Who’s Up For a Travel Challenge?

Yes, that’s paradise, also known as Bondi Beach in Sydney Australia…to me, this shot inspires me to travel every time I see it… and the majesty of Bondi was a great way to jump into the last day of this terrific #TravelChallenge I was nominated to participate in – and which I am doing gladly!

The night lights of Tokyo are incredible to stand under – a city teeming with life but pristine and safe as well!

Here is another shot to get day #10 underway:

Details On This “Travel Challenge!”

The above photo shows just how inspiring our world can be – and how exhilarating it can be to explore it – in this case, from 454 feet above Utah’s canyon floor…

Now, about the “travel challenge”: this ten day challenge was all about visual images – so the challenge was to post a favorite travel picture for 10 days without explanation.

I love traveling, and I love taking pictures, so this was an easy challenge for me…here’s more proof:

I happened upon this majestic tree sharing a gorgeous web of shadow, with Napa Valley’s incredible vineyards behind it…because nature’s beauty is literally everywhere you look…like this shot of Alex with Spain’s Costa Brava behind her – yes, she was doing a work call at the time!

Nature is always showing off, but you know what? Cities can do the same thing…especially when Chicago pushed up against Lake Michigan, leading to a cool angle for me to capture as much of it as I could:

Sometimes, there’s nothing you can do to really capture the grandeur of a place – like the time I visited the southern rim of the Gran Canyon and tried to capture it:

It’s literally impossible to soak it all in – there is just too much of it!

I also hiked into the Canyon and if you want to join me, click on my story here and see some of the videos:

https://johnrieber.com/2019/07/23/hiking-the-grand-canyon-rim-to-rim-the-most-beautiful-walk-in-the-world/

Finally, my wife and I were lucky enough to experience a “Super Bloom”:

Again, almost impossible to really capture the incredible beauty on display – this is literally 50 feet off a freeway exit!

We shot a lot of pictures, and Alex noted by tendency to cut my own face off in selfies:

These don’t happen often, so we shot a ton of photos to capture it – and if you click here you can see them all:

https://johnrieber.com/2019/03/12/southern-californias-incredible-super-bloom-heres-where-you-can-see-nature-spectacularly-showing-off/

That’s it, the end of my ten day #TravelChallenge!

I was nominated by Carol, whose website link is below. Carol shares terrific stories about exotic food and unique recipes, as well as important stories about our environment!

https://carolcooks2.com

I had a lot of fun sharing stories of our travels, like the incredible beauty of Venice:

What a city! You can see all of our pictures by clicking on my story here:

https://johnrieber.com/2021/01/11/exploring-the-magical-beauty-of-venice-my-travel-challenge-day-5-has-glass-blowing-and-the-bridge-of-sighs/

And I also shared some of our great cooking adventure in Provence:

You can see more of our adventure in Vaison la Romaine by clicking on my story here:

https://johnrieber.com/2021/01/15/the-beauty-of-provence-my-travel-challenge-day-9-showcases-the-food-of-patricia-wells-and-vaison-la-romaine/

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