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33 mins ago - christinewesten published a blog
Porridge, A Castle, A Palace, A famous Dog and more
April 26th 2024
Even though I’m sure I could find a cheaper breakfast somewhere I paid ahead of time to have the hotel breakfast. I like to eat and be able to go back to the room to brush my teeth and gear up for the ...

39 mins ago - moonman published a blog
Agrigento: Valley of the Temples (and Dogs) and Siricusa
April 27th 2024
It was a beautiful sunny day today. We had breakfast at Hotel Baglio Della Luna and then went up into the tower and walked the garden area. The Italian bees were busy in the garden. We packed up and h ...

1 hour 6 mins ago - Sandy and Cory published a blog
From There to Here…..
April 27th 2024
FROM THERE TO HERE, FROM HERE TO THERE, FUNNY THINGS HAPPEN EVERYWHERE!…(Dr.Seuss). And it's been such a fun season here at our winter residence, Tropical Palms. We hope you have enjoyed these good ti ...

3 hours 28 mins ago - Edmichel published a blog
Bhutan Part 2
April 22nd 2024
ok, determined to get Part 2 out tonight. We are currently in Delhi, leaving for Srinagar (N India) in the morning. We thoroughly enjoyed Bumthang. The festival was about an hour away in the U ...

4 hours 7 mins ago - D MJ Binkley published a blog
Dropping the Big One and What Comes After
March 24th 2024
In the annals of history, there are many moments which stand out, some for positive reasons, some for what can only be considered negative reasons. In Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the reasons are absolutel ...

4 hours 28 mins ago - MrsMac published a blog
Cabo Verde
April 27th 2024
We left Brazil on the 20th and then headed north. We had 5 days at sea. During this time we continued with the quizzes, having moderate success and I kept going to choir rehearsals. In between there w ...

8 hours ago - Edmichel published a blog
Bhutan - part 1
April 18th 2024
Bhutan – it has been on our list for a long time! And it did not disappoint. A beautiful country of @ 780k people in the area @ the same size as Rhode Island. It has a constitutional monarchy with the ...

9 hours ago - alex waring published a blog
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
March 27th 2024
Dear All Wahey! My California Road Trip 2024 has officially begun! On a Wednesday morning, I said goodbye to my cosy Lawndale motel and picked up a hire car near LAX Airport - a black Nissan SUV. I ...

10 hours ago - Tom Rooney published a blog
70 Russian girls on an island yoga retreat ... and me!
April 16th 2024
There have been long periods of solitude during a month long island-hopping tour of the beautiful Maldives. Although I am a seasoned solo traveller, we all crave the company of fellow travellers when ...

12 hours ago - JenGog published a blog
Turkey 17 - Istanbul - the taxi that did not turn up on time /Istanbul airport and security plus/ Eid Mubarak - the flight home and Turkish breakfast again
April 27th 2024
You never sleep well when you are travelling home . More so when you are governed by the time of your taxi, the journey time to an airport and a flight you cannot afford to miss . We set the alarms - ...

13 hours ago - JenGog published a blog
Istanbul 16 - conflicts between the head and the heart/seedy Istanbul/ cars in a state of disrepair /the Marmaray line under the sea /the Theodosian walls
April 26th 2024
In a conflict between the heart and the brain follow your heart - Swami Vivekananda said this and perhaps sometimes it is right . However there are times when your heart wants to do something but your ...

16 hours ago - AndrewHL published a blog
Victoria
August 21st 2023
Monday was, in large measure, a sea day as Carnival Pride made her way down the length of Vancouver Island, in view in the distance most of the day. Naturalist Louise kept passengers apprised of whale ...