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• The Slave Lodge in Cape Town, South Africa

  

  During my trip to Cape Town, South Africa, I took a (free) walking tour of some of the streets and came upon this building, the Slave Lodge. Unfortunately, I... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2021 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Visiting a 100-year Old Restaurant

  

  Some time back I undertook a trip from my bucket list - drive the entire length of Ontario's Highway 401. The 401 starts near Ontario's border with Quebec in th... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2021 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• A South Indian Treatment for Backpain

  

  I have been battling some lower back and knee issues for a while. Never on a permanent basis, but on-and-off for a few years. Backpain Woes Since recently,... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2021 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The “Facit Trap”

  

  This is a photo of a Facit calculator I took in Sri Lanka. Facit mechanical calculators were designed and manufactured by the Swedish giant Facit AB, which was... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2021 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Wildfires Giving a Red Tint to Sun, Moon

  

  Sunrises, sunsets and moon - whether it is waxing, waning or in full moon phase - can be beautiful. Especially when the sun is so reddish during the sunrise or... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2021 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Mountains Beyond Sea

  

  There is something beautiful when beyond the quite waters of a sea you can see mountains. This was the scene when I looked out of my hotel room in Cairns,... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2021 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Philippines Airlines Toronto – Manila Economy Class

  

  Philippines Airlines A350 from Toronto I flew from Toronto to Manila aboard the Philippines Airlines (PAL) in December. With a flight duration of 16.5 hours,... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2020 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Air Canada Café Lounge at Pearson – Review

  

  I recently had the opportunity to visit and enjoy Air Canada's new mini-lounge, the Air Canada Café, located on the domestic section of Terminal 1 at the Pearso... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2019 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Icy Strait Point Zipline – World’s Largest

  

  As part of my Alaska Cruise (see timeline video), we anchored at the Icy Strait Point. This was our first of the three stops during the seven-day cruise. Icy... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2019 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• A Timelapse Video of an Alaska Cruise

  In July I went on a seven-day Alaska cruise. It was a first for me. As usual I made lots of photos and videos but I also, for the first time, organized a... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2019 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Barbados Trip – Review

  

  I recently spent four-plus days in the Caribbean island nation of Barbados. I stayed just outside of Bridgetown centre. Day 1 in Barbados I arrived at the... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2019 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• VIP Lounge, Santa Clara Airport Cuba – Review

  I recently flew out of Santa Clara airport in Cuba and decided to use the airport's VIP Lounge. I think it cost Canadian dollars 40.00 per person and I had to... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2019 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• What to Do in Taipei in Two Days

  If you have only two days to spend in Taipei, what would you do? As my previous posts have mentioned, I spent three days in the Taiwanese capital Taipei... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Taipei Trip – Day 03 (Final Day)

  Taipei was the first stop in my four-nation trip and in the early hours of my fourth day I was scheduled to fly out to Singapore. To avoid struggling with the... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Three Day Trip to Taipei — Part 2

  

  If Day 1 of my three-day Trip to the Taiwanese capital Taipei was quite a relaxed one, Day 2 was meant for some strenuous exercise. Elephant Mountain The... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Taipei Three Day Trip – Day One

  I had arrived in Taipei in the very early hours of the day,. This, after flying direct from Toronto by Eva Air on its Business Class. I was staying in the... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Toronto-Taipei Eva Air Business Class Trip Review

  I recently flew from Toronto to Taipei, Taiwan, by Eva Air on Business Class. This was the first leg of my four-nation, seven-city, 11-flight, almost 45,000... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Toronto-Colombo-Toronto by Emirates – Part 2

  This is the second part of my review of my flight from Toronto to Colombo via Dubai on Emirates Airlines. (This is Part One of the review, and it contained the... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2017 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Toronto – Colombo on Emirates – Review

  

  I recently had to fly to Sri Lanka (Colombo) from Canada (Toronto), and usually I fly by Air Canada but this time I decided to change the carrier - to Emirates... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2017 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• A Short Trip to San Francisco – Part 1

  

  I was in San Francisco late May. With just four-and-half days there, it was a short trip indeed. But I spent most of my time within the city limits and its... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2017 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL