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Joan Huffman Travels

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I Work to Travel

One of my greatest joys in life is to visit new places & to interact with people of other cultures. I have traveled extensively within the USA. Over the past 15 years I have broadened my horizons, traveling to Europe, New Zealand, Africa & Ecuador. Asia is the next continent in my sights!

Travel inspires me to write poetry. I recently published two mini-photo books with travel haiku. You can read more about them on another of my fabulous lenses: Joan Huffman on Lulu!

See below for a poem about my trip to Jamaica

Contents at a Glance

Jamaican Cradle Song
Through the Lens of Bobi Wall
Where In The Big Wide World Do You Want...
Adventure Women
Upcoming Travel Plans
Follow my Blog!

Jake's, Treasure Beach, Jamaica

A green flash,
the guava sun dissolves into the sea.
I sink into my pillow-nest,
sated with jerk-lobster,
sweetened by mammy-apple,
and smashed on rum punch.

Waves pulsate, pound,
beneath my cottage's balcony.
Strains of Bob Marley mingle
with patois-sprinkled laughter.
Ganja and citronella linger,
tickle my nose with island incense.

The ceiling fan revolves lazily,
lacy mosquito mesh flutters
and teases my sun-toasted toes.
Iridescent feathers gleam,
coral and speckled shells
chink and chime.

Cobalt-blue shutters frame the full moon,
that shimmers on the surf,
reflects off ochre walls,
and paints my dreaming eyelids.
My reverie is rocked by calypso-soul music,
ska mon, one love.

Joan Huffman©01/27/2006

2006 Philadelphia Writers' Conference
Poetry I Contest: Honorable Mention
Judge: Barbara Daniels

Through the Lens of Bobi Wall

Visit Bobi's website at www.bobiwall.com

Free to be me! Jake's, Treasure Beach, Jamaica

Climbing Mt Scenery, Saba, Netherland Antilles

Tango Mar, Costa Rica

Bearly there, New Bern, North Carolina, USA

Riding with the Engineer, Santa Fe Railroad, New Mexico, USA

Indigenous Shaman? Ecuadorian Andes, SA

Joan and a Blue-Footed Booby, Galapagos Islands, SA

Post Office Bay, Galapagos Islands, SA

Here's to the Catamaran Crew! Galapagos Islands, SA

Where In The Big Wide World Do You Want To Go?

Have you dreamed of quaint villages, quiet meandering paths or quick stepping dancers? The world is your oyster...get out of your shell!

Adventure Women

Travel for Women Over 30

I have traveled to Europe, Africa, South America & New Zealand with Adventure Women. Each trip is better than the last!

Check out the trips offered by Adventure Women!: Travel the world in the company of women!

Countdown to Bhutan, the Dragon Kingdom: Culture, Humanitarian Philanthropy & Buddhism 101

Bhutan, the Dragon Kingdom: Culture, Humanitarian Philanthropy & Buddhism 101: October 15, 2009

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Travel down the Amazon (or maybe to Africa)

Travel light on your feet!

I went on an African safari with this apparel: 2 pairs of convertible pants, 2 button-up shirts, 3 pairs of briefs and 3 tanks! I threw in some socks, a pair of pajamas, a light fleece and windbreaker, and topped it off with a hat to protect my delicate skin from the sun!

Caption Contest

Help me choose a title for my new book!

I am working on my THIRD photo haiku book. So far I have written about the cherry blossoms in DC, "17 Syllables", and my European adventures, "Europe in 17 Syllables". The latest will be a collection of my USA travels. Ideas?