Category: Our Views on Travel

Early in the morning we received an urgent message that our friends had secured a table at the rear of the ship for us to use as we travelled through the Suez Canal.  Since it was an important part of our itinerary, and a bucket list item for all of us, their eagerness was understandable.  We were…

Ancient Egyptian beliefs hold that east is the direction of birth and the west is death.  On the second day of our overnight excursion we travelled west across the Nile River to visit the the Valley of the Kings, burial spot to many of ancient Egypt’s best known pharaohs. Valley of the Kings was part of the ancient…

“ Yalla beena” is an Egyptian saying that means we go together.  Although our guide Ahmed used it during our overnight excursion from Safaga to Luxor to ensure we stayed together and moved as one, it came to mean so much more for our intrepid group of travelers. The opportunity to stay overnight at a hotel on…

Dubai is such an eclectic mix of the new and modern and the old and traditional.  The sights, smells and sounds were exotic and intoxicating for us Canadians escaping the winter dark and cold with the brilliant sunshine that supported the midday heat an added bonus. One of the first perks I found in retirement…

Since we started this blog in December 2018 a lot has changed; with us and with the world. We still travel and now that I am retiring we will travel more often.  We appreciate the freedoms we have so much more now since it was taken from us during the global pandemic.  I hope at…

Our time aboard the Norwegian Dawn was extra special since we were given a perks package that included the Specialty Dining Options.  Under normal circumstances we would not indulge (I am far too frugal and find the complimentary dining more than acceptable) but it gave us the opportunity to discover why these are such popular…

After last week I realized that one article would not offer enough space to describe our four day independent trip to the city of Prague.  There was just too much to do!  Despite near record 36°C temperatures in June we spent the next two days walking around this very walkable city. Prague is a big…

It is a leap of faith booking excursions and day trips when you are travelling.  Regardless of how wonderful the written description sounds and the number of positive (or negative) reviews, the tour can provide a different experience for each person. I wish I had a magical formula to make it easier, but I don’t….

We further indulged our historical interest in the Second World War with a trip to the Eagle’s Nest.  This site was well known in news and pictures as a place of refuge for members of the Nazi party elite and continues to be a backdrop for movies and television shows. The Eagle’s Nest was not…