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The Year in Review 2014
A Banner Year in Travel The year is almost done. With the cold and dreary winter weather, a feeling of melancholy begins to set in, so I sit here and try to remember all the great traveling Jim and I...
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Rendezvous with Sophie from Sophie’s World
A New Rendezvous with Rovers Interview If we can’t get together face to face…let’s do it virtually! In this first Rendezvous with Rovers of 2015, Sophie from Sophie’s World tells us about herself, her...
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The Vestmanna Cliffs – Best Bird-watching in the Faroes
Bird-Watchers Paradise in Vestmanna Disembarking off of the ferry from Iceland, we had no idea what to expect in the far-flung Faroes except for a beautiful landscape and abundant bird-watching...
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Top 10 Things to do in Malta
Malta – A Tiny Group of Islands Packed with Great Activities When the Order of the Knights of St. John were defeated at Rhodes by the Turks, Suleyman the Magnificient allowed them to withdraw. They...
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Rendezvous with a Crowded Planet
Rendezvous with the Intrepid Margherita and Nick If we can’t get together face to face…let’s do it virtually! This edition of Rendezvous with Rovers highlights one of my favorite traveling couples....
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5 Things You Didn’t Know about the Hofbrauhaus
Even if you are not a beer drinker, when you go to Munich, you need to go to the Hofbräuhaus. Outside of Oktoberfest season, it is probably the number one destination for tourists from all around the...
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Easter Island World Heritage Site
Rapa Nui National Park – Chile As we grew up, read great books, and watched movies of faraway lands, it ignited an idea. An idea that we could visit the world’s most unique, mysterious, and exotic...
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Top 10 Things to do in Egypt
Checking Off the Bucket List In the U.S., we grew up learning about ancient Egypt, the pharoahs, Cleopatra, the flooding cycle of the Nile, all of it. All my life I looked forward to visiting. It was...
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The Amazing Flower Petal Mosaics of the Netherlands
A Flowering Art Surprise! When we drove the Bollenstreek, we had no idea of some of the events and customs surrounding the flower season. Our goal was to take in spring; its brilliant colors, its...
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How to Hanami (Cherry Blossom Viewing in Japan)
A Step by Step Guide to Doing it Right! Hanami season is one of the biggest attractions in Japan. Hanami refers to “cherry blossom viewing” and takes over the country for about six weeks. EVERYTHING is...
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Mediterranean Meandering at Port Mahón
From the Carthaginians to Present Day – A Gem! I must admit, before I read Patrick O’Brien’s nautical adventures of Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin, I had never heard of the tiny Balearic islands off...
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Return to the Alluring Alhambra in Granada, Spain
Thirty years Later and We’re Still Enamored with the Palace of the Moors From its modest beginnings as a simple Roman fort to it’s fantastically ornate Moorish palaces in the days of its prime, the...
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Carcassonne – A UNESCO World Heritage Site
A Fortified Medieval City to Get Your Imagination Working Overtime! Growing up, every child wants to explore or live in a castle. You would think that with so many castles and medieval towns that we...
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Defending the Empire – Hadrian’s Wall
Part II of Frontiers of the Roman Empire Here is Part I if you missed it. Walking in the green pastures and rolling hills of northern England it’s hard to imagine why the Roman empire stretched this...
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Walking the High Line in New York City
Blooms and Relaxation on the High Line Every summer we try and get back to the US to visit family, and whenever we’re on the East Coast one place we love to go is New York City. We don’t like to spend...
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A Day Trip to Picturesque Ibiza
Ibiza’s Forts, Walls, and Delicious Pastries…oh My! While planning our trip to the Balearic Islands we knew we wanted to get to all three of the main islands, Mallorca, Menorca, and Ibiza. We were...
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New York City by Water
A Different View of NYC- One with a Splash! Let’s face it, if you want to visit the Statue of Liberty, climb the ground, and walk around the island, there’s only one way to do it. You have to get a...
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Sun-washed Sidewalks in Split, Croatia
At the height of its glory, Diocletian’s palace must have been an amazing sight–built right on the water’s edge. During the fourth century it was all one massive complex of temples, palaces, walls,...
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Sunset on Morocco
Evening Skies Worthy of True Love I love traveling in winter when the sun sets before it’s time to go to dinner. It’s great to be able to enjoy the full spectrum of colors, then go in and taste the...
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A New Dawn Rises on Skopje, Macedonia
Jim and I arrived in Skopje well after the sun had set, and we had booked our room in a hotel right in the middle of the city. Even though it was after ten on a weekday, the downtown area was hopping....
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