Hobbiton, New Zealand

Ready to visit The Shires? Well, there is the tourist information centre (rather looks like a building a Hobbit would live in doesn’t it) in Matamata, New Zealand…and look, there is the specially marked bus that will  take us out of town, through the lovely countryside, and into the land of the hobbits…Hobbiton. Did you […]

Caves of Hercules, Morocco

Come. Join our knowledgeable guide as he shows us one of the tourist highlights of northern Morocco. A short distance outside the city of Tangier in northern Morocco one can visit the Caves of Hercules. If you are driving yourself you will not see those words as highway signs in Morocco are usually only in […]

Laugharne, Wales

Traveling through the southern part of Wales you will pass through many small towns that, at first glance, may seem all the same and rather forgettable… but give them a chance. Stop and look around. Spend a bit of time and you may be surprised. We were so captivated that we spent a week in Laugharne. […]

Lake Louise

What has captured his interest? Louise has. No, not a lady but a lake, a lake that has captured the imagination of tourists for generations…Lake Louise in Banff National Park, in the province of Alberta, in the country of Canada. Aside: Winston Churchill was one of those tourists. When we visited his home in Kent, […]

A Glimpse of Bali

Flashes of orange capture the eye as one drives through Bali. At first it is tempting to believe you imagined it as a second glance only reveals green. But keep looking because almost hidden by the abundant brilliant green foliage are beautiful buildings similar in design to the wall in the above photo. We discovered […]

Best Thing about Charlottetown, PEI

The best thing about Charlottetown? Well, it definitely is not ease of spelling. For some reason it always takes me a few tries to get the spelling of this city correct! Set in the southern part of Prince Edward Island (one of Canada’s ten provinces), Charlottetown is that province’s capital city. So that makes it […]

Charlottetown, PEI…part 2

It should not have surprised me that a place connected to Canadian history and politics would take the number one spot on my “best things about Charlottetown” list. But it did. I mean, politics usually is quite far down on my list of priorities. But then again, history is very high on my list of priorities. […]

Best Thing about Dublin, Ireland

Ah, Dublin. Birthplace of so many writers and musicians. So much history here. So take a guess. What is the best thing about Dublin? Or more precisely:  What do you think impressed me most about Dublin? My guess is that you would have said The Guinness store and tour. Well, that apparently is the most […]

Cheticamp, Cape Breton Island

Bienvenue  to Cheticamp… a unique, special town on the western shores of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Many travelers might know Cheticamp as the starting point for a drive on the famous Cabot Trail. However Cheticamp has much to offer in its own right. We are in the heart of the land of the […]

The Best Thing about Mahone Bay

Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada  This little community in the Atlantic Canada province of Nova Scotia is a “must stop at” destination. If you get to stay a few days you are a lucky person. So what is the best thing about this place? ASIDE: When pronouncing Mahone, the “e” is silent on this two […]

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