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Portugal has a very early and rich history of exploration. One of the first countries to have ships sailing out into the open sea, Portuguese explorers were the first to sail around Africa and circumnavigate the globe. We decided to… Continue Reading →
I was sitting outside a cafĂ© in Castrojeriz; in the middle of northern, back-country Spain, having a beer and writing in my journal, surrounded by a German woman on my right and an Aussie woman on my left. I remember… Continue Reading →
It’s early Thursday morning, actually not that early, about 7 AM, on the tall clipper ship, the Star Flyer. I’m sitting in the lounge having a coffee and writing in my journal. All is quiet and the ship is running… Continue Reading →
wandering through the dark and narrow calle shadows roaming the alleyways, tunnels lights creepy and scary but not dark green mysterious water 400 bridges boats on canal helter skelter Casanova, Marco Polo, Shylock ghosts passing by palace windows chandeliers old… Continue Reading →
This was the last part of our fabulous Northern European Adventure. A 10 day, 550 km ride, through East Germany and Denmark. No mountains, but hillier than expected, and many deep forests. This was a self-guided trip, but there was… Continue Reading →
The best walking tour of this entire trip was the Berlin Alternative Walking tour with Jonathan as our guide. When he first opened his mouth, I thought I was back in TO with my friend Peter – same voice, same… Continue Reading →
Stockholm was the end of our Baltic Sea Cruise with Viking Cruises. From here we flew to Berlin for the next leg of our adventure. A strange thing happened in Helsinki, Finland. At least 3 times, while walking around in… Continue Reading →
Here are some street scenes I made in Rostock and Gdansk, after I escaped from the cruise ship supplied shore excursions. [Click on any photo for the slideshow. Please leave comments at the bottom of the page]
We’re on a 2 week trip in the Baltic Sea on a very big ocean liner, which is really different for us. After the Norway stops, we had a couple of visits in Denmark. Many crowds of tourists in Copenhagen…. Continue Reading →
We were hiking in the forests above Eidfjord, which is at the end of a Norwegian fjord. Very beautiful, this is a land of mountains and idyllic farms and pastures. We were looking for the ancient Viking burial site. The… Continue Reading →
Bad and scary news everywhere today, but not here. Only good news here. This is the Good News Blog! On the way out, we had a full day in London, which is becoming my favourite city very quickly now. I… Continue Reading →
Late, but we did get a landing on the Shetland island of Foula. Had a very nice hike, just me and Chantal, and the ponies, sheep and birds. This is a very remote, lonely place and inhabited by only 36… Continue Reading →
This morning we did a 5km hike at the Loch Scavaig, on the Isle of Skye. Very technical hike, on slippery rocks, fog and some rain, but a really nice walk. The zodiac ride back was like riding a wild… Continue Reading →
St. Kilda, the outermost of the New Hebrides Islands, sustained people from about 4000 BC, living on seabird eggs, fish, and a few vegetables as well as sheep and cattle. There is a village of “Blackhouses”, named because the fire-pit… Continue Reading →
I’ve been on this ship before, 2 years ago in the Arctic. See my blog at Arctic-explorer-expedition-2016 . Same ship and same tour company, Adventure Canada, but completely different adventure. We had some rough seas on this trip and Mathew,… Continue Reading →
We flew from Dublin to Glascow, from where we visited the Scottish Highlands and Loch Ness during a full day excursion. Meeting up with Adventure Canada in Glascow, they transported us to the town of Oban, where we boarded the… Continue Reading →
This trip is starting to feel like one big international pub crawl, as we visited Dublin, then went on an over-night excursion to the west coast of Ireland. We visited Galway, Bunratty village and castle and the Cliffs of Moher…. Continue Reading →
We got Oyster cards for the bus and subway, but when we’re visiting European cities, we prefer the bus, as you see much more. Especially in London, the double-decker buses are great. We actually met a guy from Port Credit… Continue Reading →
In 1888, Jack the Ripper murdered and severely mutilated 5 prostitutes in Whitechapel, London. During our month in the UK and Ireland, we spent quite a bit of time in Whitechapel, which turned out to be one of my favourite… Continue Reading →
Iceland is a very high-tech country, especially in computer software and geothermal power generation. But it seems to me that the biggest industry is tourist excursions. I thought it would be pretty quiet in mid-October, but there were hundreds of… Continue Reading →