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Watching trees change from green to fiery reds, or

Watching trees change from green to fiery reds, oranges and yellows is a sure sign of fall!

Photo by Joy Real on Unsplash

Repost 📷 by @travelingwithmj: Tufa is a type of

Repost 📷 by @travelingwithmj: Tufa is a type of limestone that is formed at Mono Lake, most impressively as towers that are important to local habitat.⁠
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The growth starts beneath the water, sometimes as deep as 30 feet, When the water level at Mono Lake dropped dramatically, the tufa was exposed. Once above the waterline it no longer grows, and the continued low water level has created a dramatic shoreline with the towers.⁠
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Science is fascinating.⁠
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All in a day's outing with @globustravel on our California Dreamin' road trip.⁠

Built in the fifteenth century as a fortification,

Built in the fifteenth century as a fortification, Castello Sforzesco is a famed medieval piece of Milan's history. Now a museum, we'd highly recommend it and its grounds.

Photo by Maria Cappelli on Unsplash

Repost 📷 by @divergenttravelers: Walking among

Repost 📷 by @divergenttravelers: Walking among GIANT TREES! 😍 🌳⁠
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The biggest thing that stood out to us about Yosemite National Park is the diversity that it holds. From sheer rock cliffs to golden meadows and some of the world's largest trees, you won't be left wanting. ⁠
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And of course, we were heart set on discovering it all during our visit with @globustravel⁠
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Thanks to their new #choicetouring itinerary, we had an entire free day within the park, so we booked private transport and headed to the massive Mariposa Grove to get up close with the massive Sequoia trees that call the park home. ⁠
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As we like to hike, we opted for a 7-mile figure-eight loop through the middle and upper groves that showed us famous trees such as the Grizzly Giant. ⁠
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It was a day well spent!

Who else loves the fiery colors of fall? We do!

Who else loves the fiery colors of fall? We do!

Photo by @bretclancy

Repost 📷 by @ytravelblog: Had a few hours spare

Repost 📷 by @ytravelblog: Had a few hours spare and took a three mile return 🚶‍♀️ behind our Mammoth Mountain Inn and discovered this stunning sunset at Minaret Vista! 🌄

Not to miss when you are in the Mammoth Lakes region!

What I loved more is that our new @globustravel friend, 80 year old Leigh joined us. You've never met a more vibrant and joyful person. She showed me how travel and adventure can always be at the center of your life if you have the right attitude and spirit to embrace it.

👇 Do you want to be hiking to these views when you are 80?

P.S. And then Leigh tore it up on the dance floor with us later that night after dinner! #simplythebest

Even on a moody day, Venice is still a sight for s

Even on a moody day, Venice is still a sight for sore eyes.

Photo by Federico Beccari on Unsplash

Repost 📷 by @landlopers: The Mammoth Lakes reg

Repost 📷 by @landlopers:
The Mammoth Lakes region has been my favorite stop so far on this amazing tour of Northern California with Globus thanks in large parts to moments like this one. Showing up at sunrise to Brees Lookout at Hot Creek, the whole scene felt otherworldly. The steam from the natural hot springs below rose to meet the ascending fog in what very quickly became a mesmerizing scene. More like a postcard than real life this singular moment has no doubt been my favorite so far this week.

Did you know that in the Quechua Indian language,

Did you know that in the Quechua Indian language, Machu Picchu translates to 'Old Peak' or 'Old Mountain'?

Photo by Carlos Carvallo on Unsplash

Repost 📷 by @travelingwithmj: A beautiful day a

Repost 📷 by @travelingwithmj: A beautiful day at Lake Tahoe, the largest freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada. It straddles the California and Nevada state lines and was a quick stop on our road trip.

Sant'Ella: a charming seaside village just 20 minu

Sant'Ella: a charming seaside village just 20 minutes drive from Palermo, Sicily. Many of its villagers are proficient fishermen so if you time it right, you can watch them return with their catch of the day.

Photo by @martinagand94

Repost 📷 by @goingawesomeplaces: I CHOO CHOO CH

Repost 📷 by @goingawesomeplaces: I CHOO CHOO CHOOSE YOU // Trains are kinda a big deal in Sacramento and so for our first Choice Touring option with @globustravel, I chose to explore the California State Railroad Museum and ride the River Fox Train. All aboard!

The train museum is plain awesome. I’m not even that into locomotives but I was extremely impressed with all of the restored trains on the ground floor, the stories of the people that worked to build the transformative transcontinental railroad, artifacts, the huge Sierra Nevada diorama, and impressive toy train collection on the top floor.

Why is it in Sacramento? Well, this was the terminus of the Central Pacific Railroad, the western connection to the first transcontinental railroad in North America, so there’s a ton of history on that alone here.

After lunch, we got to go on leisurely train ride with @sacramentorivertrain accompanied by a few drinks and views of the Yolo County (yes that’s a real name!) agricultural countryside. It was laid back and a nice way to wrap up our afternoon.

In the last photo you’ll see me walking through the United States Mail train car where we learned from the docent (volunteer) how they were masters of sorting mail by post office on-the-fly and slowing the train down just enough when near a drop area to kick out a sack of mail. That’s how it was done back in the late 1800s!

So yes, if you get a chance to Sacramento, you definitely want to check out the trains!

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With a mountainous backdrop, Banff township acts a

With a mountainous backdrop, Banff township acts as the gateway to part of the Rocky Mountains and Banff National Park.

The glorious interiors of the upper section of the

The glorious interiors of the upper section of the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris with its walls seemingly made entirely of stained glass 😍

Photo by @mikecleggphoto

Repost 📷 by @heleneinbetween: SWIPE for The 4

Repost 📷 by @heleneinbetween:
SWIPE for The 4 Stages of Helene doing a wine tasting 😀😊😬👀🤪😚🧐Checked a big item off my bucket list: winery in Sonoma, California! I truly felt giddy (could also have been the wine, can’t be sure) visiting all these adorable cities in California - San Francisco, Sausalito, Sonoma with @globustravel 🙌🏻Currently in Sacramento (gotta keep up the alliteration 😂) And doing a railroad experience today! #ChoiceTouring

Whilst a skeleton of its former days as the Hirosh

Whilst a skeleton of its former days as the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, the A-Bomb Dome now sits as a memorial to those who were killed in the atomic bombing of 1945. You'll find many reminders of this time in the Peace Memorial Park, a must-visit.

Photo by Vladimir Haltakov on Unsplash

You'll find beautiful Sonoma just 30 miles north o

You'll find beautiful Sonoma just 30 miles north of San Francisco. While most people know the town for its vineyards, don't forget to spend some time exploring the town's charming hub.

Photo by @global.viewpoint

An eclectic store front, adding a bit of color to

An eclectic store front, adding a bit of color to the usual white walls and blue shutters of Mykonos.

Photo by @christinatouloumtzidou

Repost 📷 by @divergenttravelers: Hello from San

Spring time signals blooms season, especially at @

Spring time signals blooms season, especially at @theivychelsgarden!

Photo by @colorful_london

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