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  • Oak Alley Plantation

    Posted by Jolene Hanson on March 28, 2017July 28, 2017

    When planning my trip to New Orleans, several people suggested visiting a plantation. Oak Alley, an hour outside the city, was of particular interest because of its 300-year-old alley of McDonogh oaks. More than that, …

    Louisiana, Travel
    10 10 comments on “Oak Alley Plantation”
  • The Streets of New Orleans

    Posted by Jolene Hanson on March 21, 2017July 28, 2017

    You first enter New Orleans a little tone deaf and flat-footed, tripping over the broken, heat-stressed sidewalks and the frenetic pace of Bourbon Street. Maybe there’s a Hurricane in your belly. You feel like simmering …

    Featured, Travel
    3 3 comments on “The Streets of New Orleans”
  • Happy New Year!

    Posted by Jolene Hanson on January 1, 2017March 27, 2017

    Good-bye 2016. We had some great adventures!

    Travel
    4 4 comments on “Happy New Year!”
  • Capturing Iceland

    Posted by Jolene Hanson on December 19, 2016March 30, 2017

    This is my Iceland Writers Retreat writing competition submission. While I didn’t win this year, I was one of the finalists. I’m including the photos I took during the 2014 layover that inspired this piece. …

    Featured, Travel, Writing
    14 14 comments on “Capturing Iceland”
  • Return to Venice

    Posted by Jolene Hanson on December 7, 2016March 27, 2017

    Okay, I’m not actually in Venice, Italy right now (physically, anyway). But, with falling temperatures and snow in the Pacific Northwest forecast, it’s tempting to look back on warmer days. I snapped these pictures last year …

    Travel
    3 3 comments on “Return to Venice”
  • Missing Kerry

    Posted by Jolene Hanson on November 25, 2016

    Rossbeigh Beach Near the village of Glenbeigh on the Ring of Kerry, Ireland I have never counted all the pictures I took while living in Ireland. There are probably thousands. I keep them in folders …

    Ireland, Travel
    2 2 comments on “Missing Kerry”
  • Ireland: Land of Rainbows

    Posted by Jolene Hanson on November 22, 2016February 16, 2017

    Travel
    6 6 comments on “Ireland: Land of Rainbows”
  • Time for Reflection

    Posted by Jolene Hanson on November 11, 2016March 27, 2017

    Ireland, Travel
    5 5 comments on “Time for Reflection”
  • American Refugee: 5 Reasons to Visit Inishturk, Ireland

    Posted by Jolene Hanson on November 5, 2016December 18, 2017

    Last summer I read an article about a tiny Irish island that would welcome American refugees if Donald Trump is elected President of the United States. It was a joke, of course, probably meant to …

    Featured, Travel
    10 10 comments on “American Refugee: 5 Reasons to Visit Inishturk, Ireland”
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