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Don’t Buy Ivory
Stone Town streets (Photo credit: Berlotti) Don’t buy ivory. Thats what we were told. None. Therefore, when I walked down the row of shop in Stone Town and entered one selling little souvenirs that...
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Maltese Margherita
Courthouse, Valletta, Malta (Photo credit: Wikipedia) In Mediterranean warmth, it is easy to get carried away with yourself. I wasn’t. I was stuck in Sliema, Malta, with no Euros. Plenty of money if...
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A lonely night in Stratford
English: The Broadway of Stratford, London. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Two a.m. in the morning is never a good time unless you’re partying or asleep. But when you’re in the middle of a closed, open-air...
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Spice Island Soaring
I had booked a flying lesson the previous evening. Now, here I was up in the microlight, soaring like a young man dreams to from the age of three. How about that. How about flying high above the...
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All the King’s Men
Stockholm, Sweden 073 – Early morning – Royal Guard at the Stockholm Palace (Photo credit: Claudio.Ar) Late August in Stockholm. How about that? How about seeing the Palace Guards? If you go to the...
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Storms in Brittany
A storm at Pors-Loubous, Plogoff, Finistère, France Français : Pors-Loubous (Commune de Plogoff, Finistère) un jour de tempête 日本語: フランス、 フィニステール県、Plogoff、Pors-Loubousの嵐 Português: Uma tempestade em...
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The Spirit of a Volunteer
Its one of those words that people utter with awe and amazement. “Volunteer”… Thats what a plucky band of us had the privilege of being called when we taught English and were thoroughly fulfilled with...
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Active Pass, British Columbia
It was gorgeous that June 24th 2007 as I made my way by ferry through Active Pass. It brought back dreamy memories of Canada when I lived there. Our ship, a Spirit class, was operating under the BC...
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Sweet Sweden
It’s always a thrill to go to a foreign country. It’s the smells, the sights, the sounds, the feelings and the tastes. It was the same feeling when we arrived in Stockholm at the Kom Hotel on...
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Belt Buckles Beep
English: An example of Airport security. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Security at airports in a post 9/11 world is paramount. That is why it baffled me that, in August of 2004, as I returned with my...
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Canada Customs Confusion
English: customs control at London Stansted Airport Deutsch: Zollkontrolle am Flughafen Lonond-Stansted (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Get through customs. Then the mini-bus. Then the hotel. Easy. Or so I...
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Easter Road to the Royal Mile
I was sick of it. I’d been having conversations with a friend for over four months now about how we both wished to go on a trip within the UK. However one pitfall after another beset us from actually...
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A year of Serendipity
[contact-form] Serendib. Thats what the merchants called the Island off of southern India, known for its languid, warm shores and tropical beaches, full of the most juicy pineapples, and waters more...
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Tallship day!
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The San Juan Islands
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Words Of Advice For Travellers
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