Follow us on Facebook! Here are some additional photos of our visit to Chania, Crete. Looking down the street toward the bay and harbor of Chania. Greek Orthodox Cathedral A statue of some famous Cretan. The most famous person to hail from Chania is probably world-renowned folk singer Nana Mouskouri. The marina on the left with…
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Follow us on Facebook! Chania, Crete was our fourth and final port of call on our Mediterranean cruise in 2011. As is always the case with cruises, there were a variety of excursions available, but we opted to explore on our own. We do this in about half of our ports of call and always come…
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Follow us on Facebook! Here are some additional photos of the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas. Visitors with boats and yachts are welcome at Atlantis. Detail shell work in the cupola at the lobby of the Royal Towers. Another million dollar sculpture at Atlantis. Looks like Medusa to me! Through the plexiglass tunnel. Silver dollar fish…
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Follow us on Facebook! In 2002 Forbes Magazine had an article on the most expensive hotel suites in the world. Top of the list at $25,000 a night was the Bridge Suite at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas. Ever since, I’ve always wanted to see the Atlantis Resort. In January 2015, my wife and I, her sister and her…
Read MoreMmmm! An Alluring Bouquet!
Follow us on Facebook! Wine talk is lost on most people. Mention of nose and palate can be Greek to the average wine drinker. Knowledge of wines takes some time and study. I confess to knowing very little about wines except a very subjective, “Mmmm that tastes good,” or “Nah! Don’t care for that one.” But after…
Read MorePhoto Gallery: The Butchart Gardens
Follow us on Facebook! Here are some additional photos of the Butchart Gardens. The Sunken Garden. You can see the last remaining stack of the old cement plant among the trees on the right. The flower gardens are stunning in their beauty. The Mound surrounded by flower beds and shrubs and covered in ivy. Janis, Chris…
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Follow us on Facebook! We first visited the Butchart Gardens on our honeymoon in August of 1981, almost 35 years ago. We have been back once or twice since, but it has been quite a while. This past weekend we visited once more. And it is as gorgeous as ever with many new amenities added. The amazing Sunken…
Read MorePhoto Gallery: Cabo San Lucas
Here are some additional photos of our Cabo adventure. This was shot from our cruise ship in 2007. Armed security guard outside a jewellery store in Cabo. Janis at the Margarita Villa Restaurant Me and a painted lady at Cabo San Lucas Looking out to sea from the lobby of the Dreams Resort, Cabo San…
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Follow us on Facebook! The iconic image of Cabo San Lucas is the famous arch, El Arco, a rocky outcrop on the tip of the peninsula not far from the town of Cabo San Lucas. But Cabo is more than just the town and the rock formations. A plethora of large resort hotels dot the coastline between…
Read MoreCascade Falls, B.C.
Follow us on Facebook! There are a lot of scenic wilderness parks in British Columbia and many within driving distance of Vancouver. One that is well known to locals but not very well known to Vancouverites is Cascade Falls Regional Park near the City of Mission. It’s a two hour drive from Vancouver, but just 25 minutes…
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