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Lachine Fur Trade National Historic Site
In the summer of 2025 I made a trip to Quebec for the express purpose of visiting and writing about a number of National Historic Sites that I had long wanted to see. These included Grosse Ile, Chateau Saint-Louis in the heart of old Quebec City, Fort Levis No. 1 and the very much underrated […]
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La Paz Bolivia – What an Eye Opener
Well the day has finally arrived when I must bid adios to my fellow travellers on the Adventures Abroad Kingdoms of the Andes tour. This will be my final post from that amazing February, 2026 trip that featured one highlight after another. In the penultimate post we visited the pre-Incan archaeological site of Tiahuanaco and […]
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Laval-sur-le-Lac Green Course
Laval is the third largest city in Quebec with a population of just under 450,000 and has a recorded history dating back to 1636. There were 14 different municipal units on the island that became the city of Laval when they were amalgamated in 1965. One of these was Laval-sur-le-Lac which was and remains one […]
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National Field of Honour
Sometimes you stumble upon a place in the course of your travels that you can’t believe you didn’t know about before. Such was the case yesterday with my visit to the National Field of Honour in Pointe Claire, Quebec. Here’s how that came about. My son Bruce and his family live in Beaconsfield and I […]
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Tiahuanaco – Bolivia’s Top Archaeological Site
This is my third post from Bolivia from the February 2026 Kingdoms of the Andes tour by Adventures Abroad. In the last post we had a magical visit to the Isla del Sol in Lake Titicaca and were blessed by an Aymara shaman. It was an experience I think we all will remember vividly for […]
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Isla del Sol – Birthplace of the Incas
In the last post from the February, 2026 Adventures Abroad Kingdoms of the Andes tour we said goodbye to Peru and crossed over to Bolivia where we had a very enjoyable day exploring the small city of Copacabana with its fabled shrine to a sacred statue of the Virgin Mary. Today we are going to […]
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Copacabana – Bolivia’s Sacred City
This is my first post from Bolivia as the Adventures Abroad Kingdoms of the Andes tour enters its final stage in the Altiplano, the world’s second highest plateau. With an average elevation of 3,750 metres (12,300 feet) it is where most of the country’s population resides even though it covers less than a third of […]
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Lake Titicaca from Peru
It’s hard to believe, but after just eleven days the Peru portion of the Adventures Abroad Kingdoms of the Andes tour is coming to an end. It seems we have been here much longer as there have been so many highlights packed into that short period of time including the city of Lima, the Nazca […]
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Raqchi and Tambomachay
In the last six posts from the February 2026 Kingdoms of the Andes tour by Adventures Abroad our group has been exploring the heartland of the Inca Empire including Cusco, the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu and enjoying a Carnival celebration in Pisac. Looking back it really has been an exceptional few days that I will […]
From the road
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April 20th, 2023
I’ve had a bad case of writer’s block since getting back from Southeast Asia, but I did finish this post on the fan… https://t.co/HoJjP4jeha
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April 12th, 2023
One of the main reasons to visit the Galapagos is to see the giant tortoises. This latest post explains where you c… https://t.co/mQ8PWha8j3
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April 11th, 2023
Spring is very late this year so it’s nice to see the crocuses finally show up. https://t.co/7HD6wvsEJ6
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April 9th, 2023
Sunday morning is a good time to reflect back on another Sunday in Reading, England which I wrote about here:… https://t.co/EJ4Is2NSqz