Travel theme: Numbers

Posted on October 24, 2014 by ailsapm

I saw a shop window today that had a digital display counting down to Christmas 2014 in 61 days 15 hours 29 minutes 15 seconds.  While I’m  sure the intended effect was to throw shoppers into a spending frenzy, it just made me wonder how many photos of numbers I had taken on my travels. Here are a few photos that I came up with. My favourite clock in downtown Seattle.

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Washington Irving’s gravestone in a spooky little graveyard in New York’s Sleepy Hollow.

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Travelling down Route 66 with my pal Sylvia, we couldn’t resist stopping at the midway point to get a shot of those iconic numbers. Just the sight of those two sixes next to each other makes me want to bust out on another road trip today!

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I had a hard time finding photos for the number theme; apparently I don’t take that many photos with numerals in them. How about you? Are you up for some number crunching? If you would like to join in this week’s travel theme (everyone’s welcome!) here’s what to do:

  • Create your own post and title it Travel theme: Numbers
  • Include a link to this page in your post so others can find it too
  • Get your post in by next Thursday, as the new travel theme comes out on Friday
  • Don’t forget to subscribe to keep up to date on the latest weekly travel themes. Sign up via the email subscription link in the sidebar or RSS!

I’m counting on you! 😉

xxx Ailsa

Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. – Samuel Ullman

I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number you get in a diamond. – Mae West

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About ailsapm

Hi there! I’m Ailsa Prideaux-Mooney. I’ve lived in many places, and travelled to many more. I had a lot of fun getting there and being there, wherever there happened to be at the time. I climbed a castle wall in Czesky Krumlov, abseiled down cliffs to go caving in the west of Ireland, slept on the beach in Paros, got chased by a swarm of bees in Vourvourou (ok that wasn’t fun, but it was exciting), learned flower arranging in Tokyo, found myself in the middle of a riot in Seoul, learned to snowboard in Salzburg, got lost in a labyrinth in Budapest and had my ice cream stolen by a gull in Cornwall. And I’m just getting started. If you’ve enjoyed what you’ve read so far, I’d love you to follow my travelogue - wheresmybackpack.com - and remember, anyone who tries to tell you it’s a small world hasn’t tried to see it all.
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  1. Jenny's avatar goannasnake says:
    October 25, 2014 at 5:07 pm

    Thanks Ailsa for another great post and challenge. Here’s my Numbers post. http://jennysotherstuff.wordpress.com/2014/10/26/travel-theme-numbers/

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  4. Cee Neuner's avatar Cee Neuner says:
    October 25, 2014 at 7:26 pm

    Here is my entry for this week. Thanks for hosting these challenges.
    http://ceenphotography.com/2014/10/25/travel-theme-numbers/

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  10. Nurul The Explorer's avatar Nurul Lubis says:
    October 26, 2014 at 1:18 am

    I found these numbers in the old town of Prague:

    Travel Theme: Numbers

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  16. Jaspa's avatar Jaspa says:
    October 26, 2014 at 6:29 am

    Numbers… How about Jaspa’s Journey 1, 2 and 3?!

    Brad’s Got It Covered!

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  18. Doldriest's avatar Marion Driessen says:
    October 26, 2014 at 8:45 am

    Very different photo’s, Ailsa, but each is unique in numbers. Great!
    Here are mine: http://drieskewrites.wordpress.com/2014/10/26/travel-theme-numbers/

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  24. janaline's world journey's avatar janaline's world journey says:
    October 26, 2014 at 11:34 am

    Lovely, and the last photo makes me so antsy to travel again as doing route 66 through USA is a dream of mine.

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  26. traveller2006's avatar traveller2006 says:
    October 26, 2014 at 1:40 pm

    I’ve been collecting numbers for ages, I find them fascinating

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  30. Beauty Along the Road's avatar Beauty Along the Road says:
    October 26, 2014 at 9:17 pm

    Here is my take on the Numbers theme – a special place on the Blue Ridge Parkway that takes you back to 1914, exactly 100 yrs! https://beautyalongtheroad.wordpress.com/2014/10/26/a-century-ago-milepost-176/

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  34. Oh, the Places We See's avatar Oh, the Places We See says:
    October 27, 2014 at 8:20 am

    Didn’t take us long to find a number we love right in front of us at Saturday’s UT vs. Alabama game: http://ohtheplaceswesee.com/2014/10/27/travel-theme-numbers/

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  36. Vladimir Brezina's avatar Vladimir Brezina says:
    October 27, 2014 at 3:05 pm

    Sometimes, kayak navigation is just a matter of following the numbers… http://windagainstcurrent.com/2014/10/27/travel-theme-numbers/

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  43. lolaWi's avatar lolaWi says:
    October 28, 2014 at 10:33 am

    nice pictures Ailsa! love the s ullman quote! here’s my entry: http://lolawi.wordpress.com/2014/10/28/travel-theme-numbers/

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  48. kelihasablog's avatar kelihasablog says:
    October 29, 2014 at 12:42 pm

    I have no idea if I have any with dates, but I’ll look…LOL

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