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NATIONAL QUESTIONER – BREAKING NEWS
NATIONAL QUESTIONER TRAVEL MASCOT NEWS ON HORIZON! For you long-time readers of the (infrequent) blog publication “National Questioner” there is new competition brewing in the Sasquatch vs Candy Travel Mascot story. Indeed it has been quiet but with the soon-to-leave-Canada traveler Eeva on the precipice of global sight-seeing new events heat up! It seemed that…
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Behind the Scenes
It has been quiet here on the blog front, yet I have been quite busy. Along with my regular work schedule I have had an indoor yard sale, co-ordinated times for friends buying some of my items and packing up other stuff for donation and/or storage. The latter being the most space and time consuming.…
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All Over the Map
The most asked question of me lately has been “Are you getting excited?”. Natural question to ask. The answer is, of course, yes I am excited. However I am also a jumble of other emotions. I suppose it is fitting that my desire to go ‘all over the map’ also coincides with me feelings. I…
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SUNDAY’S SPECIAL SPOT – TORONTO
***ANNOUNCEMENT: Sunday’s Special Spot will be have its final posting at the end of October 2014. As my departure day approaches I aim to write about my plans and after that I will post of where in the world I am*** Today’s destination is the second stop on my RTW trip. I will depart my…
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SUNDAY’S SPECIAL SPOT – ALCOBACA MONASTERY
Historic, gothic and the resting place of royals, Portugal’s Alcobaça Monastery is found 121 km/75 mi north of Lisbon. It is the earliest example of gothic style churches in the country. King Afonso Henríques (first king of Portugal) established it 1153 C.E. to honour the victory of Santarem during the Crusades and presented it to Cistercian abbot Bernard…
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Thank you Vancouver Couchsurfing community
I have only mentioned Couchsurfing (CS) on this blog in passing even though it is a large part of my social life. I guess that is because I feel that I am not a true couchsurfer as I have never ‘surfed’ and my hosting opportunities were mainly for people I had met previously, even if for a…
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SUNDAY’S SPECIAL SPOT – LAPLAND
As shout-out to my nordic roots, today’s spot is the northern region of Lapland, Finland. This my friends is where Santa Claus lives. I have said to many: “Everyone knows Santa lives in Lapland.”. It’s true!! You can meet the man in red yourself by crossing The Arctic Circle in the region’s largest city of Rovaniemi. The…
