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Bordeaux is the capital of the southern France Nouvelle-Aquitaine region and with a metropolitan population of 1.4 million ranks as the 6th most populated city in France. Situated on the Garonne River just 70km from the Atlantic Ocean the city was one of the major 18th century ports of Europe Read more
Nestled in the heart of southwestern France stands the sacred village of Rocamadour, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Built on 3 successive levels, old stone houses, majestic towers and a castle keep cascade off the cliff into the Alzou Canyon. Read more
Following Mexico we had a brief 12 days in Calgary before flying WestJet non-stop from Calgary to Paris where we began a 16 day sightseeing journey down to the The Algarve in Portugal. When we landed in Paris we were taken aback how heavily it was snowing Read more
How did we end up spending 8 weeks in Loreto Bay, Mexico? Well, as we were contemplating our fall travels, the Schengen limits and moving around Europe, staying longer than 90 days became a little more work than we felt like doing. We are committed to flying out of Lisbon on February 17 Read more
We were warned Japan was crazy hot in June so we left a month earlier than originally planned and flew to our home town of Calgary, Canada where we spent the summer. The 15 hour time difference between Tokyo and Calgary was brutal to get over Read more
Tokyo is the capital city of Japan and one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over 14 million residents. The greater Tokyo area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world with 40.8 million residents. Read more
Riding the bullet train in Japan was on our wish list of things to do. Using The Man in Seat 61 website we researched Japan trains and purchased our tickets one month in advance, the maximum allowed, on the Shinkansen high speed train from Hiroshima to Tokyo. Read more
Hiroshima was the first military target of a nuclear weapon in history and was arguably the most devastating historic event in modern history. Why did the USA drop an atomic bomb here and one in Nagasaki? Read more