Mexico City – The Pyramids at Teotihuacan

Susan
Looking down the Avenue of the Dead from the Pyramid of the Moon

During our Mexico City stay we joined a tour to visit the Teotihuacan Pyramids.  We chose an early morning tour (ie picked up at 6:30am) with Mexican Tales to try and beat the crowds, the tour did not include shopping stops or lunch which was perfect.  We really wanted to focus on seeing the historic site and not get caught up in a bunch of touristy add ons. Read more →

Summer 2026 in Calgary

Susan
Flying into Calgary at the end of June

When I began writing this post I started to say we have been rather lazy these past couple of months, but between golfing, going to the gym and time with family and friends we kept pretty busy.  Just not doing things worth writing about if you’re looking for travel inspiration for Calgary 😂 Read more →

Daintree Rainforest and Port Douglas, Australia

Susan
The rainforest reaches all the way to the sea

When we left Palm Cove we drove to our penultimate destination in Far North Queensland, Cape Tribulation in the Daintree Rainforest, which unsurprisingly gets a lot of rain.  The average annual rainfall here is 137 inches (11.5 ft) with some areas receiving up to 228 inches (19 ft) of precipitation a year!!  70% of this rain falls during the wet season Read more →

Palm Cove, Australia

Susan

As we continued northward our next stop was just 25 minutes past Cairns to the beachside suburb of Palm Cove, so named after the palm trees that line the beach.  Due to the small size of Palm Cove and its tourism focus, the provision of tourist services is the main business around here.  There are lots of cafes, bars and restaurants, hotels, watersports operators and shops lining the waterfront. Read more →