Author: Travels Through My Lens

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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Travel is never a matter of money, but of courage. Pablo Coelho San Diego, CA

August 22, 2023 16

Memories of Maui

Hawaii is a preferred vacation destination for many people in the US, mostly for those living on the west coast of the country. One can escape the grey, rainy winter weather in Seattle, Portland, or San Francisco and in just five hours arrive in warm, sunny Hawaii. Of return vacationers, most have a favorite island... Continue Reading →

August 17, 2023 34

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All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware. Martin Buber Rabat, Morocco

August 15, 2023 19

European Family Road Trip

I just love a road trip; loading up the car, seeing interesting destinations along the way, and usually some beautiful scenery as well. I have fond memories of summer family road trips when I was a kid; we’d all pile into the big Plymouth Fury, arguing about who got stuck in the middle, whether we... Continue Reading →

August 10, 2023 27

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Don’t tell me how educated you are, tell me how much you have traveled. The Prophet Mohammed Santorini, Greece

August 8, 2023 17

Gardens of the Globe – Botanical Gardens Part II

This is the fourth installment in my Gardens of the Globe series. Here are the links if you missed the previous posts: Gardens of the Globe Gardens of the Globe - Japanese Gardens Gardens of the Globe - Botanical Gardens Part I As I have mentioned previously, I love gardens, and always seek them out... Continue Reading →

August 3, 2023 31

Travel Quote

Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living. Miriam Beard Temple of Athena Nike, Athens, Greece

August 1, 2023 26

Reykjavik, Iceland

Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland and the northernmost capital in the world, is a lively, vibrant, friendly city that has a small town feel. It became a UNESCO City of Literature in 2011, and is one of only 42 cities in the world with this distinction. There are many bookstores in the city and we... Continue Reading →

July 27, 2023 35

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I can’t control the wind but I can adjust the sail. Ricky Skaggs Galiano Island, British Columbia, Canada

July 25, 2023 14

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