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Throwback Thursday to fall 2017 and the Love Lock

Throwback Thursday to fall 2017 and the Love Lock sculpture in Toronto's Distillery District. They're weren't a lot of locks on the sculpture when I visited but I've seen photos of other times when the letters were completely covered with locks. I believe the locks may be cut off and removed when the sculpture becomes too full so people can start adding locks again.

This cactus sunset photo I took in 2005 remains on

This cactus sunset photo I took in 2005 remains one of my favourites. It
reminds me of good times in #Arizona
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#sunset #neverstopexploring #cactus #instatravel #postcardsfromtheworld
#cactus #travelmemories #travel #seekmoments

New post on the blog about ways to discover what t

New post on the blog about ways to discover what there is to see and
explore in your home town for your tourist at home adventure. This photo
is from the Journey to Churchill exhibit at Assiniboine Park Zoo in my
home city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. See link in bio.
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#dddreams #touristathome #staycation #stayathome #travel
#postcardsfromtheworld #onlyinthepeg #Winnipeg #ExploreMB #Manitoba
#travelmemories #neverstopexploring #exploreathome #amazingcity

More from the 2019 Chelsea Flower Show. Gold meda

More from the 2019 Chelsea Flower Show. Gold medal The Facebook Garden: Beyond the Screen Garden was designed to celebrate the positive impact of spending meaningful time on social media and how this enriches our lives in the real world. (Yes, Facebook was the sponsor.) It was a coastal-themed garden using the connectivity of water and the ocean to represent the inter-connectivity between our online and offline lives.
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#ChelseaFlowerShow #travelmemories #garden #postcardsfromtheworld #seekmoments #lovetoexplore #oasis #travelmore #London

Walker's Forgotten Quarry Garden was a silver meda

Walker's Forgotten Quarry Garden was a silver medal winner at the 2019 Chelsea Flower Show. Continuing on the Chelsea Flower Theme of this week - the week when the 2020 show would have happened. This garden featured rusting industrial elements with nature reclaiming the space around them.
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#ChelseaFlowerShow #bucketlisttravel #travelmemories #London #gardens #postcardsfromtheworld #stayathome neverstopexploring #blooms #England #itravelbecause #futuretravel #gardeninspiration #flowers

The M&G Garden at the 2019 Chelsea Flower Show in

The M&G Garden at the 2019 Chelsea Flower Show in London, England. It won the title of Best Show Garden. Inspired by nature’s power to regenerate, the woodland garden featured various shades of green planted in a free-flowing naturalistic style. Burnt-oak timber was fashioned to resemble rock formations. This year's show has been cancelled (although the Royal Horticultural Society is posting different digital content daily this week - when the 2020 show had been scheduled to take place). I am so happy I was able to see the 2019 show.
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#ChelseaFlowerShow #bucketlisttravel #travelmemories #London #gardens #postcardsfromtheworld #stayathome neverstopexploring #blooms #England

The crowd at the 2019 Chelsea Flower Show (a bucke

The crowd at the 2019 Chelsea Flower Show (a bucket list trip for me).
You won't see the crowds this year. The show has been cancelled, but the
show has gone digital with some virtual events.⁠
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#bucketlist #travelmemories #ChelseaFlowerShow #VirtualTravel
#postcardsfromtheworld #neverstopexplorig #gardens #flowers

One of the trails at FortWhyte Alive nature preser

One of the trails at FortWhyte Alive nature preserve and outdoor recreational area in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Trails and limited facilities are currently open.⁠
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#TravelAtHome #Winnipeg #Manitoba #naturepreserve #Canada #spendtimeinnature #postcardsfromtheworld #onlyinthepeg #seekmoments #neverstopexploring #StayAtHome

How well do you know your own city? This is the sk

How well do you know your own city? This is the skyline of my home city of Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canadian Museum for Human Rights and the Riel Esplanade pedestrian bridge). If you want to know about exploring your home town like a tourist read me latest blog post. Link in bio.⁠
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#boomertravelblogger #dddreams #travelblogger #TravelFromHome #TravelAtHome #touristathome #stayathome #postcardsfromtheworl #neverstopexploring #seekmoments #instatravel #amazingcity #travelcheap

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