One country, 5 snapshots
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One country, 5 snapshots

by Atila

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Translated into English.

AT Atila Globetrotter ·
Thanks for sharing all these travel inspirations. 😛
MI Minibou37 Veteran ·
Lots of countries in Asia and Africa, so I’m sticking to Europe with Portugal... .. its port wine

.. its food

.. the azulejos on house facades

.. its charming little peaceful villages

.. its beautiful beaches



and so much more!
Nos photos de voyage : http://nosphotosdevoyage.wordpress.com Flickr : https://www.flickr.com/photos/122022704@N05/
AT Atila Globetrotter ·
I’m swiping the dish from photo 2! 😛
MI Minibou37 Veteran ·
This meal was absolutely delicious... !! 😉
Nos photos de voyage : http://nosphotosdevoyage.wordpress.com Flickr : https://www.flickr.com/photos/122022704@N05/
AT Attila Globetrotter ·
I’m reviving the thread!

One country – 5 photos

Your turn! 🙂
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NI Nilsou Veteran ·
Hey Agnès, great to catch up after all these years without VF! We're heading back to Norway.
NOUS SOMMES DE SIMPLES IGNORANTS

DONT L'IGNORANCE COMPORTE DES LACUNES
UN UnaMilanese Veteran ·
Hi there, Did you get your 2 t’s? 😉

So, my Greece:

A stony path in the early morning.

A square, a plane tree, little taverns. Normally bustling with people, except in 2011, when this photo was taken (the troika was at Greece’s bedside )



White, blue, soft shadows. Order a coffee, or an ouzo with its meze. Read for hours.

Cats. Greeks call them *adespostes*—what the French call strays. They belong to no one, are fed by everyone. They’re philosophers.



The endless ballet of ferries.
By this, and this only, we have existed. Which is not to be found in our obituaries. (T.S. Eliot)
UN UnaMilanese Veteran ·
And my Italy



The Mediterranean. Womb and amniotic fluid. Gulf of Tigullio, view of the Portofino peninsula. December 2020, in lockdown.

Rome, the sole object of my fervent love, Rome that saw me born and which my heart adores, Tiber Island, November 2021



The Alps. A group of friends, united (hundreds of hikes, some really tough: "Come on, let's keep going, we're not gonna die in these rocks." A burst of laughter and off we go again) Brogles Refuge, Val di Funes, August 2023, pretty chill this time.

Art, everywhere. Recumbent statue of the Blessed Ludovica Albertoni, San Francesco a Ripa, Rome.

Milan, my city. Motto: Figa e fatturato (I'll let you look up the translation, the delicate should abstain) View of the new Gae Aulenti district, taken from the Monumental Cemetery, 2017
By this, and this only, we have existed. Which is not to be found in our obituaries. (T.S. Eliot)
KA Kate Globetrotter ·
And my 😇 Italy

I admit you're spoiled :)
Mes photos sur Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/153304262@N05/albums "Le Temps nous égare. Le Temps nous étreint. Le Temps nous est gare. Le Temps nous est train".
UN UnaMilanese Veteran ·
Hi, Yes, very much. 🙂
By this, and this only, we have existed. Which is not to be found in our obituaries. (T.S. Eliot)
AT Attila Globetrotter ·
Hey Alain,

So nice to run into you again! 🙂

Have an amazing trip to Norway!
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AT Attila Globetrotter ·
Hi Catherine,

Missing a letter is a bit naughty...🙁

Thanks for your Greek and Italian insights.🙂
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NI Nilsou Veteran ·
Just a photo to test my phone and make sure it's working properly.

Where am I?
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DONT L'IGNORANCE COMPORTE DES LACUNES
AT Attila Globetrotter ·
In Norway?😛
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MA Masterpo Globetrotter ·
Are we allowed to cheat? Yes? Then, in the Stockholm subway. No? Well, like At(t)ila, in Norway…
NI Nilsou Veteran ·
Happy to reconnect with you, "Master"! It’s true that cheating is easier. But hey, it’s just a game and a way for VoyageForum regulars to catch up. Stockholm subway, Slussen station !
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DONT L'IGNORANCE COMPORTE DES LACUNES
TA Tatra Globetrotter ·
Hi Alain, hi everyone,

As for me, I’m in Gothenburg, but the photos—three, not five, sorry—were taken at the previous stop two days ago.

Michel
SA Sawadeebaht Regular ·
Hey Tatra,

Time must’ve felt long for you! On your way to 100,000 messages and a billion km by plane? 😉
Toujours une fois. Au moins.
KA Kate Globetrotter ·
Figa e fatturato

Sex and money? 😉
Mes photos sur Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/153304262@N05/albums "Le Temps nous égare. Le Temps nous étreint. Le Temps nous est gare. Le Temps nous est train".
SA Sawadeebaht Regular ·
Well, I'll be! You're still alive? Looks like some nonsense was written on certain forums!
Toujours une fois. Au moins.
UN UnaMilanese Veteran ·
Hi Kate, that’s the idea. The wording is way more vulgar. 😉 Beyond its literal meaning, the first word is also an interjection that pops up all over the place in speech—like in those exaggerated Milanese imbruttito videos you can easily find on YT. Catherine
By this, and this only, we have existed. Which is not to be found in our obituaries. (T.S. Eliot)
AT Attila Globetrotter ·
My topics have always been a bit messy, I think... Personally, I don’t mind. 🙂

Just wanted to say hi to the regulars—the guy with 50,000 posts minus two photos and the immortal Japanese member with no clichés...
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SA Sawadeebaht Regular ·
No worries, Masterpo probably knows what I'm getting at. It was just an inside joke, and I think he's got as much of a sense of humor as I do.
Toujours une fois. Au moins.
VO Voyajou Globetrotter ·
(Since you love 😇)

Five stereotypes about people from five countries—only one is true:

Japanese people are lazy Swedes are ugly French people are hardworking Italian women only love bel canto Sawadians are restless
AT Attila Globetrotter ·
And you wouldn’t happen to have 5 photos that capture your idea of Zimbabwe, by any chance?😛
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NI Nilsou Veteran ·
Hi everyone. Just a quick question ❓ How do you all post photos of this size? I’m using a Samsung S22 and don’t have access to my computer anymore. Thanks so much for your help and explanations!

NILSOU.
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DONT L'IGNORANCE COMPORTE DES LACUNES
AT Attila Globetrotter ·
How is it a photo of this size?? Once the photo is uploaded, just click on "add to text" and it’ll place it where you put the cursor in the text.



I just did it from my smartphone without any issues and without modifying the original photo.
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NI Nilsou Veteran ·
Just for a test! 😊
NOUS SOMMES DE SIMPLES IGNORANTS

DONT L'IGNORANCE COMPORTE DES LACUNES
SA Sawadeebaht Regular ·
She’s got a bigger smartphone than you! 😏
Toujours une fois. Au moins.
MO Montagnard74 Globetrotter ·
(Since you like 😇 )

Five stereotypes about the people from five countries, only one of which is true:

Japanese people are lazy Swedes are ugly The French are hardworking Italian women only love bel canto Sawadians are restless

😂😂

In Paris, we’d say there’s “Stereotype Square” (thanks Gad)
"Le véritable voyage de découverte ne consiste pas à chercher de nouveaux paysages, mais à avoir de nouveaux yeux." Marcel Proust
MO Montagnard74 Globetrotter ·
And to join in by paying tribute to our Milanese friend: Her Italy! Bay of Naples, summer 2023

One evening view from Mount Vesuvius

The unmissable ruins of Pompeii

A church in Sorrento

An art gallery in the same Sorrento

And how can we talk about Italy without mentioning the Cuisine! 😋
"Le véritable voyage de découverte ne consiste pas à chercher de nouveaux paysages, mais à avoir de nouveaux yeux." Marcel Proust
MO Montagnard74 Globetrotter ·
🇮🇹 always, my neighbors I adore!

Puglia region, summer 2020 (with the mask 😷)

Bari, a summer evening—easygoing and warm

Ostuni, the sleeping beauty in the heat

Alberobello, a must-see in the area

A bit further north, Vieste, Gargano National Park

And we head straight back down to Polignano a Mare

Kate won’t hold it against me for the sixth photo, ‘cause with me, it often ends with aperitivo 🍷😄
"Le véritable voyage de découverte ne consiste pas à chercher de nouveaux paysages, mais à avoir de nouveaux yeux." Marcel Proust
KA Kate Globetrotter ·
She won’t hold it against me for the sixth photo, because with me, it often ends up at apéro time 😂🍷

I’m on my way!
Mes photos sur Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/153304262@N05/albums "Le Temps nous égare. Le Temps nous étreint. Le Temps nous est gare. Le Temps nous est train".
UN UnaMilanese Veteran ·
Ciao

And how can we talk about Italy without talking about Cuisine!

I’d thought about it, but how to choose? Besides, here I eat without photographing...

Super simple express recipe (and delicious if the tomatoes are good) as a thank-you for the tribute: Pasta al pomodoro A good drizzle of olive oil in a pan, sauté two garlic cloves cut in half and two or three finely chopped shallots. When it starts to brown, add a good splash of dry white wine. Add tomatoes (peeled beforehand) roughly chopped. Let it simmer until the tomatoes break down. Turn off the heat, add roughly torn fresh basil leaves. Add the al dente pasta. Toss everything together while giving it a quick blast of heat. Serve in deep plates, sprinkled with parmesan. Enjoy.

Attila, you did say you had no objection to the post going off in all directions? 😛

Catherine
By this, and this only, we have existed. Which is not to be found in our obituaries. (T.S. Eliot)
AT Attila Globetrotter ·
You did say you didn’t mind if the post went off in all directions, right? :P

Not me. 😉 No idea about the new Michels, though.

Anyway, when posting photos, it’d be nice to at least stick to the topic...

One country, 5 photos...
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AT Attila Globetrotter ·
Uhhh, wouldn’t that make 11 photos for Italy?😇

Or did Puglia secede and aperitivo become its own country?😏
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MO Montagnard74 Globetrotter ·
Uhhh, wouldn’t that make 11 photos for Italy?😇

Or did Puglia secede and the apéro become a country?😏

😜 Oops, I’m getting scolded by the teacher 😪 “Teacher’s strict, but teacher’s fair.” Promise I won’t do it again 😊 At the same time, Italy deserves way more than 5 photos 😉 And apéro isn’t a country—it’s a religion! And a religion is universal, so we’re allowed 🤷🏼

🎃🥰
"Le véritable voyage de découverte ne consiste pas à chercher de nouveaux paysages, mais à avoir de nouveaux yeux." Marcel Proust
AT Attila Globetrotter ·
I’ll take 5 aperitif photos from 5 different countries! 😛

(This post is kind of like the "if you were going to a desert island, what 5 things would you bring..." one)
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MO Montagnard74 Globetrotter ·
5 countries, 5 dishes—I’m in!
"Le véritable voyage de découverte ne consiste pas à chercher de nouveaux paysages, mais à avoir de nouveaux yeux." Marcel Proust
KA Kate Globetrotter ·
No, she wants 5 photos of 5 different country aperitifs 😛 (but are non-alcoholic drinks considered aperitifs? For example, mint tea in Morocco...)
Mes photos sur Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/153304262@N05/albums "Le Temps nous égare. Le Temps nous étreint. Le Temps nous est gare. Le Temps nous est train".
MO Montagnard74 Globetrotter ·
No, she wants 5 photos of 5 aperitifs from different countries 😛 (but are non-alcoholic drinks considered aperitifs? For example, mint tea in Morocco...)

Do you drink tea as an aperitif? 😰 An alcohol-free aperitif—less wild fun, right? 😏 The problem is that most of my aperitif photos include people drinking (and this is a forum, not Instagram 😂). But I haven’t said my last word, Jean-Pierre
"Le véritable voyage de découverte ne consiste pas à chercher de nouveaux paysages, mais à avoir de nouveaux yeux." Marcel Proust
AT Attila Globetrotter ·
Who’s gonna know if the drink in the glass is alcoholic or not?😉

Okay, mint tea still makes me think of grandma’s pee more than an aperitif...
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MO Montagnard74 Globetrotter ·
Okay, I had to dig out my external hard drive to find them, but I think I’ve met the challenge:

First up, FRANCE with an (extremely) upgraded apéro on Île-aux-Moines (Brittany)



Next, Europe with a mojito apéro in Lisbon, Portugal

South America: In the town of Tequila, Mexico, an ap��ro with Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon shared with this gaucho, who turned out to be a gynecologist from Mexico City...

Now Asia, with this giant apéro waiting for us at Gajner Palace, India, Rajasthan



And finally, the Caribbean, with this impressive round at a Havana bistro, Cuba (but there were a lot of us...)



Off-challenge, I saved the picture of my ideal apéro for you—a cozy winter evening on the terrace of a Namibian lodge



Off-challenge because it was ChatGPT (my favorite AI) that really helped me create this idyllic apéro... Mind-blowing, right?

So, challenge met? And no mint tea 🤪 Otherwise, I’ve got more 😉
"Le véritable voyage de découverte ne consiste pas à chercher de nouveaux paysages, mais à avoir de nouveaux yeux." Marcel Proust
KA Kate Globetrotter ·
And no mint tea 🤪

Well, first off, you can put whatever you want in mint tea—like making a grog 😛

From these photos, I can tell we’re dealing with a real epicurean 😉 I’ll have to look for some too...
Mes photos sur Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/153304262@N05/albums "Le Temps nous égare. Le Temps nous étreint. Le Temps nous est gare. Le Temps nous est train".
AT Attila Globetrotter ·
Wow, I gotta say, bravo! 😛😉

And ordering Chilean cabernet sauvignon in the city of Tequila in Mexico—that’s really pushing it...

As for the AI photo, I think it’s too good to be true...
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MO Montagnard74 Globetrotter ·
Yes, the teacher approved it!! 😜

Wow, I gotta say, bravo! :p ;)

And ordering Chilean cabernet sauvignon in the city of Tequila in Mexico—that’s really living dangerously... :D

Truth is, it was his bottle—I just helped him polish it off 😆

For the AI photo, I think it’s too perfect to be real... :crazy:

Well, that’s kinda the point of AI, isn’t it? Too perfect to be real
"Le véritable voyage de découverte ne consiste pas à chercher de nouveaux paysages, mais à avoir de nouveaux yeux." Marcel Proust
LI LillieoneFE Veteran ·
" ce ne peut être que la fin du monde en avançant " A.Rimbaud
MO Montagnard74 Globetrotter ·
Hey Bruno! Havana, I know the place! When were you there? 😉 Me, I’m more of a "Cuba libre" person! Just a matter of preference! Lillie

Hi Lillie,

Cuba was in 2015—feels like forever ago in travel years! 😅 But I loved it! Preference-wise, I tried a lot while I was there, but I couldn’t decide… And God knows I tried (well, God and my coworkers—I went with work). #AA (Anonymous Alcoholic)

"Le véritable voyage de découverte ne consiste pas à chercher de nouveaux paysages, mais à avoir de nouveaux yeux." Marcel Proust
MO Montagnard74 Globetrotter ·
I can see from these photos that we're dealing with a true epicurean 😉 I’ll go look for some too...

Epicurean, I own it 😄 The first person who writes “drunkard” gets reported to the mods 😠 Before you go looking, don’t forget to ask the thread boss 👑
"Le véritable voyage de découverte ne consiste pas à chercher de nouveaux paysages, mais à avoir de nouveaux yeux." Marcel Proust
MA Masterpo Globetrotter ·
Outside of the challenge, I kept the image of my ideal apéro, on a mild winter evening on the terrace of a Namibian lodge.



ChatGPT suggested this:



And Copilot suggested this:

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Max68 2 years ago · Attila
Wild Camping in Southern Africa
Hey everyone,

I’m sharing a slightly unusual travel journal with three goals. To make it work, this discussion should stay in the travel journal section so we can find it easily and keep adding info to existing posts.

This journal is meant to help "newbies" discover these magical places.

We go to Southern Africa not just for the animals, but also for that soft light, the atmosphere, and those incredible wild campsites where you feel so at home... I’d love for you all to share your favorite spots here—those we miss so much.

The last goal is figuring out how to photograph them. Honestly, I’m not happy with my photos because they don’t capture the feeling I get when I’m there or that unique atmosphere.

I’ll start with one of the first spots that, for me, is one of the most beautiful in Southern Africa: Passarge Valley 2 in the Central Kalahari. There, you’re alone—completely alone. The next campsite is over 25 km away, and that’s a half-day of 4x4 driving. In front of you, there’s nothing but the CKGR plains with herds of springboks... absolutely stunning 😎





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FamilleUS 2 years ago · Kate
3 days in the Camargue
3 days in the Camargue... it’s really not enough!

I didn’t know the area before, but the Camargue is packed with "experiences": - Taking the ferry - Walking on the beaches and watching the kitesurfers - Crossing the dike on an electric bike - Horseback riding along the shore - Visiting a *manade* and attending an *abrivade* (cattle roundup) - Exploring Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Aigues-Mortes, or Arles - Touring the salt flats of Giraud or Aigues - Photographing birds at the Parc du Pont de Gau - Watching a bull race and cheering on the *razeteurs* (bull-chasers) - Experiencing a Gypsy evening - Hiking "flat" among the reeds - Tasting bull meat - Relaxing in a peaceful haven - Testing mosquito repellent - ...

Needless to say, we didn’t have time to do it all in 3 days. We’ll be back!

A few tips: - For relaxation: a gorgeous guesthouse, *Le Mas de Bouvet* - For *manades*: the one at Baumelles, with a *Guytou* (herdsman) as warm as he is passionate - For tasting bull meat: *Le Chante Clair* in Les Saintes-Maries - And for birds: the Parc du Pont de Gau

If you’re a photographer, the park lets you stay until 6:00 PM, and afterward, you’re free to leave whenever you want. Those are the best hours for observing and photographing birds. But it’s also where you’ll see massive telephoto lenses that’ll make you feel small if all you’ve got is a small hybrid camera (like my Lumix G80) with a 100-300mm lens.

A few photo memories—starting with the *Manade de Baumelles*:















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Saraviv 6 years ago · Laure6986
Assurance matériel photo pour un voyage en Grande-Bretagne
Hello à tous, je pars en voyage en Angleterre et envisage de remonter toute l'écosse en voiture / stop. Je suis photographe semi pro et ayant déjà eu pas mal de déboires en voyage avec mon matériel, j'aimerais bien l'assurer contre notamment les dommages accidentels etc. deux questions: - est ce que vous le feriez avec votre assurance maison? - est ce que vous prendriez une assurance dédiée? et si oui, directement dans le pays concerné? j'ai vu ce site https://hello-safe.co.uk/camera-insurance avec des assureurs dédies comme photoguard et assetsure qui m'ont l'air bien surtout pour un voyage longue durée. vous en pensez quoi? merci bcp
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