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Thank you @veryspider. That describes it pretty well I think. I was staying at a little old resort down the beach from town, so I could see things like the roofs of a few structures rising above the palms. I've often wondered how to capture the feeling of a place. But much of the experience is in things like your mood, a heightened awareness from being in a new place, a subtle scent in the air, happiness from waking to a sunny day, very distant sounds of activity, how the sand feels on your feet... on and on. Since most of these aren't embedded in anything tangible, how do you capture it? I'm still working on that one.