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17/04/2023

Dear friends and family,

It’s been almost a year since we last posted on this page. During this time, we’ve been grieving the loss of our beloved son Joey who passed away in a traffic accident in May of 2022. Joey was an amazing young man with a lot of talent, and we miss him dearly.

We’ve decided to dedicate our LovesTraveling.com to Joey because he loved traveling and exploring new places. We want to keep his memory alive by sharing our past and future travel adventures with all of you. If you also love traveling, please show support for those who can no longer travel by posting your travel adventures with our Facebook group and spreading the love for traveling with others too.

Thank you for your understanding and help,

Joe & Joanna
LovesTraveling.com

30/05/2022

After nearly a month in Barcelona, Spain, we have started our Paradores road trip beginning with the Parador de Vielha. We left Barcelona yesterday and stopped in the tiny country of Andorra for lunch. The road from Andorra to Vielha was one of the most beautiful drives we have ever experienced - filled with yellow wildflowers, the majestic green and rocky beauty of the Pyrenees Mountains, waterfalls and old villages with many slate roofs. We arrived to enjoy a nice dinner at the restaurant in the Parador and a beautiful view from our room. It is simply breathtaking here in Vielha - an area best known for its winter offerings but stunning year-round.

07/05/2022

Only one more week until Hearst Castle reopens!! 🏰

After two years Hearst Castle is expected to officially reopen their doors to the public for tours beginning May 11. Tickets for all of the tours are already on sale through the Hearst Castle website, along with information about their safety standards.

Todays California Photo! - by sanluisobispoguide

03/05/2022

22/04/2022

We decided to put a little spin on during our transatlantic cruise. We will be hiding 16 unicorn ducks with our LovesTraveling luggage tags for passengers to find. If you are not familiar with , you should look it up.

31/03/2022

This could be interesting for future cruises.

The latest headlines and information from Costa Rica including breaking news, weather, travel, events, sports and more.

29/03/2022

A fresh new way to get travel tips.

26/03/2022

25/03/2022

Wanna Get Away Plus fares will give flyers eight points for each dollar spent on a ticket, plus same-day confirmed changes and standby lists at no cost.

24/03/2022

Family time 😃

For the first time in two years, Royal Caribbean will offer a Kids Sail Free offer.

07/02/2022

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25/12/2021

18/09/2021

Autumn at its best at Turkey 🇹🇷

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12/09/2021

Faroe Islands 🇫🇴
📸 cumacevikphoto

26/08/2021

20/08/2021

This is a plague stone from 1666. They were put on street corners, filled with vinegar, and used to wash hands/money. It was the 1600s version of a sanitizing station.⁣

01/08/2021

THE FORTRESS OF PRATAPGAD WAS completed in 1656 under the orders of the Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji. The construction of the hilltop stronghold turned out to be an inspired piece of strategy, as just three years later it played a pivotal role in the Battle of Pratapgad, a turning point for the fledgling Maratha.

In the 1650s, the young Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj ordered his peshwa, or prime minister, Moropant Trimbak Pingle, to oversee the construction of a strategic fort in the Western Indian state of Maharashtra. Built on a high spur and completed in 1656, the new two-level fort of Pratapgad (meaning “Valour Fort”) was ideally placed to defend the banks of the Nira and Koyna rivers and the strategic Par pass.

31/07/2021

Winter view of Crater Lake National Park, Oregon

Year Established: May 22, 1902
Location: Klamath County, Oregon
Total Area: 183,224 acres (741.48 km²)
Annual Visitors: 720,659 in 2018

Crater Lake National Park was established in 1902 and is the only national park in Oregon. The park encompasses the caldera of Crater Lake, a remnant of a destroyed volcano, Mount Mazama, and the surrounding hills and forests

Crater Lake is 1,949 feet (594 m) deep at its deepest point, making it the deepest lake in the U.S., the second deepest in North America, and the ninth deepest in the world. However, based on average depth, which is 1,148 feet (350 m), Crater Lake is the deepest in the Western Hemisphere and the world’s third deepest.

Did You Know?
Crater Lake is known for its striking blue color and lake is refilled entirely from direct precipitation in the form of snow and rain; there are no rivers or streams flowing into or out of Crater Lake

Photography: Anita Kozinskiy

29/07/2021

27/07/2021

San Francisco
Todays California Photo! - by kt_tumibay

17/07/2021

☕ Welcome to the Kyoto Ninenzaka Yasaka Chaya Starbucks, the world's first Starbucks joint with tatami seating!

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14/07/2021

Ischia, Italy 🇮🇹

Picture courtesy:@ anakena88

14/07/2021

San Francisco
Todays California Photo! - by sek.ops

13/07/2021

Greens and puffy clouds in Switzerland

04/07/2021

“Summit Sunday” One sees great things from the valley, only small things from the peak. - Gilbert K. Chesterton

JORD -
Bali, Indonesia

01/07/2021

“Travel Thursday” New places always help us look at life differently. - Joan Bauer

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Location Bora Bora

30/06/2021

“Water Wednesday” Be still like a mountain and flow like a river. - Lao Tse Tung

Spectacular view of a supermoon from Toroweap Overlook, at 910m (3000ft) above the Colorado River, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA.

📷 Yves Lavignasse
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28/06/2021

“Metro Monday” How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are? - Satchel Paige

27/06/2021

“Summit Sunday” The mountain peaks are calling but the valleys we call home.

26/06/2021

“Scenic Saturday” People may have different views but Mother Nature’s views can bring us together.

Rowena Crest Plateau in the Columbia River Gorge.

https://www.oregonhikers.org/field_guide/Rowena_Plateau_Hike

24/06/2021

“Travel Thursday” We travel not to escape life but to feel alive. Are you feeling alive?

23/06/2021

“Water Wednesday” The deeper the waters are, the more still they run. - Korean Proverb

lefkada island porto katsiki💙💙💙

we dream of summer💙 .... we hope to see you this summer🤗❤️🙏🏽🇬🇷

22/06/2021

“Tourist Tuesday” Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before - Dalai Lama

Prambanan Temple. Indonesia
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19/06/2021

TRAVEL TIP: When you visit Spain consider booking a hotel stay at a Parador, a hotel chain that allows you to stay in castles, palaces, monasteries, fortresses and in locations with amazing views of historical sites and cities throughout Spain. We took a road trip from Barcelona to Madrid in July 2020 and were able to stay at five of the properties: Soria, Segovia, Avila, Salamanca and Toledo (photos of each included). They were having a great special at that time and we took advantage of it, so be sure to check the website for promotions: https://bit.ly/3xzUXdK. These are one-of-a-kind experiences that we highly recommend (and the food was exceptional, too)!

19/06/2021

“Scenic Saturday” I love views that make me realize most of my problems aren't that big of a deal. - Anthony Gucciardi

Joshua Tree National Park, California

Photography: Sumit Pruthi

17/06/2021

Switzerland

16/06/2021

“Water Wednesday” Water is the world’s first medicine. Are you getting enough medicine?

The Oregon coast