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Antarctica: Our 7th Continent. Get There Before It Melts

May 30, 2022 Leave a Comment

“Men wanted for hazardous journey. Low wages, bitter cold, long hours of complete darkness. Safe return doubtful” (Alleged recruitment ad for Shackleton expedition) The very thought of Antarctica chills one to the bone. Why would we ever want to visit this continent? Our response? Why not? We hadn’t yet been to the continent. Besides, with […]

Filed Under: Antarctica, Best Trips, Destinations, Featured-City, Featured-Trips, Highlighted Itinerary, Itineraries, Itineraries, Travel Tagged With: expeditions.com, Polar Latitudes, Roald Amundsen, Robert Scott, sea explore I

The Natural Splendor of Cape Bretton Island

August 6, 2015 Leave a Comment

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As mentioned in our previous post, Cape Breton is the island at the northern tip of Nova Scotia. The island, and especially the portion of the Cabot Trail that encircles the highlands near the northern tip of the island (primarily the section of the trail that is in Cape Breton National Park) was our primary […]

Filed Under: Beaches & Coasts, Best Trips, Featured-City, Featured-Trips, Mountains, National Parks, Nature & Hiking, Nova Scotia, SF-Nature/Hiking, Sightseeing Tagged With: National Park, nature, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia: At Last, At Last

January 9, 2022 Leave a Comment

We have wanted to get to this scenic Nova Scotia peninsula for decades. But despite having lived more than 20 years in Boston, it wasn’t until we moved to San Francisco that we finally got around to taking this trip. This introductory trip effectively took us three-quarters of the way around the peninsula (excluding only […]

Filed Under: Best Trips, Canada, featured, Featured-Trips, Highlighted Itinerary, Itineraries, Nature & Hiking, Nova Scotia, Sightseeing Tagged With: Canada, featured, nature, Nova Scotia

24 Hours from Aspen to Vail: A One-Day Hiking and Dining Odyssey

July 21, 2021 Leave a Comment

One can drive between Aspen and Vail Colorado in two hours. But why would you want to? If you have time, you should take a more leisurely route. In fact, you have a choice of two such routes: The “express route”, northwest along Route 82 to the spa city of Glenwood Springs, and then east […]

Filed Under: Dining, Featured-City, Featured-Trips, Glenwood Springs, Itineraries, Nature & Hiking Tagged With: Aspen, Colorado, hiking, restaurants, Vail

Planning an Exploration of Tuscany

October 29, 2012 Leave a Comment

Tuscan landscape-GREAT

Maybe it’s the wine, maybe the food, the atmosphere, the people, the scenery, the medieval towns and villas, or maybe it’s a combination of all of them. But whatever it is, we love Tuscany. Any trip to Tuscan must include at least some of its larger cities. Florence is truly one of the …

Filed Under: Cities, Italy, Itineraries, Itineraries, Lessons learned, Nature & Hiking, Sightseeing, Tuscany, Wine Region Tagged With: Florence, itinerary, Siena, Tuscany

South Dakota Nature and History Trail in Six Days

May 30, 2022 Leave a Comment

People always ask us how we manage to do so many things when we travel into an area. The answer? Tom puts together detailed (but flexible) itineraries. If something falls through, he has 3 alternatives. Plus we are always on the move. This is a sample itinerary based on our trip to South Dakota. …

Filed Under: Deadwood, Dining, Featured-Trips, Highlighted Itinerary, Hotels, Itineraries, Itineraries, Learning, Mount Rushmore, Mountains, Nature & Hiking, Rapid City, Sightseeing, Wyoming Tagged With: itinerary, South Dakota, Wyoming

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