Dale Dunlop, Canadian Travel Writer | The Maritime Explorer

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Sunday, February 23rd, 2025

This is my final post from the November 2024 road trip to Arizona and back and the way things are going in MAGA land, maybe the last ever from there. In the previous two posts …

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    • 22.3.2018
    • 4,680

    Colombia

    Commune 13, Medellin Rises From Despair

    Triskaidekaphobia is an irrational fear of the number thirteen, but in the case of Commune 13 on the hillsides of Medellin, Colombia that fear has a very historical and rational basis. Perhaps no place on earth has been as unlucky as Commune 13 as I discovered on a recent guided tour by Adventures Abroad into what, […]

    • 16.3.2018
    • 9.5/10
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    Curacao

    Landhuis Jan Thiel – The Place to Stay in Curacao

    Curaçao is a Caribbean island that was taken by the Dutch from the Spanish in 1634. The island’s economy for hundreds of years was based on a system of landhuis or estate plantations of which about 80 remain today on the island although their land holdings have long been broken up and tourism has supplanted agriculture. […]

  • Snorkeling Curacao
    • 15.3.2018
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    Curacao

    Snorkeling Curacao – Three Great and Easy Spots

    My daughter Lenore and I recently chose Curaçao as our destination for our annual father-daughter getaway. There were a number of reasons – direct flight from Toronto, escape Canadian winter (duh!) and finding a great place to stay – Landhuis Jan Thiel. However, what sold us on Curaçao was the chance to spend a lot […]

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