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Slow travel now rivals the fly-to-Barcelona-for-lunch culture. Advocates savour the journey, travelling by train or boat or bicycle, or even on foot, rather than crammed into an airplane. They take time to plug into the local culture instead of racing through a list of tourist traps.
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New Year’s Madness on Sydney Harbor (Bucket List Week, Part 2)
First off, I’ve got to admit up front – I don’t have great photos or video from our New Year’s Eve on Sydney Harbor. So I’m going to have to borrow, link, and credit. Good firework photography requires a few things – a long exposure time, a stable platform, and Read On..
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New Caledonia – the Overview
I’ve got a fair amount to say about New Caledonia, but its only weakness is dodgy internet! So I haven’t really been able to make updates easily. And pictures may be light. But for now, we’re in one of the most beautiful places we’ve ever visited and the internet is Read On..
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A Taste of Trinidad
We finally arrived in Trinidad a few weeks ago, and we like it a lot! More on that later…by the time this huge post gets put up we will have been gone for a few weeks already. When Kathy’s brother Alan joined us in Trinidad with his son we took Read On..
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Marigot & St. Martin
Saint Martin (or Sint Maarten) is in unusual place, in that it is a single island of not too great of a size that is split in two between two countries. The local legend is that a Frenchman took a bottle of wine and a Dutchman a bottle of gin, Read On..
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