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Saint Paul in Malta
In the last post our Adventures Abroad group led by Victor Romagnoli and local guide Chantelle Shaw visited the enigmatic cart track markings at Clapham Junction and came away no closer to the truth than thousands before us. The number of unsolved mysteries associated with this island nation are rapidly piling up. In this post […]
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Litchfield by the Sea – Why We Love It
As an avid golfer and lover of nature I have long be drawn to the Myrtle Beach area of South Carolina. Ok, you might get the golf, but the Mother Nature part? Since when was that one of Myrtle Beach’s big draws? Since always, if you know where to look and that is to the […]
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Clapham Junction – Malta’s Mysterious Cart Tracks
In the last post from my recent Adventures Abroad trip to Malta led by Victor Romagnoli we began our exploration of the country’s famed Megalithic temples at Hagar Qim. During this visit and later in conducting my own research before writing the post, I learned that there is no archaeological consensus as to the purpose […]
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Conche – The French Shore Tapestry
This is my final post from the wonderful trip that Alison and I took this past August to western Newfoundland and southeast Labrador. In the last post we had made our way to the very end of the Viking Trail to visit the recreated Viking settlement at L’Anse aux Meadows. Originally our plans were to […]
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Hagar Qim – Malta’s Major Megalithic Temple
In the last post our Adventures Abroad group visited the Malta National Museum of Archaeology where we saw some of the artefacts found at the various places that make up the UNESCO World Heritage Site The Megalithic Temples of Malta. These included this pendulous breasted woman from the temple of Hagar Qim known as the […]
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Malta National Museum of Archaeology
This is my third post from Malta’s capital city and World Heritage Site, Valletta. Alison and I are in Malta with a small Adventures Abroad group led by the indomitable Victor Romagnoli. We began our exploration of Valletta on foot with local guide Chantelle Shaw and Victor by visiting a number of the city’s 320 […]
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L’Anse aux Meadows – Vikings in Newfoundland
L’Anse aux Meadows will be third UNESCO World Heritage Site that Alison and I have visited on this trip to western Newfoundland and southeast Labrador. Previously we were awed by the grandeur of Gros Morne and very impressed with the archaeological detective work that led to the discovery of the Red Bay Basque whaling station […]
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Saint John Co-Cathedral, Valletta
In the last post on our Adventures Abroad journey to Malta our group began a walking tour of Valletta by entering through the main city gate and exploring parts of the city concluding at the Armoury in the Grandmaster’s Palace. However, there is much more to see in this smallest in area of all European […]
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Great Caribou Island – Hiking From Battle Harbour
In the last post I extolled the many reasons why Battle Harbour is a must visit destination in Labrador. In this post I’ll add another one – hiking on Great Caribou Island. The island is literally only a minute away from Battle Harbour across a small strait or as they call them in Newfoundland and […]
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