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Cyprus – A Brief Synopsis

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I can’t believe we have now been living in Cyprus for 2 and half years. It still feels like we have just arrived in certain instances and in others it feels like we have lived here forever. Thought I would just start with a brief introduction to the country and over the next few months reveal more of the rich Read more…
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Dunster Castle

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I first glimpsed Dunster Castlle, high on the hillside, from the steam train as we chugged our way to the beach. The next day, there it was again, as we parked the car and waited for the little bus to take us up the long steep incline to the castle itself. The cafe had some delicious pastries on view so, Read more…
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Guatemala

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Guatemala is a small country in central America just south of Mexico. My mum was born in Guatemala and came to Canada for a visit and decided to stay here! We go once in a while, not as much as we should. We have cousins and uncles and we absolutely love our Guatemalan family. Guatemala is a place to see Read more…
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Germany/Poland

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Summer 2018 On a July morning, we loaded our tent and equipment onto the roof rack, packed the car up and set off from our home in Antwerp, Belgium…destination Berlin, Germany. We had pre-booked a campsite – Hotel Und City Camping Nord. A 6 hour drive via Belgium and Holland, we arrived at our campsite with a very warm welcome. Read more…
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Another Look At Our Winter Retreat

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Christmas is over. The wonderful feast all eaten. The numerous presents found homes for and the dishes all washed and put away. The family have drifted off back to their own homes and the hustle and bustle has faded. But our house is a hive of activity again. Old age does a horrible thing to little details of memory, so Read more…
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Battle of Bannockburn

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Last weekend marked the 703rd anniversary since the Battle of Bannockburn. Fought on June 23 and June 24, 1314, it was a significant victory in the First War of Scottish independence, and thus, a landmark in Scottish history. The English occupied Stirling Castle, a Scots royal fortress, which was under siege by a  Scottish army led by Robert the Bruce, Read more…
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Robert Burns’ Statues

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There are over 60 known memorials to Robert Burns in Scotland, Australia, Canada, England, Estonia, Ireland, New Zealand and the United States. Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland, was the first town to acknowledge Robert Burns. ( 2 ). A statue sculpted by John Flaxman, from York, England, was unveiled in 1831. Too much money was raised, so they decided to also Read more…
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Yellowstone National Park

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Yellowstone National Park, to me, is the most fascinating place I have been. In fact it is so diversified and challenging I have visited it four times already and I still want to go again and again. Yellowstone was created into a National Park by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1st, 1872 and in doing so, became the first Read more…
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The Most Beautiful Place on Earth.

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” Sedona Song “ You are, are, so Beautiful, so oh, oh, majestical, There is no-one quite like you, So many different ways to find, to capture a heart like mine, I’m loving this adventure with you. I want to stay like this forever, Just you and me together, Underneath your never ending sky, This is peace, this is love, Read more…
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Graceland’s Graeyard

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Driving home from Panama City Beach, we made a detour, to visit the home of Elvis Presley. As time was short, we wandered around the graveyard, for just a few minutes. But it was well worth the visit. Interested in family names, and where they originated from, the grave stones pointed out certain things I did not know. Elvis was Read more…

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