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  • April 26, 2020

    Hike back in time: Abandoned Radar Base in Trinidad

    In Trinidad, an impressive remnant of the Cold War remains – an abandoned military Radar / Missile Tracking Base.

  • April 13, 2020April 13, 2020

    The Crystal Palace: Madrid, Spain

    It’s been a while! I don’t know if it’s the fact that I had to cancel two trips recently, or that there’s no end to the pandemic in sight so life is kind of on hold…but I’m back to reminiscing about some of my recent trips, and remembering that there are things you can learn […]

  • January 18, 2019

    Downs, Dell, Moors, & Heath

    No, the title of this post is not the name of a boy band (but it would be pretty cool right?). If you’ve ever read a novel set in the UK in the 1800s – 1900s, you’re likely to have come across a scene where a ‘spirited’ Bronte or Austen-esque heroine was standing or walking […]

  • August 30, 2018August 30, 2018

    Beauty & Clever Marketing in Yvoire, France

    This pretty Medieval village will have you stopping to smell the flowers…and looking for Gaston.

  • August 21, 2018August 21, 2018

    Breakfast at the Plaza, New York

    Bookmark: Time & Again by Jack Finney. It’s a time travel story that takes place in (where else?) New York. Finney has such a talent for stringing together descriptions of New York, architecture and what the city was like in 1882 that it pops into your mind’s eye so quickly that it’s like you were […]

  • August 3, 2018

    My favourite painting in the National Portrait Gallery – London, England

    The National Portrait Gallery in England has over 11,000 primary portraits. This is my favourite one.

  • July 26, 2018July 21, 2018

    Platform 9 3/4 at King’s Cross Station, England

    Add some magic to your London commute by visiting Platform 9 3/4 at King’s Cross Station.

  • July 19, 2018July 21, 2018

    Ecotourism in Guyana: my collaboration with Passion Passport

    Many explorers over the centuries have believed that Guyana is the home of legendary El Dorado – the lost city made of gold. While gold is an actual industry in the country, Guyana’s biodiversity is a powerful treasure in its own right.

  • July 9, 2018

    Street Art in the 1700s – Oberammergau, Germany

    The charming little village of Oberammergau is straight out of a fairytale. The pictures are proof!

  • June 22, 2018June 28, 2018

    Mental Energy & Sunsets: Armchair Travel in Iceland

    You know the Sun Voyager. But where are some of the Sculptor’s other works?

September 24, 2018April 13, 2020

9 Things I learned at the Guinness Storehouse (and 1 thing I didn’t)

June 29, 2018April 13, 2020

Why is Toronto called…

June 4, 2018June 28, 2018

Broadway Bites: Frosé & Grasshopper Dumplings in NYC

May 17, 2018June 28, 2018

Mountains, UNESCO & Germans – Bergen, Norway

May 9, 2018June 28, 2018

Your Cheat Sheet to the Pantheon – Rome, Italy

April 26, 2018May 4, 2018

What’s an Air Pocket, anyway? (also, holes in the space/time continuum)

April 17, 2018June 28, 2018

Tigerstaden Statue in Oslo, Norway

April 6, 2018June 28, 2018

Art Lessons at Las Tres Marias, Atacama Desert, Chile

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