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SUNDAY’S SPECIAL SPOT – FULL MOON PARTIES IN THAILAND
Oops…maybe this post should be called “Monday’s Magic Moment” – sorry for the delay——————-“Baby it’s cold outside”. Well it is officially December and a frosty winter season for Northern Hemisphere countries. Even moderately weathered Vancouver has been a bit chillier than normal. To help warm your souls I will be posting warmer destinations for the…
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SUNDAY’S SPECIAL SPOT – COLOGNE CATHEDRAL, GERMANY
My first trip to Europe was with my dear friend Izabela. After spending three weeks in England I met up with her in Amsterdam. That began our super fast fun 3.5 week tour of The Continent. One of our stops was in city of Cologne (Koln), Germany. The hostel we stayed in was on one side…
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SUNDAY’S SPECIAL SPOT – MARRAKESH
Noisy, bustling, colourful, spicy, cultural – a beauty within a hectic design draws people into the magic of Marrakesh. Not the largest of Morocco’s cities (Casablanca, Fes and Rabat precede it in size) yet possibly the most recognized. The souks (covered markets) alone come to mind when I think of this captivating city. The maze of…
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50 Questions
50 Questions eh? Sure, why not?! I am obliging to Jules request over at My Mom Is A Whack Job to copy and answer these and link back to her. Keeping in the same spirit, you do the same. Okay, here goes:1. Do you like blue cheese? Yes yes yes! On stuff, alone, mixed in a…
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Art schmart – what is the deal with it?
What is big deal about art? I mean really, come on! Someone puts paint on a canvas or hits a piece of stone with a chisel and we call it “art”. We say it means something. So what does it mean? Well, it means a whole lot of things. Humans have been carving and painting since…
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SUNDAY’S SPECIAL SPOT: PIAZZA NAVONA
The city square was a central meeting place in ancient cities. Even in a more recent histories they have maintained that social aspect – a place for citizens to eat, drink, sing, dance, discuss and formulate ideas. In 15th century Rome, over its first stadium, Piazza Navona was built. Later, during his papacy, Pope Innocent X shaped…
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The Need To Know – Discount Airlines
Note: I apologize for the delay in this series for the first-time or novice traveler. I will try to post more often. Back in the sixties, flying was an elegant luxury. Airlines such as Pan-Am ruled the skies with top notch service and comfort, whisking its passengers to far-off exotic locations. As time wore on…
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SUNDAY’S SPECIAL SPOT – TRANSYLVANIA
Hallowe’en is just around the corner and this will be the finale of my eerie series. So why not end off where Bram Stoker began his infamous tale (despite the fact that he never visited Transylvania).Transylvania is found in the central region of Romania, encompassed to the east and south by the stunning Carpathian Mountains.…
