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Scotland: Stonehaven
As we headed to the east coast we lost most of our sunny weather and were treated to a storm, compliments of the North Sea. There is nothing quite so inviting in a stormy little fishing village as a warm and welcoming pub. We were heading to Stonehaven to have a look at [...]
Scotland: Skye to Inverness
The next leg of our journey took us from Lochalsh toward Inverness. The countryside between Skye and Inverness is stunning. The weather was starting to turn rainy and the skies were overcast, still the sun managed to make a couple of appearances.
This is the cairn on Culloden Moor. Appropriately, the day turned [...]
Scotland: The Isle of Skye
I’ve been looking forward to visiting Skye for quite some time. And it was even more beautiful than I expected. One of the branches of my family emigrated to Canada from Skye a long, long time ago and it is amazing that I still feel a connection to this place.We were fortunate [...]
A Few Days in Scotland, cont’d …
It seems amazing now to think that in one fell swoop we caught an afternoon flight from Toronto to Glasgow then drove for five hours to Kyle of Lochalsh, stopping to take in the beautiful scenery, booked into our hotel and still when the afternoon sun showed up we had the energy to grab the [...]
A Few Days in Scotland
October may not seem like the perfect time to visit Scotland …
Roël and I were very fortunate with the weather on our most recent trip, and Scotland generously offered up some beautiful scenery, a spectacular history and many friendly and helpful people.
We spent our time touring by car and, as we prefer to do, wandered [...]
Dear Mr. Branson …
I just came across this and couldn’t resist posting it. What a way to start a new year.
Complaint Letter to Richard Branson
Arrecife, Canary Islands
Our day in Arrecife was very relaxed. It was bit overcast, but the weather was great for just wandering around and enjoying this beautiful little town.
We wandered a bit, stopped to have our picture (out of focus) taken by a friendly tourist then enjoyed a drink in a sidewalk cafe and watched the world [...]
After Casablanca? Agadir, Of Course.
The original city of Agadir was destroyed by earthquake in 1960 killing an estimated 15,000 people. The new city has been built 2 km south of the destroyed Kasbah. The market here was the high point for me. To see the spices and olives in such abundance was amazing.
We were treated to [...]
Casablanca, Morocco
For me, the most memorable part of our short visit to Casablanca is the Hassan II Mosque. I will let the pictures speak for themselves.
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