Jubilados (Spanish for retirees) savouring the journey

Chosen carefully, planned well and travelled independently

Stories of global travel adventures from Gloria and Kerry, a.k.a. Spice and Magellan

On Top

How often do you find three places you’d like to visit (including a great restaurant!) clustered together on a panoramic mountaintop—in a World Heritage area?

Oh, Those Healthy Norwegians

Torn ligaments and meniscus. Heart attack. Heart valve replacement surgery. A respiratory illness requiring oxygen. A gall bladder attack. Waitlisted for heart ablation surgery. Pulmonary

Round Harbour

Can you guess our favourite Canadian ad? Hint #1: Their ad agency needs more shelves to hold its awards. They’ve collected more than 400! Including

Calendas, Monos and Marmotas

“Let’s go check out the party,” Magellan said to Karol, Gail and me on a Saturday afternoon in Oaxaca, a brass band, firecrackers and happy

Càstino

Vers sera, specialmente, par de essere in cielo. The Piedmont writer, Cesare Pavese, wrote this about the village of Càstino, on whose outskirts we rented