Natural Exposures Explorers

On this trip, we visited three uniquely Italian locations: canal filled Venice; the beautiful mountains of the Dolomites and the colorful rolling hills and fields of Val D’Orcia in Tuscany. The urban complexity of Venice stood in stark contrast to the drama of the mountains and the subtleties of the Tuscan vistas. We enjoyed the food, people and cultural outings, especially the Murano glass making demo and the pizza-making class. This trip is a great way to see some of the variety Italy has to offer visitors.

It was an amazing time in Alberta with world-class bird experts. Overall, we saw six species of owls and many other birds that we had a chance to photograph.

We started in Marseilles and visited Provence and Camargue in southern France. We saw plenty of Lavender in Provence along with some Roman history. We even caught a glimpse of stage 16 of the Tour de France. The highlight of the trip was in Camargue where we photographed the well known white horses as well as the bulls. The trip was well planned. We had a good group of co-travelers. The food was superb.