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7th Continent: Antartica & South America 2026
We started 2026 off with a great Antartica cruise, sailing with Celebrity Cruises onboard the Equinox, from Buenos Aires for a 14 day adventure to Antartica. Wow, what an amazing trip. We started off with a VRBO in Buenos Aires,… Continue reading
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Cruising the Mediterranean with Greece & Turkey
Fall 2025, time to explore more of our wonderful planet. We picked a cruise that left Civitavecchia (Rome), made its way all the way to Istanbul, before returning. Then we did a 2nd cruise from Civitavecchia to New York. We… Continue reading
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Morocco: A great discovery
In February 2025, we were supposed to go to Florida camping, snowbirding for a month; however, with the political climate, we decided to cancel this trip and go to Morocco instead. We chose the 15 day highlights of Morocco by… Continue reading
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2025 Summer Camping Charlevoix et Saguenay
Canadians this year are looking for getaways that are close to home, to explore our own backyard. We decided this year to take on a part of Quebec we had not visited: Charlevoix and Saguenay. Starting by heading East along… Continue reading
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Japan: A beautiful country to discover.
On part of our 3 month cruise in Asia-Pacific, we had 8 days in Japan. The first two stops were smaller islands in the south, Ishigaki and Okinawa. In Ishigaki we did a tour to a cave. There was not… Continue reading
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Taiwan for one day : we are on our way around!
We were fortunate to have a friend from here who took the day to show us around. First he brought is to a local market where we ate our way through many local foods. The vendors were all to happy… Continue reading
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South Korea
We spent three days in South Korea. We had three stops: Busan, Jeju Island and Seoul (Incheon port). South Korea is a beautiful modern country that is very developed. As we were there it was blooming with cherry blossoms. In… Continue reading
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Beijing: a world of contrasts
We are just one month from the end of our epic Ultimate Asia-Pacific segment on the Ultimate World Cruise. We just finished two epic days in Beijing. It was not what we expected at all. Here are some neat take… Continue reading
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Hong Kong: the world city
We just spent two days in Hong Kong. Initially I wasn’t sure what I would think of such a big city, but I was pleasantly surprised. Hong Kong is truly a mix of cultures, East and West into one big… Continue reading
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Retirement from the Canadian Forces: some advice
Two years! Today marks two years since I last wore my uniform. I had been wearing a uniform since I was 12 as an army cadet, with the exception of 6 months in the 80s. So to take off a… Continue reading
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