The Intrepid Tourist

Author CAROLINE ARNOLD's travel blog--a writer's journeys around the world

Showing posts with label Botanical Garden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Botanical Garden. Show all posts
Monday, September 23, 2024

AROUND THE WORLD WITH PLANTS at the UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA

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View of San Francisco Bay from the UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA. Fifty years ago, my daughter Jennifer and I posed in front of the sunf...
Monday, May 22, 2023

DINOSAURS AND MORE at the Calgary Zoo, Alberta, Canada

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Dinosaur at the Calgary Zoo with the skyline of the city in the distance. How many zoos have both real wild animals AND dinosaurs? Not very ...
Monday, June 3, 2019

SPRINGTIME IN SICILY, Part 1: Three Days in Palermo

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View of Palermo, Sicily, from the roof of Monreale Cathedral At the end of May my husband and I took a two week trip to Sicily , staying...
Monday, November 24, 2014

Piedmont Nature Trails at the North Carolina Botanical Garden

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A year ago in November we traveled to North Carolina to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with our family in Chapel Hill.  On Thanksgiving da...
Monday, October 10, 2011

UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley: A Plant Lover's Paradise

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Oak Knoll in the California Section Research and Conservation Nestled in the Berkeley hills, just above the Cal campus, more than 13,00...
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I like to think of myself as a Lonely Planet traveler without the backpack. (Translation: I like vacation spots that are off the beaten track but I’m willing to get there in a rented car and stay in a comfortable hotel.) I like trips to remote or unusual places especially if they feature wildlife, ancient history, cultural events, opportunities for hiking or other outdoor activities. Sometimes I am an accidental tourist, a result of my own or my husband’s business travel. I am a children’s book author and travel for research and to speak at schools and conferences. (Go to www.carolinearnold.com or www.carolinearnoldart.blogspot.com for more about my books and art.) My husband is a scientist and international meetings have provided the starting point for trips. Sometimes my destination is chosen because of family connections. And sometimes I simply choose a place because I have never been there before. I have always kept a diary when I travel (long before blogs were invented) and written the occasional article about my trips. Some of those articles and diary entries (heretofore unpublished) will be posted here. I will also post comments on my current and recent travel.
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