Travel
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The Bridge of Reconciliation – Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sometimes I travel somewhere because the place holds an obsessive grasp on my memory and my imagination. Images from television news reports or sound bites overhead on the radio may have imbedded themselves…
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A Week of Sun and Sea in Dubrovnik
Having never been to the Balkans and looking for some sun before the long winter hibernation, Kenz and I booked a late summer getaway to Dubrovnik on the Adriatic Sea. Also looking to…
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Hej from Sweden!
The scene felt strangely familiar, even slightly cinematic in a distinctly “Bergmanian” way. Transported by ferry through the Stockholm archipelago, we shared the late morning journey to the island of Vaxholm with a…
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On the Cornish Seaside…
We couldn’t pick a better weekend for an escape to the Cornish coast given how hectic work has been the last few weeks. For those who need a lesson in geography, Cornwall is…
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In Liverpool…
This week I found myself in the northern English city of Liverpool on a work assignment. I am ashamed to admit that I haven’t explored much of England beyond Bath, Birmingham, and Oxford,…
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A Quick Trip to Lyon, France
I recently had the opportunity to visit Lyon in the Rhône-Alpes region of France for work last week. It was a busy trip, but I was able to squeeze in some sights along…
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Boa Viagem: Porto
We arrived to Porto around noon following a three-hour train ride from Lisboa’s Santa Apolonia station to Porto-Campanha. Most visitors bypass Porto, Portugal’s second city, in favour of Lisbon and the sun-drenched beaches…
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From Rio Tejo to Rio Duoro: Bank Holiday Weekend in Portugal
Did we make a trip back to San Francisco, CA and not tell anyone? Nope, look again. It’s not the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, it’s Pont 25 de Abril (celebrating the…
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Drinking Bordeaux…in Bordeaux
Having spent last month tasting wines of the New World (South Africa), we thought it would be fun to take a little wine trip to the Old World, that is, to the world-renowned…
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An Epilogue: South Africa Revisited
After spending only a few minutes in South Africa, a few things become apparent very quickly. The first thing you notice is how absolutely stunning the country is. I hope that in reading…
