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We started the year off in Hawaii! Here is a Humpback whale slapping its tail against the surface of the ocean outside of Lahaina Harbor, HawaiiMy friend with an Hawaiian Day Octopus, found while snorkeling off of the island of Maui, HawaiiAfter delivering my TEDx talk in Virginia, I headed off to Ireland. The colorful streets in the Cathedral Quarter in Belfast, Northern IrelandThe Peace Bridge that spans the River Foyle and joins Ebrington, to Derry, (Londonderry), IrelandTraditional Irish Music being played by local musicians at the Guildhall Taphouse, located in the Guildhall outside the old walls in Derry, IrelandFrom Ireland, I flew to Barbados, where I would begin my Caribbean adventure. Horses from the Bridgetown Garrison being led by their groomers into the Caribbean Sea at Brownes Beach, Bridgetown, BarbadosSailing the Caribbean on the S.Y. Sea Cloud, a 4 masted luxury yachtPart of our itinerary for the Scottsdale, Arizona National Geographic Photography Workshop is photographing at the Bein Horse Ranch, Scottsdale, AZIt’s always a pleasure to participate in the Portland Gay Pride Parade, Portland, OR, USAIn June, I headed to Iceland. Here are the famed Latrabjarg bird cliffs, Bjargtangar, Iceland. Notice the teeny, tiny people standing on top of the bluff.Icebergs populate the Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon, IcelandOne of the beautiful fjords, Siglufjordur, IcelandThe Herring Musuem in Siglufjordur, IcelandThe Atlantic Puffin colony on Flatey Island, IcelandOne of the young participants in the Fiesta Mexicana in Woodburn, OregonFor August, it was Canada! Customers enjoying the rooftop bar, Copper, at the Andaz Ottawa ByWard Market in Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaThe view of the Bytown Museum and the flight of locks 1 (one) through 8 (eight) as seen from the Fairmont Chateau Laurier, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaThroughout the summer in Ottawa, yoga enthusiasts head to the property of working federal government buildings on Parliament Hill for free yoga classes; Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaThe iconic view of Parliament Hill from Major Hill’s Park, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaThe Elora Mill Hotel and Spa is a luxury hotel and spa in a historic building that is perched over the Grand River in Elora, Ontario, CanadaHorses, which are used by the local Mennonite population for transportation by horse-and-buggy, parked by the side of the road Elora, Ontario, CanadaExploring the Grand River in a Punt Boat ride in Elora, Ontario, CanadaI flew from my hometown of Portland, Oregon to Tahiti where I checked into the Hotel Intercontinental in Papeete, Tahiti, French PolynesiaThe atoll of Tahanea in the Tuamotu Archipelago, French PolynesiaHermit crabs dining on a coconut on the atoll of Tahanea in the Tuamotu Archipelago, French PolynesiaAfter my adventure in the South Pacific, I headed to Budapest. The Hungarian Parliament Building in Budapest, HungaryA private concert at the Palais Lichtenstein, Vienna, AustriaEarly morning in Regensburg, GermanySt. Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna, AustriaThe walled town of Würzburg, Germany