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Category Archives: Travel
Cuba: More than just sun and beaches, there’s the lure of Havana
We finally made Cuba our destination of choice for our March Break getaway week in 2009. We were definitely playing catch-up with vast numbers of Canadians and Europeans who had been availing themselves of a burgeoning tourist industry in Cuba … Continue reading
Posted in Sun destinations, Travel
Tagged Cuba, culture, Havana, history, photography, travel, Varadero, winter breaks
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Costa Rica: why it rates a top spot in the World Happiness Rankings
As I reported in a recent blog post, we spent our March Break week this year in Costa Rica. Along with its remarkable biodiversity and the resulting opportunities it presents its to visitors to observe an abundance of animals, birds, … Continue reading
Costa Rica: There’s more to sun destinations than just sun and beaches, there’s nature
The #1 reason three generations of our family spent March Break in Costa Rica this year was because our grandchildren wanted to see monkeys in their natural habitat. They wanted to swim for sure – almost all day every day … Continue reading
Posted in Sun destinations, Travel
Tagged biodiversity, capuchin monkeys, Costa Rica, deciduous forests, ecosystems, Guanacaste, howler monkeys, March Break, monkeys, photography, sloths, travel
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Our 15 favourite trips, time for an update
Four years ago I wrote a post that captured our 15 favourite trips of all times – at that time. It took us quite a while to come up with only 15, but we did it. As it turns out, … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged Arctic, Argentina, best trips, Bhutan, Bolivia, botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Canadian Arctic, Chile, China, Falkland Islands, galapagos, grand canyon, Greece, Greenland, India, Italy, Morocco, Peru, photogrpahy, rafting, Russia, South Africa, South America, Soviet Union, travel, Uruguay, Vietnam
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Cambodia: Life along the Tonlé Sap and Mekong Rivers
The travel companies that have been so successful in building a thriving river cruising industry in Europe are now expanding their offerings to new destinations, including the Mekong River in Cambodia (and Vietnam). This is 1st world travel in a … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged Buddhism, Buddist temples, Cambodia, culture, fishing, history, Mekong River, photography, Tonle Sap River, travel
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Cambodia: the glory of the Angkor Empire
One of the best things about travelling is the opportunity to learn new things: things about history, geography, geology, nature, and especially about people around the world. We learned something about all of these topics on our recent trip to … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged Angkor Thom, Angkor Wat, Cambodia, Creativity, history, inspiration, photography, Siem Reap, travel
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Vietnam: Images of country life
Villages along the Mekong River. In our recent trip to Vietnam (and Cambodia), we were lucky to have been able to visit some of the villages whose rhythm is very much tuned to the ebbs and flows of the Mekong … Continue reading
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Tagged family, farming, fishing, Halong Bay, markets, Mekong River, photography, rural life, Vietnam
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