Tag: medieval | INSPIRED 55+ Lifestyle Magazine

SAILING ON PORTUGAL’S “RIVER OF GOLD”

Posted by
|Date: August 01, 2019
| (1) Comment

SAILING ON PORTUGAL’S “RIVER OF GOLD”

It is easy to be overwhelmed by the beauty of the Douro River Valley as we sail toward Porto. Only 10 day ...

It is easy to be overwhelmed by the beauty of the Douro River Valley as we sail toward Porto. Only 10 days ago, I arrived in Lisbon to begin my tour of Portugal and I have fallen in love with this cul ...

August 01, 2019
| by

| (1) Comment

Read more
Strutting Around Stockholm

Posted by
|Date: February 01, 2019
| 0 comments

Strutting Around Stockholm

Pretty panoramas of Stockholm aren’t hard to find. We could hop on SkyView, a breathtaking gondola that t ...

Pretty panoramas of Stockholm aren’t hard to find. We could hop on SkyView, a breathtaking gondola that transports us to the roof of Ericsson Globe, the largest spherical building in the world. Or bus ...

February 01, 2019
| by

| 0 comments

Read more
Czech Republic: The Relativity of Time

Posted by
|Date: February 01, 2019
| 0 comments

Czech Republic: The Relativity of Time

As a fourth generation Canadian, when it comes to history, I tend to use Canada’s European settlement as ...

As a fourth generation Canadian, when it comes to history, I tend to use Canada’s European settlement as my reference point for “old.” Like 1534, when Jacques Cartier sailed across the Atlantic into t ...

February 01, 2019
| by

| 0 comments

Read more
Cycling in Tuscany

Posted by
|Date: August 30, 2018
| 0 comments

Cycling in Tuscany

A smiling Bruno Baldini greets us at the Florence train station shortly after 9 a.m. as we disembark from ...

A smiling Bruno Baldini greets us at the Florence train station shortly after 9 a.m. as we disembark from the Bologna train, eager to begin our eight-day cycling tour of Tuscany. Our rented bikes awai ...

August 30, 2018
| by

| 0 comments

Read more
Ignite Your Senses in Portugal

Posted by
|Date: March 01, 2018
| 0 comments

Ignite Your Senses in Portugal

Does your wanderlust steer you toward ancient castles, Roman ruins and medieval alleys? Does your heart a ...

Does your wanderlust steer you toward ancient castles, Roman ruins and medieval alleys? Does your heart ache to stroll the cobbled lanes of quaint villages and bustling town squares? Or do you long to ...

March 01, 2018
| by

| 0 comments

Read more
Exploring the Thames River

Posted by
|Date: June 01, 2013
| 0 comments

Exploring the Thames River

Of Britain’s thousands of footpaths, the Thames River Path seems perfect for our self-guided walking holi ...

Of Britain’s thousands of footpaths, the Thames River Path seems perfect for our self-guided walking holiday. Maps, guidebook and baggage transfers to pre-booked lodgings make it possible. So, with ou ...

June 01, 2013
| by

| 0 comments

Read more