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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“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
“There’s a correlation between cradles of agriculture and linguistic and cultural diversity” Dr. Alejandro de Ávila Blomberg, founding director of Jardín Etnobotánico de Oaxaca Like pollen on a bee’s wings, a visit to Oaxaca clings to your heart. It’s considered one of the best cities in the world to visit,
Dots repeating mirrors replicating pumpkins swelling. As fans of Yayoi Kusma’s art, in November we visited her gallery in Tokyo and made a pilgrimage to her hometown of Matsumoto to the City Museum that honours her work. (You might remember a blog we did about her six years ago.) Today,