Japanese Garden in Montreal

Q: Does one have to go to Japan to visit a Japanese Garden? A: No (but it would be a great trip wouldn’t it!) Canada has several authentic Japanese Gardens. There are the Botanical Gardens in Montreal, Butchart Gardens in Victoria BC, Devonian Gardens near Edmonton Alberta, and the Japanese Gardens in Lethbidge Alberta, to […]

Our Madrid condo

Welcome to our home away from home in Madrid, Spain. It is just half a block up the street from La Puerta del Sol in Centro Madrid. I know. I do know this looks more like a store than a condo but… come through that brown door with me, go up the stairs (or take […]

Forts and more forts

Ready for more?  Okay… here are more forts we have visited. (Hint: Click on any photo to enlarge it) Let’s head to Africa… Castle of Good Hope Cape Town, South Africa Yes, I do know this is a page about forts. This is a star fort (built in the shape of a star) built by […]

Fort San Diego in Acapulco

Welcome to another star fort. This one is overlooking the bay in Acapulco, Mexico.   Yes, that is just a model of the fort (but it is inside the visitor centre at the real fort!) Okay, so much for the teasing. Let’s enter the real fort.  The view from the front entrance is very inviting […]

Forts Around the World

When I think of forts, I tend to think of western cowboy movies however not all forts are the same or even built for the same reason. How many of these forts have you visited? (Sagres Fortress, Portugal) Fort Whoop-Up, Canada…click here. Fort Edmonton, Canada…click here. Fort Calgary, Canada…click here Fortress Louisbourg, Canada…click here. Fortress […]

Five Forts

Fort Fortress Battery Fortified Walls Are they all the same thing? Why? Why not? You know…we are just going to wing it! Enjoy visiting some “forts” around the world with us. Hint: Click on any photo to enlarge it. Tower of Belem Lisbon, Portugal This is classified as a fortified tower…I think that qualifies as […]

Still counting waterfalls

We’re up to thirteen countries and a whole bunch of waterfalls. Let’s continue… Englishman Falls Canada You might want to enlarge that photo to understand what you are seeing. Walking on well marked paths on Vancouver Island, we could hear the falls but could not see them until we were right upon them.  Walking through […]

Waterfalls…are there more

Still hanging in there, eh. Good for you! We have visited twelve countries so far… let’s add some more. Hint: click on any photo to enlarge it. Berlin Falls South Africa We were driving the Panorama Highway in northern South Africa when we came upon the Berlin Falls. Truly, we were in Africa and not […]

Waterfalls Around the World

Water, water everywhere… and much of it is plummeting down great heights. How many of these waterfalls have you visited? Iguazu Falls, click here. Brazil, Iguazu Falls, click here. Argentina,  Iguazu Falls, click here. Five waterfalls, click here. Five more waterfalls, click here. Even more waterfalls, click here. Waterfalls…are there more? click here. Still counting waterfalls, […]

Even more waterfalls

We are up to ten countries now, correct? Canada, Norway, Scotland, England, New Zealand, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, China, Iceland If you have not been following this series, there is a link at the bottom which will lead you to a review page. So, let’s continue our quest re how many countries have waterfalls. Lata Iskander […]

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