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Donna Janke tells travel stories through narrative, photographs and personal reflection. For more information see the About page.

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For Walk On Stilts Day (there seems to be a day fo For Walk On Stilts Day (there seems to be a day for just about everything!), I'm posting a photo from 7 years ago taken at the Arizona Renaissance Festival.⁠ ⁠ .⁠ ⁠ #WalkOnStiltsDay #stilts #postcardsfromtheworl #travelmemories #renaissancefestival #festival #VisitArizona
A photo from each of the 4  Tripvia GPS-Guided au A photo from each of the 4  Tripvia GPS-Guided audio tours I took this spring and summer. Latest blog post is a review of Tripvia tours. See https://www.destinationsdetoursdreams.com/2021/07/review-tripvia-gps-guided-audio-tours/ or follow link in bio. All the tours I took were in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, but there are also tours available in other provinces and in the United States. . #dddreams #travelblogger #boomertravelblogger #walkingtour #GSPguidedtour #selfguidedtour #Tripviareview #neverstopexploring #onlyinthepeg #ExploerMB #lovetotravel
Lovely day in the park. . Sarnia #postcardsfromthe Lovely day in the park. . Sarnia #postcardsfromtheworld #Ontario #summerinthecity #green #ExploreCanada #neverstopexploring #familytime
The interesting rooftop at Casa Mila in Barcelona, The interesting rooftop at Casa Mila in Barcelona, Spain - one of architect Gaudí's buildings in the city. ⁠ See blog post https://www.destinationsdetoursdreams.com/2021/07/explore-gaudi-architecture-in-barcelona/ for more or follow link in bio.⁠ .⁠ #architecture #Gaudi #VisitBarcelona #amazingcity #facscinatingbuilding #madmanorgenius #travel #neverstopexploring #postcardsfromtheworld #Spain #itravelbecause #CasaMila
The front of Casa Batlló in Barcelona, Spain. Thi The front of Casa Batlló in Barcelona, Spain. This is just one of many of the Antoni Gaudí architectural designs to see in the city. New post on the blog about exploring Gaudí architecture in Barcelona. See https://www.destinationsdetoursdreams.com/2021/07/explore-gaudi-architecture-in-barcelona/ or follow link in bio.⁠ .⁠ #dddreams #architecture #Gaudi #VisitBarcelona #amazingcity #facscinatingbuilding #madmanorgenius #travel #neverstopexploring #postcardsfromtheworld #Spain #itravelbecause
“Women for Peace and Environment” mural locate “Women for Peace and Environment” mural located on the side of building along Main Street in the Exchange District of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Created by Bert Monterona for Mural Fest 2K7. “Peace and environmental issues are everybody’s concern.”⁠ .⁠ #murals #streetart #Winnipeg #onlyinthepeg #ExploreMB #Manitoba #amazingcity #streetart #muralfest #artforpeace #statementart #neverstopexploring #postcardsfromtheworld
Part of the garden in Upper Fort Garry Heritage Pr Part of the garden in Upper Fort Garry Heritage Provincial Park in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ⁠ .⁠ #onlyinthepeg #Winnipeg #Manitoba #ExploreMB #garden #heritagepark #upperFortGarry #neverstopexploring #localexploration #amazingcity
I took this photo of the Queen Victoria statue at I took this photo of the Queen Victoria statue at the Manitoba Legislative Building Grounds in Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada a couple of days before it was toppled and decapitated in anger over discoveries of unmarked graves on residential school sites. When I toured the statues I was struck by the one-sided settler view of history they depicted. That prompted my latest blog post about the statues and Canadian colonialism. ⁠ ⁠ Read the post at https://www.destinationsdetoursdreams.com/2021/07/manitoba-legislature-statues-and-colonialism/ or follow link in bio.⁠ ⁠ #Winnipeg #Manitoba #statues #dddreams #boomertravelblogger #Canadiancolonialism #Canada #everychildmatters #reconciliation
This mud road on the island of Nevis led to a love This mud road on the island of Nevis led to a lovely private cottage surrounded by beautiful gardens where we stayed in 2012. A little piece of paradise. . #travelmemories #VisitNevis #island #Caribbean #neverstopexploring #mudroad #beautifuldestinations

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