Puerto Rico’s El Morro: A Fortified Adventure

The large expanse of green grass looked inviting under the Puerto Rican sunshine. I’d been here before, entering through the front of El Morro previously. This time I decided to explore El Morro in reverse. Perhaps that decision was a little flawed, but who would have guessed at the time.   Beginning our adventure at…

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Bequia Took My Breath Away

The boat pulled into the dock revealing a sunlit morning, palm trees swaying in the light breeze and transparent turquoise waters clear as glass. “This is Bequia!” I thought, “Wow! I can’t believe I’m here!” I’d read about Bequia in a book called, Tales of Bequia by Thomas Carl Thomsen, while in my 20s, and…

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You’ll Never Know What You’ll Find in Digby Nova Scotia

With no pre-planning or research we had set out on our Maritimes road trip ready to wing it and come what may. It was post-pandemic Summer 2022 and people still weren’t travelling as much. Most days therefore worked out fine and we were able to find accommodation on the fly, most times. So with Google…

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Danger and Wonder at Peggy’s Cove Nova Scotia

I decided to forego the curved pathways that snake their way towards the lighthouse at Peggy’s Cove, and walked the giant granite rocks carved by the ocean over hundreds of years, into smooth gently ambling shapes. The Atlantic air was fresh and warm, not cold and blustery as would be expected in winter. Stratus clouds…

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An Aperitivo Moment with Aperol in Greve

Since so many of you enjoyed a slow morning coffee with me in Florence, let me take you to Greve where we can enjoy a slow joyful aperitivo moment with an Aperol Spritz. Although the Chianti region in Tuscany, Italy is world renowned for its fabulous red wines, the region brings to my mind the…

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Morning Coffee in Florence Full of Possibilities

It has been a few years since I’ve been in Florence, but the memories are as fresh as my morning coffee, that is full of possiblities. Having just arrived the night before, I walked with my best friend along the narrow streets to a cafe in Florence. Yes, that Florence! The one in Italy that…

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