A two-day short stay in Vlissingen (Zeeland, The Netherlands) to explore the city and the surrounding villages of the peninsula Walcheren. The photo shows the skyline of Vlissingen.
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Hyder (Alaska, USA) – Fish Creek
From Stewart in Britisch Columbia, Canada, it is easy to cross the border to Hyder (on a dead-end road), situated in Alaska, USA. In Hyder you can observe brown bears catching salmons during the yearly salmon run at the Fish Creek Wildlife Observation Site.
More photo’s of our journey in Canada can be viewed in the Gallery.
Moricetown
Maligne Canyon
Rocky Mountains
For the first time since the Covid pandemic, we feel comfortable to resume our travelling to other continents. We selected Canada from our wishlist and travelled from Calgary (Alberta) to Vancouver (British Columbia) on a roadtrip. We drove from Calgary to Banff, Jasper, Prince George, Smithers, Stewart. In Stewart you can easily cross the border to Hyder (Alaska, USA), which we did to see brown bears catching salmon. From Stewart to Prince Rupert, where we took the ferry to cross the famous Inside Passage to Port Hardy. From Port Hardy we explored Vancouver island from north to south and finally we arrived in Vancouver.
The photo shows the Columbia Icefields in the Rocky Mountains along the road from Banff to Jasper.
Marker wadden
For the second time we visit the Marker Wadden, new artificial islands created in the IJsselmeer. The first time we were here (2017), the main island (only one island can be visited by people) was just a pile of sand. Now, it has been developed with walking paths and bird hides and the island has turned green. The photo shows a common tern (Dutch: visdief).
Rheinfall
Flucht
Every day we read about people who tragically lost their lives while fleeing. But what does it mean to have to give up your own home, job, family and home? In the “FLUCHT” exhibition, in Zürich, visitors can take on the role of those affected and get an idea of what it means to be on the run. The exhibition is a joint project of several institutions of which the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR. and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC. In addition to the fate of the refugees, the project deals with topics such as refugee movements due to climate change and questions of cultural diversity, identity and opportunities through integration.