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Darmok N Jalad

macrumors 603
Sep 26, 2017
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Tanagra (not really)
I rise to the challenge :)


Naples Beauty
by another scotsman, on Flickr
T-birds? All I gots is Tree-Birds!
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oreganoinferno

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Dec 4, 2016
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Franz-Josef-Glacier valley in New Zealand (South Island, West Coast), taken exactly 4 years ago (take a few hours). Would love to go the NZ again, but guilty conscience does not allow. Sure, I could CO2 compensate the trip, but that does not take it from the upper atmosphere where the plane emits it. So when will we have zero (local) emission affordable long-range commercial airliners???
 

cdcastillo

macrumors 68000
Dec 22, 2007
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The cesspit of civilization
One from the archives, September 2011.

A view of the Llobregat river from high in the Montserrat mountains. The green/ocre tint is due to the ethereal light that comes from the sunset in Montserrat. I didn't want to "correct" that in postproduction, since it matches the mood I remember. It was taken on a small canon SD100 (or 200, can't remember)
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StrollerEd

macrumors 6502a
Aug 13, 2011
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Scotland
Franz-Josef-Glacier valley in New Zealand (South Island, West Coast), taken exactly 4 years ago (take a few hours). Would love to go the NZ again, but guilty conscience does not allow. Sure, I could CO2 compensate the trip, but that does not take it from the upper atmosphere where the plane emits it. So when will we have zero (local) emission affordable long-range commercial airliners???

I have some similar of Doubtful Sound from my visit to see my brother and his wife who live in Christchurch. I also share your doubts and wonder whether I will or should see him again. Such great memories, but is that all to which we should look forward? Tough first-world dilemma ... I wonder how long a container ship would take ;)
 

oreganoinferno

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Dec 4, 2016
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I have some similar of Doubtful Sound from my visit to see my brother and his wife who live in Christchurch. I also share your doubts and wonder whether I will or should see him again. Such great memories, but is that all to which we should look forward? Tough first-world dilemma ... I wonder how long a container ship would take ;)
Visiting family is a whole different thing IMHO. In your case, why not combine it with another sightseeing tour ? We live in Germany and hope to travel to Island via Ferry in 2022, three days on a ship will be enough for me already, would never consider a multi-week freighter trip down there ?
 
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