We (‘Spice’ and ‘Magellan’) are a retired couple with a passion for active independent travel. One of our first trips after turning 65 was to Spain, which explains its melodious word for retirees—jubilados—in our tagline. What will you get by taking vicarious trips with us? Ideas, insight and inspiration.
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A few weeks ago on Haiku Poetry Day, I discovered this little ditty: “Haiku # 564127″how dare you suggestI have a short attentionspanish omelette Have you heard of Brian Bilston? If you live in the UK, especially if you’re in Oxford, you might have. But it’s more likely you’ll find
Reading A Wild Sheep Chase, Haruki Murakami’s first novel translated into English, (1989), I was spellbound. Every book he’s written since is on our shelves, awaiting a second read. Which is why Magellan wasn’t surprised at my excitement when we arrived, at opening time, to The Waseda International House of
“Time to go.” A phrase that Magellan, our timekeeper and pathfinder, mastered with repetition on our last day in Venice. The first stop on our long checklist was Ca’ Pesaro, a magnificent Baroque palace that houses the International Gallery of Modern Art and the Oriental Art Museum. We took our
I left it too long. And I didn’t read carefully. By the time I tried to book April 1550, all eight rooms were reserved and besides, a two-night stay is required and we were only bedding down in Ljubljana for a night. And then, surprise—a note from Natasa, co-owner along
“Sure, who’d want to live anywhere else?” That’s what Newfoundlanders say in late spring and summer when the sun strengthens, clouds disappear, temperatures warm, the ocean ultramarines and the air freshens and clears. Like the day we hiked Long Point. Tourists, who have been coming here for decades, must think
What the hell is topophilia you must be wondering. And where in the world is Látrabjarg. On the westernmost edge of the North Atlantic in Iceland is Látrabjarg, one of the most spectacular seabird cliffs in the world. Though we saw few of the millions of birds that nest here—and