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Valletta – Malta’s Tiny, Amazing Capital City
In the last post from our whirlwind tour of Malta with Adventures Abroad, we took a boat cruise around Marsamxett and Grand Harbour getting a close up view of the famous forts that the Knights of St. John used to repel the Great Siege of Malta in 1565. It was a great way to start […]
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Battle Harbour – Labrador’s Must Visit Destination
This is my third post from Labrador. In the last one Alison and I visited the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Red Bay. In this post we will visit the once thriving town of Battle Harbour that for over a century was the unofficial capitol of the region. It is now both a National Historic […]
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Grand Harbour Cruise – Malta from the Sea
This is my third post from a recent Adventures Abroad trip to Malta which was led by veteran guide and our friend Victor Romagnoli. In the first post I described getting to Malta while managing the many Covid protocols in place between countries, airlines and even hotel chains. In the second I extolled the excellent […]
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Maltese Food & Drink – A Pleasant Surprise
This is my second post from a recent six day sojourn to the country of Malta with Adventures Abroad led by veteran guide and friend Victor Romagnoli. In the first post I explained why Alison and I chose Malta as our first international destination since full vaccination allowed travel outside Canada for the first time in […]
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Red Bay – Labrador’s World Heritage Site
This is my second post from Labrador or The Big Land as many now refer to it. It will feature the former Basque whaling station at the small community of Red Bay and include a visit to Saddle Island where much of the activity took place. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site which is […]
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Malta with Adventures Abroad – An Introduction
It’s been seventeen months since we said au revoir to our friend and Adventures Abroad guide Victor Romagnoli at the airport in Belize, little thinking or knowing that the world of travel was about to change irrevocably. Like most of the people who travel with Adventures Abroad, Alison and I have an innate desire to experience the […]
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Frankfurt – Suggestions for a Layover
Frankfurt is one of the busiest airports in Europe and a place you might find yourself having to overnight, especially if your final destination is one of the smaller airports. This is the situation Alison and I found ourselves in as we made our way from Nova Scotia to Malta. Technically we could have done […]
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Labrador – Introducing the Big Land
In the last post Alison and I visited Port aux Choix National Historic Site and ended it by writing that next we would be going to Labrador, but would be beginning our tour in Quebec. In this post I’ll explain how you get from the island of Newfoundland to Labrador via the province of Quebec. […]
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Port aux Choix – Discovering Our First Nations
In the last post I described a once in a lifetime boat trip on Western Brook Pond so it is with some reluctance that after a few adventure filled days Alison and I leave Gros Morne National Park and head north on the Viking Trail. Although Gros Morne is without question the jewel of western […]
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