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United Arab Emirates (UAE) Experience

United Arab Emirates (UAE) Experience

Gem and Lita July 7, 2014 0

Alpine skiing is a winter sport but not in the Middle Eastern country of the United Arab Emirates where you can ski downhill any season of the year regardless of soaring temperatures and extreme

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Oman, the “Land of 1,000 Forts, Towers and Castles”

Oman, the “Land of 1,000 Forts, Towers and Castles”

Gem and Lita June 24, 2014 0

Where in the world can a friendly traffic cop write you a ticket for driving a dirty car? Only in Muscat, the capital city of Oman in the Middle East. Believe it or not,

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Asessippi, premier alpine ski resort of Manitoba

Asessippi, premier alpine ski resort of Manitoba

Gem and Lita May 7, 2014 0

For several years now we have been going places with our passports and visas. For a change especially this winter let’s get rid of them and use our Manitoba driver licenses instead! At this

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Copenhagen, world’s most liveable city

Copenhagen, world’s most liveable city

Gem and Lita May 5, 2014 0

In Copenhagen, Denmark you’ll never run out of places to discover and explore quickly and safely. It is a city for everyone! A quality of life survey conducted by the British lifestyle magazine, the

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The Oberammergau Experience

The Oberammergau Experience

Gem and Lita April 1, 2014 Comments Off on The Oberammergau Experience

The quaint Bavarian Alps village of Oberammergau is world famous for three things – its production of the once-a-decade Passion Play, its 500 year-old handicraft of wood carving and the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty

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Jamaica, the “land of rivers and springs”

Jamaica, the “land of rivers and springs”

Gem and Lita February 15, 2014 0

Originally “Xayamaca” meaning “land of rivers and springs” in Arawak Indian language, the island cOuntry of Jamaica is the fifth largest in the Caribbean with an area of 10,990 sq. kms. 4,240 sq. mi)

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DOVER, the “Gateway to England”

DOVER, the “Gateway to England”

Gem and Lita December 20, 2013 0

Nestled under the shadow of its magnificent castle, the historic town of Dover is located in the county of Kent near the extreme southeast corner of Great Britain facing France across the narrowest part

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Panama City

Panama City

Gem and Lita April 17, 2013 0

On the early morning of 20 April 2012 at a mild temperature of 26 degrees C the Coral Princess anchored at Fuerte Aamador just after a 9-hour journey through the massive system of locks

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Cruising the Fiordland of New Zealand

Cruising the Fiordland of New Zealand

Gem and Lita March 21, 2013 Comments Off on Cruising the Fiordland of New Zealand

The most unforgettable highlight of our December voyage Down Under is cruising the Fiordland National Park, the largest national park of New Zealand. One of the most majestic natural wonders of New Zealand, the

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The best of Tauranga, New Zealand

The best of Tauranga, New Zealand

Gem and Lita January 23, 2013 0

Where is it – In the Bay of Plenty on the east coast of the North Island, New Zealand What is there to see – Minden Lookout, Te Puke, Te Puna, Rotorua, Agrodome, The

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