Pinhao is a tiny laid back village only a few hours from Porto. We came here for three days because it sits on the banks of the Duoro River in the heart of the Duoro wine region, Read more
Pinhao, Portugal
A day in Burgos, Spain
Another town, another cathedral!!! Why do we visit so many churches? Religion aside, in every city or town, the church is usually the most magnificent building, has the most amazing art and preserves the history of the area. Like a museum, but more interesting.
We chose to spend the night in Burgos on our way to Portugal Read more
Lourdes, France
Lourdes was added to our southern France itinerary because like Rocamadour, I saw it while watching the 2024 Tour de France and was intrigued. So here we are!! Read more
Bordeaux, France
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
Rocamadour, France
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
Hello Europe ❤️ First Stop – Versailles, France
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
Why we came back to Loreto Bay, Mexico
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
Summer in Canada, Health Insurance and SIM cards
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