Heading Down Argentine Way
Kilometres driven in Europe since June 16: 19,796! It is a sad day today as we leave the comfort of Yves and Marc’s great home, and Europe, to continue our journey to Argentina and the last leg of this year-long journey. Our time...
On the Canals of Amsterdam
We are driving to Amsterdam today to visit our friends Michiel and Fred and have some fun. The drive is not hard, and is very familiar to us. We pass green pastures of late fall vistas: grass and windmills, dotted with grazing...
Raki Attack in Cappadocia, Turkey
Greg gently shakes me at 7:00 a.m. The bus is at the station. I discover that Greg and I have had the best night’s sleep of our group. Others have gotten off the bus are various stops through the night, have watched the police go...
A Sunday in Saba
Sunday in the blue Caribbean. We have arranged a wake-up call but both John, and I are up so much earlier than the annoying ‘bleep bleep’ of the hotel phone when the call finally arrives at 7 am. Our room is a...
Crossing Finnish Borders
Helsinki is draped in low-lying, grey clouds this morning and a cool, continuous rain is falling as we head downstairs for breakfast at 9:00. There is chaos (in a Finnish way!) in the breakfast room as clearly every hotel guest,...
Brother Riley of The Bottom
Grey and threatening, the low rolling clouds are billowing across the sky as I get up around 8 this morning. John has, as usual, been up earlier than me, coffee had and checking email at the computer. Yes, even here in Saba, in...
followsummer Travel News
The lastest followsummer Travel News! G Adventures Launches New Wellness Travel Style G Adventures has launched a new travel style dedicated solely to wellness and adventure. Featuring a program of trips in 10 destinations, the...
Superstitions: Church Bells and Distant Thunder
Irina and Davor leave very early tomorrow morning so tonight they have invited us all for cake and coffee to celebrate Davor’s birthday. Two different types of cheesecake are served and we all linger over coffee before John and I...
Family Weekend Fun in Toronto
Look up. Wayyy up. Catch the billowing clouds piercing the empty Saturday skyscrapers of the Southcore Financial Center, where more than 20,000 office employees and 10,000 residents live, work and play, making Southcore Financial...
On the Ground in Phuket. Some Advice
Phuket, Thailand – truly one of the most unique places I have ever visited. I have been fortunate enough to travel throughout many European cities, so making my way over to South East Asia has been a completely unparalleled...