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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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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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Cartagena, Colombia

Posted on December 16, 2019December 18, 2019

When we booked our excursion online for Cartagena, we knew nothing about the city. Since we booked a tour of a 16th century Spanish fort, we thought it might be a sleepy little city like Cadiz or Malaga in Spain. Malaga is actually a good size with around 570,000 people but it doesn’t seem large….

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Remembering Notre Dame

Posted on April 20, 2019December 4, 2019

Follow us on Facebook! Janis and I had the pleasure of spending a week in Paris in 2011 to mark our thirtieth anniversary and we loved it. One of the truly fabulous cities in the world. I’ve written about a number of our experiences there but never got around to writing about Notre Dame. We visited…

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Photo Gallery: Notre Dame Cathedral

Posted on April 20, 2019December 6, 2019

Follow us on Facebook! Here are some additional photos of Notre Dame. The imposing front facade of Notre Dame with its twin bell towers. One wall of Notre Dame. Note the gargoyle drain spouts. A strix on the west facade. The massive stained glass window at the rear of the cathedral. From the back of the…

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The Mountie Museum

Posted on November 10, 2018December 21, 2019

Follow us on Facebook! Besides being the capital of the province of Saskatchewan, Regina is also the home of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Academy, also known as Depot Division.  Every Mountie in Canada is trained at this facility which covers several acres.  Mounties have been trained there since 1885 and the place is steeped in…

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Perth’s Playground

Posted on August 16, 2018December 31, 2019

Follow us on Facebook! Back in 1984, Perth businessman Dallas Dempster had a smart idea. Let’s get rid of this dump! Burswood Island, an island in the Swan River just a couple of kilometres from Perth’s city center, was the site of a large landfill. Dempster suggested to the Western Australian government that the site could…

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