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Wat Pho and the Temple of Dawn
In the last post we visited the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ayutthaya as well as the summer palace of the Thai monarchs nearby. In this final post from Thailand, at least for this visit, Alison and I will return to Bangkok. While the title of this short post sounds like something straight out of […]
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Beaverbrook Art Gallery – Some Highlights
I recently had the opportunity to visit the newly expanded Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton, New Brunswick and was blown away by what I saw and experienced. Here are just a few of the highlights from the works of art on display and my take on why they are worth seeing. History of the Beaverbrook […]
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Avenue of the Volcanoes
In my last post from Ecuador we said goodbye to our fellow Adventures Abroad travellers with whom we had spent the previous two weeks exploring Quito, the Galapagos Islands and the Amazon Basin. However, Alison and I were not done our journey through this small but incredibly diverse South American country. I had noted that […]
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Ayutthaya – Thailand’s Forgotten Capital
This is my fourth post from Thailand which Alison and I visited on two occasions in early 2023. In the last post we ventured out of Bangkok to visit the celebrated Bridge on the River Kwai and the museum associated with the Death Railway. In this post we’ll also leave Bangkok and head up the […]
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Napo Cultural Center – Exploring Amazonia
In my last post from this Adventures Abroad tour of Ecuador we flew from the Galapagos to the city of Coca via Quito and then travelled down the Napo River to the Napo Cultural Center where we will spend three days. In this post I will give the highlights of that stay which including multiple […]
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River Kwai – Visiting a Legendary Bridge
This is my third post from Thailand. In the first one I gave a general overview of Bangkok and in the second Alison and I visited the amazing Grand Palace. In this post we are going to leave the city and visit a site that is iconic in both fact and fiction. The Bridge on […]
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Napo River – Journey Into Amazonia
We have now reached the final leg of our Adventures Abroad Ecuador trip. In the first part we discovered the wonders of the capital city Quito and the surrounding area. We then spent a week exploring three of the islands of the Galapagos archipelago ending with Santa Cruz. Now we are about to depart on […]
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Grand Palace of Bangkok – A Quick Visit
This is my second post from the great Thai city of Bangkok. In the first post I gave a general overview of the city and recommended a place to stay and a place to shop. In this post Alison and I will begin our sightseeing in earnest with a visit to the Grand Palace of […]
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Santa Cruz – Gateway to the Galapagos
You might wonder at the title of this post as our Adventures Abroad group is only heading to the island of Santa Cruz at the end of our stay in this wondrous archipelago. However, for the vast majority of visitors to the Galapagos the airport on nearby Baltra Island is the most likely landing spot […]
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