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Hamburg
I first visited Hamburg over a decade ago on business and was blown away by the sheer efficiency of this city – everything works! It has a beautiful location with water seemingly everywhere, with the Elbe River on one side and the Alster lakes on the other with canals linking the two. There are numerous distinct areas […]
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Gaspe – Winter 2012
We planned to travel to Forillon National Park and stay in a yurt which we would use as a base to cross-country ski the area. Unfortunately Alison took ill and we had to be head home before doing that. However, I still got some nice shots of Gaspe in winter.
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New Orleans
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Caladesi Island
I am an island nut and like nothing better than discovering a relatively unknown one where the beaches are covered in real birds and not the wintering snowbirds from the north. Such a place is Caladesi Island from where you can see the towers of Clearwater. Read more here.
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Pigeon Key
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Bok Tower
On our most recent trip to Florida in November, 2013 we did a lot of gadding about and Bok Tower was one of the places we got to. Read my Trip Advisor review.
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England 2010
The Travel Media of Canada held its 2010 convention in Cardiff, Wales and afterwards I went on a short jaunt to the English Midlands. In Stratford we were treated to a wonderful performance of Romeo and Juliet at the very intimate Swan Theatre. In Birmingham we toured historic back to back houses and visited Cadbury […]
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Entry Island, Iles de la Madelaine
I’ve always wanted to go to the Iles de la Madelaine or the Magdalens as most English speakers would say and a few years ago an assignment for Saltscapes took me there. I was specifically interested in the tiny community of English speakers who lived in splendid isolation on Entry Island. I think it was […]
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Fall Colours
I never get tired of the fall colours in St. Margaret’s Bay or the autumn sunsets which are the best of the year.
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