Follow us on Facebook! Although Margaret River is actually a small town located on a broad spur sticking out from the southwestern end of Western Australia, that whole region is widely known as Margaret River. It is wine country. It’s also an area of rolling hills, farms, forests and some great surfing beaches. On the north…
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Fremantle Prison Torchlight Tour
Follow us on Facebook! There is something foreboding about prisons. There used to be two large ones, right smack in urban settings in Vancouver, the old B.C. Penitentiary in New Westminster and the Oakalla Jail in Burnaby. Both now torn down. Before they tore it down, Oakalla was open for tours. We took the kids and…
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Stopover in Sydney
Follow us on Facebook! We flew home from Perth on Friday with a stopover in Sydney. The layover was 23 hours so we booked a hotel for the night and spent a good half day checking out the sights. Wanting to see the landmark Sydney Opera House, we booked a hotel within a kilometer of the…
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Photo Gallery: Grouse Mountain in Summer
Follow us on Facebook! Vancouver from the top of the Peak. Lumberjack at the top of a spar. He stands up at the top. The crowd holds its breath. The grizzly bears are a popular attraction. He’s a big one! How do you measure up to a bear? Together Jamie and Sarah have the height of…
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Photo Gallery: Birds in Motion at Grouse Mountain
Follow us on Facebook! Here are some additional photos and videos of the Birds in Motion show at Grouse Mountain. Great Horned Owl The great horned owl flies towards the stump. Coming in for a landing. In 2012 I caught the owl coming in for a landing on this post right in front of us. Nice…
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Grouse Mountain in the Summer
Follow us on Facebook! North Vancouver’s Grouse Mountain is a popular ski hill for locals but it is also a great destination for visiting in the summer. Not only is the view of downtown Vancouver spectacular from up there, the ski resort has a lot of amenities to appeal to the summer visitor. There’s even a…
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Photo Gallery: Paris Overview
Here are some more picture of my overview of Paris. In later post I will be looking at specific locales in more detail. The network of streets outside our hotel window. This is the Place Marcel-Sembat in the Parisian suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt. Our hotel, a triangular building wedged between tow of the streets converging on…
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Photo Gallery: La Rambla and More
Follow us on Facebook! Here are some more pictures from our last day in Barcelona. Riding the Hop On Hop Off bus A neat old building we passed on the tour. But I don’t know what the building is. If you know, please let me know. Another close-up view of Casa Mila – La Pedrera Cable…
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Barcelona: La Rambla and More
Follow us on Facebook! After visiting the Parc Güell, the four of us split paths with the wives opting for shopping and Chris and I deciding to take the Hop On Hop Off and get an overview of the city before meeting the girls later to wander up La Rambla. The Barcelona Bus Turistic has three different routes…
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Follow us on Facebook! Here are some additional photos of our visit to Parc Güell. From the metro station we took some narrow side streets to the park, including this very steep one. There is a large natural park behind the terrace. Gaudi wanted to preserve a lot of wilderness in the original plans for Güell’s ambitious…
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