Thursday March 7, 2019 - Tuesday March, 12, 2019 As all good things come to an end, unfortunately for us, this was our last day on ship. As I learned, the sh...

Saturday, March 2, 2019 After another two full days at sea, we arrived in Fakarava. I was absolutely stunned at the shape of this island! It's just a circula...

Wednesday Feb 27, 2019 After two more days at sea, we arrived at Pitcairn Island. Here also the ships have to anchor. Pitcairn is a very isolated volcanic is...

After 4 full days at sea and 4260 kms we arrived at Easter Island. I set the alarm to wake up early as I really wanted to be outside upon arriving to see my...

Tuesday February 19, 2019 After my initial shock that we would be cruising, we were boarded very quickly and settled in to our rooms. I still had no idea whe...

February 14, 2019 This trip is the first ever where I had nothing to do with the planning or choosing of where we were going. The entire month away was plann...

If you love nature & the outdoors, mountains & the sea, hiking & outdoor sports, beautiful scenery & year round good weather, then this is the place to be. B...

My father was spending 3 months in Croatia by himself, and since November is such a dreary month in Canada and John was working, I figured “Why the heck not!...

Halifax, NS was home to me for a little over 11 years. Some of my youth and my teenage years. I loved Halifax and still do. This is our family home where I l...

This tradition started on our 5th wedding anniversaries. Mike and Lidia share the same anniversary year with us and it started off with the group going to Ar...

I have always wanted to experience a European Christmas market, and how lucky for us that we chose to be in Europe for 2 months right before Christmas. A Chr...

My niece Natasha was doing a semester abroad in Strasbourg France for 2 1/2 months. Since now we have all the time in the world and we are retired, we though...

After our stop in Venice this past summer, we continued down the coast of Croatia, to DALMACIJA (DALMATIA) – the eastern coast of the Adriatic sea, where I w...

I have been wanting to go back to Algonquin Park to do some canoeing. John & I used to frequent Algonquin many years ago for various reasons, whether hiking ...