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So much to see, so many places to go, and it always seems so little time.! Starting from piping competions in Glasgow, festival season in Edinburgh, and the Highlands of Scotland we've been slowly but surely adding to this little blog. Still one of the adventure highlights were the Turkey Travels and we'll be back there again one day. I've found that travelling really can be an adventure and it seems that the adventure sometimes starts even before the trekking begins as was the case in 2008 when Zoom Airlines stopped operating just before a planned departure.

This blog is just a little way of keeping track of and sharing where I've been, places I've stayed, and the sights I've seen. You're welcome to come with us and comment along the way.

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By Kane
October 20th 2008

PARIS IN THE FALL Europe » France » Île-de-France » Paris

TGV leaving Nice
Very fast, smooth, comfortable

All good things come to an end and we left Nice and the sparkling azure blues of the Mediterranean under blue skies, sunshine and better than warm temperatures on Friday, October 3. That’s only a couple of weeks ago but with the regular routines of living and working day to day it is already beginning to seem like ages ago. Our stop here in Nice on this last quick blur of our tour was just too short. The hazard of jamming too many places into too few days but it certainly gives you some ideas for “next time”. So many places, [View Full Entry]

By Kane
October 12th 2008

Life at the Villa II North America » Canada » British Columbia » Surrey

Sorry about the delay in posting this. Partly due to the fantastic blue skies and sunshine in week two at the Villa, partly due to the travel blur that followed villa life. After our weekend away at Aveiro, Figueia da Foz, and overnight in Porto before the Douro River cruise we returned to our ‘normal’ routine at the villa 22 - 27 September. Monday morning the girls went shopping for some supplies and returned with a much needed “Mata Moscas”, translated as “killer of flies”. In other words, a simple fly swatter. Since today was mostly a relaxation an [View Full Entry]

By Kane
October 3rd 2008

Vigo to Nice Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur » Nice

Lastres Hotel
A beautiful building operated by a charming couple. Four star quality, two star rating

Well these past few days have become a bit of a blur and I haven’t been doing my job keeping this up to date. But, I have a good excuse. So many places to visit, so much to see, so much to do, trains to catch, and if I don’t have a holiday, you don’t get the blog. So maybe I make up for some of the blur with too many photos today. Enjoy ! It really has become a blur since leaving Vigo. So much so that the last entry describing our hotel in Vigo is actually a combination [View Full Entry]

By Kane
September 30th 2008

Leaving Porto bound for Vigo Europe » Portugal » Northern » Porto

Going down to the river
Down the steep hills to the waterfront area

Well, all good things come to an end and sadly so does life at the villa. It has been a wonderful week of pure relaxation, short trips of exploration and adventure seeing beautiful sights,, meeting smiling friendly people who laugh with us as we struggle with different languages, and sharing good times and culinary wonders with our travelling companions. Friday morning we left the villa for a last day and overnight in Porto before continuing on our different paths. Today two will leave Porto in the afternoon and fly off to Amsterdam for a brief three day visit before returning [View Full Entry]

By Kane
September 28th 2008

Life at the Villa Europe » Portugal » Northern » Viana do Castelo

Villa Road
This is a raod ? Well we figured it out and got up.

This is a long story today but does it get any better ? It's about our first few days at the villa. Life’s good but at the villa it’s a paradise. It’s just so nice ! Being here at this little spot of nature’s beauty makes one think of other lifestyle opportunities. It will be with great disappointment and reluctance that the eight of us will leave here to return to the ‘normal’ lives we actually live. Being here has given some of us greater insights and an answer to “What would you do if you won the lottery ?” I [View Full Entry]

By Kane
September 21st 2008

Canals, Trains, & Boats Europe » Portugal » Northern

Aveiro
The boulevard entering Aveiro

20 - 21 September Saturday was the end of our first week at the villa and our first ‘weekend’. Naturally we had to leave paradise for a weekend adventure tour so we were off early to Figueia da Foz on the coast about 60 kilometres South of Porto. One of our group had suggested this destination from the commentary in one of the Portugal travel book. “The Foz” was described as having a beautiful beach and many shops and restaurants. From the villa it was about a two hour drive and we set off in two groups planning to meet for [View Full Entry]

By Kane
September 20th 2008

BRAGA, . . . and a walkabout with Maggie Europe » Portugal » Northern » Braga

Braga
Plaza fountain

Well, we got to the villa on Saturday, the 13th, and except for one night out for dinner at Ribeiro de Pena, we’ve all pretty much just sort of relaxed and “vegged” out. Today was our first tourist outing and in two cars we all took off for Bragga slightly to the North-west of the villa. Heather, Kane, Lynn and another traveller were in one car, (GPS equipped) while Beth, Al, Larry, and Cindy travelled in the second car. In a strange place where you don’t know where you are, and are not familiar with how to get where you’re going, [View Full Entry]

By Kane
September 12th 2008

Passing through Porto Europe » Portugal » Northern » Porto

Porto Downtown
Wide Boulevards and sunshine

Passing Through Porto We leave the Maranton House Hotel and take the tube to Victoria Station where we go up a couple levels to catch a train to Gatwick for a short flight to Porto. A couple hours later and we are walking through the Porto Airport which is an impressive new facility. It seems too large for a city the size of Porto but perhaps in Portugal there are some future thinkers and maybe an intention to develop the tourism industry. Leaving the terminal building there is a new metro/subway service practically at the door that wisks us smoothly [View Full Entry]

By Kane
September 11th 2008

Gardens, Coincidence & Laughter Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London

Coincidental Meeting
Arnie, Heather, and Kathy

Gardens, Coincidence, and Laughter There has been a great lack of internet access but finally ! With London being just a stop over point we had only one day for some of the sights and while Beth & Al took the train to Brighton for a day we started our day in ‘the tube’ to Kew Gardens. We were greeted with what seemed to be a postcard picture of the commercial area just outside the station. A postcard picture is one way to describe this small market area but words like picturesque, quaint, and pretty would work too so jumble [View Full Entry]

By Kane
September 10th 2008

And Away we go, or here we are Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Bayswater

Quick
A Quick shuttle to Seatac

Greetings from one of the worlds great cities, London. Once again, London is only a stepping stone to our adventure and we will only be here for 3 days before journeying on. One of these times we'll have to 'do London' instead of just passing through. But how do you just 'do London'? It's such a great city with history, sights, traditions, arts, museums, monuments, and could one ever 'do London' in just one trip ? Although London is only a stepping stone the adventure of getting here started about August 28 when Zoom Airlines ceased operations. We were another couple [View Full Entry]

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