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Overlanding in Africa

Posted by J. Kathleen Thompson
|Date: June 01, 2019
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Overlanding in Africa

What are the chances that on a four-week trip through South Africa you are going to get to know a driver ...

What are the chances that on a four-week trip through South Africa you are going to get to know a driver with four wives; a man who was expelled from high school and now, between stints as a park rang ...

June 01, 2019
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The Myths and Magic of Donegal County

Posted by Kate Robertson
|Date: May 01, 2019
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The Myths and Magic of Donegal County

“Those are fairy trees,” says Rob Rankin, owner of Vagabond Tours, as he points at a hawthorn tree, “they ...

“Those are fairy trees,” says Rob Rankin, owner of Vagabond Tours, as he points at a hawthorn tree, “they bring luck and, even today, farmers plow around them so as not to disturb them.” As we co ...

May 01, 2019
| by Kate Robertson

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The Personalities of Saguenay and Lac Saint-Jean

Posted by Kate Robertson
|Date: April 01, 2019
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The Personalities of Saguenay and Lac Saint-Jean

I believe, like people, places have their own personalities. When we arrive to a new destination, we deci ...

I believe, like people, places have their own personalities. When we arrive to a new destination, we decide, almost instantly, if we want to get to know it better, or pass on through. On my visit to S ...

April 01, 2019
| by Kate Robertson

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My Big Fat Tiny Greek Home

Posted by J. Kathleen Thompson
|Date: February 01, 2019
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My Big Fat Tiny Greek Home

Little did I know that a sideways glance at a small traditional house on a Greek island would lead headlo ...

Little did I know that a sideways glance at a small traditional house on a Greek island would lead headlong, at the age of 60, into the ownership of what many might call “a tiny home.” It had plenty o ...

February 01, 2019
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Cycling in Tuscany

Posted by Michael Benedict
|Date: August 30, 2018
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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 Michael Benedict

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Bath and the Cotswolds

Posted by Chris & Rick Millikan
|Date: May 27, 2015
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Bath and the Cotswolds

Our Cotswold walking holiday begins in Monkton Combe, eight-kilometres outside Bath. Settled at the histo ...

Our Cotswold walking holiday begins in Monkton Combe, eight-kilometres outside Bath. Settled at the historic village inn, we review our pre-booked custom itinerary, maps, trail-cards and transportatio ...

May 27, 2015
| by Chris & Rick Millikan

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At Home in Africa

Posted by Enise Olding
|Date: May 01, 2015
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At Home in Africa

“Do you want to go to Africa or get married?” And, with that Bob and Helen Nation embarked on a life plan ...

“Do you want to go to Africa or get married?” And, with that Bob and Helen Nation embarked on a life plan that continued from the day they graduated university to today as a retired couple living in D ...

May 01, 2015
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An Alpine Paradise

Posted by Chris & Rick Millikan
|Date: April 01, 2015
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An Alpine Paradise

A getaway in BC’s interior last July introduces us to summer activities at Sun Peaks. Comfortable lodging ...

A getaway in BC’s interior last July introduces us to summer activities at Sun Peaks. Comfortable lodgings in the heart of the village make the perfect “home base” for exploring this area already wide ...

April 01, 2015
| by Chris & Rick Millikan

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