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A Man’s Home is his Castle

Posted on April 24, 2021December 5, 2021

They say a man’s home is his castle but it is rare that a home really is a castle. We generally think of European royalty, but there is a distinctive group of wealthy industrialists who built homes that resembled castles. The Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California is one notable example. Another is the Boldt…

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Craigdarroch Castle Photo Gallery

Posted on April 24, 2021December 5, 2021

Here are some additional photos of our visit to Craigdarroch Castle. And that concludes our tour of this unique piece of Canadiana. If you have the opportunity, do visit. It’s a beautiful piece of our heritage.  xx

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Chilliwack Sunflower Festival

Posted on September 4, 2020September 4, 2020

The owners of the Chilliwack Sunflower Festival had been hosting an annual tulip festival since 2006. Then in 2017, while on vacation in Hawaii, they saw a sunflower festival there and pondered the possibility of expanding their operation. After some investigation, they opened the Chilliwack Sunflower Festival in 2018. My wife and I along with…

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Chilliwack Sunflower Festival Photo Gallery

Posted on September 4, 2020September 4, 2020

Here are some additional photos of our visit to the Chilliwack Sunflower Festival. Chilliwack Sunflower Festival Main Article

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The Other Antigua

Posted on February 17, 2020September 5, 2020

When we think of Antigua, we usually think of the Caribbean island, but there are in fact three others. Two of them are small towns, one in Australia and one in the Canary Islands. The subject of today’s tour is the ancient city of Antigua in Guatemala. Founded in 1543 as Santiago de los Caballeros,…

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Photo Gallery: Guatemala

Posted on February 17, 2020February 17, 2020

Some additional photos of Guatemala.

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Photo Gallery: Parque Central, Antigua, Guatemala

Posted on February 17, 2020

Here are some more photos from Central Park, Antigua.

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Birding in a Tainted Paradise

Posted on January 31, 2020

The next stop in our Panama Canal cruise, after leaving Panama, was Puntarenas, Costa Rica. We had booked something called Tárcoles River: An Eco Adventure, one of eleven different excursions available at this port of call. It is promoted as Jungle Crocodile Safari, which is a bit of a misnomer. But they also promote it…

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Photo Gallery: Tarcoles River, Costa Rica

Posted on January 31, 2020

Here are some additional pictures from our visit to Costa Rica.

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Monkey Watch

Posted on January 7, 2020January 7, 2020

Monkey Watch was one of the excursion options on our recent Panama Canal cruise. The tour left from the pier at Panama City, after we had transited the canal itself. Panama has a large harbor but it is not set up to accommodate cruise ships so we took one of the tenders to get to…

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  • A Man’s Home is his Castle
  • Craigdarroch Castle Photo Gallery
  • Chilliwack Sunflower Festival
  • Chilliwack Sunflower Festival Photo Gallery
  • The Other Antigua
  • Photo Gallery: Guatemala
  • Photo Gallery: Parque Central, Antigua, Guatemala
  • Birding in a Tainted Paradise
  • Photo Gallery: Tarcoles River, Costa Rica
  • Monkey Watch

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