Hello there! My name is Sandra, I’m an ESL teacher, wife, mum of two children and I live in the north of Portugal. I will be sharing things that I love and inspire me: photography, travel and mindfulness. I use a Canon EOS 350 D camera and my mobile phone too.
Thank you so much for stopping by! β€
Please feel free to email me: sandra.travelness@gmail.com
Thanks for following my blog, Sandra! Yours is very interesting. I like it very much
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Wow, thank you Monica! You are my first comment here!!! And you’re welcome, I will visit you and spend some time there! π
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Congratulations Sandra for having such a nice blog. Your pictures and thoughts both are very impressive.
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Wow! Thank you so much for your words, Rupali! I think your blog is really amazing too. I love visiting you and feel inspired by your thoughts as well. π Have a nice week!
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Thank you Sandra. Cheers!
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Great photographs. Happy New Year 2016 to you and your family from Penang, Malaysia.
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Thank you so much! Happy New Year to you and your family too! Greetings from Porto, Portugal, Europe π
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very well composed shots had made this blog much interesting!
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Hello, Zero! Thank you so much. I really appreciate it. Your blog is quite creative and inspiring too! π
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Thanks!
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Thanks for stopping by and liking my photo! I enjoy reading about the travel adventures of other bloggers, so I’ll stop back again!
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Hello, Lulu! Thank you so much, I really appreciate it! π
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Hi Sandra π Wonderful blog you have… I look forward to read more from you.. you are the first ESL teacher whose blog I am reading and I love how you share wonderful poems and stories with us. Keep writing π
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Wow! Thank you so kindly for your words, Hemangini!
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You have a lovely blog, Sandra. I look forward to seeing lots more of your work in the future.
Best regards from the North,
Dina x
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Hello, Dina (team!) I am so happy to know that! Your blog is incredible and I will be following you too! Thank you so kindly and nice to meet you π Have a lovely weekend.
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Hello Sandra,
So nice to find your interesting blog here π
Enjoyed the variety of posts and hope to see many more π
Have a great time π
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Thank you so much, Nair! I’m so happy you liked it π Have a lovely week!
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Hi Sandra, how lovely to meet you. You have a beautiful blog and I look forward to getting to know you more through your posts. Cheers and warmest wishes from Australia
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Awww, thank you so much! Nice to meet you too, Miriam! I am so happy with your kind words! You have a great blog! I am sure I will visit you more often π
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It’s my pleasure Sandra. The feeling is entirely mutual.
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Lovely pictures Sandra! They completely drew me in and now I know I want to stay for more π
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Thank you so much, Diya! I will be happy to see you around and please do stay as long as you want! π
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love from the 021
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Your photos are beautiful. Thanks for the follow… I’ll be looking at more of your work — really love what I’ve seen so far!
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Thank you so much! I really appreciate it β€ Have a lovely weekend!
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You, too!
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Hi Sandra, Thank you for following my photography blog, Jane’s Lens. I hope you enjoy my work. You have a terrific blog and photos.
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Hi, Jane! You have a wonderful blog. Your photos are stunning!!! Thank you so much for following my blog.
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You are very kind, Sandra. Thanks. Looking forward to sharing more together!
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I love your Blog. We are about the same Blog Age and I haven’t learned how to do certain things yet…like what is the protocol when you and another blogger have taken similar pictures. For now I will tell you when I posted it because I am so curious if you know what these are called.
https://chosenperspectives.wordpress.com/2016/04/13/wordless-wednesday-4-13-16/
Anyway, welcome!
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Hello ! I am so happy to know that you like it! I am also new here π I can’t quite explain the protocol. We all sometimes post very similar photos, that happens with plants, flowers, skies, sunsets… That particular photo you are showing is quite similar to mine, that’s true, though it’s not the same (yours has a broken branch π ) What I think we should do is always give the credit to the owner of the photo. I always try to post my photos but I’ve posted a photo that’s not mine and I’ve mentioned it. I am going to share with you what I did. You can write something like this: https://mytravelness.wordpress.com/2016/02/06/time-an-ancient-village-or-a-spaceship/
I hope this helps! β€
Oh, I don’t know the scientific name of that plant, but my mother calls it white palm tree π
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Thanks. I definitely give credit for someone else’s photo. I didn’t know a thing about copyrighting and all that so had to read up. Mostly, I love the feeling of connection with someone on the other side of the planet who sees and enjoys the same thing I do! And I like acknowledging that. So is putting the link to my picture/post a good way to do that? White palm tree…I love it! I saw mine outside Atlanta, Georgia on such a stunning blue day, I had to stop and shoot!!
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Aww, isn’t it amazing? Being here now so distant from each other talking about something that connect us? I love this! π Atlanta? That’s amazing! Do you know where my photos were taken? Miles away from you!! Just outside my door, on a nearby street, in my city in Oporto, Portugal.
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I know, truly one of the gifts from the sometimes questionable universe of the internet. I figured, from some of your other info, you were pretty far away. My best friends live in Madrid which is as close as I’m likely to get to you…ever.
I live in the Pacific Northwest and I love it here! That trip to Atlanta was a few years ago.
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You are very lucky to live there! If you ever decide to visit Oporto, Madrid is so close by plane, I would be glad to show you around! It was so nice to meet you. Have a lovely weekend β€
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Just discovered your lovely blog. Love your photos and the great quotes you use. Am looking forward to seeing more!
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Thank you so much! I really appreciate your words β€
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Happy to have found your blog! Love the layout and style! I also love travelin so reading your posts will be definitely inspiring! π
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I’m happy to know that! Thank you kindly for following. I love traveling that’s true. But I also love traveling without moving π
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Thank you for stopping by Storyteller. — Ray
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Hello Sandra..I was really attracted to your beautiful cover photo,where was it taken?
and I’m even glad that I found your Blog. I love travelling and finding happiness through the journeys. You have such a beautiful gallery too.
Regards- Christina
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Hi, Christina! Thank you so much, I’m really happy to know that you liked it. The cover photo was taken in Portugal! π
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So lovely to meet you, Sandra! π It’s lovely to have your presence at my blog – thank you for the follow.
I’m going to Portugal next summer. I’m going to follow your blog. β€
Many blessings & love,
Debbie
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Nice to meet you too, Debbie! You will love Portugal, I’m sure. Thank you for stopping by! π
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