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the beach at Melaque, Mexico

Melaque on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, 2024

March 13, 2026by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

Although we were staying in Barra de Navidad, we ended up taking a taxi to Melaque every day to enjoy the beach where the waves were considerably less likely to […]

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Mexico
red fish against a green and turquoise entryway in La Manzanilla, Mexico

Our 2024 Trip to Mexico in 10 Photos

March 13, 2026by Albatz Travel Adventures 13 Comments

Our 2024 trip to Mexico was our first trip since 2019. I arrived with new knees (which were now more or less working) and a massive craving for Mexican food. […]

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Mexico
We spent the evenings in Barra at the beach to watch the waves and in the beach bars for sunset

Barra de Navidad on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, 2024

March 11, 2026by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

After a long day of travelling (taxi, bus, taxi, bus, taxi) we arrived in Barra de Navidad. The hotel sounded like it was full of electronic crickets, loud and penetrating. […]

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Mexican Food, Mexico
dog sleeping is about the only action in San Sebastián, a Pueblo Mágico in the mountains

San Sebastián in the Mountains above Puerto Vallarta in Mexico

March 10, 2026by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

The trip on the local bus up to San Sebastián, a Pueblo Mágico in the mountains above Puerto Vallarta, was on a wild winding road. Being that we were starving […]

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Mexico
Margate in the evening light (south east coast of England)

Seascapes from the Southeast Coast of England

March 9, 2026by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

Last fall we rented a car and travelled to the south coast of England. Our first stop was Margate, and I was quite excited to see the new Turner Museum […]

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England
Bubbled orange film on the bus windows creates a colour and out-of-focus look that makes this Chevy truck with watermelons look like an old photo from the 50s

On the Local Bus off to San Sebastián in Mexico

March 8, 2026by Albatz Travel Adventures 7 Comments

Puerto Vallarta, 2024. Our hotel in Puerto Vallarta had intermittent wifi (so frustrating) and when I finally got some decent wifi I ended up spending most of my time looking […]

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Mexico
skulls and agaves make up the moody lighting for the Cantina Margarita in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Low Light Photography Without a Tripod in the Mexican Night

March 4, 2026by Albatz Travel Adventures 12 Comments

In Puerto Vallarta the night envelops everything in shadows, and the existing lights create odd effects. This Golden Boy mannequin was in a Puerto Vallarta store closed for the night.Shadows […]

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Mexico, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge
Chile rellenos at Gaby's in Puerto Vallarta

Food Memories from Mexico’s Puerto Vallarta, 2024-25

March 2, 2026by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

After five years of not travelling we arrived in December 2024 in Puerto Vallarta with a massive list of Mexican food cravings which we ticked off one by one. And […]

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Mexican Food, Mexico
famous Rose Biscuits of Reims, coloured pink to disguise the brown vanilla specks, meant to be dunked in Champagne, from Reims, France.

The Famous Rose Biscuits of Reims in Champagne, France

February 19, 2026by Albatz Travel Adventures 8 Comments

Our breakfast at the B&B in Reims started off with a French baguette and home-made jams, café au lait and juice. On the side were some pink cookies which our […]

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France, French Food, Photo Challenges, Road Trip
artistic tile wall in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Using Square Tiles to Form Designs

February 3, 2026by Albatz Travel Adventures 10 Comments

Tiles are most commonly square creating the possibility of dozens of patterns and designs. Square tiles fit together nicely with other square tiles. Red wall with green Chinese pierced tiles […]

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