Lisbon, Portugal

Most major cities have some type of hop-on hop-off bus tour…Lisbon is no exception. So let’s hop on the Red Line and get an overview of Portugal’s capital. We begin our tour at the Marquis of Pombal Square. The bus heads north (away from the river) and soon takes us past a lovely building  which reminds […]

Marquis of Pombal Square, Lisbon

Lisbon, Portugal Today we are walking along a lovely grand boulevard (reminiscent of the Champs d’Elysee) in central Lisbon. It’s named Avenida da Liberdade…which certainly must have historical significance that I must research as soon as the opportunity arises. In the meantime we are just enjoying the wide boulevard with its lovely Portuguese Pavement designs.It must take forever […]

Mont Tremblant, Quebec

Bon Jour, I have been watching you. (Click on the photo to enlarge it) Yes, that is me… outside your porch. Ever since you arrived here at Mont-Tremblant I have been keeping an eye on you! It is lovely here in late October, is it not. You realize that you almost missed the season of colourful […]

Fort Edmonton, Canada

Let’s head back in Canadian history… to the mid 1840’s. Fort Edmonton here we come. (Click on any photo to enlarge it.) We enter the park and find ourselves in a train station (a train station of the 1920’s!) A refurbished steam train takes us back… figuratively, back in time; literally, to the far end of the park. […]

Lunch in Tangier

Tourists visiting Spain will likely have a chance to nip across the Mediterranean to Morocco. If they do, Tangier is one of the ports they are likely to go to. Want to join us for lunch there? Welcome to Tangier, Morocco. Our tour bus has brought us to this large open area in the city. […]

Auckland New Zealand

 It is no wonder that Auckland is known as the City of Sails…after all it is surrounded by two harbours. The day we arrived a famous sailing race was happening on the waters there. But more of that in a moment…right now, Kia Ora (Welcome) to New Zealand’s largest urban area Auckland. Auckland is a friendly, […]

Visit a Market in China

Most of us love to shop. Right? Well, okay…a good percentage of us love to shop. Right? Alright, how about this…no matter where we are in the world, people shop. Now that we are all in agreement, would you agree that the shopping experience varies from one part of the world to another? Let’s visit […]

Edinburgh Castle

Walk up the Royal Mile towards Castle Rock. It is not a very steep climb and, besides, there are many little interesting shops and restaurants on the way up. Where are we?  Edinburgh, of course. And here we are at the top of the Royal Mile approaching our goal… Edinburgh Castle. (The Military Tattoo will […]

A Glimpse of Antibes, France

In the south of France, on the Cote d’Azure, about half way between Cannes and Nice, one finds the town of Antibes. There are many  towns along this coast but this one caught our attention because of a recommendation in one of Rick Steves wonderful travel books. He is right…Antibes is a charming place to visit. Following his […]

A Glimpse of Monaco

In my mind Monaco has been a “fairy tale kingdom” ever since the marriage of Princess Grace and Prince Rainier. And now here I am in France  and close enough to make a visit to the principality a reality. So, let’s go! Welcome to Monaco. The train trip along the coast from Cannes to Monaco […]

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