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Howdy! My name is Peter & this is The Carey Adventures. This site is a treasure trove of photos, reviews, stories, more photos, and even some video of travels my daughter and I have taken. Enjoy!
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Photo Of The Day – Lima Cityscape Panorama Exploration
Posted on January 29, 2012 | 1 CommentThe detail in this Lima image is amazing. I love quality optics. Be sure to zoom in on the coast and explore the colorful, compact city. The overall image is...![To use this image, simple click and drag to move around. Use your scroll wheel to zoom in and out, or use [Shift] to zoom in and [CTRL] to zoom...](http://d3p1chd7tgpadi.cloudfront.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Peter-West-Carey-Colorado-River-Pano-115x115.jpg?cda6c1 "Photo Of The Day – Colorado River Panorama Exploration")
Photo Of The Day – Colorado River Panorama Exploration
Posted on January 28, 2012 | No CommentsTo use this image, simple click and drag to move around. Use your scroll wheel to zoom in and out, or use [Shift] to zoom in and [CTRL] to zoom...
Around Town: Los Angeles – The Griffith Observatory
Posted on January 11, 2012 | No CommentsWhen I recently visited Los Angeles I was happy that I could actually see Orion in the night sky for two reasons: #1 It was winter and I live near...
A Turkish Bath Virgin No More – Getting My Scrub On In Morocco
Posted on December 23, 2011 | 8 CommentsHalf way through my Turkish bath I was left wondering why anyone ever told me this was a ‘must do’ while visiting Africa. A bear of a Moroccan lorded over...
How To Dry Yourself With Only A Hand Towel
Posted on December 4, 2011 | 1 CommentSteve and I were kind enough to allow the three ladies traveling with us take a shower in our room before their late night departures. They had checked out of...
Dealing With Loud Kids On Airplanes – Some Tips You Might Not Like
Posted on November 24, 2011 | 9 CommentsThroughout the 4+ hour flight from LAX to Miami the two year old in seat 34E barely stopped letting the plane know her disgust. She didn’t have her own seat...
Monk Debates
Posted on October 25, 2011 | No CommentsOne skill Buddhist monks in Bhutan (and other countries) learn is the art of debate. One monk will sit on a cushion and for an hour and a half or...Wandering The Himalayas With A Camera
Posted on October 7, 2011 | No Comments“Where are you heading?” This is probably the most asked question when travelers meet each other along the trekking trails of the Himalayas. “Everest Basecamp” “Ranjo La Pass” “Island Peak”...
Similarities and Differences: Nepal and USA
Posted on September 30, 2011 | No CommentsTravel shows how different and how similar the world outside of our hometown can be. Whether it is travel to another state or another country, travel typically brings about a...This Travel Blog Post Will Bore You
Posted on September 27, 2011 | 1 CommentIt’s 11:18PM in New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport and I’ve been here, dozing on and off in a lounge like chair, for most of five hours. I left what...
Fisheye Meets Delhi International Airport
Posted on September 27, 2011 | No CommentsIn between naps and writing about how normal my flights have been, I got to playing with the Sigma 4.5mm Fisheye lens lent to me from BorrowLenses.com. Now I have...
Rafting The Roaring Fork River In Colorado
Posted on July 22, 2011 | 3 CommentsThe raft shot up the wall of a wave four feet high just 30 feet after leaving shore with the five seemingly drunk clients flailing paddles into last night’s snow...The View Is Worth It
Posted on May 31, 2011 | No CommentsYou are standing on a deck. The wood is new, a local fir with a light stain. Maybe four years old at most. It feels cool under your bare feet...The Ebb And Flow That Facebook Stops
Posted on May 28, 2011 | 7 CommentsAs I clean up my Facebook ‘friends’ list, I’m setting some mental limits for how I use the tool. The fact that I included ‘friends’ in apostrophes should be some...
Photos From Hawaii’s Fish Market
Posted on May 12, 2011 | No CommentsThe forecast for the day says “Highs In The 80s” as I grab my Polartech fleece jacket and wander down the hall of the Ohana Wikiki Beachcomber at 4:30am. My...
