after seeing a few young people on a canal cruise in Amsterdam paying absolutely no attention to the beautiful scenery, or the commentary and only into taking selfies; sigh.
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And their pictures don’t include any of the scenery or features is the famous sites!!
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I saw the same thing on the cruise, and this post reminds me of the amazing things that we can see if we will just open our eyes,
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What a great quote! 🙂
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I thought so too. Thanks for commenting.
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And one sees incredibly far when you stand so high atop a mountain (or even just a hill)!
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Agreed!
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I love this quote, but after encountering obnoxious, selfish, “me first” Instagrammers and other tourists in Portugal, I love it even more.
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I was actually motivated to share it after recently seeing several girls so into themselves and their selfies, that they were totally oblivious to those around them. It was really pathetic. Thanks for your comment!
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In the famous Livraria Lello in Porto, people were blocking the stairs so they could take numerous varied photos of themselves on it. So self-centered!
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We see that all the time in our travels. Agreed; it’s the in ultimate self-absorption.
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Yes! Climbing mountains is a favorite activity 🙂
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Agreed!
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