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Nice, France – The Old Town
Gem & Lita at Old Town Nice Our European itinerary says: Depart Lourdes, France and drive to beautiful French Riviera, passing through many beautiful cities in the Mediterranean Sea and drive along the scenic
Read More »GOLF and SKI: FERNIE, British Columbia
Gem & son Jimmy in front of “inukshuk” at Fernie Fernie is a city in the region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada, where you can both play golf and ski downhill during the winter
Read More »HOOVER DAM, A Civil Engineering Marvel
Gem & Lita at the Hoover Dam powerplant One of the world’s one hundred most important places is the Hoover Dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River bordering between the US states
Read More »Exploring Paris: Notre-Dame & Sacre-Coeur
Gem at Notre-Dame The Notre-Dame Cathedral Paris or Notre-Dame de Paris (meaning “Our Lady of Paris” in French) is a must-see in the romantic capital City of Lights. Victor Hugo, French writer and politician
Read More »Paris: Exploring The Louvre
Gem & Lita at Musee du Louvre, Paris Visiting the French capital Paris must include exploring Musee du Louvre, aka The Louvre, the largest art museum in the world. It is also reputed to
Read More »AMAZING SAN FRANCISCO, “The City By The Bay”(part 4)
We haven’t left our hearts in the amazing city of San Francisco, the only city on earth where you can get a “panoramic view of the ocean, the bay, skyscrapers, several different bridges, hills,
Read More »HOLIDAY MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT, La Riviere, Manitoba: A REVISIT
Gem in front of Holiday Mt. Trail map Unseasonably warm temperature on Sunday, 12 February 2023 was sufficiently enough to be a valid reason for winter enthusiasts like us to go skiing, whether alpine
Read More »Amazing San Francisco, “The City By the Bay” (part 3)
Gem & Lita: downtown San Francisco Awaiting in San Francisco, aka ‘Frisco, also known as “City of Fog”. are plenty of highlights, particularly the Golden Gate Bridge. The 1280-meter Golden Gate Bridge is a
Read More »AMAZING SAN FRANCISCO, “The City By The Bay” (part 2)
Gem & Lita at the Fisherman’s Wharf Riding the iconic cable car of San Francisco, we headed to the popular “Fisherman’s Wharf”, undoubtedly the most touristy area of this amazing city. Other than wandering
Read More »Banff Sunshine Village Revisited (Part 2)
On 14th March 2022 after a sixteen-hour long drive through 917 miles (1,476 kms.) of Trans-Canada West from Winnipeg, Manitoba, with several stops for fuel to both our van and bodies, we, myself and
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