Tagged With "Mexican Hairy Dwarf"
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Re: Limone, Lake Garda, Italy
I used to have a Meyer Lemon tree in my yard when I lived in California. It was a dwarf tree, no more than 1.5 meters tall, but it produced more than 300 lemons each year, more than we could consume. I miss that tree!
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Re: Aug 17, 2017: Harvest Time - Northern England
Thanks for commenting Travel Luver. They are called Katy. They were invented (?) in Sweden for cooler climates. Self pollinating, disease resistant and quite a heavy cropper. Its only a dwarf tree and only 2 years old - when I picked 9 apples. Count is around 40 now so who knows - next year maybe 100 ! I grow them in front of the kitchen window - always admired when visitors call.
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Re: As if you didn't know: NY Gov calls NYC airports terrible
Well, fortunately LGA hosts no international flights except to and from Canada, and hey, they're family, right? No need to do heavy cleaning. Seriously, though: It's actually my favorite of all the NY airports. It's compact, I can park easily across the road from the main terminal and the luggage comes faster than at either JFK or EWR. It's even got a Todd English restaurant and a few other amenities. It doesn't dwarf me or make me feel lost in future space. To me, it's like a pleasant...
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U.S., Mexico agree to Open the Skies...
Under existing agreements, the U.S. and Mexico have limited the number of airlines allowed to serve any two U.S. and Mexico city pairs. Most have been limited to two U.S. and two Mexican airlines, some to one. Now, under a new agreement to take...
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El Yunque: A visit to the rain forest
When we began planning a trip to Puerto Rico, and planning to include our 14-year-old granddaughter, we sent her some of the material we were gathering and asked her what her priorities were. She, and we, both had El Yunque right near the top of the...
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Visiting Western Greenland. Part II – Western Greenland on Foot!
Part I covered three Greenlandic towns I have visited but my real passion is being out in West Greenland’s wilderness. So this part is about what it has to offer those willing to get out there on foot and under canvas! I...
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Cruise ships: How big is too big?
MSC launches its biggest ship, Meraviglia, 4th largest in the world, and hopes to be a bigger competitor for Royal Caribbean and Carnival.
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Svartisdal, Norway, Part 1
Bob Cranwell shares wonderful travel memories of camping in the Norwegian backcountry, in the shadow of a great glacier!
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Heidelberg Castle: Where Gumbo Was (#135)
This week, Gumbo was hanging out at what might be called the capital of Romantic Germany, Heidelberg Castle. It’s among the most important Renaissance structures north of Italy, and one of the foundations of Heidelberg’s tourist industry....
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Venice: Easter crowds bring new call for tourist tax
Venice's love/hate relationship with tourism brings new calls for taxes and limits on day-trippers.
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India builds huge and controversial statue
Statue of Sardar Patel will be world's largest, but it's also igniting a big controversy.
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Venice tries again on cruise ship limits
The Italian government has proposed a new set of rules to limit large ships in the historic lagoon city—but some say it's still not enough.
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Visiting Catania, the other Sicilian city
Explore Catania and its surroundings with Jonathan L and the Amazing Ms. D
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The Sanity Clause (apologies to Groucho Marx)
Bob Cranwell explores the origins of the Santa Claus myth drawing on his extensive travel experiences for supportive facts.
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August 17, 2018: Mexican Wrestler's Mask
DrFumblefinger has a childish fascination with Mexican-style wrestler's masks. Here's one he encountered in Buenos Aires.
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Venice again considers tourism caps, limits on ships
Venice's economy depends on travelers, but the city's life may depend on finding a way to limit their overwhelming presence.
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Shunpiking through Northern Illinois
Jonathan L continues his westward trip off the highways, and shares his new discoveries and some ideas about random travel.
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Is Venice finally due for cruise relief?
Italy's transport minister proposes an immediate move, but there's widespread doubt his plan is practical.
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Winter at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
PHeymont takes an out-of-season walk through his favorite (and nearby) botanical garden as winter gives it a different look.
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Spain, Britain vie for tallest European building
It's not just the Middle Eastern oil lands that like to brag about tall new skyscrapers; now Spain and Britain are in a competition for Europe's tallest.
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World's tallest building proposed for Tokyo
Tokyo is dreaming of a mile-high tower with apartments for 55,000 people, to be built on a series of islands that are part of a flood-control system.
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Re: A Day in Chartres
A beautiful report DrF. My feeling is that the best of all views of the cathedral is down by the river, as you suggest, where the perspective changes and one feels the intent of the location of the church, to dwarf us mere humans by the power of the building and, by inference, of God, the dominance of the building over the town magnified. I visited once long ago, then more recently with my mother and now feel a return visit may be in the cards.
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Re: Boeing Everett: Where they build the big ones
Hard to believe the immensity of such an assembly plant - but your photos have caught it . I've seen the huge rockets in Florida but these seem to dwarf those too !
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Re: Palm Blossoming Time — in Wales!
Well, I have plenty of spare seedlings here - free to a good home, but you will need to collect them. :-) I found quite a few more since I wrote this little piece. I can't be sure what specific varieties they are - time will tell, I suppose. If you have a windy spot - we get plenty of gales here - you might want to consider T. 'wagnerianus'. The leaves are very stiff (almost like plastic). The downside is that they are much slower-growing (and people refer to them as 'dwarf' palms largely...
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Comedor Guadalajara: Authentic Mexican Food in Phoenix
Looking for great authentic Mexican food in Phoenix? Samantha and her niece enjoyed a nice meal at Comedor Guadalajara in South Phoenix.
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Re: Spring Time in England
These are all dwarf trees. They ripen between late August and October. 3 different variants. Only 2 metres high. The apples stay on the tree until needed. Local kids call in with their Mother and pick a bagfull. Brings them closer to nature and they always remember to come back next year. "Apples do grow on trees."
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The Cairns Gateway to Reef and Rainforest
Barry looks back nostalgically at a former home in northern Australia.
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Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine, Costa Rica
DrFumblefinger comes across a Mexican porcupine in the jungle of northeastern Costa Rica.
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Visiting the Peradeniya Royal Botanical Gardens, Sri Lanka
Hemi takes us on a tour of this remarkable garden near Kandy, Sri Lanka.
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Cockington Green, Australian Capital Territory
Barry Barford discovers a worldwide community in miniature that he had missed until now.
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Traveling Through Space on U.S. 1, Maine
On a road trip, PHeymont found a 40-mile long model of the solar system spread out along a Maine highway.